Tobe (company)
is a Japanese Talent agent, talent agency based in Hachioji, Tokyo. It was established in March 16, 2023 by Hideaki Takizawa, who also serves as the agency's representative. History Former Johnny and Associates talent and company vice president Takizawa announced on 21 March 2023 on his Twitter the establishment of a new company. He also said he was to seek new talent for the company. On 2 July 2023, the first of the talents of the new company was presented to the public. It was revealed on YouTube that former Johnny's and V6 (band), V6 member Ken Miyake was going to be part of the talent. Almost a week later, on 7 July, a new video was released on YouTube, revealing the newest members, former Johnny's and King & Prince members Sho Hirano and Yuta Jinguji. On 14 July, a new video was released on the official YouTube. It was to announce the new members of TOBE, the 7-member group "IMP (band), IMP.". IMP. is the former Johnny's Jr. group called IMPACTors. IMP. consists of membe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yuta Kishi
is a Japanese singer, actor and television personality. He is the leader of the idol group King & Prince. His film and television roles have included Toi in ''Oniichan, Gacha'', Yūsuke Kaji in '' Defying Kurosaki-kun'', Shu Maiko in ''Nisekoi,'' Arata Fukazawa in ''Night Doctor'' and Inokichi Myojin in '' Hissatsu Shigotonin''. Early life Kishi was born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He played baseball in elementary school. Career Kishi joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates on 20 July 2009, when he was in his second year of middle school. He performed in Koichi Domoto's musical '' Endless Shock'' for three consecutive years from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, Kishi was selected as a member of Mr. King vs Mr. Prince and its subunit Mr. Prince (later Prince). The group debuted in 2018. Kishi made his TV drama debut in ''Kamen Teacher'' in 2013 as Shishimaru, one of key students. The following year, he appeared in ''Kin Kyori Renai'', an adaptation of the manga ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yuki Yokohara
Yuki, Yūki or Yuuki may refer to: Places * Yuki, Hiroshima (Jinseki), a town in Jinseki District, Hiroshima, Japan * Yuki, Hiroshima (Saeki), a town in Saeki District, Hiroshima, Japan * Yūki, Ibaraki, a city on Honshu island in Japan * Yuki, Tokushima, a town in Kaifu District, Japan * Yuki, North Korea, now officially called 'Sonbong', a sub-division of the North Korean city of Rason People * Yuki (given name), including a list of people named Yuki or Yūki * Yūki clan, a clan in 14th century Japan * Yuki people, an indigenous people of northwestern California * Yuqui people, also spelled Yuki, an indigenous people of Bolivia * Yu~ki, a 1990s bassist of Malice Mizer Family name * Yūki (surname), Japanese surname (, , , etc.) * Hiroe Yuki (1948–2011), Japanese badminton player * Kaori Yuki, manga artist active since 1987 Characters * Yuki-onna, a character in Japanese folklore * Asuna Yuuki, a character in the ''Sword Art Online'' light novel series * Mikan Yuuki, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minato Matsui
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is affiliated with Tobe. He is a member of the male idol group IMP. He is from Chiba. History Matsui joined Johnny & Associates in June 2012 and began his activities as Johnny's Jr. In 2016, he was also a member of Johnny's Jr. unit Classmate J. He was selected as a member of the seven-member Johnny's Jr. unit IMPACTors, whose formation was announced on "Music Station 2 Hours Special" broadcast on October 16, 2020. In October 2022, played the lead role in the musical ''Encore!''. On May 25, 2023, he left Johnny & Associates. On July 14, he announced that all members of the former IMPACTors would join TOBE and become members of the idol group IMP.. Filmography TV program * ''Test no Hanamichi New Benzemi'' (April 3, 2017 - March 26, 2018, NHK Educational TV , abbreviated on-screen as NHK E, is the second television service of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). It is a sister service of NHK General TV, showing programs of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takuya Kageyama
Takuya is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Takuya Asanuma (born 1971), Japanese guitarist and former member of Judy and Mary who performs as "TAKUYA" *Takuya Eguchi, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese slalom canoeist *, Japanese footballer *Takuya Hirai (born 1958), Japanese politician, member of the Japanese House of Representatives *Takuya Igarashi, Japanese anime director *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese footballer *Takuya Jinno (born 1970), Japanese footballer *, Japanese professional baseball player *, Japanese footballe *Takuya Kimura (born 1972), member of the Japanese pop vocal group, SMAP * Takuya Kimura (baseball) (1972–2010), baseball player *Takuya Kirimoto, Japanese voice actor * Takuya Kondo (born 1991), Japanese figure skater *Takuya Kurosawa (born 1962), Japanese race car driver *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *Takuya Nagase, Japanese shogi player *, Japan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taiga Suzuki
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches. The taiga or boreal forest has been called the world's largest land biome. In North America, it covers most of inland Canada, Alaska, and parts of the northern contiguous United States. In Eurasia, it covers most of Sweden, Finland, much of Russia from Karelia in the west to the Pacific Ocean (including much of Siberia), much of Norway and Estonia, some of the Scottish Highlands, some lowland/coastal areas of Iceland, and areas of northern Kazakhstan, northern Mongolia, and northern Japan (on the island of Hokkaidō). The main tree species, depending on the length of the growing season and summer temperatures, vary across the world. The taiga of North America is mostly spruce, Scandinavian and Finnish taiga consists of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shunsuke Motoi
