Hiroki Aiba
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is a Japanese actor, dancer and singer. He is best known for his role as Shusuke Fuji in The Prince of Tennis
musical series, Tenimyu
, and the live film adaptation
. He was also part of a young men's 3-member streetdancing group called Brights, which was disbanded in 2004. His current most known role was the part of Ryūnosuke Ikenami/ShinkenBlue in the 33rd Super Sentai
series, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
.
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 with 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 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 Hashimoto Taito carried on as the fifth cast's Fuji.
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 Syusuke Fuji.
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.
, 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 the Ideal Prince) along with former Tenimyu cast member Kotaro Yanagi, who plays the lead role.
Super Sentai
series. The series ran until February 7, 2010.
Album Stats
Album was released for The Prince of Tennis musical
in Japan (JPN), only. The album also includes KENN (as Yuuta Fuji), performing two duets with Aiba.
Track Listings
Track Listings for the Album:
The Prince of Tennis
is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The title is often shortened to , a portmanteau of the two parts in the Japanese pronunciation of the words "Tennis Prince". The manga was first published in Japan in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in July 1999, and ended...
musical series, Tenimyu
Tenimyu
The Prince of Tennis Musical , also known as "TeniPuri Musical," "Tenimyu," or "GekiPuri" , is a series of live action stage musicals directed by Yukio Ueshima based on manga series The Prince of Tennis created by Takeshi Konomi and serialized by Shueisha in Weekly Shonen Jump.The first musical...
, and the live film adaptation
The Prince of Tennis (film)
is a 2006 live-action movie directed by Yuichi Abe and based on The Prince of Tennis manga series by Takeshi Konomi. It condenses the storyline from when Ryoma arrives in Japan to the match against Hyotei Academy...
. He was also part of a young men's 3-member streetdancing group called Brights, which was disbanded in 2004. His current most known role was the part of Ryūnosuke Ikenami/ShinkenBlue in the 33rd Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
series, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
is the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai Series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 15, 2009, the week following the finale of Engine Sentai Go-onger, and ended on February 7, 2010...
.
Personal
Aiba was born on Thursday, October 1, 1987. He is taking an interest in acting and modeling.With Brights
Aiba was a former member of the disbanded three-men streetdancing group called Brights. The other two members included Atsushi Koga and Takuya, who would also happened to later play Akutagawa Jirou in Tenimyu with Aiba. The group had to break up because Aiba had to join Avex (the agency he's currently with) after he won in the Junon Boy contest. There were originally 4 people in the group, but one dropped out, so that left Aiba, Takuya, and Atsushi, in Brights. At that time, Aiba was still an amateur at dancing and he's stated in past blog entries that he owes a lot to Takuya, who was already an experienced dancer by then, for teaching him various things.As Shusuke Fuji in 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 The Prince of TennisThe Prince of Tennis
is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The title is often shortened to , a portmanteau of the two parts in the Japanese pronunciation of the words "Tennis Prince". The manga was first published in Japan in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in July 1999, and ended...
musicals, Tenimyu
Tenimyu
The Prince of Tennis Musical , also known as "TeniPuri Musical," "Tenimyu," or "GekiPuri" , is a series of live action stage musicals directed by Yukio Ueshima based on manga series The Prince of Tennis created by Takeshi Konomi and serialized by Shueisha in Weekly Shonen Jump.The first musical...
. 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
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
. 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 with 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 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 Hashimoto Taito carried on as the fifth cast's Fuji.
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 Syusuke Fuji.
As Shusuke Fuji in The Prince of Tennis Live-Action Film
Aiba was able to carry on his role from the musicals to the live-adaptation film of the manga series of The Prince of Tennis. He, along with most of the principal cast members for the Seigaku Regulars of the musical, were able to reprise their roles in the movie. The only major casting change was the casting of Kanata HongoKanata Hongo
is a Japanese actor and model. He is part of Stardust Talent agency and has appeared several times in music videos, movies, TV series, and magazines. His major breakthrough role was as the anime character Ryoma Echizen in the film adaptation of The Prince of Tennis, and became even more widely...
as Ryoma Echizen
Ryoma Echizen
is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga and anime series The Prince of Tennis created by Takeshi Konomi. In the series, Ryoma is portrayed as a twelve-year-old tennis prodigy who won four consecutive Junior Tennis Tournaments in America. His father is Nanjiro Echizen, a former...
