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Toshio Matsumoto
Born (1975-05-27 ) 27 May 1975 (age 49) Nationality Japanese Other names Matsu Occupations Years active 1994– Notable work Film Long Caravan Stage Taiyō ni Yaka rete Matsu bocchi Television Heaven's Flower The Legend of Arcana Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Children 1 Website Official website
Toshio Matsumoto [ 1] (松本 利夫 , Matsumoto Toshio , nicknamed Matsu (stylized as MATSU); born 27 May 1975, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa ) [ 2] is a Japanese dancer, actor and director. He is member and former performer of J-Pop group Exile .[ 3] [ 4] He was part of the first generation J Soul Brothers . Since 2016 he has been serving as the chairman of the Gekidan Exile Matsu-gumi.
Matsumoto is represented with LDH .
Participating groups
Group
Period of time
Ref.
Baby Nail
1994 – 1998
Hip Hop Junkeez
1998
[ 5]
J Soul Brothers
1999 – 24 August 2001
Exile
24 August 2001 –
Personal life
On July 22, 2013, Matsu announced his engagement to a non-celebrity woman after 7 years of dating.[ 6] The couple registered their marriage on January 1, 2014.[ 7]
On April 21, 2016, it was announced that the couple had welcomed their first child, a boy.[ 8]
Filmography
※His roles in bold are his leading roles
Stage
Year
Title
Role
2007
Taiyō ni Yaka rete
Masa
2008
Crown Nemuranai Yoru no Hate ni...
Martha
2009
Words –Yakusoku / Uragiri– subete, Ushinawa reshi mono no tame...
2010
Dance Earth: Negai
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Matsu bocchi: Laforet Mae made minna Isshodatta no ni...
2012
Matsu bocchi 02: Ginga yori Ai o komete
2013
Matsu bocchi 03: Position
2014
Utahime
Taro Shimanto
2016
Katana Maiki: Kabuki
Matsu bocchi 04: Doors
Films
Year
Title
Role
2009
Long Caravan
Kenzaburo Shibata
2013
Little Maestra
Masaru Arasawa
Shazai no Ōsama / King of Apology
Funaki
Hare no Chihare, Tokidoki Hare / Ties
Sadatora Ogata
2016
Kabuki Drop
2019
Kage ni Dakarete Nemure
2020
Burai
TV dramas
Internet drama
Year
Title
Role
Website
2011
3-Mai-me no Bodyguard: Boku wa Kimi dake o Mamori nuku
Nozomi Mishima
Bee TV
TV programmes
Year
Title
Network
Notes
Ref.
2010
Shūkan Exile
TBS
MC
2012
Baka Soul
TV Tokyo
2016
Matsu bocchi
Fuji TV
MC; first crown programme, first solo MC
[ 10]
Advertisements
Radio
Year
Title
Network
Notes
Sessions 4
North Wave
2008
One Step Beyond
Japan FM Network
2011
Exile Ex-Press
Tokyo FM
Main personality
Voice acting
Year
Title
Role
2008
Examurai
Matsu
Music videos
Bibliography
Books
Lyrics
Year
Title
2006
Exile "Why oh why...?"
Productions
CD jackets
Year
Title
2003
Exile "Choo Choo Train"
Exile "Eternal..."
Exile "Ki-zu-na"
Exile "O'ver"
DVD
Year
Title
Notes
2004
Exile EXPV 3
Director
Directorial theatre works
Year
Title
Ref.
2016
Kagerō
[ 12]
Films
Year
Title
Notes
2016
Kabuki Drop
General producer
References
External links
Members
Former Albums Singles
"24karats Tribe of Gold"
"Burning Up"
"The Revolution "
"Higher Ground"
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Artists
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