Takahisa Masuda
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese idol
from Johnny's Entertainment.
In late 2003, Masuda became a member of the J-pop
group News to promote the Women's World Cup of Volleyball Championships. When News went on hiatus in 2006, he and fellow NEWS member, Tegoshi Yuya, formed the singing group Tegomass
. The duo successfully released their single Miso Soup in both Sweden and Japan. Masuda was allowed to farther his acting experience in 2006 by landing various supporting roles in many Japanese dramas.
In late 2008, Masuda and the promoters of TU→YU formed a singing group to release the song Soba Ni Iru Yo, which was featured in the product's commercials and released through the Japanese mobile phone network.
Masuda landed a role in the drama Rescue, which aired in January 2009. He is currently active in the group News as well as the subgroup Tegomass
.
In November 2009, Masuda acted in the stage play Ame no Hi no Mori no Naka (Inside a Rainy Day's Forest), with his first stage play leading role.
Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...
from Johnny's Entertainment.
Biography
Masuda joined Johnny's Entertainment in November 1998. During his junior days, Masuda backdanced for many of his seniors in the agency, such as KAT-TUN, and participated in many Johnny's junior photoshoots. In 2001, he was cast as a middle school student in the 6th season of the highly popular Japanese drama 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei. Then, in 2003, he landed the starring role in the drama special Musashi. He also performed with the junior group Kis-My-Ft as the 'M' after Matsumoto Kohei's departure.In late 2003, Masuda became a member of the J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
group News to promote the Women's World Cup of Volleyball Championships. When News went on hiatus in 2006, he and fellow NEWS member, Tegoshi Yuya, formed the singing group Tegomass
Tegomass
is a Japanese duo consisting of NEWS members Yuya Tegoshi and Takahisa Masuda to help promote Johnny's Entertainment internationally. The group's name comes from the merging of Tegoshi's and Masuda's names.-History:...
. The duo successfully released their single Miso Soup in both Sweden and Japan. Masuda was allowed to farther his acting experience in 2006 by landing various supporting roles in many Japanese dramas.
In late 2008, Masuda and the promoters of TU→YU formed a singing group to release the song Soba Ni Iru Yo, which was featured in the product's commercials and released through the Japanese mobile phone network.
Masuda landed a role in the drama Rescue, which aired in January 2009. He is currently active in the group News as well as the subgroup Tegomass
Tegomass
is a Japanese duo consisting of NEWS members Yuya Tegoshi and Takahisa Masuda to help promote Johnny's Entertainment internationally. The group's name comes from the merging of Tegoshi's and Masuda's names.-History:...
.
In November 2009, Masuda acted in the stage play Ame no Hi no Mori no Naka (Inside a Rainy Day's Forest), with his first stage play leading role.
TV Dramas
- Kowai Nichiyobi 2000 (NTV, 2000, ep11)
- 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei 6 (2001)
- Musashi (2003)
- Gekidan Engimono (2005)
- Gachi Baka! (2006)
- Dance Drill (2006)
- Waraeru Koi wa Shitakunai (2006)
- Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi (2007)
- Rescue (2009)
- Karei naru Spy (2009, Ep 4)
- Sotsu Uta (2010, Story 4)
- Juui Dolittle (2010, Ep 2)