Yamashita Tomohisa
Yamashita Tomohisa is a the leader of the Johnny's Entertainment group NEWS.
Profile
- Name: Yamashita Tomohisa (山下 智久)
- Real Name: Aoki Tomohisa - changed when father left family
- Nickname: YamaPi, YamaP, Pi, Tomo-chan
- Birthday: 1985.04.09
- Current Age: 22 years
- Zodiac Sign: Aries
- Birthplace: Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Height: 173cm (5'8")
- Weight: 54 - 60kg (118 - 132lbs)
- Blood Type: A
- Family: Mother and 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
- Groups participated in: NEWS, Shuuji to Akira, Kitty GYM.
Biography
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 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 drama 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 drama.
During NEWS's hiatus he released a solo single for the drama Kurosagi which sold remarkably well for a solo release. He is also currently enrolled in Meiji University pursuing a degree in Business. He also recently 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 will be made into a movie and that Yamashita Tomohisa will star again as Kurosaki. Other former cast members will be Horikita Maki and Ichikawa Yui.The movie will premiere the Spring of 2008.
Works
Singles
- [2006.05.31] Daite Señorita (抱いてセニヨリータ) # 1
Collaborations / Other
- [2005.11.02] Shuuji to Akira - "Seishun AMIGO" (青春アミーゴ) #1
- [2006.08.30] Kitty GYM - "FEVER to FUTURE" (フィーバーとフューチャー) #1
Dramas
- [1998] Shinrei Safaa 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... (それは、突然、嵐のように…)
- [2005] Dragon Zakura (Yajima Yuusuke)
- [2005] Nobuta wo Produce (Kusano Akira)
- [2006] Kurosagi (Kurosaki)
- [2007] Byakkotai (Mineji-Sama)
- [2007] Proposal Daisakusen (Iwase Ken)
Movies
- [2008] Kurosagi the Movie
