Kamenashi Kazuya

Personal Profile
Name: Kamenashi Kazuya
Nicknames: Kame, Kame-chan, Ka-kun
Profession: Actor, singer and host
Birthdate: 1986-Feb-23
Birthplace: Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 171cm
Weight: 54kg
Blood type: B
Family: Two older brothers, one younger brother, and one niece
Talent agency: Johnny's Entertainment






Biography
Born in Edogawa, Tokyo on February 23, 1986, Kamenashi is the third child of his parents. He has two older brothers, Yuichiro and Koji, and one younger brother, Yuya. He also has one niece from his second brother's marriage. His given name comes from a character from the
manga, Touch, written by a famous mangaka, Mitsuru Adachi. Incidentally, bandmate Tatsuya Ueda was also named after the twin brother of Kamenashi's namesake. An avid baseball fan and player like his namesake, Kamenashi once represented his country in the junior world league as shortstop though he had to give up the sport professionally due to lack of spare time after he was accepted into Johnny's Entertainment despite having the support of Johnny Kitagawa, the agency's president, to pursue both careers. During the audition stages for the agency, he was coincidentally in the same interview group as current KAT-TUN bandmates, Jin Akanishi and Yuichi Nakamaru.

TV Shows
Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge (TBS, 2010)
MR. BRAIN (TBS, 2009, ep3)
Kami no Shizuku as Kanzaki Shizuku (NTV, 2009)
1 Pound no Fukuin as Hatanaka Kosaku (NTV, 2008)
Tokkyu Tanaka San Go as Shibahara Toru (TBS, 2007, ep9)
Tatta Hitotsu no Koi as Kanzaki Hiroto (NTV, 2006)
Kuitan (NTV, 2006, SP, cameo)
Yuuki as Yuuki (NTV, 2006)
Suppli as Ishida Yuya (Fuji TV, 2006)
Nobuta wo Produce as Kiritani Shuji (NTV, 2005)
Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo 2005 as Kindaichi Hajime (NTV, 2005)
Gokusen 2 as Odagiri Ryu (NTV, 2005)
3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei 5 as Fukagawa Akihiko (TBS, 1999)

Movies
Gokusen: The Movie as Odagiri Ryu (2009)

TV Show Theme Songs
Seishun Amigo, Nobuta wo Produce opening theme song, with Yamashita Tomohisa (2005)
Kizuna, Gokusen 2 insert song (2005)

Endorsements
Panasonic 'Lamdash' Shaver (2010)
NTT DoCoMo
SKY PerfecTV!
Contact Lens Solution
Lipbalm
Nintendo Gamecube Dance Dance Revolution (2005)
Oronamin C
Lotte Gum (Green Apple, Blue Citrus, Pink Berry)
Crunky Chocolate

Awards
January-March 2010 TV Navi Drama Awards: Best Actor for Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge (2010)
13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Actor for Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge (2010)
26th Best Jeans Award: Best Male Jeanist (2009)
12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Actor for Kami no Shizuku (2009)
25th Best Jeans Award: Best Male Jeanist (2008)
1st Astar TV Drama Awards: Best New Asian Star of 2007 for Japan (2007)
24th Best Jeans Award: Best Male Jeanist (2007)
23rd Best Jeans Award: Best Male Jeanist (2006)
1st Annual 2006 NTV Commercial Award (2006)
47th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Nobuta wo Produce (2005)
44th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Gokusen 2 (2004)
8th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Supporting Actor for Gokusen 2 (2004-05)

Musicals
2001 SHOCK December 1, 2001 - January 27, 2002 Supporting Role
2002 SHOCK June 4, 2002 - June 28 Supporting Role
2003 SHOCK is Real Shock January 8 - February 25 Supporting Role
2004 DREAM BOY January 8 - January 31 Supporting Role
2004 DREAM BOY May 8 - May 23 Lead role
2005 Hey! Say! Dream Boy April 27 - May 15 Lead role
2006 Dream Boys January 3 - January 29 Lead role
2007 Dream Boys September 5 - September 30 Lead role
2008 Dream Boys March 4 - March 30 Lead role

Trivia
Jpop group: KAT-TUN, Shuuji to Akira

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