Tomohisa Yamashita (山下 智久, Yamashita Tomohisa, born April 9, 1985), also widely known as Yamapi, is a Japanese idol, actor, singer, and TV host.Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates as a trainee in 1996 and made his acting debut in NHK's Shonentachi in 1998. He recently starred in the summer 2013 series Summer Nude and the autumn 2012 series Monsters. Other notable works include: Proposal Daisakusen, Kurosagi, Buzzer Beat and Nobuta wo Produce.He made his official CD debut as part of boyband NEWS in 2004 under the Johnny's Entertainment label and later debuted as a solo artist in 2006 with the hit single "Daite Senorita". He released his first solo album in 2011 and left NEWS in the same year. His first post-NEWS single, I, Texas (愛, テキサス) was released under Warner Music Japan in 2012.He is the co-host of the primetime television show Shogeki! Sansedai Hikaku TV: Generation Tengoku (衝撃!3世代比較TV ジェネレーション天国) and the host of the late night Tokyo FM radio show Yamashita Tomohisa Cross Space.
Changed his name from Tomohisa Aoki to Tomohisa Yamashita when his father left the family.
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His family includes his mother Naomi Yamashita, his younger sister Rina Yamashita and two dogs named Hime-Chan and P-Chan.
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Was a member of the temporary unit 'Shuji to Akira' with Kamenashi Kazuya to promote their television show Nobuta wo Produce. Their single 'Seishun Amigo' sold over one million copies in four weeks.
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Made his solo debut in 2006, singing the song "Daite señorita", while his band "News" is taking a break.
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Was a member of the temporary group GYM in 2006. Their single 'Fever to Future' was used to promote the Women's Volleyball Championship. The other members were brothers Golf and Mike from Thailand. The first letter of each member's name formed the title 'GYM'.
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Is a member of the Japanese boys band "News" until October 2011 due to his solo projects.
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A former member of Johnny's Jr., the "idol in training" department of the prestigious boy band/idol agency in Japan. He became a 'junior' at age 11, and is still part of Johnny's Entertainment.
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Year
Status
Character
Reborn
2017/II
post-production
Takeshi Mori
Terra Formars
2016
Jim Muto
5 ji Kara 9 ji Made ~ Watashi ni Koi Shita Ikemen Sugiru Obôsan
2015
TV Mini-Series
Takane Hoshikawa
Algernon ni Hanataba wo
2015
TV Mini-Series
Sakuto Shiratori
Kinkyori ren'ai
2014
TV Mini-Series
Close Range Love
2014
Haruka Sakurai
Naze shoujo wa kioku wo ushiawanakereba naranakattanoka?: Kokoro no kagakusha Narumi Saku no chousen