Yuya Takaki

Yuya Takaki 高木 雄也
Born	(1990-03-26) March 26, 1990 Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	Japanese Pop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer, Tarento, Pop Idol, Dancer, Actor, Songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	June 12, 2004-present
Labels	Johnny & Associates, J Storm

Yuya Takaki (高木 雄也, Takaki, Yuya, born March 26, 1990) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is currently under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Ibaraki, Osaka and resides in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.

Career

On June 12, 2004, he entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee. He became a member of J.J Express.

On April 3 of 2007, he began activities with Hey! Say! 7, with fellow Hey! Say! JUMP members, Daiki Arioka, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuto Nakajima and Yuri Chinen, starting with a public performance at a KAT-TUN spring concert tour.

On September 21, 2007, he became a member of Hey! Say! JUMP.

In 2008 he starred in the third season of hit live action drama, Gokusen, for which he recorded the song Oretachi no Seishun which was released with Hey! Say! JUMP's second single, Dreams Come True.

Discography

Solo Songs

• Oretachi no Seishun (Gokusen 3 insert song) (2008)
• Kumo no Ito
• Michishirube
• Time (Lyrics written by Yuya, arranged by Daiki Arioka)

Concerts

For Hey! Say! JUMP-related concerts, please see Hey! Say! JUMP.

Filmography

Movies

• Gokusen: The Movie (2009) as Yamato Ogata
• Shiritsu Bakaleya Koko (2012) as Shohei Tatsunami

Drama

• Shabake (2007) as Eikichi
• Shabake Season 2 (2008) as Eikichi
• Gokusen 3 SP (2008) as Yamato Ogata
• Gokusen 3 (2008) as Yamato Ogata
• Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (2012) as Shohei Tatsunami
• Dr. DMAT (2014) as Kenji Komatsu
• HAMU (2014) as Nanbu Hirotsugo
• Suikyu Yankees (2014) as Torao Kitajima

Variety Shows

• Ya-Ya-yah
• Hyakushiki
• Shounen Club
• Yan Yan JUMP
• Itadaki High JUMP