Masaharu Fukuyama

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Masaharu Fukuyama at the 24th Golden Melody Awards, Taipei , 2013

Masaharu Fukuyama ( Japanese 福山 雅 治 , Fukuyama Masaharu ; born February 6, 1969 in Nagasaki ) is a Japanese musician , actor , record producer , radio presenter and photographer .

Career

At the age of 18, Fukuyama went to Tokyo to pursue a career in show business . In 1988 he won the audition at the Amuse agency . He first attracted attention when he played an important role in the film Hon no 5g ( ほ ん の 5g) the following year .

With his first single Tsuioku no Ame no Naka ( 追憶 の 雨 の 中 ) Fukuyama began his career as a singer in 1990. In 1991 he made his debut as a radio host on the weekly program ROCK AGE , the radio station fm yokohama . In the same year he also appeared for the first time in the series Ashita ga Aru Kara ( あ し た が あ る か ら ) on TV station TBS.

In 1993 the breakthrough came for Fukuyama. He played the protagonist's brother in the series Hitotsu Yane no Shita ( ひ と つ 屋 den の 下 ). The series became a big hit and achieved a very high audience rating with an average of almost 28.4% . In 1995 he reached number 1 in the Oricon charts with his 10th single HELLO . The single became the first million seller for a Japanese maxi single .

However, Fukuyama took a break from his acting / music career. Between 1996 and 1997 he was active as a travel photographer. He also held his first photo exhibition.

The actor made his comeback in 1998 when he starred in the series Meguri Ai ( め ぐ り 逢 い ). In 1999 he played a perpetrator in the successful crime series Fruhata Ninzaburo ( 古 畑 任三郎 ).

For his 10th anniversary as a singer, his 15th single Sakura Zaka ( 桜 坂 ) sold two million copies. The place referred to by the title of this song, Sakurazaka Hill, is located in Ota-ku, Tokyo, and has become a popular tourist attraction. In the same year, Fukuyama started his own radio show Fukuyama Masharu no All Night Nippon Saturday Special: Tamashii no Radio ( 福山 雅 治 の オ ー ル ナ イ ト ニ ッ ッ ポ ン サ タ デ デ ー ス ペ シ ャ ル ・ 魂 の ラ ジ オ ). The show ran successfully until 2015.

In 2003 Fukuyama played the lead role with Nanako Matsushima in the series Bijo ka Yajuu ( 美女 か 野 獣 ). His 18th single Niji / Himawari / Sore ga Subete sa ( 虹 / ひ ま わ り / そ れ が す べ て さ ) stayed at number one on the charts for 5 weeks.

He continued his successful career in TV series in 2007 with Galileo ( ガ リ レ オ ). The main character Manabu Yukawa and his key line Jitsu ni omoshiroi ( Eng . Very interesting ) became a social phenomenon. Fukuyama formed the band KOH + with his co-star Koh Shibasaki and released the title song Kiss shite (KISS し て). He also participated in the composition of the soundtrack. The series became a hit and was successfully filmed in 2008 under the title Yogisha X no Kenshin ( 容 疑 者 X の 献身 ).

In 2010, Fukuyama played a real person for the first time in the NHK history series Ryomaden ( 龍馬 伝 ): Ryoma Sakamoto. He also released his 20th anniversary album ' THE BEST BANG !!'.   His 27th single Kazoku ni Narouyo / fighting pose (家族 に な ろ う よ / fighting pose), released the following year, stayed on the Oricon charts for over 82 weeks.

The continuation of the Galileo series was recorded in 2013. He also starred in the film adaptation of Manatsu no Hohteishiki ( 真 夏 の 方程式 ). In the same year he starred in the Cannes award-winning film Soshite Chichi ni Naru (そ し て 父 に な る). Fukuyama was nominated for best actor for the Japanese Academy Award for this work.

On September 28, 2015, Fukuyama announced that she would marry actress Kazue Fukiishi. That news caused the Amuse Inc. share price to plummet the next day. This phenomenon was later called "Fukuyama Shock".    

