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Handsomely embracing his role of working-class icon, Toma Ikuta gazes into the audience for the opening of the Japanese adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's #DieDreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera).
"I practiced singing a lot to make it a really fun stage!"
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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 Bunichi Hamanaka took to the stage Wednesday for the opening of his new play "Tomio & Yuriko," a reimagining of "Romeo & Juliet" set in mid-1900s Osaka!
"My co-star and I are both pretty shy, which is a challenge for a love story. But we made it work!"
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#Arashi's #JunMatsumoto stuns in latest pic, posing under a clear blue sky before a sculpture of his character's namesake for week one of his new #Taiga Drama, #DōsuruIeyasu!📸✨🌟👑❤️@arashi5official @johnnys
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Actor Ryuta Muro, backstage at the opening of his starring turn in the stage version of the historical comedy "NOBUNAGA MIMAN," playing a shiftless modern-day reincarnation of warlord Nobunaga Oda.
"Definitely not the character I learned about in school!"
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Actor Keito Okamoto takes a selfie at the press premiere of his new starring stage play, Amy Herzog's #4000Miles!
"I feel a kinship with my character's 'on the road' spirit. Once I biked 400km all the way from Niigata to Chiba!"
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Actor Kota Matsumoto, on set at yesterday's opening of his new stage play "The Miracles of the Namiya General Store." Based on the serialized novel by Keigo Higashino, it tells the story of a mysterious shop that passes letters through time.
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Classically dapper in a top hat and tails, actor Bunichi Hamanaka welcomed audiences to Bob Walton and Jim Walton's comic musical #DoubleTrouble!
The Tour de Farce will be performed between three different casts, with "Season B" taking over Aug 16!
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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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Set mysteriously against the city skyline, actor Takuya Kimura awaits the start of the press event for his new film "THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY." Coming Jan 2023, the story follows the turbulent love between warlord Nobunaga Oda and his equally imperious wife. #JohnnysUpClose
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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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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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Consummate entertainer Tomoyuki Yara took the final bow of his solo LIVE "Yarabotchi" yesterday at Shinagawa's Club eX! With a composition sourced by fan request, it was an incredible performance experience from an even more incredible artist! #JohnnysUpClose
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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 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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Actor Toma Ikuta contemplates the scene in this shot from the set of his new film #YUDO! Coming February 2023, this original film stars Ikuta as a failed architect who returns to his family business and learns to reconnect to the community he left behind.
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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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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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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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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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Entertainer Hiroki Uchi relaxes in his dressing room before his LIVE SHOW 2023 ~Come to the Live House~ at the Shinsaibashi BIGCAT, before the show continues Tuesday in Tokyo!
Check out the concert goods here!
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Actor Toma Ikuta was red carpet-ready for the premiere of his new dramatic comedy "Yudo!" "It's set in a bathhouse," he noted, "which made me realize just how many of my movies feature me without clothes." #JohnnysUpClose
📸Follow him on Instagram!
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Star Kota Matsumoto (L) and Kento Tomioka (R) of the #JohnnysJuniors at the closing of their original comic play "Seigi no Kyojin!"
"We worked really hard to bring all the laughs from rehearsals to the stage itself. It was such a fun show to take part in!"
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Actor Toma Ikuta celebrated the opening of his new comedy film "Yudo" yesterday with an in-person thank you appearance!
"I'm so glad to see everyone happy and relaxed. I hope people come out of the theater this weekend just like they've had a good bath!"
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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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