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Actor and singer Yuma Nakayama, backstage at the opening of his new stage play "Suna no Shiro!"
"I don't just stand on stage to improvise. It's all about the feeling of believing in the moment and delivering it naturally."
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Actors Yoshitaka Hara (R) and Kota Matsumoto (L), backstage at Kyoto's famed Minami-za theatre, for today's opening of their new comic stage play, adapted from the best-selling novel "What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?" by Miu Kakiya.
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Koichi Goseki of @abcz_official at his new dramatic reading event "Beethoven -Todokanakatta Tegami-!"
"Doing this show has given me such a deeper appreciation of classical music. There is a different sensation compared to the pop I am more familiar with!"
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Actor Bunichi Hamanaka, costumed and in character for the opening of Tom Stoppard's #LEOPOLDSTADT!
"The story is full of real experiences I can't even begin to imagine, but it's a welcome challenge to place myself in just this sort of role!"
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Actors Shota Hayashi (L) and Takuto Teranishi (R) opening the first day of Season B of Bob Walton and Jim Walton's comic musical #DoubleTrouble!
"It's a slapstick comedy that will make you laugh and just let go as a great summer memory all around."
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Co-stars Yuta Fukuda (R) of #4U. and actor Bunichi Hamanaka (L) at the opening of their new stage show "Midnight Radio!"
Said Fukuda, "I play a ghost who haunts a radio station, but the scariest part of the show is hearing Hamanaka without his Kansai accent!"
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Ryosuke Hashimoto of @abcz_official at the opening of his new musical "Nigero!" ("run away"), based on the life of 18th century poet Lorenzo Da Ponte.
"I wasn't familiar with the history when we started, but the show's bubbly retelling makes it easy to enjoy!"
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Fumito Kawai of @abcz_official, wearing a splashy suit befitting his "Mr. Piranha" character for the Japanese opening of @Dreamworks' animated film #TheBadGuys!
"I sealed up my idol personality for the song number. But people still say I had some Kimura in it!"
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Following its Nagoya premiere in October, actor Yoshitaka Hara's starring turn in "Ten-Goku" (Heaven) at last comes to Tokyo! Hara is phenomenal in this bittersweet drama set against the disaster of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. #JohnnysUpClose
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Yuta Fukuda of #4U. (L) with actor Shota Hayashi (R), making monster faces as they were getting ready for the curtain opening of the former's starring turn as Melvin Ferd the Third in Joe DiPietro and David Bryan's off-Broadway musical #TheToxicAvenger (Reborn)!
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The 8th incarnation of the hilarious comic stage series "Atami Gorō Ichiza" continues with "Ninkyō Circus," featuring Ryoichi Tsukada of #ABCZ as it's first ever male guest star! Coming to the historic Shinbashi Enbujo May 29th! #JohnnysUpClose
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Flexing the muscles he's so famous for, star Ryoichi Tsukada of @abcz_official (R) and fellow cast member Kento Tomioka of the #JohnnysJuniors (L) are excited to open their new play #RunwiththeWind, based on the hit novel by Shion Miura!
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Ryoichi Tsukada of #ABCZ proudly displays the show pamphlet at the opening of "Ninkyō Circus," the 8th incarnation of the "Atami Gorō Ichiza" series.
"I'm so nervous standing among such titans of comedy theatre, but I'm determined to make people laugh too!"
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Hiroki Uchi and Kohji Uchiumi at the opening of their new stage play "Run, Melos!" Based on the biography of Osamu Dazai by Kazuo Dan, the play takes its title from one of Dazai's most famous works as it chronicles key events in the author's turbulent life. #JohnnysUpClose
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Actor Shota Hayashi poses in youthful school attire following a screening of his new musical "Yayoi, 3-Gatsu," based on the 2020 film "All About March."
"More than anything, I hope to live up to the high expectations of all the fans of the original movie!"
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Yuma Nakayama's best album
#THEBESTandBEYOND - OUT NOW!
"It's finally here! I put my all into making this and I hope it reaches as many people as possible!"
#中山優馬10thAnniv #YourJohnnysMusic #JohnnysUpClose
Download/stream lead song #WEEKEND here!
yumanakayama.lnk.to/WEEKEND
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Yuma Nakayama (R) and Yoshitaka Hara (L) test the water on set for their new play, @jeremyoharris' #Daddy!
Said Nakayama, "The play's subject might feel a bit distant to some, but the themes of longing and love are universal. We're honored to be a part of it!"
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Actor Takuya Kimura says a few words at the Japan premiere of his new film #TheLegendAndButterfly, in which he stars as the historical warlord Nobunaga Oda in a new take on his relationship with his equally strong-willed wife.
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Actor Hiroki Uchi, following the opening of his newest stage play #ShakespeareofTrueLove!
"When I first heard it was about 'Shakespeare' I knew there would be a lot of lines to memorize, but I love helping to bring this story of the author's youth to life!"
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Entertainer Tomoyuki Yara as the mysterious entrepreneur "Ruben," opening the Japan run of the hit Korean musical "Marie Curie!"
"Playing the bad guy is something I'm not quite so accustomed to, but in a story like this there's so much to draw from!"
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Actors Yoshitaka Hara (R) and Sho Takada (L), backstage at the final rehearsal for their new crime comedy play, Robert Thomas' "Piège pour un homme seul!"
Said Hara, "This is my first time appearing in a mystery, so I want to give my all in each scene."
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Solo artist Yuma Nakayama with his iconic Pegasus emblem as he closes out his 10th Anniversary Tour #THEBESTandBEYOND!
#優馬_BEST
#中山優馬10thAnniv
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🗞️Check out the tweet below to read his full in-person interview from @nautiljon! (en français) twitter.com/johnnys/status…
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Wearing a flashy mafioso shirt and with a gun coolly cocked at his shoulder, actor Takuto Teranishi was ready for the opening night of his new stage play "Private Detective Hama Mike ~ The Most Terrible Time in My Life!"
"I could get used to this look!"
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Actor Yoshitaka Hara with Kento Tomioka of the #JohnnysJuniors on the set of their new stage play #WesternMode!
Said Hara: "I'm so excited to finally be a part of the incredible WBB stage series, and am determined to do my best for the show!"
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Ryoichi Tsukada of @abcz_official reviews the script for the opening of his dramatic reading of Bernard Slade's #SameTimeNextYear!
"I'm really excited. The content is quite deep, and there is a sense of unease that guides the story."
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