Yamashita Tomohisa

Yamashita Tomohisa in "Popolo" Magazine (2011)

Yamashita Tomohisa is a former member of the Johnny's Entertainment group NEWS.

Profile

• Name: Yamashita Tomohisa (山下智久)
• Real Name: Aoki Tomohisa (changed when father left family)
• Nicknames: Yamapi, YamaP, Pi, Tomo-chan
• Birthday: April 9, 1985
• Birthplace: Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 175cm (5'9")
• Weight: 60kg
• Blood Type: A
• Family: Mother, younger sister
• Favorite Phrase: Maji de? (Really?)
• Favorite Band: Southern All Stars
• Hobbies: listening to music, baseball, skiing, going to the beach
• Favorite Colors: black, white, red

Biography

Yamashita Tomohisa (2005)

Yamashita Tomohisa (2006)

Yamashita Tomohisa (2009)

Yamashita Tomohisa (2010)

Yamashita Tomohisa entered Johnny's Entertainment at age 11 in September of 1996. From there he became a very popular Junior, eventually coming to be the leader of the Juniors. He was a member of the group B.I.G. as well as Four Tops, the former hosts of the Shounen Club television program. He was pulled from Four Tops into NEWS when the group was formed.

In NEWS, Yamashita is often in the front and center as he is the most popular member. Despite this attention he maintains a silly personality which occasionally prompts his band mates to question whether he is actually human or not. He is good friends with Akanishi Jin of KAT-TUN and Jin's family, as well as Nishikido Ryo, Shirota Yuu of D-Boys, and Ikuta Toma, formerly of Four Tops.

In 2005 he appeared in the dorama Nobuta wo Produce with KAT-TUN's Kamenashi Kazuya. The two released a single as the duet Shuuji to Akira acting as their characters from the dorama.

During NEWS' hiatus, he released a solo single for the dorama Kurosagi which sold remarkably well for a solo release. He also became a regular columnist of Seventeen magazine.

In summer of 2006, he was put into the promotional group Kitty GYM where he and the Thai duo Golf & Mike were the principal members.

On the 7th of June 2007 there were news about that Kurosagi would be made into a movie and that Yamashita Tomohisa would star again as Kurosaki. Other former cast members were Horikita Maki and Ichikawa Yui. The movie premiered in March of 2008.

In September 2008, Yamashita graduated from Meiji University, with a major in Business.

On October 7, 2011, it was announced that along with fellow bandmate Nishikido Ryo he would be leaving the band NEWS and that Yamashita would be pursuing a solo career. In January 2012 he switched labels to Warner Music Japan

Discography

Albums

• [2011.01.26] SUPERGOOD, SUPERBAD

Singles

• [2006.05.31] Daite Señorita (抱いてセニヨリータ)
• [2009.11.18] Loveless
• [2010.07.28] One in a million
• [2011.01.19] Hadakanbo (はだかんぼー)

DVDs / Bluray

• [2011.12.21] Tomohisa Yamashita Asia Tour 2011 Super Good Super Bad

Collaborations

• [2005.11.02] Shuuji to Akira - Seishun Amigo (青春アミーゴ)
• [2006.08.30] Kitty GYM - Fever to Future (フィーバーとフューチャー)
• [2011.03.23] Amuro Namie - Checkmate! (#2 UNUSUAL)

TV & Cinema

Dramas

• [1998] Shinrei Surfer no Shi (Child)
• [1998] Shounentachi (Kakuda Shinya)
• [1999] Nekketsu Renaidou (Bloodtype O Boy, Episode 7)
• [1999] P.P.O.I (Amano Taira)
• [1999] Kowai Nichiyoubi (Episode 5)
• [1999] Kowai Nichiyoubi 2 (Episode 13)
• [1999] Kiken na Kankei (Miyabe Satoshi, Episode 10, Final Episode)
• [2000] Shijou Saiaku no Deeto (Okamura Yuuki, Episode 1)
• [2000] All Star Chuushingura Matsuri (Asano Takumi)
• [2000] Ikebukuro West Gate Park (Mizuno Shun)
• [2000] Kabachitare! (Tamura Yuta)
• [2001] Shounen wa Tori ni Natta (Nagashima Ken)
• [2002] Long Love Letter (Otomo Tadashi)
• [2002] Lunch no Joou (Nabeshima Koushirou)
• [2003] Stand Up! (Iwasaki Kengo)
• [2003] Crazy Virgin Road (Hajime)
• [2003] Budou no Ki (Shindou Yousuke)
• [2004] Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no You ni...
• [2005] Dragon Zakura (Yajima Yuusuke)
• [2005] Nobuta wo Produce (Kusano Akira)
• [2006] Kurosagi (Kurosaki)
• [2007] Byakkotai (Mineji-Sama)
• [2007] Proposal Daisakusen (Iwase Ken)
• [2008] Proposal Daisakusen SP (Iwase Ken)
• [2008] Code Blue (Aizawa Kousaku)
• [2009] Buzzer Beat ~Gakeppuchi no Hero~ (No. 8 Naoki Kamiya)
• [2010] Code Blue 2 (Aizawa Kousaku)

Movies

• [2008] Kurosagi the Movie

CM

• [1998] Bungu-ken
• [1999] Misawa Homes
• [2001] Kadokawa Shoten "The Television"
• [2002] Ezaki Glico "Kiss Mint"
• [2003] Coca-Cola
• [2003] P&G "Pringles"
• [2003-2008] Morinaga Milk Industry "MOW"
• [2004-2007] TBC Group "Estetic Salon TBC"
• [2007-2009] Kikkoman "Lact-Vege"
• [2007-] & Co. "Weider in Jelly"
• [2007-] "Toshiba Note PC"
• [2007-] "RUSS-K" (with NEWS)
• [2008-] LAWSON (with NEWS)
• [2008-2009] KOSÉ "HAPPY BATH DAY" (with NEWS)

Publications

Magazines

• [2009.12.xx] Arena 37 Degree 2010 January Issue (Feature)
• [2010.07.xx] Gekkan Songs August 2010 (Cover & Feature)
• [2011.01.xx] POTATO February 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.06.xx] Popolo August 2011 Issue (Feature)

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia