Takuya Kimura - Japanese Actor - Celebrity

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Takuya Kimura (木村 拓哉, Kimura Takuya?) (born November 13, 1972), nicknamed Kimutaku (キムタク?), is a Japanese singer and actor.

He is also a member of the Japanese idol group SMAP. Most of the TV dramas he starred in produced high ratings in Japan. He has become one of the most well-known and successful actors/singers/entertainers in Japan and Asia.

Born in Tokyo, Kimura lived in Minoo, Osaka Prefecture until he was six years old. Then, he lived and attended elementary school and junior high school in Chiba. One of his relatives sent in the application to the Johnny & Associates talent agency, which specializes in young male teen idols, and he became a member of Johnny's Juniors, a group of trainees, in 1987.

Then he became one of the 12 members in a unit called "Skate Boys". Skate Boys used to be backup dancers of Hikaru Genji, which at the time was a very popular group. In 1988, SMAP was created, and he joined.

The group then consisted of six members: Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Katsuyuki Mori, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shingo Katori; Katsuyuki Mori later left SMAP to pursue an autoracing career in mid 90s. After SMAP was formed, each member pursued an individual career by starring in B-list television dramas.

Their first single "Can't Stop!! Lovin." was released in 1991, but it received mixed reviews. When SMAP had their first concert, the hall was almost empty, too.

993 can be considered to be a breakthrough year for Kimura and SMAP. After years of starring in low-budget dramas, Kimura played a leading role in the teen drama Asunaro Hakusho (あすなろ白書) as Osamu Toride, a college freshman in love with a friend Narumi Sonoda. The series, based on a then-popular manga of the same name, quickly became a hit.

SMAP also released their hit single $10. In 1994, a phrase "Kimutaku Syndrome" started to be observed in some media. The term refers to a phenomenon in which some young boys copy his fashion. In 1995, he played a role in a movie Kimi o Wasurenai (君を忘れない).

In 1996 he starred with Yamaguchi Tomoko in a TV series Long Vacation, which also became a hit. Kimura played a young shy pianist "Sena" who falls in love with an older woman, a former model. In the same year, SMAP began to host a weekly Japanese variety show SMAP×SMAP. During 1997, Kimura continued his streak of hit dramas with Gift and Love Generation. However Gift, was criticized for its violent plot which allegedly promoted teenage crime.

In 2000, he played a leading role in a TV series Beautiful Life. He also announced his marriage with Shizuka Kudo, another idol. By the time of the announcement, Shizuka was pregnant. In 2001, Kimura starred in Hero, which set a record with its high TV ratings of about 36.8%.

He enjoyed more success in string of many hit series after Hero, such as Sorakara Furu Ichiokuno Hoshi, Good Luck!!, Pride, and "ENGINE." "Good Luck" topped 2003's TV view ratings at 37.6%.

Takuya Kimura - Japanese Actor - Celebrity

Takuya Kimura Profile

* Name: 木村拓哉 (きむら　たくや)
* Name (romaji): Kimura Takuya
* Nickname: Kimutaku
* Profession: Actor and singer
* Birthdate: 1972-Nov-13
* Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
* Height: 176cm
* Weight: 57kg
* Star sign: Scorpio
* Blood type: O
* Family: Wife/actress Kudo Shizuka, daughters Kokomi & Mitsuki
* Talent agency: Johnny's Entertainment

