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, also known professionally as , is a Japanese businessman, record producer and former singer and actor. He is the president of the Japanese talent agency Tobe. Takizawa debuted as an actor in 1995, and in 2002, he made his musical debut as the duo
Tackey & Tsubasa were a Japanese idol duo consisting of Hideaki Takizawa and Tsubasa Imai from the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. Takizawa, nicknamed "Tackey" (sometimes spelled as its literal romanization, ), is best known for his drama works, an ...
with
Tsubasa Imai is a Japanese singer, actor and dancer formerly in the Japanese agency Johnny & Associates. He joined Johnny & Associates in 1995 and officially debuted in 2002 in the duo Tackey & Tsubasa with Hideaki Takizawa. They are signed to the record labe ...
. In 2018, Takizawa retired from entertainment and became the founder and president of Johnny's Island, a subdivision of
Johnny & Associates was a Japanese talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which managed groups of male idols known as The company had a significant impact on pop culture with male idols and boy bands in Japan since the 1980s. Until 2019, the company w ...
, of which he oversaw the debuts of Snow Man and
SixTones is a Japanese idol boy band formed by Smile-Up (formerly known as Johnny & Associates) in 2015. The group was previously a sub-unit of Johnny & Associates' pre-debut trainee group Johnny's Jr. SixTones made their official debut on January 22, ...
. In July 2019, he was made the vice president of Johnny & Associates, a position he held until he resigned in November 2022 to pursue other career ventures.


Early years

Takizawa was born in Hachioji,
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. He was the youngest of three
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, had an older sister and an older brother. His parents
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when he was very young and he grew up in
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with his mother and siblings. After entering junior high school, he inquired about becoming a
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and contacted a professional wrestling organization, but was told he was not tall enough or heavy enough, so he gave up. His sister is a big fan of
Koichi Domoto is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, voice actor. Along with Tsuyoshi Domoto (with whom he has no blood-relation), he is a member of the duo Domoto, who holds the Guinness World Recor ...
of
KinKi Kids is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Starto Entertainment (formerly of Johnny & Associates). Domoto was formed in 1993 as Kinki Kids and officially debuted on July 21, 1997. With more than 30 m ...
, and when she went to see a KinKi's concert and saw kids about Takizawa's age dancing as backup dancers, she encouraged him to audition. He sent his resume to the
Johnny & Associates was a Japanese talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which managed groups of male idols known as The company had a significant impact on pop culture with male idols and boy bands in Japan since the 1980s. Until 2019, the company w ...
himself, and after an audition, he entered the Johnny & Associates in 1995 at the age of 13. Others who auditioned on the same day and joined Johnny's included
Tsubasa Imai is a Japanese singer, actor and dancer formerly in the Japanese agency Johnny & Associates. He joined Johnny & Associates in 1995 and officially debuted in 2002 in the duo Tackey & Tsubasa with Hideaki Takizawa. They are signed to the record labe ...
and Tomoyuki Yara.


Career


1995-2001 Before debut

Tsubasa Imai said of his impression of Takizawa when he first met him, "His eyes looked exceptionally serious, unlike the others." Takizawa began so popular as a trainee that he was described as the best trainee (
Johnny's Jr. was a Japanese talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which managed groups of male Japanese idol, idols known as The company had a significant impact on pop culture with male idols and boy bands in Japan since the 1980s. Until 2019, ...
) and acted lead role in television series '' Majo no Jōken'', '' The Sun Never Sets'' and '' Strawberry on the Shortcake'' even before his debut. In 1998, he had also hosted ''8 Jida J'', a variety show featuring Johnny's trainees. He had been an assistant to Johnny Kitagawa as an interviewer at auditions since he was just 14 years old, shortly after he joined the company. In 2002, He made CD debut with mini-album '' Hatachi'' as the duo
Tackey & Tsubasa were a Japanese idol duo consisting of Hideaki Takizawa and Tsubasa Imai from the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. Takizawa, nicknamed "Tackey" (sometimes spelled as its literal romanization, ), is best known for his drama works, an ...
with Tsubasa Imai.


2002-2018 Performing career

Takizawa worked mainly as an actor on TV and stage in addition to his activities as Tackey & Tsubasa after his debut. He starred in many TV series after his debut, including '' Boku dake no Madonna'', but his best-known work was the 2005
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'' Yoshitsune''. He played the lead role of
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and became popular along with veteran actor Ken Matsudaira, who played Yoshitsune's famous follower
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. He was also active on the stage, becoming the youngest director of a musical performance at various theaters, including ''Mask'' (1998) at the Osaka Shochikuza and ''Takizawa Enbujo'' (2006) at the Shinbashi Enbujo. In 2015, he held his first overseas performance ''Takizawa Kabuki 10th Anniversary'' in
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. ''Takizawa Kabuki'' was Takizawa's signature stage series and was said to be a condensed version of the Japanese entertainment created by
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and Takizawa. ''Takizawa Kabuki'' began in 2006 with its predecessor, ''Takizawa Enbujo'', starring Takizawa. and since 2010, the theater has been changed to the Nissay Theater, where it has been performed as ''Takizawa Kabuki''. Then until Takizawa retires from performing in 2018 and hands over the direction to Snow Man in 2023, Takizawa has starred in and produced ''Takizawa Kabuki'', which was known as a place for many junior trainees to perform and gain stage experience. In 2017, Takizawa starred in his first film role in ''Kodomo Tsukai''. In August 2017 he was appointed
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goodwill ambassador by
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, the
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. In September 2017, it was announced that he take a pause in his activities as Takky & Tsubasa. In September 2018, it was announced that he would retire from performing at the end of the year to focus on producing. It was reported that this was because Johnny Kitagawa himself had appointed Takizawa as his successor. Takizawa had initially planned to work as a producer while continuing his entertainment career, but decided to retire from show business because he felt that he could not handle human life half-heartedly.


