is a Japanese actor and former singer. He was a member of the boy band
Run&Gun from 2001 to 2014.
Career
In 2000, at the age of 14, Kamiyama was part of D.A.N.K. (Daisuke Asakura New Kids), a performance troupe produced by
Daisuke Asakura
is a Japanese musician, songwriter and producer who is known for his compositional work and skill at the keyboards.
Early life and career
Asakura's childhood consisted of piano and electronic organ lessons, though he was expected to follow the ...
. In 2001, he appeared on the audition program ''Study Park!!'', where he was selected as one of the members for the boy band
Run&Gun,
later debuting on July 4, 2001 with the single "Lay-Up!"
During his time with the group, in 2005, Kamiyama also released a solo song titled "Byū Byū Kuru Yasashisa wa" for Run&Gun's first extended play, ''Hateshinai Tabi no Naka de...''
In 2007, Kamiyama was cast as Romeo in the stage play adaptation of ''
Air Gear
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''.
In the second installment he took over the lead role of
Minami Ikki after
Kenta Kamakari fell ill. He broke his arm during the second-to-last showing of the musical; however, he continued performing. In addition to this, Kamiyama also published his first novel, ''Flying Melon'', which was co-written with
Kosuke Yonehara.
In 2009, Kamiyama starred in the all-male stage adaptation of ''
Fruits Basket
, sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine , published by Hakusensha, from 1998 to 2006. The series' title comes from ...
'' as Kyo Soma.
In 2014, Kamiyama left Run&Gun to focus on acting full-time.
Personal life
In October 2017, Kamiyama married model
Kurara Chibana
is a Japanese humanitarian, actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2006 and competed at Miss Universe 2006 where she finished as the first runner-up.
Miss Universe 2006
Chibana is known for her par ...
.
Discography
Filmography
Movie
*''Route 58'' (2003)
*''jam films''シリーズ min.jam第４話 (2005)
*''Hashiriya Zero 2'' (2009)
TV Drama
* クッキングパパ - ''Cooking papa'' (2008)
Theatre
References
External links
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
Living people
Singers from Tokyo
21st-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese male singers