TV Shows

* Tsuki no Koibito (Fuji TV, 2010)
* MR. BRAIN as Tsukumo Ryusuke (TBS, 2009)
* CHANGE as Asakura Keita (Fuji TV, 2008)
* Karei naru Ichizoku as Manypo Teppei (TBS, 2007)
* Hero SP as Kuriyu Kouhei (Fuji TV, 2006)
* Saiyuuki as Emperor Genyoku (Fuji TV, 2006, ep1)
* Engine as Kanzaki Jiro (Fuji TV, 2005)
* Pride as Satonaka Halu (Fuji TV, 2004)
* Good Luck!! as Shinkai Hajime (TBS, 2003)
* Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi as Katase Ryo (Fuji TV, 2002)
* Chuushingura 1/47 as Hirobe Yasubei (Fuji TV, 2001)
* Hero as Kuriyu Kouhei (Fuji TV, 2001)
* Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari BLACK ROOM (Fuji TV, 2001)
* Food Fight as voice of the crow (NTV, 2000)
* Beautiful Life as Okishima Shuji (TBS, 2000)
* Konya wa Eigyouchu (Fuji TV, 1999)
* Nemureru Mori as Ito Naoki (Fuji TV, 1998)
* Oda Nobunaga as Oda Nobunaga (TBS, 1998)
* Love Generation as Katagiri Teppei (Fuji TV, 1997)
* Gift as Yukio/Takehiro (Fuji TV, 1997)
* Ii Hito (Fuji TV, 1997, ep8)
* Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni as Kurosawa Riki (Fuji TV, 1997)
* Kyosokyoku as Takakura Kakeru (TBS, 1996)
* Long Vacation as Hidetoshi Senna (Fuji TV, 1996)
* Lieutenant Ninzaburo Furuhata as Hayashi Isao (Fuji TV, 1996, ep17)
* Jinsei wa Jojo da as Ogami Kazuma (TBS, 1995)
* Kimi wa Toki no Kanata e (TV Asahi, 1995)
* Wakamono no Subete as Ueda Takeshi (Fuji TV, 1994)
* Asunaro Hakusho as Toride Osamu (Fuji TV, 1993)
* Izu no Odorikko as Kawabata Yasunari (TV Tokyo, 1993)
* Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumareta (Fuji TV, 1992)
* Otouto (TBS, 1990)

Movies

* Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
* I Come with the Rain as Shitao (2008)
* Hero as Kuriyu Kouhei (2007)
* Bushi no Ichibun / Love and Honor as Mimura Shinnojo (2006)
* Hauru no Ugoku Shiro / Howl's Moving Castle as Hauru (2005, voice)
* 2046 as Tak/Wang Jing Wen's boyfriend (2004)
* Kimi wo Wasurenai / Fly Boys, Fly! as Ueda Junichiro (1995)
* Shoot as Yoshiharu Kubo (1994)
* Hajimete no Natsu ~Airplane Brothers~ as as Kitayama Hiroshi (1993)
* Kokoro no Kagami ~Mirror of the Heart~ as Takeru (1990)

Endorsements

* Georgia Coffee (2006~ )
* Nikon Camera (2006~ )
* Mandom Gatsby (2006~ )
* Levi's (2000~2001)
* Fujitsu PC (2000~ )
* Kirin Fire White Coffee (1999~ )
* Morinaga Weider in Jelly (1999~2005)

Recognitions

* 57th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for CHANGE
* 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2008): Best Actor for CHANGE
* 2nd Seoul Drama Awards: Best Actor for Karei naru Ichizoku (2007)
* 52nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Karei naru Ichizoku (2007)
* 6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (02-03): Best Actor for Good Luck!!
* 33rd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi (2002)
* 28th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Hero (2001)
* 4th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (00-01): Best Actor for Hero
* 24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Beautiful Life (2000)
* 3rd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (99-00): Best Actor for Beautiful Life
* 19th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Nemureru Mori (1998)
* 1st Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (97-98): Best Actor for Love Generation
* 15th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Love Generation (1997)
* 9th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Long Vacation (1996)
* 7th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Outfit in Jinsei wa Jojo da (1995)
* 3rd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Outfit in Wakamono no Subete (1994)
* Award: Best Jeanist (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)

Trivia

* JPOP group: SMAP with Nakai Masahiro, Inagaki Goro, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi and Katori Shingo
* Self taught guitar player
* Became himself a qualified hairdresser after Beautiful Life