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Taiga Kyomoto

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Taiga Kyomoto
京本 大我
2022
2022
Background information
Born (1994-12-03) December 3, 1994 (age 29)[1]
Tokyo, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, talento
Years active2006–present
Labels
Member ofSixTones

Taiga Kyomoto (京本 大我, Kyomoto Taiga, born December 3, 1994), is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, and talento. He is a member of the boy group SixTones under Starto Entertainment, formerly known as Johnny & Associates.

Background

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Kyomoto comes from a prominent family of entertainers. His father is actor, tarento, singer and guitarist Masaki Kyomoto and former actress, idol, singer and tarento Hiromi Yamamoto.[2] He is cousins once removed with musical actor and singer songwriter Teppei Koike.[3]

Career

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Kyomoto joined Johnny & Associates on May 4, 2006, after being scouted by Johnny & Associates founder Johnny Kitagawa and was placed in the Junior's branch of the company that manages talent that has not debuted.[4] In 2012, he costarred in Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou with future SixTones groupmates Yugo Kochi, Jesse, Shintaro Morimoto, Hokuto Matsumura, and Juri Tanaka.[5] He was part of several pre-debut groups before being placed in SixTones in 2015.[6] In the same year, he also appeared in productions of Elisabeth as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria. Along with SixTones, Kyomoto has starred in other musical stage shows such as Boys between 2015 and 2017 with fellow Johnny's Jr. group Snow Man.[7]

Kyomoto debuted with SixTones in 2020.[8] In 2022, his first starring role was in Tsukanoma no Ichika as Yurugi Akifumi, a university philosophy lecturer.[9] Since debut, he has continued to act in musicals, staring as Jack in Newsies, Guy Foucher in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Mozart!.[10][11][12] On September 3, 2024, he announced his multimedia music focused project "ART-PUT" consisting of music videos, a photo book, and exhibition that "takes various inputs from his daily life and sublimates them into music and other forms of art."[13]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou Maya Terakawa [5]
2014 Kamen Teacher Bon [14]
2015 Oniichan, Gacha Gentle Brother [15]
2022 Tsukanoma no Ichika Yurugi Akifumi Lead [9]
2024 Omukae Shibuya-Kun Taikai Shibuya Lead [16]

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Bakaleya High School Tetsuya Asada
2012 Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou: The Movie Maya Terakawa [17]
2014 Kamen Teacher the Movie Bon [18]
2019 Ninja Drones? Jun Awata (N° 264) [19]
2022 Tang and Me Shinji Hayashibara [20]
2024 Secret: A Hidden Score Minato Lead [21]

Musical Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015/ 2016/ 2019 Elisabeth Rudolf [22]
2021 Newsies (musical) Jack [10]
2023 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Guy Foucher [11]
2024 Mozart! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [12]

References

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  1. ^ "京本大我 Taiga Kyomoto". SixTones Official Web Site. Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ "京本大我 母は元女優…さんま司会番組の「ミスコンで優勝して」アイドルに". デイリースポーツonline. デイリースポーツ. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "小池徹平と京本政樹が親戚だった". nikkansports.com. Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. ^ "【京本大我インタビュー】「友達には誰とでもなれる。でもSixTONESはこの6人じゃないとダメなんです」". MORE. MORE. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b "ジャニーズJr.×AKB48「私立バカレア高校」映画化で奇跡のコラボ : 映画ニュース". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  6. ^ ジャニーズ銀座2015. WiNK UP. July 2015. p. 96.
  7. ^ "ジャニー社長の戦争体験、Jr.が熱演「シリアスな部分が増えた」". sanspo.com (in Japanese). September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  8. ^ Herman, Tamar (2020-01-31). "5 Things to Know About J-Pop Group SixTONES". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  9. ^ a b "SixTONES京本大我、連ドラ単独初主演 余命宣告受けた哲学講師役「27歳だからこそできる演技で挑みたい」". Oricon News. September 2, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "SixTONES京本大我、主演ミュージカル『ニュージーズ』今秋上演が決定 昨年コロナ禍で中止「奇跡の再会を果たせたことに感謝」". ORICON NEWS. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  11. ^ a b "SixTONES京本大我が全編音楽のミュージカル「シェルブールの雨傘」主演!10年ぶり日本公演「音楽で紡ぐ」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  12. ^ a b ステージナタリー編集部. "帝国劇場クロージングラインナップ発表、古川雄大・京本大我の「モーツァルト!」ほか(コメントあり)". ステージナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  13. ^ "京本大我 from ART-PUT". 京本大我 from ART-PUT (in Japanese). 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  14. ^ 日本テレビ放送網株式会社. "仮面ティーチャー". 日本テレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  15. ^ "お兄ちゃん、ガチャ". NTV. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  16. ^ 映画ナタリー編集部. "京本大我が恋を知らないイケメン俳優に、ドラマ「お迎え渋谷くん」4月スタート(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  17. ^ "劇場版「私立バカレア高校」公式サイト ジャニーズJr.×AKB48 奇跡の競演で話題沸騰の学園ドラマが遂に映画化!". web.archive.org. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  18. ^ "Character - 劇場版「仮面ティーチャー」公式サイト". web.archive.org. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  19. ^ Shonentachi, IMDB, 2019-03-29, retrieved 2024-11-22
  20. ^ 映画ナタリー編集部 (March 31, 2022). "二宮和也主演「TANG タング」に満島ひかりら6名、京本大我は博学クセ強社員に(動画あり / コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  21. ^ 映画ナタリー編集部 (July 7, 2023). "SixTONES京本大我が「言えない秘密」で映画単独初主演、ヒロインは古川琴音(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  22. ^ ステージナタリー編集部 (June 6, 2024). "京本大我が「芳雄のミュー」ゲスト出演、憧れの井上芳雄を「この機会に沢山深掘り出来たら」(コメントあり)". ステージナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
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