, is a Japanese singer and actor. He is currently a member of

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Career

Morimoto was scouted by

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to join the talent agency Smile-Up (formerly known as

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) in 2006.「夏の特別講座ジャニーズJr. 森本慎太郎」『日経エンタテインメント!』2012年8月号、28ページ He entered the Johnny's Jr. group, Tap Kids, in 2007 and made his first stage appearance in "Takizawa Enbujo 2007". He also participated in "DREAM BOYS" and starred in "God of Examination" and "Love and Devil ~ Vampire ☆ Boy" in 2007. In 2009, Morimoto passed the audition to starred as the lead role, Harada Sota, in the movie " Snow Prince – Forbidden Love Melody". On October 15, 2009, the movie premiered in Antwerp, Belgium and he was appointed as the "Friendship Ambassador of Flanders Tourism Board, Belgium" along with

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. On November 1, 2009, Morimoto was appointed as the leader of a newly formed temporary Johnny's Jr. unit, Snow Prince, consisting of 11 members. The group later made a CD debut titled "Snow Prince" on December 2, 2009. In 2012, he starred as the lead role, Tatsuya Sakuragi, in NTV's

Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (lit. "Private Bakalea High School") is a 2012 Japanese television series. Written by AKB48's producer Yasushi Akimoto, this television series featured Johnny's Hey! Say! JUMP member Yuya Takaki, and members of then Johnny's Jr. now known as Six ...

. The drama was later extended to a movie sequel, in which he retained the same lead role as Tatsuya Sakuragi. He also appeared in " GTO: Remake Season 1 " in the same year, which was a remake of the live adaption drama series in 1998. In the following year, Morimoto appeared in another school drama, " Kasuka na Kanojo". In May 2015, Morimoto became part of the Johnny Jr. unit,

SixTones is a Japanese idol boy band formed by Smile-Up (formerly known as Johnny & Associates) in 2015. The group was previously a sub-unit of Johnny & Associates' pre-debut trainee group Johnny's Jr. SixTones made their official debut on January 22, ...

, which consist of most of Bakaleya main cast. The group is scheduled to make their CD debut on January 22, 2020. Alongside with SixTONES, Morimoto co-starred in a few stage shows, such as the long historic Shounentachi, for every year since 2015–2019 with another Johnny's Jr. group Snow Man. In 2019, Morimoto starred in prime time drama series " Kansatsui Asagao" as Takuma Morimoto.

Personal life

Morimoto's older brother is Ryutaro Morimoto, a former member of

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Filmography

Television

Film

Dubbing

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Awards and nominations

References

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