Kamenashi Kazuya

Personal Profile
Name: Kamenashi Kazuya
Nicknames: Kame, Kame-chan, Ka-kun
Profession: Actor, singer and host
Birthdate: 1986-Feb-23
Birthplace: Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 171cm
Weight: 54kg
Blood type: B
Family: Two older brothers, one younger brother, and one niece
Talent agency: Johnny's Entertainment


Biography
Born in Edogawa, Tokyo on February 23, 1986, Kamenashi is the third child of his parents. He has two older brothers, Yuichiro and Koji, and one younger brother, Yuya. He also has one niece from his second brother's marriage. His given name comes from a character from the manga, Touch, written by a famous mangaka, Mitsuru Adachi. Incidentally, bandmate Tatsuya Ueda was also named after the twin brother of Kamenashi's namesake. An avid baseball fan and player like his namesake, Kamenashi once represented his country in the junior world league as shortstop though he had to give up the sport professionally due to lack of spare time after he was accepted into Johnny's Entertainment despite having the support of Johnny Kitagawa, the agency's president, to pursue both careers. During the audition stages for the agency, he was coincidentally in the same interview group as current KAT-TUN bandmates, Jin Akanishi and Yuichi Nakamaru.

TV Shows

• Kami no Shizuku as Kanzaki Shizuku (NTV, 2009)
• 1 Pound no Fukuin as Hatanaka Kosaku (NTV, 2008)
• Tokkyu Tanaka San Go as Shibahara Toru (TBS, 2007, ep9)
• Tatta Hitotsu no Koi as Kanzaki Hiroto (NTV, 2006)
• Kuitan (NTV, 2006, SP, cameo)
• Yuuki as Yuuki (NTV, 2006)
• Suppli as Ishida Yuya (Fuji TV, 2006)
• Nobuta wo Produce as Kiritani Shuji (NTV, 2005)
• Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo 2005 as Kindaichi Hajime (NTV, 2005)
• Gokusen 2 as Odagiri Ryu (NTV, 2005)
• 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei 5 as Fukagawa Akihiko (TBS, 1999)
  

Endorsements

• NTT DoCoMo
• SKY PerfecTV!
• Contact Lens Solution
• Lipbalm
• Nintendo Gamecube Dance Dance Revolution (2005)
• Oronamin C
• Lotte Gum (Green Apple, Blue Citrus, Pink Berry)
• Crunky Chocolate
  

Awards
* 25th Best Jeans Award: Best Male Jeanist (2008)
* 1st Astar TV Drama Awards: Best New Asian Star of 2007 for Japan (2007)
* 24th Best Jeans Award: Best Male Jeanist (2007)
* 23rd Best Jeans Award: Best Male Jeanist (2006)
* 1st Annual 2006 NTV Commercial Award (2006)
* 47th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Nobuta wo Produce (2005)
* 44th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Gokusen 2 (2004)
* 8th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Supporting Actor for Gokusen 2 (2004-05)

Trivia
* Jpop group: KAT-TUN, Shuuji to Akira