Hiroki Aiba
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Hiroki Aiba | |
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相葉 裕樹 | |
| Born | Hiroki Aiba (相葉 弘樹) October 1, 1987[1] |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Agent | Grand-Arts |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
Hiroki Aiba (相葉 裕樹, Aiba Hiroki, born October 1, 1987) is a Japanese actor and voice actor associated with Grand-Arts. He debuted as an actor in 2005 as Shusuke Fuji in Musical: The Prince of Tennis and also reprised his role in the live-action film The Prince of Tennis. Since then, he has appeared in other theater productions, television programs, and films, such as Ryunosuke Ikenami/Shinken Blue in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.
Early life
Aiba was born October 1, 1987 and studied at Funabashi Kita High School in Chiba prefecture.[2]
Career
With Brights
Aiba was a former member of the disbanded three-men, originally four-member, streetdancing group called Brights. The other two members included Atsushi Koga and Takuya, who happened to later go on to play Jiro Akutagawa in Tenimyu with Aiba. The group disbanded after Aiba joined Avex Management after winning the Junon Super Boy Contest. At that time, Aiba still was an amateur at dancing and he has stated in past blog entries that he owes a lot to Takuya, who was already an experienced dancer by then, for teaching him. they usually performed in Yoyogi Park.
The Prince of Tennis Musicals
In 2005, Aiba won the role of Shusuke Fuji, the prodigy of Seigaku middle school's tennis club, in The Prince of Tennis musicals, Tenimyu. From 2005 to 2006, he became the third actor to play Fuji as a member of the second generation Seigaku cast. He made his debut as Fuji on January 8, 2005 in the Side Yamabuki performance in Osaka. That same year, his role as Fuji was carried into the live adaptation film of the manga.
On March 29, 2006, in the Dream Live 3rd live concert, Aiba did not graduate alongside the rest of his fellow second generation Seigaku cast; instead, he decided to continue performing in the musicals and acted as a guide for the new third generation Seigaku cast members from 2006 to 2007. After the Absolute King Rikkaidai feat. Rokkaku ~ Second Service musical, Aiba graduated along with the majority of third Seigaku cast. He has been the longest serving actor to play Fuji, as well as the second longest serving actor in Tenimyu. Since his graduation, the role of Fuji was played by Yūta Furukawa.
On the Tenimyu website, it was announced that both the fourth and fifth Seigaku casts would take turns performing the next two musicals; Aiba made a brief return to reprise his role as Fuji with the fifth Seigaku cast in the Imperial Presence Hyotei Gakuen musical as there was no time to find an actor to play Fuji. After that show, actor Taito Hashimoto carried on as the fifth cast's Fuji. Following the fifth cast's graduation, the role of Fuji is played by Ryo Mitsuya.
Aiba released a Best Actor's album in 2006, for his role in the musicals as Fuji, called The Prince of Tennis Musicals Best Actor's Series 003 - Hiroki Aiba as Shusuke Fuji.
The Prince of Tennis film
He, along with most of the principal cast members for the musical of Seigaku Regulars, were able to reprise their roles in the movie. The only major casting change was the casting of Kanata Hongō as Ryoma Echizen, the main protagonist.
The Prince of Tennis was released on May 13, 2006 and opened on the tenth spot in the Japanese Box Office.
Other work
After his work in Tenimyu, Aiba still continues to work as a stage actor, as well as act in several TV dramas. In 2007, he played the title role in the musical Pippin, sharing the role with his Tenimyu predecessor, J-pop singer Kimeru. Since 2008, he is also one of the star actors in the TV drama Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata (How to Create a Prince) along with former Tenimyu cast member Kotaro Yanagi who plays the lead role, Yukihiro Takiguchi, and Renn Kiriyama. He also did the voicing of Kanata Irie from the anime series New Prince of Tennis.
Super Sentai
In 2009, Aiba's next well known role was when he played Ryunosuke Ikenami/Shinken Blue in the 33rd Super Sentai series, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. This series ran from February 15, 2009 to February 7, 2010.
