is a Japanese singer managed by the male
idol talent agency
Johnny and Associates
is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as .
History 1962–1989
In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency rente ...
. He is a member of the boyband
A.B.C-Z
is a five-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates. The group's former name was A.B.C., which stands for Acrobat Boys Club. It was changed to A.B.C-Z after Ryosuke Hashimoto was moved to the group from J.J.Express in 2008. Due to the ...
.
Career
On September 8, 2004, having passed an audition for Johnny's Jr., Ryosuke Hashimoto became a Johnny's trainee. In the summer of 2005, he was selected as a member of Johnny's Jr. unit
J.J. Express. In 2008, he was selected to form the group TOP3 together with
Yuma Sanada and
Yuki Nozawa
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, ...
.
On August 29, 2008, Ryosuke Hashimoto was added to the Johnny's Jr. group A.B.C., renamed to
A.B.C-Z
is a five-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates. The group's former name was A.B.C., which stands for Acrobat Boys Club. It was changed to A.B.C-Z after Ryosuke Hashimoto was moved to the group from J.J.Express in 2008. Due to the ...
when he joined.
In early 2009, the entertainment magazine ''Myojo'' named Ryosuke Hashimoto the number one "Jr. I Would Like to Be My Boyfriend". He also won the first place in the "Best Looking" category and the second place as the one "I Would Like to Kiss".
On February 1, 2012, Ryosuke's group
A.B.C-Z
is a five-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates. The group's former name was A.B.C., which stands for Acrobat Boys Club. It was changed to A.B.C-Z after Ryosuke Hashimoto was moved to the group from J.J.Express in 2008. Due to the ...
had a
major
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debut with a DVD titled ''Za ABC ~5stars~''.
In 2012, Ryosuke acted in a television series titled ''Sprout'', broadcast starting July 7 on
NTV.
Since April 6, 2013, he is appearing in a television drama series called ''
Bad Boys J''.
Personal life
On July 31, 2008, the September issue of the tabloid magazine ''BUBKA'' published a paparazzi article about Ryosuke Hashimoto spotted at the cinema with
Kanna Arihara from the girl group
Cute
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. They went to see the movie ''
Hana Yori Dango: Final''. The publication might become the reason for Kanna's disappearance from Cute's activities in early 2009 and her subsequent retirement from the entertainment industry to "return to the life of a normal girl". Cute fans thought that she was pressured to leave by her talent agency. According to a women's weekly tabloid magazine reporter, the publication itself would not lead to Kanna's retirement, but she continued to date Ryosuke in secret after that.
Instead of being punished after the scoop in ''BUBKA'' as rumors expected,
on August 29, 2008, Ryosuke Hashimoto was added to the Johnny's Jr. group A.B.C., renamed to
A.B.C-Z
is a five-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates. The group's former name was A.B.C., which stands for Acrobat Boys Club. It was changed to A.B.C-Z after Ryosuke Hashimoto was moved to the group from J.J.Express in 2008. Due to the ...
when he joined.
Johnny's Jr. groups
* J.J. Express
* TOP3
*
A.B.C-Z
is a five-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates. The group's former name was A.B.C., which stands for Acrobat Boys Club. It was changed to A.B.C-Z after Ryosuke Hashimoto was moved to the group from J.J.Express in 2008. Due to the ...
Solo Song
* Stay with me (A.B.Sea Market)
* Crazy about you (ABC Star Line)
* Love To Love You (5 Performer-Z)
* 秘密の愛
* DANCE
* hazy love
* One by One
Solo concert
* A.B.C-Z Ha"SS"hy Concert (2015)
* ハシツアーズ 〜もうかわいいなんて言わせない〜 (2016)
* 橋本ソロ充観とく?~りょうちゃんとぱりぴ~ (2017)
Filmography
Variety shows
* (2004–)
* (October 2007 – March 2008,
Fuji TV)
*ABChanZoo 「えびチャンズ」(2013.07.21 – present)
Derusata(With Tsukada Ryoichi, 2016–present)
TV dramas
* (July 7, 2012 – September 29, 2012,
Nippon Television
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) as Naoharu Takigawa
* (April 6, 2013–present, Nippon Television) as Hiro
*
Magical Boy Cherry's (June 21 – September 27, 2014, TV Tokyo) as Tetsu Dogami
*
Iyashiya Kiriko no Yakusoku (August 3 – September 25, 2015, Fuji TV) as Haruki Aoi
Movie
* ''Bad Boys J The Movie'' (2013)
* ''The 47 Ronin in Debt'' (2019),
Takebayashi Takashige
Stage Play
* ルードウィヒ・B (2014)
* Coin Locker Babies (2016 & 2018)
* Death Trap (2017)
* Mitsubachi to Enrai (2018)
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour(2019)
Commercials
* by
Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. (2009)
Awards and recognitions
; ''Myojo''
; 2009
* : 1st place
* : 1st place
* : 2nd place
References
External links
A.B.C-Z's profile on Johnny and Associates' official site
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1993 births
Johnny & Associates
Japanese male idols
Japanese child singers
Japanese male pop singers
Living people
Musicians from Chiba Prefecture
21st-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male singers