is a Japanese actor, singer, and model. He is represented by Stardust Promotion's Section 3. He is the leader of Stardust's music collective Ebidan unit Dish. As a member of Dish, he is nicknamed Takumi, stylized as TAKUMI.

Biography

Kitamura was born on 3 November 1997, in

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. He was scouted by Stardust Promotion when he was in third grade of elementary school. His first singing debut was "Risu ni Koi Shita Shōnen" in the

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series ''

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'' in February and March 2008. Later in June Kitamura's first film appearance was ''

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''. He won the 2009 Reader Model Award of the magazine ''Shōgaku Rokunensei'' in 2009. In the summer of 2010, Kitamura joined the actor unit Ebidan. He later joined Ebidan's dance rock band Dish in December 2011. Kitamura is the leader of the band as its lead vocalist and guitarist. In August 2021, he tested positive for

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. Takumi recently starred in the live-action film ''

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''. The film received positive reviews, and is one of the highest grossing Japanese films of 2021.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television drama

Films

Video on demand

Music video appearances

Direct-to-video

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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