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Roppongi Roppongi (, , 'six trees') is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the affluent Roppongi Hills development area and popular night club scene. A few foreign embassies are located near Roppongi, and the night life is popu ...

Subsidiaries

* Ken-On Incorporated * Ken Kikaku Incorporated * MC Cabin Music Publishing * RAD Japan * Taisuke Management * Pin-ups Artists

Actors

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Male

Ikki Sawamura is a Japanese model, film and television actor, and television presenter signed to Ken-On. His second son, Kōta Nomura is also an actor. Early life and career Ikki Sawamura was born in Kagoshima in 1967. After graduating from the local high ...

Sota Fukushi is a Japanese actor. He first rose to prominence portraying Gentaro Kisaragi in ''Kamen Rider Fourze'' (2011–2012). He has since had notable roles in television series '' Koinaka'' (2015) and ''My Lover's Secret'' (2017), as well as films ' ...

Takashi Sorimachi is a Japanese actor and singer. He is mostly famous for having portrayed Eikichi Onizuka in the 1998 live-action drama adaptation of the popular manga series ''Great Teacher Onizuka'', and the assassin O in Hong Kong action thriller film '' Ful ...

Toshiki Seto is a Japanese actor. He is represented by Ken-On. Biography In 2013, Seto was part of Ken-On's Next Generation and in 2014 he debuted in the drama ''Yowakutemo Katemasu''. His film debut was in ''Strayer's Chronicle''. In August 2015, Seto is n ...

Toshiaki Karasawa (real name Kiyoshi Karasawa (唐澤潔 ''Karasawa Kiyoshi'')) is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He made his theatrical debut in the play ''Boy's Revue Stay Gold'' in 1987. He specializes in theatrical action sequences such as swordplay and f ...

Yūta Furukawa is a Japanese actor, singer, and model. He is best known for his roles as Shusuke Fuji in '' Musical: The Prince of Tennis''; Sebastian Michaelis in the '' Black Butler'' musicals, and Kirikaze in '' Fuma no Kojiro''. He is managed by Ken-On. ...

Shuhei Uesugi is a Japanese actor. Filmography Television Film Music videos References External linksAgent profile * 1992 births Living people 21st-century Japanese male actors Ken-On artists {{Japan-screen-actor-stub ...

Mokomichi Hayami is a Japanese actor, chef, TV presenter, entrepreneur, and model. Biography Hayami debuted in 2002 with the television series '' You're Under Arrest'', and came to fame with '' Gokusen 2'' in 2005. Hayami has appeared in popular TV dramas like ...

Ikusaburo Yamazaki is a Japanese actor and singer who is represented by Ken-On. Personal life Yamazaki married singer and actress Natsumi Abe is a Japanese singer and actress, a former member of Morning Musume, and a member of Dream Morning Musume. Bio ...

Jingi Irie is a Japanese actor. He is represented with Ken-On. He graduated from Horikoshi High School. He is a member of Men On Style. Biography In December 2007, when he was a second grade junior high school student, inspired by actors in the entertainm ...

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Ryo Ryusei is a Japanese actor. He is signed with Ken-On. Career Ryusei was scouted on his way to a hair salon on Takeshita Street in Harajuku in the summer of 2009, and officially joined Ken-On in January 2010. In April 2010 he made his acting debut as ...

Voice actors

Musical artists

Jointly managed groups and artists

Former talents

Ayaka , known simply by the mononym Ayaka, is a female Japanese singer, songwriter and record producer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February ...

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Makiko Esumi (born 18 December 1966 in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese model, actress, writer, essayist, and lyricist. Esumi is most well known for her role as Chinatsu Tsuboi in the Japanese television drama series '' Shomuni''. Esu ...

* Nanami Hinata *

Rosa Kato is a Japanese actress and commercial model. Biography Career From April 2004 to March 2005, Kato was a regular guest student on ''Italian Conversation'', a 25-minute NHK TV program for beginners of Italian. She subsequently began appearing in ...

Tomoko Kawase is a Japanese singer, songwriter, producer, actress, and model from Kyoto. She is the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Brilliant Green. She also has a solo career under the alter-ego pseudonyms Tommy february6 and Tommy heavenly6. ...

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Shota Matsuda is a Japanese actor. Matsuda is best known for his roles in the Hana Yori Dango (TV series), ''Hana Yori Dango'' series, the Liar Game (2007 TV series), ''Liar Game'' series, and ''Love Shuffle''. Personal life Matsuda was born on September 10, ...

Hiro Mizushima , known professionally as , is a Japanese actor, creative director, and writer. He appeared in a number of Japanese TV dramas, including '' Mei-chan no Shitsuji'', ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'' and '' Zettai Kareshi''. Additionally, he was well ...

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Hatsune Okumura (born October 11, 1990) is a Japanese singer-songwriter signed to Avex Trax. Born and raised in Osaka, Okumura started to write lyrics and compose music at the age of five after attending music competitions. On September 5, 2007, she debuted wi ...

Nana Katase is a Japanese actress, singer, and fashion model. She is known for acting in '' Death Note 2: The Last Name'' (2006), ''Arakawa Under the Bridge'' (2010) and ''20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End'' (2008). Katase portrayed Kiyomi Takada ...

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* {{Authority control Japanese talent agencies Talent agencies based in Tokyo Mass media companies established in 1979 Japanese companies established in 1979 Roppongi