2019-2022 As an executive at Johnny's

In January 2019, Takizawa became president of a new company, Johnny's Island, a production company for trainees at Johnny's. After the death of
Johnny Kitagawa John Hiromu Kitagawa (Japanese name ; October 23, 1931 – July 9, 2019), known professionally as , was a Japanese business magnate, promoter, record producer. He was best known as the founder of Johnny & Associates, a talent agency for numerous ...
on July 9, 2019, Takizawa was appointed executive
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of the Johnny & Associates on September 27 of the same year. At Kitagawa's "family funeral" on July 12, Takizawa held a portrait of Kitagawa in front of his chest and sat in the passenger seat of the
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. At this funeral, because Takizawa was in the position where Kitagawa's relatives would normally sit, and the close relationship between Kitagawa and Takizawa was brought to renewed attention by the tabloid magazines. After the death of Johnny Kitagawa, Takizawa was sometimes called "Chi-sana Johnny-san" (Little Johnny) because he was the person who most inherited Kitagawa's ideas about entertainment and character development. In August 2019, the trainees' concert was held at
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for the first time in 19 years. It was also the first time for Johnny's to offer the entire live concert on a pay-per-view basis. Takizawa turned his attention to YouTube early on, opening his own channel "Taki Channel" in 2010. Takizawa's channel launch was unusual because the Johnny & Associates at the time had strict portrait rights management. In March 2018, an official channel was launched for trainees (Johnny's Jr.). To Takizawa's credit, it is said that the opening of this channel has made the trainees more widely known to the public. In 2019, he produced a music video of trainee's group
SixTones is a Japanese idol boy band formed by Smile-Up (formerly known as Johnny & Associates) in 2015. The group was previously a sub-unit of Johnny & Associates' pre-debut trainee group Johnny's Jr. SixTones made their official debut on January 22, ...
' new song "Japonica Style." It was released on YouTube, was Takizawa's first produced work and was praised as a groundbreaking piece that incorporated Japanese elements with a cool atmosphere. Takizawa is said to have trained trainee members of Snow Man for his theatre production ''Takizawa Kabuki'' series. Some of the Snow Man members have appeared in this stage performance series since the beginning, and in 2012, in ''Takizawa Kabuki 2012'', the formation of a six-member Snow Man was announced, named by Takizawa. Furthermore, in 2019, the production was renamed ''Takizawa Kabuki Zero'' and the lead actor was changed Takizawa to Snow Man. Takizawa continued to produce the stage performances, and Snow Man made a new start as a nine-member group with the addition of Ren Meguro, Koji Mukai, and
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from the previous six-member group. The play was also made into a movie in 2020. In 2020, Snow Man and SixTones debuted at the same time for the first time since the passing of Johnny Kitagawa. This was reportedly a decision Takizawa and Kitagawa discussed and decided on June 16, 2019, two days before Kitagawa fell ill from a
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. On October 31, 2022, it was announced that Takizawa had departed from Johnny's. Upon hearing of his intention to quit, the company persuaded him not to resign, but finally they respected Takizawa's firm intention to move on to the next stage of his career and allowed him to leave.


2023 Independent, as a president of Tobe

On March 21, 2023, Takizawa announced on his
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Space that he was creating a new talent agency Tobe. He became president. Many artists who used to belong to Johnny's transferred to Tobe during 2023. Among them, Sho Hirano, Yuta Jinguji, and
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, who left
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to form the new group
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, caught the most attention. Their
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live-streaming by Number_i on October 15 received a sizable response and was viewed by 670,000 people. In March 14 to 17 2024, a joint concert ''to HEROes: Tobe 1st Super Live'' by all the artists in the group was held at
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. On the 21st of the same month, Takizawa made a comment as the first year of the company's establishment. "We are confident that we will continue to do more than you can imagine. We are still small as a company, but we want to be dynamic in what we do. Dreams are not something to be seen, they are something to be fulfilled,” he said, expressing his determination. On February 6, 2025, Takizawa was announced as director of the opening ceremony for IG Arena in Aichi. The event is scheduled for March 31.


Personal life

In November 2022, Takizawa retired from Johnny's, and in his Twitter profile he described himself as an
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. On November 10, he wrote being in the
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in eastern Africa and noted that the temperature was over 50
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(323 K). Takizawa is said he has a hobby of
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. According to a December 2022 report, four of the world's five largest lava lakes have already been explored, and he hopes to explore the remaining volcano,
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in
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.


Discography


Singles


Filmography


Film


Television drama


Songs written by Tackey

* Words of Love * Everlasting Love * 894...Hakushi * Madonna (for DreamBoy musical in 2004) * Futari no Yoru * My Angel, You are Angel (for
KAT-TUN was a Japanese boy band under Starto Entertainment. Their formation under Johnny & Associates was in 2001. The group's name was originally an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnos ...
; released in Cartoon KAT-TUN II You album 2007) * Fight All Night (for
KAT-TUN was a Japanese boy band under Starto Entertainment. Their formation under Johnny & Associates was in 2001. The group's name was originally an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnos ...
; for DreamBoy musical in 2004; released in Cartoon KAT-TUN II You album 2007) * Da.ke.do * Jūnigatsu no Hana * With Love * Ai.Kakumei * Mugen no Hane * Monster


Notes


References


External links


Tackey & Tsubasa Official Website

TOBE Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Takizawa, Hideaki 1982 births Japanese male actors Japanese male pop singers Living people Musicians from Hachiōji, Tokyo Taiga drama lead actors 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers