Tomoya Nagase

Tomoya Nagase 長瀬 智也
Born	November 7, 1978 (1978-11-07) (age 33)
Origin	Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Singer, actor
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Japan, J Storm
Associated acts	Tokio

Tomoya Nagase (長瀬 智也, Nagase Tomoya^?, born November 7, 1978) is a Japanese singer and actor.^[1][2] He is a member of Tokio, a Johnny & Associates musical group. He is the primary vocalist, in addition to playing the guitar alongside Tokio's leader, Shigeru Joshima.

Career

As an artist

He was inspired by bands Hikaru Genji and SMAP to answer a recruiting call of Johnny & Associates and was accepted. In 1992, he played several stage plays (Playzone and Mask) together with other Tokio members. He first played tambourine during Tokio's early performances as SMAP's background dancers. Just prior to Tokio's debut, the band's rhythm guitarist, Hiromu Kojima, left the band and was replaced by Tomoya Nagase.

In 1997, Nagase collaborated with American R&B group 3T to record the Japanese version of Eternal Flame, which was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama D×D, in which he starred. The single was released under the artist name "Tomoya with 3T" and reached #12 on the Oricon charts. Nagase lists Guns N' Roses as his favorite band.^[3][4]

As an actor

Nagase has had parts in over 40 dramas. His first lead role was in Hakusen Nagashi (1996). More lead roles followed including Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Mukodono!, and Tiger & Dragon. Mukodono! was his first comedic role. In My Boss My Hero he had another comedic role. He received an "Ishihara Yuijiro Award" in 2002 as "The Best Newcomer" for his role in the movie Seoul. He also currently playing as a lead actor in a drama Unubore Deka

Endorsements

Nagase has endorsed many various brands with the band Tokio and by himself. He is currently a brand ambassador for Fujicolor and Lotte Toppo. With Tokio, he has endorsed among others Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Eneos, a brand for Nippon Oil. As an actor, he has also endorsed UFO Nissin noodles, Lotte Coolish drinks, Subaru, Morinaga, Suntory Dry beer, Mazda, All Nippon Airways, NTT docomo, Hitachi Wooo, and Uniqlo.

Personal life

Nagase dated singer and former actress Ayumi Hamasaki from the beginning of both of their acting careers.^[5] In 2001, they publicly announced their relationship. In 2007, the media circulated rumors that the couple were about to get married; however, on July 13 of that year, Ayumi Hamasaki announced that they had broken up. Though Hamasaki did not explain the reason for the split, she stated that they had parted amicably and the two remained friends.^[6][7]

Filmography

Year/s	Title	Medium	Role/s	Notes
1993	Twins Kyoshi	TV
1994	Ari yo Sabara	TV
1995	Saiko no Kataomoi	TV
	Kakeochi no Susume	TV
	Koibito Yo	TV
1996	Hakusen Nagashi	TV
	Dear Woman	TV
1997	Ryoma ga Yuku	TV
	Fuzoroi no Ringotachi 4	TV
	D×D	TV		Shigeru Joshima and Tatsuya Yamaguchi also acted in this drama
	Hakusen Nagashi ~19 no Haru	TV	Wataru Ookouchi
1998	Days	TV
	Love And Eros	TV
1999	Ringu Saishusho	TV	Ryuji Takayama
	Hakusen Nagashi: Hatachi no Kaze	TV	Wataru Ookouchi
	Sea Side Love (Suna no ue no koibitotachi)	TV
2000	Ikebukuro West Gate Park	TV	Majima Makoto
2001	Mukodono!	TV	Yuichiro Sakuraba
	Hakusen Nagashi: Tabidachi no Uta	TV	Wataru Ookouchi
	Handoku	TV	Ichiban Hazama
2002	Seoul	Film	Hayase Yutaro	Received Ishihara Yuijiro Award for Best Newcomer.
	Big Money	TV	Norimichi Shirato
	Yan Papa	TV	Yuusaku Mabuchi
2003	Mukodono 2003	TV	Yuichiro Sakuraba
	Futari	TV
	Hakusen Nagashi: 25-sai	TV	Wataru Ookouchi
2004	Kanojo ga Shinjyatta	TV	Hajime Ansai
	Otouto	TV
2005	Akechi Kogoro VS Kindaichi Kosuke	TV
	Tiger & Dragon	TV	Kotora Yamazaki
	Hakusen Nagashi: Yume Miru Goro wo Sugitemo	TV	Wataru Ookouchi
2006	My Boss My Hero	TV	Makio Sakaki
2007	Utahime	TV	Shimanto Taro, Akira Koizumi
	Sword of the Stranger	Film	Nanashi ("Nameless")	Voice (Original Japanese version)
2009	Karei naru Spy	TV	Kyosuke Yoroi
	Heaven's Door	Film	Masato Aoyama

References

1. ^ "Johnny's Net Tokio Profiles" (in Japanese). http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/tokio/prof/prof.html. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
2. ^ "Tomoya Nagase on IMDB". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619187/. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
3. ^ "PuDDiNG's Tomoya Nagase World!". http://members.tripod.com/~PuDDiNG_JOY16/start.html. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
4. ^ "Tomoya Nagase on Tomoya Online". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20091022093423/http://geocities.com/tomoya_online/tbio.html. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
5. ^ Takeuchi Cullen, Lisa (March 25, 2002). "Empress of Pop". Time. pp. 1. http://www.time.com/time/asia/features/ayumi_hamasaki/cover.html. Retrieved January 18, 2008. 
6. ^ "Network Officials Announce: Hamasaki Could Not Escape Seven-Year-Itch, Broke up with Tomoya Nagase" (in Chinese). The Epoch Times. July 14, 2008. http://epochtimes.com/gb/7/7/14/n1773106.htm. Retrieved November 18, 2008. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "Ayumi Hamasaki and Tokio's Tomoya Nagase break up". Japan News Review. July 14, 2007. http://www.japannewsreview.com/entertainment/celebrities/20070714page_id=676. Retrieved January 24, 2008. 

External links

• Tokio Official Website
• Tomoya Nagase at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Tomoya Nagase at the Internet Movie Database

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