, formerly known as Daigo Stardust, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, talent, and
voice actor
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. He debuted in 2003 as Daigo Stardust under Victor Entertainment. In 2007, he formed the rock band Breakerz. With the solo debut of Akihide, Daigo continued his solo project in 2013, but dropped the pseudonym surname "Stardust".
His best known acting role was as Yukichi Oishi in ''
Love Shuffle
is a Japanese television drama series that aired on TBS from 16 January to 20 March 2009. The theme song of the series is ''Fantasy'' by Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres ...
''.
Personal life
1978–2001: Early Life
Daigo was born April 8, 1978, in
Nakano, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Nakano City.Ichikawa, Chiba from age 3 to the summer of third grade. He moved back to Tokyo after his grandfather, Noboru Takeshita became the
Prime minister of Japan
The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: ''Naikaku Sōri-Daijin'') is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its Ministers of Stat ...
. He attended
Tamagawa Gakuen
is a school in Machida, Tokyo, Japan, covering education from primary school to university. The school was founded by influential Japanese education reformer, Kuniyoshi Obara
was an influential Japanese education reformer and publisher. Obara l ...
. He attended
Tamagawa University
is a Japanese university in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. The university consists of 16 departments in seven faculties (undergraduate), as well as seven programs leading to a master's degree and four programs leading to a doctorate degree. Part of th ...
Department of Arts, but dropped out. He developed a love of music at a young age when he listened to the Japanese rock band Boøwy and tried to learn the classical guitar, which he immediately quit to self study the electric guitar instead. He was also a fan of
B'z
are a Japanese rock duo, consisting of guitarist, composer and producer Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto and vocalist and lyricist Koshi Inaba, 佐伯明『B'z ウルトラクロニクル』ソニー・マガジンズ、2003年。新型光�B'zはなぜ ...
, a major group under Daigo's current label. He formed a cover band for them in high school. He began voice training during his third year in high school, and formed the band JZEIL, and performed at his high school festival before graduating. At that time, various visual bands were active, and blond hair, flashy makeup, and sexy costumes were trademarks. JZEIL grew in popularity and was expected to make a professional debut, but that did not occur and the band was dissolved on September 25, 2001.
2001–2007: DAIGO☆STARDUST
After the band disbanded, he started his activity as a solo singer with the name "DAIGO with The space toys" At age 25, with the help of photographer Katou Masonori, he made his debut as DAIGO☆STARDUST on July 21, 2003, deriving the name from
David Bowie
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His maternal grandfather was Noboru Takeshita, the former prime minister of Japan, and his older sister is Eiko Naitō, a
manga artist
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Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...
who is best known as
Eiki Eiki
is a Japanese manga artist who has been creating manga since 1998. Most of her manga are written under the yaoi and yuri genre.
Biography
She is the grandchild of former Prime minister of Japan Noboru Takeshita and the older sister of rock sin ...
Sailor Moon
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The seri ...
'', on January 11, 2016.
Filmography
Film
*''Kimi ga Odoru, Natsu'' (September 2010) as Tomoya Ishiguro
*''
Ultraman Saga
is a 2012 Japanese tokusatsu, superhero and kaiju film in the Ultra Series to commemorate the franchise's 45th anniversary. It serves as a sequel to '' Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial''. The catchphrase for the movie is . The film features ...
'' (March 2012) as Taiga Nozomu/Ultraman Zero
*''Stand Up! Vanguard'' (September 2012) as Himself
*''Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Three Games'' (August 2014) as Himself
*''The Lies She Loved'' (2017) as Kimura
*''
Nisekoi
is a Japanese romantic comedy
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'' (2018) as Claude
*''Fortuna's Eye'' (2019) as Kazuyuki Utsui
*''
Love Stage!!
is a Japanese ''yaoi'' manga series written by Eiki Eiki and illustrated by Taishi Zaō. It began serialization in the July 2010 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's ''Asuka Ciel'' magazine. The manga is licensed in North America by SuBLime. A spin ...
'' (2020) as Shōgo Sena (reprising his role from the anime)
Drama
* ''
Love Shuffle
is a Japanese television drama series that aired on TBS from 16 January to 20 March 2009. The theme song of the series is ''Fantasy'' by Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres ...
'' as Yukichi Oishi
* ''
Stand Up!!
is a Japanese television drama which ran weekly for three months in 2003. The drama, which stars Kazunari Ninomiya of Arashi and Tomohisa Yamashita of NEWS, centers on the lives of the last four virgins left in their highschool as they struggle ...
'' as Shin
* ''
Higanbana - Keishicho Sosa Nana ka Higanbana may refer to:
*''Lycoris radiata'', a plant in the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae, also known as a red spider lily
Media
*''Equinox Flower'' (originally titled ''Higanbana''), a 1958 Japanese film
* ''Higanbana'' (album), a 2007 studio a ...
Love Stage!!
is a Japanese ''yaoi'' manga series written by Eiki Eiki and illustrated by Taishi Zaō. It began serialization in the July 2010 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's ''Asuka Ciel'' magazine. The manga is licensed in North America by SuBLime. A spin ...
D4DJ First Mix
''D4DJ'' (''Dig Delight Direct Drive DJ'') is a Japanese music media franchise created by Bushiroad, with original story by Kō Nakamura. Takaaki Kidani is credited as executive producer. It consists primarily of live disc jockey performan ...
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
''Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure'' is a 2015 British Computer animation, computer-animated Fantasy film, fantasy Adventure film, adventure comedy film and the ninth feature-length special of the British television series, ' ...
Case Closed
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its ch ...
RUSTY HEARTS
''Rusty Hearts'' was a free-to-play MMORPG video game developed by Stairway Games and published by Windysoft in Korea, Perfect World Entertainment in North America, Sega in Japan and Xunlei Games in China.
Gameplay
There are nine playable charac ...
# MARIA (2003.07.21)
# (2003.10.22)
# ROCK THE PLANET (2004.04.21)
# (2004.07.21)
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SCAPEGOAT
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The space toy
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