Discography

Singles

publication title
1. March 21, 1990 Tsuioku no Ame no Naka
2. November 7th, 1990 Access
3. February 21, 1991 Cat where sagashiteru
4th October 21, 1991 WOH WOW / Tada Boku ga Kawatta
5. May 21, 1992 Goodnight
6th October 28, 1992 Yakusoku no Oka
7th June 2, 1993 MELODY / BABY BABY
8th. September 29, 1993 All My Loving / Koibito
9. March 24, 1994 IT'S ONLY LOVE / SORRY BABY
10. February 6, 1995 HELLO
11. October 2nd, 1995 Message
12. April 30, 1998 Heart / you
13. November 5th, 1998 Peach !! / Heart of Xmas
14th November 17, 1999 HEAVEN / Squall
15th April 26, 2000 Sakura Zaka
16. October 12, 2000 HEY!
17th March 28, 2001 Gear
18th August 27, 2003 Niji / Himawari / Sore ga Subete sa
19th December 1, 2004 Naitari Shinaide / RED × BLUE
20th August 17th, 2005 Tokyo
21st May 24, 2006 milk tea / Utsukushiki Hana
22nd April 11, 2007 Tokyo nimo Attanda / Muteki no Kimi
23. October 22, 2008 Sou -new love new world-
24. May 20, 2009 Keshin
25th December 16, 2009 Hatsukoi
26th August 11, 2010 Hotaru / Shounen
27. August 31, 2011 Kazoku ni Narouyo / fighting pose
28. March 28, 2012 Ikiteru Ikiteku
29 October 10, 2012 Beautiful life / GAME
30th April 10, 2013 Tanjoubi ni wa Mashiro na Yuri wo /

Get the groove

31. 19th August, 2015 I am a HERO

Albums

publication title
1. April 21, 1990 Dengon
2. March 21, 1991 LION
3. November 6, 1991 BROS.
4th November 21, 1992 BOOTS
5. October 21, 1993 Calling
6th June 9, 1994 ON AND ON
7th June 24, 1998 SING A SONG
8th. April 25, 2001 F.
9. December 6, 2006 5 Nen mono
10. June 30, 2009 Zankyo
11. April 2, 2014 HUMAN

Filmography

TV series

Broadcast date Channel title
July 10, 1991 NTV Onna Doushi
October 18 - December 20, 1991 TBS Ashita ga Aru Kara
April 17th - June 26th, 1992 TBS Ai wa Douda
October 16 - December 25, 1992 TBS Homework
April 12 - June 28, 1993 CX Hitotsu Yane no Shita
October 1, 1993 TBS Homework specials
July 3 - September 18, 1995 CX Itsuka Mata Aeru
April 14th - June 30th, 1997 CX Hitotsu Yane no Shita 2
April 10th - June 26th, 1998 TBS Meguri Ai
June 1, 1999 CX Furuhata Ninzaburo
July 5th - September 20th, 1999 CX Perfect Love!
January 2, 2003 NTV Tengoku no Daisuke e
January 9 - March 20, 2003 CX Bijo ka Yajuu
July 1 / September 9, 2003 CX WATER BOYS
October 15 - December 17, 2007 CX Galileo
October 4th, 2008 CX Galileo Φ
November 3, 2008 NTV the Naminori restaurant
January 3 - November 28, 2010 NHK Ryomads
April 15 - June 24, 2013 CX Galileo (Season 2)
June 22, 2013 CX Galileo XX
June 1, 2014 FTV (Hong Kong) You Light Up My Star
March 7th - March 10th, 2016 CX Sakura Zaka Kinpen Monogatari
April 11th - June 13th, 2016 CX Love song

Individual evidence

  1. 福山 雅 治 「龍馬」 を 語 る 大河 ド ラ マ に 挑 ん で 一年 、龍馬 さ んの イ メ ー ジ を 覆 し た か っ た | 特集 - 文藝 春秋 WEB . In: 文藝 春秋 WEB  月刊 誌 「文藝 春秋」 公式 サ イ ト (株式会社 文藝 春秋) . ( bunshun.jp [accessed November 23, 2016]). 福山 雅 治 「龍馬」 を 語 る 大河 ド ラ マ に 挑 ん で 一年 、 “龍馬 さ ん” の イ メ ー ジ を 覆 し た か っ た | 特集 - 文藝 春秋 WEB ( Memento of the original dated December 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / gekkan.bunshun.jp
  2. 家族 に な ろ う よ / fighting pose | 福山 雅 治 . In: ORICON STYLE . ( oricon.co.jp [accessed November 23, 2016]).
  3. 『そ し て 父 に な る』 福山 雅 治 単 独 イ ン タ ビ ュ ー . In: シ ネ マ ト ゥ デ イ . ( cinematoday.jp [accessed November 23, 2016]).
  4. 日本 ア カ デ ミ ー 賞 公式 サ イ ト. In: www.japan-academy-prize.jp. Retrieved November 23, 2016 .
  5. 広 が る 福山 シ ョ ッ ク結婚 余波 で ア ミ ュ ー ズ 株 は 急 急 落 NHK 桑 子 ア ナ は 絶句 . In: ZAKZAK . ( zakzak.co.jp [accessed November 23, 2016]).