Takahisa Maeyama
Takahisa Maeyama | |
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前山 剛久 | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–2022 |
Takahisa Maeyama (前山 剛久, Maeyama Takahisa, born February 7, 1991) is a former Japanese actor. Maeyama began his acting career as a member of D2, a sub-group of Watanabe Entertainment's male acting troupe D-Boys. He retired from acting and the entertainment industry on June 30, 2022.
Career[edit]
In 2010, Maeyama applied for the D-Boys Special Unit Audition, an audition that was to determine the fifth member of D-Boys' boy band, D-Date.[1] In August 2010, he was revealed as one of seven finalists on D-Boys' variety show, D-Boys Be Ambitious.[1] Despite not winning a spot in D-Date, he eventually joined D2, a sub-group of D-Boys, in December 2010.[2]
In 2011, he made his acting debut as Nakazaike Chōji in the Nintama Rantarō musical.
Maeyama's agency announced his hiatus on January 5, 2022.[3] As a result of his hiatus, he was recast in The Thousand Musketeers[4] and the Japanese production of Piaf.[5] On June 30, 2022, Maeyama's agency announced that he had resigned from the company and retired from the entertainment industry to focus on his physical and mental health.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Maeyama was in a relationship with actress Sayaka Kanda after the two co-starred in the stage adaptation of Crest of the Royal Family in August 2021.[3] The two had planned to marry, and Maeyama was placed under psychiatric care after her death in December 2021.[7] On January 6, 2022, Shūkan Bunshun published allegations that he had been verbally abusive to her during their relationship.[3]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
- Kamen Rider Wizard (2013) - Sora Takigawa/Gremlin
Film[edit]
- Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land (2013) - Sora Takigawa/Gremlin
- Bow Then Kiss (2017) - Igarashi
Theater[edit]
- Nintama Rantarō (musical) (2011, 2012) - Nakazaike Chōji
- VisuaLive: Persona 4 (2012) - Yosuke Hanamura
- Ensemble Stars!! On Stage (2018) - Eichi Tenshouin
- Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rule the Stage -Track 2- (2020) - Gentaro Yumeno
- A Sign of Affection (2021) - Itsuomi[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "D-BOYSスペシャルユニット最終候補7名決定! 人気投票開催中" [Seven finalists for D-Boys' special unit decided! Popularity poll now open]. Oricon (in Japanese). 2010-08-18. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "前山剛久 BLOG: 「初めましてですね」" (in Japanese). 2010-12-24. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- ^ a b c Takeshita, Yoshio (2022-01-06). "前山剛久が芸能活動休止を発表 SNS上で炎上が収まらず「芸能界復帰」を危ぶむ声も". Aera (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ Loo, Egan (2022-01-12). "The Thousand Noble Musketeers: Rhodoknight Game to Replace Takahisa Maeyama as Murata's Voice". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "神田沙也加さんとの交際を公表していた前山剛久が舞台降板、活動休止を発表". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ "前山剛久、所属事務所を退所&芸能界引退「本人からの申し出を受け」". Oricon (in Japanese). 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "神田沙也加さんと結婚に向かっていた前山剛久、帰京し両親らつきっきりケア". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (March 12, 2021). "A Sign of Affection Manga Gets Musical in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official profile (Japanese)
- Official blog (October 2013 - )
- Previous blog