Filmography
| Year | Film/television | Role | Other notes |
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| 2004 | Occult Tantei-dan Shiningyou no Hakaba | Takashi Hara | Movie |
| 2006 | Ie Kaidan | Hiroyuki Izawa | Movie, Volume 3 of the Kaidan series |
| The Prince of Tennis | Shusuke Fuji | Movie | |
| 2007 | Sukitomo | Yoshiki Saitō | Movie |
| Delicious Gakuin | Rin Takasugi | TV drama | |
| Takumi-kun Series: Soshite Harukaze ni Sasayaite | Sachi Inoue | Movie | |
| 2008 | Uramiya Honpo Special | Yūya Ōkubo | TV drama |
| Tadashii Ouji no Tsukuri Kata | Shurinosuke Hata | TV drama | |
| Shiori to Shimiko no Kaiki Jikenbo" | Ken Kurokawa | TV drama, Episode 7 | |
| Cafe Daikanyama: Sweet Boys | Hibiki Shibata | Movie | |
| Wild Strawberry | Chiaki | TV drama | |
| Teddy bear | Ryū | Mobile drama | |
| Bokura no Hōteishiki | Tomio Katō | Movie | |
| Cafe Daikanyama II: Yume no Tsuzuki | Hibiki Shibata | Movie | |
| 2009 | Kasabata Hime | Kōichi Akikawa | Movie |
| Samurai Sentai Shinkenger | Ryunosuke Ikenami/Shinken Blue | TV drama, the 33rd Super Sentai series | |
| Cafe Daikanyama III: Sorezore no Ashita | Hibiki Shibata | Movie | |
| Kamen Rider Decade | Ryunosuke Ikenami/Shinken Blue | TV drama, Episodes 24 and 25 | |
| Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the Movie: The Fateful War | Ryunosuke Ikenami/Shinken Blue | Movie | |
| 2010 | Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!! | Ryunosuke Ikenami/Shinken Blue | Movie |
| Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Returns | Ryunosuke Ikenami/Shinken Blue | Movie | |
| 2011 | Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku | Ryunosuke Ikenami/Shinken Blue | Movie |
| Hi wa Mata Noboru | Akira Nakasendō | TV drama | |
| Kaitō Royale | Keisuke Kurata | TV drama | |
| 2012 | Saiko no Jinsei | Hiura | TV drama, Episode 5 |
| Equal Sweets ~Okashi na Kankei | Sōya | Smartphone movie | |
| The Boy Inside | Tomonari | Movie | |
| Equal Sweets ~Okashi na Kankei | Sōya | Smartphone movie | |
| Aibō | Taishi Sakaki | TV drama, Episodes 9 and 10 of season 11 | |
| 2013 | 35-sai no Koukousei | Ryuichiro Kitajima | TV drama |
| Take Five ~Ore-tachi wa Ai o Nusumeru ka~ | Araki | TV drama, Episodes 5 and 6 | |
| 2014 | Ushijima the Loan Shark 2 | Taisei Kizaki | Movie |
| Kurofuku Monogatari | Kaoru Kasugai | TV drama | |
| Zenmō no Boku ga Bengoshi ni Natta Riyū | Shinpei Matsuda | TV drama |
Variety shows: Sengoku Nabe TV ~Nantonaku Rekishi ga Manaberu Eizō~
- SHICHIHON Yari as Fukushima Masanori
- Tenshou Kenou Shounen Shitetsu as Mancio Ito
- Bei'Z as Takenaka Hanbei
- Amakusa Shirō to Shimabara DE Midaretai as Amakusa Shirō
Discography
Official DVDs
| Year | DVD | Release Date | JPN certification |
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| 2007 | Metamorphosis: Hiroki Aiba Digital Photo Book | 2007 | - |
Musicals and stageplays
| Year | name | Role | other |
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| 2005 | The Prince of Tennis Musical: Side Yamabuki feat. St. Rudolph | Shusuke Fuji | with 2nd Seigaku cast in 2004–2005 winter |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 2nd | Shusuke Fuji | with 2nd Seigaku cast | |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen | Shusuke Fuji | with 2nd Seigaku cast | |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: Then Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen in Winter | Shusuke Fuji | with Snd seigaku cast | |
| 2006 | The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 3rd | Shusuke Fuji | with 2nd Seigaku cast |
| Switch o Osu Toki ~Kimi-tachi wa Naze Ikiteirunda?~ | Kimiaki Kogure | ||
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen | Shusuke Fuji | with 3rd Seigaku cast | |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service | Shusuke Fuji | with 3rd Seigaku cast in 2006–2007 winter | |
| 2007 | The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 4th | Shusuke Fuji | with 3rd Seigaku cast |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 4th Extra | Shusuke Fuji | with 3rd Seigaku cast | |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ Second Service | Shusuke Fuji | with 3rd Seigaku cast | |
| Pippin | Pippin | ||
| 2008 | Tegami | Naoki Takeshima | |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: Imperial Presence Hyotei feat. Higa | Shusuke Fuji | with 5th Seigaku cast in Japan and 4th cast in Korea and Taiwan | |
| Kokoro no Kakera | Eifu | avex group the 20th Anniversary | |
| Pippin | Pippin | Re-run | |
| Linda Linda Rubber Sole | Rain | ||
| 2010 | Tensei Hakkenden | Kento | |
| abc Akasaka Boys Cabaret | Shunta Mizuhara | ||
| Samurai 7 | Shichiroji | ||
| 2011 | Shinshun Sengoku Nabe Matsuri ~Anamari Chikazukisugichau to Kirarechau yo~ | Maeda Toshiie | |
| Club Seven: 7th stage | |||
| 2012 | Little Shop of Horrors | Seymour Krelborn | |
| Club Seven: 8th stage | |||
| 2013 | 3150-man-byō to Sukoshi | Yūya Takano | |
| Doughnut-hakase to Go! Go! Picnic | Tezuka | ||
| Seminar | Douglas | ||
| 2014 | Pyramid da! | Kurita | |
| Chinu no Chikai | Matsuōmaru | ||
| Back Stage | Kenta Toyama | ||
| 2015 | La Cage aux Folles | Jean-Michel | |
| Club Seven: 10th stage | |||
| Heads Up! | Yūsuke Shindō | ||
| 2016 | Show House "GEM CLUB" | ||
| The Great Gatsby | Nick Carraway | ||
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Ben | ||
| 2017-2019 | Les Misérables | Enjolras | |
| 2017 | Heads Up! | Yūsuke Shindō | Re-run |
| 2018 | Woman of the Year | Sam Craig | |
| 2020 | Anastasia | Dmitry |
Voice acting
Games
- Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 (2011) - Rocks
- Disney: Twisted-Wonderland (2020) - Vil Schoenheit
Anime
- New Prince of Tennis (2012) - Kanata Irie
- Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince (2013) - Izuru Hitachi
- Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince: Genetic Awakening (2016) - Izuru Hitachi
Dubbing
- S.W.A.T. (2018) - Officer III James "Jim" Street (Alex Russell)[3]
Awards
Then 16th Junon Boy Judge's Special Award (3rd Place)
References
- ^ a b c 相葉 裕樹｜日本タレント名鑑. Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ ja:千葉県立船橋北高等学校, japanese.
- ^ "S.W.A.T. シーズン2". Sony Pictures. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
External links
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Hiroki Aiba at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Hiroki Aiba at IMDb