Yuri Chinen
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Yuri Chinen |
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Yuri Chinen (知念 侑李, Chinen Yūri, born November 30, 1993), is a Japanese actor, talent and singer as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture and lives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Also known as "the little giant". He also express a big admiration towards Arashi leader, Satoshi Ohno.
Life
His father was the Olympics gymnastics bronze medalist, Takashi Chinen.[citation needed]
He was taught jazz dance by his mother, Miki Chinen, from an early age. He has an older sister, Saya Chinen, which is 2 years older than him.
His name comes from Yuri Osawa, an announcer, whose name his mother liked, but is written with different characters; the yu is a character often used in girl’s names (侑 yū) and the ri is taken from a surname his mother thought common among Chinese gold medalist gymnasts (李 lǐ) (from an interview piece in Sports Hochi sold December 5, 2005).
He is good at acrobatics and jazz dance. His forte in acrobatics is the turn, which he often performs during songs.
Career
On June 2, 2003, Yuri entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee. Daiki Arioka, a member of the same group as him, was also there during that time.
In 2007, he moved from his hometown of Hamamatsu to the capital, Tokyo, and despite previously having never been involved in it, it was through back-up dancing that his career truly began.[citation needed]
On April 3 of that same year, he began activities with Hey! Say! 7 starting with a public performance at a KAT-TUN concert.
On September 21, 2007, he began performing as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP.
He was 2008 in the drama, One-Pound Gospel, as Yoshihiko in Episode 3, with Hey! Say! JUMP member Ryosuke Yamada and their senior, Kazuya Kamenashi (KAT-TUN).
At the same year, he played in the drama Sensei wa erai! as Umeno Wataru, along with other Hey! Say! JUMP members: Yuto Nakajima, Ryosuke Yamada and Daiki Arioka.
In October 2008, he was in the drama called Scrap Teacher: Kyoushi Saisei as Yoshida Eitaro, along with other Hey! Say! JUMP members that played with him in Sensei wa erai!.
As supporter for the Japanese Volleyball Team for the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009, he performed in June 2009 with Ryosuke Yamada and Nakayama Yuma w/ B.I.Shadow which composes of Kento Nakajima, Kikuchi Fuma, Hokuto Matsumura and Yugo Kochi as members of the temporary group NYC Boys. The "C" of NYC boys comes from the initials of his last name "Chinen".[1]
On March 2, 2010, an official press release made by Johnny and Associates revealed that Chinen and Yamada will be debuting for the second time as NYC. They will be working as a member of both Hey! Say! JUMP and NYC, which is a rarity in their talent agency. Ryo Nishikido was the first such case of a Johnny's talent officially debuting in two groups (Kanjani8 and NEWS) making Chinen and Yamada the second instance of such a case.
Appearances
- Dasshutsu Game DERO! (with Ryosuke Yamada, December 8, 2010)
For Hey! Say! 7 or Hey! Say! JUMP-related appearances, see Hey! Say! JUMP.
TV dramas
- Yukan Club (NTV, 2007) as Ryota (Episode 2)
- 1 Pound no Fukuin (NTV, 2008) as Yoshihiko (Episode 3)
- Sensei wa Erai! (NTV, 2008) as Umeno Wataru
- Scrap Teacher: Kyoushi Saisei (NTV, 2008) as Yoshida Eitaro
Variety shows
- Shōnen Club
- Hyakushiki
- School Kakumei! (April 2009 - , NTV)
Movies
- Nanako to Nanao (NHK, 2004) as Nanao
- Nin x Nin: The Ninja Star Hattori (Toho, August 28, 2004) as Kenichi Mitsuba
- Sword of the Stranger (opened September 29, 2007) as Kotaro (voice)
Stage
- Playzone 2007: Change 2 Chance (performed with Shonentai, 2007) as Ken
Concerts
- Johnny's Jr. Hey Say 07 in Yokohama Arena (September 23, 24, 2007)
- Hey! Say! JUMP Tokyo Dome Debut Concert (December 22, 2007)
- SUMMARY (Summer 2008)
- Hey! Say! JUMP-ing Tour (08-09)
- Hey! Say! JUMP Tengoku Concert (summer 2009)
- Hey! Say! JUMP Winter Tour (09-10)
- Hey! Say! JUMP 2010 TEN JUMP Concert (April and May 2010)
- SUMMARY (Summer 2010)
Solos
- On The Wind
- Ookiku nare boku
- Love Parade
Duets
- "Wish" with Akasaka Akira (Hikaru Genji) in Playzone 2007
- "Stars In Heaven" with Ryosuke Yamada (the song is also known as "Future Earth" or "Mirai no Chikyu ni Mukatte")
- "You & You" with Yuto Nakajima
- "Nounai Dance" with Yamada Ryosuke
References
- ^ "NYC to Debut with "Nintama Rantaro" Theme Song!". MusicJapanplus. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.