is a Japanese entertainer with

Johnny's Entertainment 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 ren ...

Biography

Masuda joined

in November 1998. During his junior days, Masuda backdanced for many of his seniors in the agency, such as KAT-TUN, and participated in many Johnny's junior photoshoots. In 2001, he was cast as a junior high school student in the sixth season of the popular Japanese drama ''3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei''. In 2003, he landed the starring role in the drama special ''Musashi''. He also performed with the junior group Kis-My-Ft. as the 'M' after Matsumoto Kohei's departure. In late 2003, Masuda became a member of the

J-pop J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the ...

group NEWS to promote the Women's World Cup of Volleyball Championships. When NEWS went on hiatus in 2006, he and fellow NEWS member Tegoshi Yuya formed the singing group Tegomass. The duo released the single "Miso Soup" in both Sweden and Japan. Masuda was allowed to further his acting experience in 2006 by landing various supporting roles in many Japanese dramas. In late 2008, Masuda and the promoters of TU→YU formed a singing group to release the song "Soba Ni Iru Yo", which was featured in the product's commercials and released through the Japanese mobile phone network. Masuda landed a role in the drama ''Rescue'', which aired in January 2009. In November 2009, Masuda acted in the stage play ''Ame no Hi no Mori no Naka'' (Inside a Rainy Day's Forest), with his first stage play leading role. Masuda starred in the leading role for the drama ''Rental Nanmoshinai Hito'' that began airing in April 2020. In June 2020, the duo Tegomass broke up when Tegoshi left Johnny's Entertainment. Masuda is still active in the group NEWS.

Filmography

Variety shows

* ''Ya-Ya-Yah'' (2003–2007) * ''Soukon'' (2009–2010) * ''Ippuku!'' (2014–2015) * ''Mirai Rocket'' (2014–2015) * ''Hen Lab'' (2015–2016) * ''Cho Hamaru! Bakusho Chara Paredo'' (2016–2017) * ''Shounen Club Premium'' (2016–2019) * ''Netapare'' (2017–present) * ''PON'' (2018) * ''Gurunai'' (2020–present)

Drama

* ''Gachi Baka!'' (2006) * ''Dance Drill'' (2006) * ''Rescue'' (2009) * ''Resident 5-nin no Kenshui'' (2012) * ''Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room'' (2019) * ''Pareto No Gosan'' (2020) * ''Rental Nanmoshinai Hito'' (2020) * ''

Komi Can't Communicate is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomohito Oda. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since May 2016, with its chapters collected in twenty-seven ''tankōbon'' volu ...

'' (2021-2022)

Stage

*''MachiMasu'' (2007) *''Ame no Hi no Mori no Naka'' (2009)Takahisa Masuda's first starring stage role
Tokyograph, 13 June 2009. *''Hai iro no Kanaria'' (2012)
舞台「灰色のカナリア」 *Strange Fruits (2013) *''Only You-Bokura No Romeo&Juliet'' (2018) *''How To Succeed Without Really Trying'' (2020)

Radio

*''Master Hits'' (2005–present) *''Tegomasu No Radio'' (2011–2020) *''Masumasu Radio'' (2020–present)

Commercials

* Tu-Yu赤いきつねと緑のたぬき
Retrieved 8 December 2007.

References

External links

Johnny's Entertainment
{{DEFAULTSORT:Masuda, Takahisa Japanese male pop singers Japanese idols Japanese baritones Living people 1986 births News (band) members Singers from Tokyo Baritones 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male singers