Shunsuke (written: , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese actor, talent and fashion model *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese football player *, Japanese rower *, Japanese actor and model *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese diver *, Japanese rower *, Japanese voice actor, actor and singer *, Japanese composer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese pop singer *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese government official *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese painter *, Japanese idol, singer and actor *, Japanese rower *, Japanese physician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japane ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arata Sato
, is a Japanese actor and singer. He is an artist affiliated with Tobe. He is a member of the male idol group IMP. He is from Tokyo. History Arata Sato joined Johnny & Associates on April 13, 2016 after auditioning.His contemporaries include Hidaka Ukisho, Yuto Nasu, and Nao Oriyama. On "Music Station 2 Hours Special" broadcast on October 16, 2020, the formation of IMPACTors, a seven-member unit within Johnny's Jr. including Arata Sato, was announced. Since then, he has been active as a member of the IMPACTors and served as the group's center. He left Johnny & Associates on May 25, 2023. On July 14, all members of the former IMPACTors joined Tobe and announced on a YouTube livestream that they would be renaming the group IMP. and making a fresh start. Sato will continue to serve as the group's center. Filmography TV program * Kusadeka (January 9, 2021 - March 18, 2023, TV Shizuoka) TV drama * ''Chito: Sagishi No Minasan Gochui Kudasai'' Episode 2 (2019) - Naoto Sa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ken Miyake
was a six-member Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. The group debuted on November 1, 1995, with the single "Music for the People", which was used as the image song for the World Cup of Volleyball in 1995. Their first four singles, including "Music for the People", were all cover versions of the same-titled Eurobeat songs composed by Italian producers such as Giancarlo Pasquini, Andrea Leonardi, Alberto Contini, Sandro Oliva. Similar to their agency seniors Hikaru Genji, the group is separated into two subgroups based on age. For V6, the group is split into 20th Century and Coming Century, which consists of the three oldest members and three youngest members respectively. The band sold more than 13.5 million albums and singles. As announced on March 12, 2021, V6 disbanded on November 1, 2021, their 26th anniversary since debut. History Name In an interview on ''Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'', the group stated that the "V" in V6 also stood for "Versus" (20th Centu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Number I
is a Japanese boy band associated with Tobe, formed in October 2023. The group is formed by Sho Hirano, Yuta Jinguji, and Yuta Kishi is a Japanese singer, actor and television personality. He is the leader of the idol group King & Prince. His film and television roles have included Toi in ''Oniichan, Gacha'', Yūsuke Kaji in ''Defying Kurosaki-kun'', Shu Maiko in '' Nise .... Members * * * History The now three former members of Johnny & Associates' King & Prince, left the group on 22 May 2023. Hirano and Jinguji cut ties with the agency that same day, while Kishi left on 30 September 2023. On 7 July 2023, Hirano and Jinguji announced on a YouTube livestream their new affiliation to Tobe co., Ltd, established by Hideaki Takizawa. Kishi's announcement that he now belonged to Tobe co., Ltd, done on the 15 October 2023 YouTube livestream, also included the news about the formation of Number_i. Kishi came up with "Number_i" and Sho and Jinguji agreed with the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 Sea Of Japan Earthquake
On 1 January 2024, at 16:10 JST (07:10 UTC), a 7.6 (7.5) earthquake struck north-northeast of Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The reverse-faulting shock achieved a maximum JMA seismic intensity of ''Shindo 7'' and Modified Mercalli intensity of X–XI (''Extreme''). The shaking and accompanying tsunami caused widespread destruction on the Noto Peninsula, particularly in the towns of Suzu, Wajima, Noto and Anamizu, with the neighbouring prefectures of Toyama and Niigata also recording significant damage. There were 339 deaths confirmed and three people remaining missing, all of them in Ishikawa. The mainshock also injured over 1,300 people and damaged 156,526 structures across nine prefectures. It is the deadliest earthquake in Japan since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) officially named this earthquake the . It led to Japan's first major tsunami warning since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Number I
is a Japanese boy band associated with Tobe, formed in October 2023. The group is formed by Sho Hirano, Yuta Jinguji, and Yuta Kishi is a Japanese singer, actor and television personality. He is the leader of the idol group King & Prince. His film and television roles have included Toi in ''Oniichan, Gacha'', Yūsuke Kaji in ''Defying Kurosaki-kun'', Shu Maiko in '' Nise .... Members * * * History The now three former members of Johnny & Associates' King & Prince, left the group on 22 May 2023. Hirano and Jinguji cut ties with the agency that same day, while Kishi left on 30 September 2023. On 7 July 2023, Hirano and Jinguji announced on a YouTube livestream their new affiliation to Tobe co., Ltd, established by Hideaki Takizawa. Kishi's announcement that he now belonged to Tobe co., Ltd, done on the 15 October 2023 YouTube livestream, also included the news about the formation of Number_i. Kishi came up with "Number_i" and Sho and Jinguji agreed with the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |