Ikuta Toma

Personal Profile

Name (romaji): Ikuta Toma

Nicknames: Tomasu, Toma-chan

Profession: Actor and singer

Birthdate: 1984-Oct-07

Birthplace: Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan

Height: 173cm

Weight: 58kg

Star sign: Libra

Blood type: A

Talent agency: Johnny's Entertainment

Biography

Toma Ikuta (Ikuta Toma) started out in a variety show for kids called Tensai Terebi kun and was a member of a then all-children band called
Strawberry Parfait. He then proceeded to join talent agency Johnny's Entertainment in February 1996.

Along with other Johnny's Entertainment talents, Toma Ikuta was recruited to form a boyband group called M.A.I.N. with each letter standing for the members' family names' initials: Jun Matsumoto, Masaki Aiba, Toma Ikuta, and Kazunari Ninomiya. Toma was also grouped with a Jr. unit named B.I.G. (Bad Image Generation) along with ten other popular Juniors at that time

In 2002, Ikuta was among the top Tokyo juniors and so the group 4TOPS was formed as the leaders of the juniors. The group consisted of 4 former B.I.G members: Ikuta Toma, Yamashita Tomohisa, Jun Hasegawa and Shunsuke Kazama. They became the leaders of Johnny's Jrs. whose job was to host the variety show The Shonen Club.

In September 2003, with one member short, the group started being called 3TOPS who continued hosting the show with Jimmy Mackey and KAT-TUN. Toma hosted his own segment, Meitantei Tomasu in Shonen Club. Not long after, he and the two remaining members of 3TOPS started working on solo projects, such as dramas and stage plays, and gradually stopped appearing in the variety show.

Until then, Toma had appeared in dramas such as Kinyo Wa Tomo Kyo no Teki (NHK, 2004), Gekidan Engimono: Otoko no Yume (Fuji TV, 2005), and Dekabeya (TBS, 2005). In 2006, Toma played the role of Box in the manga-turned drama Akihabara@Deep (TBS, 2006) and he also appeared as Oribe Junpe in the sequel of the Jdrama Hana Yori Dango.

Toma also participated in numerous musical stage plays produced by Johnny's Entertainment, such as Playzone, SHOCK and West Side Story as well as non-Johnny's Entertainment stage plays (Azumi, Azumi Returns, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona). One of his breakthrough roles on stage was his first leading role in the Shinkansen*NEXUS volume 2 stage play Cat in the Red Boots as TOMA-sama. The premise of the play was based loosely on his life.

The 2007 Fuji TV summer drama Hanazakari no Kimitachi e was perhaps Toma's biggest break in Japanese entertainment. His portrayal of Shuichi Nakatsu won him Best Supporting Actor awards from three award-giving bodies. It also opened more opportunities for him as he started to become one of the most in-demand young actors.

Due to Hana Kimi's popularity, Fuji TV aired a special two-hour episode in 2008. Toma reprised his role as Shuichi Nakatsu. Toma's rise to fame brought about another project - Mao, the Japanese adaptation of the Korean drama Mawang. In October 2008, Toma was back on stage again, playing the role of Danny in the Japanese version of the musical Grease. In January 2009, Tom was cast in the serial drama Voice and a lead role in the jury drama Majo Saiban: The Witch Trial.

Toma finally made his silver screen debut in 2010 in Ningen Shikkaku, a spring movie adaptation of Dazai Osamu's masterpiece. His other movies include Hanamizuki and Seaside Motel. Toma also began playing the role of Honjo Sadame in the drama Unubore Deka along with Johnny senior, TOKIO's Nagase Tomoya.

TV Shows
Unubore Deka (Conceited Detective/ Lovesick Detective) (2010)
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari 2009 Fall SP -The Law of Recycling Suicides- as R 8427
Majo Saiban (Fuji TV, 2009)
Voice as Ishimatsu Ryosuke (Fuji TV, 2009)
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP as Nakatsu Shuichi (Fuji TV, 2008)
Maou as Serizawa Naoto (TBS, 2008)
Hachimitsu to Clover as Takemoto Yuta (Fuji TV, 2008)
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e as Nakatsu Shuichi (Fuji TV, 2007)
Hana Yori Dango 2 as Oribe Junpei (TBS, 2007, ep1)
Akihabara@Deep as Box (TBS, 2006)
Gekidan Engimono Otoko no Yume as Yamazaki (Fuji TV, 2006)
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e as Sawamura Kazuya (Fuji TV, 2005)
Dekabeya as Ochi Yukio (TV Asahi, 2005)
Gekidan Engimono Nemureru Mori no Shitai as Eiji (Fuji TV, 2005)
Engimono America as Hachida (Fuji TV, 2002)
Hito ni Yasashiku as Yusuke (Fuji TV, 2002, ep5)
Neverland as Seto Osamu (TBS, 2002)
Love and Peace as Horiguchi Yohei (NTV, 1998)
Aguri (NHK, 1997)


Movies
The Tale of Genji | Genji Monogatari (2011) as Genji Hikaru
Hanamizuki (Dogwood) (2010) as Kohei
Seaside Motel (2010) as Masayuki Kameda
Ningen Shikkaku / No Longer Human (2010) as Oba Yozo

Musicals
Grease - 2008
The Two Gentlemen of Verona - October 2007
SHOCK - ENDLESS SHOCK 2007
Cat in the Red Boots (Shinkansen*NEXUS volume 2) (2006)
AZUMI RETURNS (Azumi 2) (2006)
AZUMI on STAGE (2005)
West Side Story 2005 (Arashi version)
West Side Story 2004 (Shonentai version)
Mama Loves Mambo III
Edogah-san Yukuefumei
Vacation (Shonentai Playzone 2003)
SHOCK is Real Shock
Another (Kansai Jr.2002 version)
Susanoh
SHOCK is Millennium SHOCK
KYO-TO-KYO
Stand By Me

Recognitions

• 54th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e)
• Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix, Winter 2007: Best Supporting Actor (Honey & Clover)
• 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix, April 2007-March 2008: Best Supporting Actor (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e)

Trivia

• Attended Meiji University
• He ranked no. 2 after Shun Oguri on Oricon survey conducted from High School girls "which celebrity they would want as a boyfriend" 
• He is a big fan of Backstreet Boys. He even begged Music Station’s staff to let him in the studio to watch Backstreet Boys rehearse.
• He used to call his mother “Okaa-chan” when he was little, but after being teased by M.A.I.N’s members, he called her “Okaa-san”.
• Toma is also a fan of X Japan, especially of popular guitarist Hideto Matsumoto. He once talked on the phone with Subaru Shibutani (Kanjani8) for an hour, just discussing X-Japan.
• He and his younger brother Ryuusei are fans of GLAY and they attend every single concert during his spare time.
• He and Shun Oguri had to kiss 12 times for the drama, Hanazakari No Kimitachi E.
• He and Oguri were the ones who came up with the nickname Horikitty for Maki Horikita whom they acted together with in Hanazakari no Kimitachi E
• The name "Tomasu" was his "trademark" when he hosted a show named Meitantei Tomasu in the Shounen Club program.
• His family consists of a father, a mother named Hiromi, a younger brother named Ryuusei, and a dog named JAM-chan.
• His father wanted to name him Ikuta Tamegorou, but his mother changed it to Toma because it was easier to say.
• He ranked no.3 on 2009 Johnny's Talent Average Drama Ratings, for his acting on Voice (Fuji).

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