Yuya Endo

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Yuya Endo (遠藤 雄弥)

Endo, on the cover of his idol DVD, Ao no Kiseki
Born March 20, 1987 (1987-03-20) (age 21)
Occupation Actor
Website
Endo's Official Blog

Yuya Endo (遠藤雄弥 Endō Yūya?) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known most notably for his role as Ryoma Echizen in The Prince of Tennis Musicals. He is also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-Boys, which perform in various skit-like performances.

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[edit] Career

Endo's first major onscreen debut was for the 2000 film, Juvenile. He also was apart of the Watanabe net drama, Hice Cool (2005), appearing alongside fellow D-Boy members, Kotaroh Yanagi, Yuu Shirota, and Osamu Adachi.

On November 16, 2005, Endo released an Idol DVD called Ao no Kiseki.

Endo also appeared, as a member of The Tigers in the TV drama, The Hit Parade[1], which aired May 26, 2006 on Fuji TV and co-starred fellow D-Boys members Masato Wada, Yuu Shirota, Masaki Kaji, Hirofumi Araki, Suzuki Hiroki and Seto Kouji.

In September, 2006, he, along with fellow D-Boy member, Yuu Shirota, appeared in the music video for RAG FAIR's "Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Tate ni Naro", playing a DJ in love with his co-host. As a member of the D-Boys, Endo also keeps a blog, which he updates occasionally.

Being a part of the D-Boys provides Endo with a lot of opportunities. Among them was to perform with the group of boys and expand his experience as a performer.

The D-Boys so far have released two Photobooks. The first photobook released on April 27, 2005 was self-titled D-Boys, while the second, released on March 15th, 2006 was called Start, both which contain many photos of Endo. The D-boys have also starred in their own drama documentary variety series called, DD-Boys[2] in which Endo has appeared in every episodes as himself because the skits revolve around Endo playing himself with fellow D-Boys member, Yanagi Kotaroh also playing himself, as they try to live in the D-house while the other D-Boys drop by. The show was 23 episodes long and ran from April 10 to September 25, 2006.

In June 2007, the D-Boys will also be starring in their very own musical together called, D-BOYS STAGE[3], which will run from June 3rd to June 10th at the Space Zero theater in Tokyo. Endo will be appearing in the musical as a regular performer for the run of the musical.

[edit] As Ryoma Echizen in The Prince of Tennis Musicals

Endo was brought into the The Prince of Tennis Musicals as a replacement for fellow D-Boy member Kotaroh Yanagi, who had been injured in a car accident, as the main protagonist Ryoma Echizen. Endo made his debut as Echizen during the Dream Live 1st concert and would play the role while Yanagi was recovering. He also shared the role of Ryoma with Yanagi after his recovery in two shows: Tenimyu in Winter: Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ and Dream Live 2nd; Endo did all of the dance and tennis match choreography while Yanagi did stand still scenes due to his injuries. During his run in the musicals, Endo was able to work with other fellow D-Boys members Yuu Shirota, Masaki Kaji, Hiroki Suzuki, Osamu Adachi, Hirofumi Araki, and Masato Wada.

On May 4, 2005, after the final performance for the Dream Live 2nd concert, Yuya graduated from his role as Ryoma. Yanagi would carry on the role with the second generation Seigaku cast.

[edit] Personal life

Endo keeps a blog on his D-Boys webpage, which he updates occasionally.

[edit] Selected Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
1998 Yasha Young Sei, Young Rei (twin boys) TV drama
1998 Minimoni de Bremen no Ongaku-tai Kenji TV drama
2000 Juvenile Yusuke Sakamoto
2004 L' Amant
2005 Hice Cool Nobu Web Drama
2005 Gakkou no Kaidan Web Drama
2005 Ichiritoru no Namida (One Litre of Tears) Takeda Makoto TV drama
2005 Rocket Boys[4] Kajishin TV drama Lead Role
2006 Drift[5]
2006 The Hit Parade Kenji Sawada of The Tigers TV drama
2006 Medaka Nemoto Yuya TV drama
2006 Nodame Cantabile[6] Ookouchi Mamoru TV drama
2007 First Kiss Episode 2 appearance
2008 Atsu-hime Arimura Genzaburou (guest appearance) NHK Taiga drama
2008 Nodame Canatbile SPECIAL Ookuchi Mamoru
2008 Isshun no Kaze ni Nare FujiTV mini drama

[edit] Official DVDs

Year DVD DVD Cover Release Date JPN certification
2005 Ao no Kiseki (Blue Miracle) November 16, 2005

[edit] Stage

  • March 21st to April 1st, 2007 in the Out of Order Live Entertainment Show

D-BOYS

  • June 3rd to June 10th, 2007 as a regular performer in the D-BOYS STAGE Musical

[edit] Musicals

TENIMYU: THE PRINCE OF TENNIS MUSICAL SERIES

  • The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 1st - Ryoma Echizen (2004)
  • The Prince of Tennis Musical: More Than Limit St. Rudolph Gakuen - Ryoma Echizen (2004)
  • The Prince of Tennis Musical: Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ - Ryoma Echizen (shared the role with a returning Kotaro Yanagi) (In Winter of 2004-2005)
  • The Prince of Tennis Musical: Side Yamabuki feat. St. Rudolph - Ryoma Echizen (In Winter of 2004-2005)
  • The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 2nd - Ryoma Echizen (he again shared the role with Yanagi) (2005)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hit Parade Official Site [1]
  2. ^ DD-Boys Official Site [2]
  3. ^ D-BOYS STAGE Official Website [3]
  4. ^ Rocket Boy Official Site [4]
  5. ^ Drift Movie Official Website [5]
  6. ^ Nodame Cantabile TV Drama Official Website [6]

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