Ryo Nishikido
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is a Japanese actor and singer. He is a member of the Johnny & Associates
boy band Kanjani Eight
and was a member of boy band NEWS
.
. He made his major debut in 2004 as an actor and a singer. Nishkido belongs to two Johnny & Associates boy bands, NEWS and Kanjani Eight. In 2006, Nishikido held his first solo concert. He is also active in TV dramas, playing some major roles such as Haruto Asou in 1 Litre of Tears, Keisuke Kawai in Niini no Koto o Wasurenaide, Shota Nakahara in Attention Please, and Sosuke Oikawa in Last Friends.
In March 2009, at around 3:45pm on Sunday, Nishikido was driving on Shuto Expressway 3 around Roppongi
. The route ahead of him was congested with traffic, and he rear-ended a car at the tail end of the traffic. Due to this collision, the car also collided with another vehicle in front of it. Nishikido was not injured, but the passenger of the middle car, a woman in her sixties, suffered a neck injury. All three cars also received damage to their bumpers. According to police, Nishikido was at fault for not watching where he was going. His agency said that he had been careless in taking his eyes off the road, and he was unable to brake in time.
Nishikido appeared in a movie for the first time, playing the lead role in Chonmage Pudding
, released in summer 2010. In the movie, he plays the hero, Kijima Yasubei.
On October 7, 2011, Johnnys & Associates announced that Nishikido would be leaving NEWS due to scheduling conflicts making it difficult for him to persist as an active member of both NEWS and Kanjani Eight.
Johnny & Associates
is a talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962. Johnny & Associates trains and promotes groups of male idols, collectively known as , in Japan.-1962–1989:...
boy band Kanjani Eight
Kanjani Eight
is a seven-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency, Johnny & Associates, and signed to Imperial Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern enka group", though after the year 2006, their...
and was a member of boy band NEWS
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Biography
Ryo Nishikido was born in Hyogo on November 3, 1984 and raised in OsakaOsaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
. He made his major debut in 2004 as an actor and a singer. Nishkido belongs to two Johnny & Associates boy bands, NEWS and Kanjani Eight. In 2006, Nishikido held his first solo concert. He is also active in TV dramas, playing some major roles such as Haruto Asou in 1 Litre of Tears, Keisuke Kawai in Niini no Koto o Wasurenaide, Shota Nakahara in Attention Please, and Sosuke Oikawa in Last Friends.
In March 2009, at around 3:45pm on Sunday, Nishikido was driving on Shuto Expressway 3 around Roppongi
Roppongi
is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous as home to the rich Roppongi Hills area and an active night club scene. Many foreign embassies are located in Roppongi, and the night life is popular with locals and foreigners alike...
. The route ahead of him was congested with traffic, and he rear-ended a car at the tail end of the traffic. Due to this collision, the car also collided with another vehicle in front of it. Nishikido was not injured, but the passenger of the middle car, a woman in her sixties, suffered a neck injury. All three cars also received damage to their bumpers. According to police, Nishikido was at fault for not watching where he was going. His agency said that he had been careless in taking his eyes off the road, and he was unable to brake in time.
Nishikido appeared in a movie for the first time, playing the lead role in Chonmage Pudding
A Boy and His Samurai
is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura and based on a manga by Gen Araki.-Cast:* Ryo Nishikido* Rie Tomosaka* Fuku Suzuki* Hiroki Konno* Keisuke Horibe* Hitomi Satō* Shiori Kutsuna* Yūji Nakamura* Jun Inoue...
, released in summer 2010. In the movie, he plays the hero, Kijima Yasubei.
On October 7, 2011, Johnnys & Associates announced that Nishikido would be leaving NEWS due to scheduling conflicts making it difficult for him to persist as an active member of both NEWS and Kanjani Eight.
Discography
Dramas
| Commencing Date | Network | Drama | Role |
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| 1998 | TV Asahi TV Asahi , also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network.... |
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| 1999 | TV Asahi TV Asahi , also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network.... |
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| 2001 | NTV | ||
| 2003 | NHK NHK NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.... |
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| 2004 | NHK NHK NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.... |
Kuwahara Kazuto | |
| 2005 | NTV | Sekino Hiroyuki (Bu) | |
| 2005 | Fuji TV | Haruto Asō | |
| 2006 | Fuji TV | Nakahara Shota | |
| 2006 | Kansai Telecasting Corporation Kansai Telecasting Corporation , often called or , is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System in Osaka, serving the Kansai region of Japan... |
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| 2006 | Kansai Telecasting Corporation Kansai Telecasting Corporation , often called or , is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System in Osaka, serving the Kansai region of Japan... |
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| 2008 | Fuji TV | Kamiya Kenichi | |
| 2008 | Fuji TV | Oikawa Sosuke | |
| 2008 | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
Ariake Taisuke | |
| 2009 | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
Aoi Ryosuke | |
| 2009 | NTV | Keisuke Kawai | |
| 2010 | Fuji TV | Kudo Kenji | |
| 2011 | TV Asahi TV Asahi , also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network.... |
Hongo Yuji | |
| 2011 | Fuji TV | Yamada Shota | |
Awards
- 2003-2004 Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Newcomer for Teru Teru Kazoku
- 57th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Last Friends
- 18th TV Life Annual Drama Awards 2008: Supporting Actor for Last Friends
- 18th TV Life Annual Drama Awards 2008: Supporting Actor for Ryusei no Kizuna
- Fall 2008 Nikkan Sports Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Last Friends
- Summer 2009 Nikkan Sports Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Orthros no Inu