Tomohisa Yamashita
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- Name: 山下智久 (やました ともひさ)
- Name (romaji): Yamashita Tomohisa
- Real name: 青木智久 / Aoki Tomohisa
- Nicknames: Yamapi (山P/山ピ), Pi, Tomo-chan
- Profession: Actor and singer
- Birthdate: 1985-Apr-09
- Birthplace: Chiba, Japan
- Height: 174cm
- Weight: 76kg
- Star sign: Aries
- Blood type: A
- Family: Mother (Naomi) and younger sister (Rina)
- Associated Jpop groups: B.I.G., 4TOPS, NewS, Shuuji to Akira, Kitty GYM
- Talent agency: Johnny's Entertainment
[edit] Biography
He entered Johnny's Entertainment when he was 11 years old. He is affectionately called Yamapi (short for Yamashita and pink) by his friends, which is a nickname given to him by Hideaki Takizawa (Tackey & Tsubasa). His closest friends call him Pi, which was first used by Jin Akanishi (KAT-TUN). Yamashita Rina, his younger sister is a model. His parents are divorced, and he is currently attending Meiji University, since he may be the successor of this step-father's company. Since joining JE, he has been a member of Jr. groups B.I.G., Four Tops, and most recently NEWS. Yamashita began to appear in television dramas soon after he joined JE. In 2000, at age 15, his performance in Ikebukuro West Gate Park earned him an award for "Best Supporting Actor". That same year, he was voted first place in the Annual Junior Awards for "Best Boyfriend", "Most Beautiful", etc. for the first time. When Takizawa made his debut with Tsubasa Imai as Tackey & Tsubasa in 2002, he left as the leader of Johnny's Juniors. Around the same time, Yamashita and fellow Juniors Toma Ikuta, Jun Hasegawa, and Shunsuke Kazama formed Four Tops. Four Tops then began to host the Junior television program, The Shōnen Club (Boy's Club). In September 2003, eight other boys from Johnny's Juniors were chosen to form the group NEWS with Yamashita as the leader. NEWS's formation came as a shock to not only the fans of Four Tops but its own members as well. Yamashita later revealed that at the time, aside from Ryo Nishikido, he had barely talked to any of the other group members. NEWS made its formal debut on May 12, 2004. Since its debut, NEWS has had seven consecutive #1 singles on the Oricon Ranking Chart. In October 2005, Yamashita and Kazuya Kamenashi from KAT-TUN formed Shuuji to Akira to promote their drama, Nobuta wo Produce. It was named after their characters in the show, Shuuji and Akira. They also released a single, Seishun Amigo, as Shuuji to Akira, which sold over one million copies in four weeks. Seishun Amigo was the number one best selling single on the Oricon Yearly Single Rankings for 2005. In spring 2006, Yamashita starred in "Kurosagi: The Black Swindler", a drama based on the manga of the same name. For this purpose Yamashita recorded his single "Daite Señorita" which was #1 in the Oricon ranking. In the latter half of 2006, Yamashita and Thai brothers Golf and Mike teamed up with Kitayama Hiromitsu (Kis-my-ft2), Inoo Kei (J.J. Express), Totsuka Shota (A.B.C.), and Yaotome Hikaru (Ya-Ya-Yah), to form a temporary unit called Kitty GYM, though there has never been a second T. This unit was made to cheer on the Japan Women's Volleyball team, and they released a single in August called "Fever to Future" under the name "GYM" which stands for Golf, Yamashita, and Mike, respectively. Yamashita returned as a member of NEWS on December 31st 2006 on Johnny's Countdown 2006-2007. Yamashita, along with KAT-TUN's Koki Tanaka and Kis-my-ft2's Taisuke Fujigaya, also starred in Byakkotai, a mini-drama in two parts that aired in January, 2007, and has recently starred in a drama entitled Proposal Daisakusen, that aired from April to June, 2007.
[edit] Music
Singles
- 2005.11.02 Seishun Amigo (Shuuji to Akira)
- 2006.05.31 Daite Senorita
- 2006.08.30 Fever & Future (Kitty GYM)
[edit] TV Shows
- Proposal Daisakusen as Iwase Ken (Fuji TV, 2007)
- Byakkotai as Sakai Shintaro & Sakai Mineji (2007)
- Kurosagi as Kurosaki (2006)
- Nobuta wo Produce as Kusano Akira (2005)
- Dragon Zakura as Yajima Yusuke (2005)
- Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no you ni... as Fukazawa Takuma (2004)
- Budou no Ki (Grapevine) as Shindou Yousuke (2003)
- Stand Up! as Iwasaki Kengo (2003)
- Lunch no Joou as Nabeshima Koshiro (2002)
- Long Love Letter as Tadashi Yui (2002)
- Shounen wa Tori ni Natta as Nagashima Ken (2001)
- Kabachitare as Tamura Yuta (2001)
- All Star Chuushingura Matsuri as Asano Takumi (2000)
- Shijou Saiaku no Deeto as Okamura Yuuki (2000, ep1)
- Ikebukuro West Gate Park as Mizuno Shun (2000)
- Kiken na kankei as Miyabe Satoshi (1999, ep10-11)
- Kowai Nichiyoubi (1999, ep13)
- P.P.O.I. as Amano Tairo (1999)
- Nekketsu Renaidou (1999, ep7)
- Shounentachi as Kakuda Shinya (NHK, 1998)
- Shinrei Safaa no Shi as Child (1998)
[edit] Movies
- Kurosagi (2008)
[edit] Roles in TV drama available at CR
- Dragon Zakura
- Ikebukuro West Gate Park
- Kurosagi
- Long Love Letter
- Nobuta wo Produce
- Proposal Daisakusen