, 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 PippinPippin (musical)
Pippin is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production, also contributed to the libretto...
, sharing the role with his Tenimyu predecessor, J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
singer Kimeru
Kimeru
Kimeru Kimeru Kimeru (most often written either in Romaji (Kimeru) or with Katakana (キメル), but has been written as きめる (Hiragana) and (決める) (Kanji), (June 17, 1980) is a Japanese pop musician, singer, and stage actor. He is most famous for his work with The Prince of Tennis...
. Since 2008, he is also one of the star actors in the TV drama Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata (How to Create the Ideal Prince) along with former Tenimyu cast member Kotaro Yanagi, who plays the lead role.
Super Sentai
In 2009, Aiba's next well known role was when he played Ryūnosuke Ikenami/ShinkenBlue in the Samurai Sentai ShinkengerSamurai Sentai Shinkenger
is the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai Series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 15, 2009, the week following the finale of Engine Sentai Go-onger, and ended on February 7, 2010...
Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
series. The series ran until February 7, 2010.
Filmography
| Year | Film/television | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Occult Tantei-dan Shiningyou no Hakaba | Hara Takashi | |
| 2006 | Ie Kaidan (家怪談) | Volume 3 of the Kaidan series | |
| The Prince of Tennis The Prince of Tennis (film) is a 2006 live-action movie directed by Yuichi Abe and based on The Prince of Tennis manga series by Takeshi Konomi. It condenses the storyline from when Ryoma arrives in Japan to the match against Hyotei Academy... |
Shusuke Fuji | ||
| 2007 | Sukitomo | Yoshiki Saitou | |
| Delicious Gakuin | Takasugi Rin | TV drama Japanese television drama , also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others... |
|
| Takumi-kun: Soshite Harukaze ni sasayaite | Sachi Inoue | Movie | |
| 2008 | Cafe Daikanyama: Sweet Boys | Hibiki Shibata | Movie |
| Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata | Hata Shurinosuke | TV drama Japanese television drama , also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others... |
|
| Cafe Daikanyama II | Hibiki Shibata | Movie | |
| Bokura no Houteishiki | ??? | Movie | |
| 2009 | Cafe Daikanyama III: Sorezore no Ashita | Hibiki Shibata | Movie |
| Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Samurai Sentai Shinkenger is the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai Series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 15, 2009, the week following the finale of Engine Sentai Go-onger, and ended on February 7, 2010... |
Ryūnosuke Ikenami/ShinkenBlue | 33rd Super Sentai Super Sentai The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi... series |
|
| Kamen Rider Decade Kamen Rider Decade is the title of the first of the 2009 editions of the long-running Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu dramas. Decade, as its title suggests, is the tenth of the Heisei Rider Series, having begun with Kamen Rider Kuuga in 2000... |
Ryūnosuke Ikenami/ShinkenBlue | Episode 24 and 25 |
Albums
Aiba has currently released one album.Album Stats
Album was released for The Prince of Tennis musical
Tenimyu
The Prince of Tennis Musical , also known as "TeniPuri Musical," "Tenimyu," or "GekiPuri" , is a series of live action stage musicals directed by Yukio Ueshima based on manga series The Prince of Tennis created by Takeshi Konomi and serialized by Shueisha in Weekly Shonen Jump.The first musical...
in Japan (JPN), only. The album also includes KENN (as Yuuta Fuji), performing two duets with Aiba.
| Year | Info | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||
| 2006 | Musical Tennis no Oujisama (The Prince of Tennis) The Best Actor's Series 003 Hiroki Aiba as Syusuke Fuji
|
N/A |
Track Listings
Track Listings for the Album:
- "Tsubasa no Kizuna" (with Kenn as Yuuta Fuji)
- "Shootin' Your Smile"
- "Yume no Kidou"
- "Instrumental ~ Fuji vs Ryoma"
- "Yume wo Tsunage - Syuusuke Solo Edition"
- "Hand in Hand"
- "Instrumental ~ Fuji vs Akutagawa Jirou DL3. Kira★Kira ver."
- "Instrumental ~ Fuji vs Mizuki"
- "Run Run Run - Brother's Edition" (with Kenn as Yuuta Fuji)
- "Aiba Hiroki & Kenn Message for you"
Official DVDs
| Year | DVD | Release Date | JPN certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Metamorphosis | 2007 | |- |
Musicals
Tenimyu: The Prince of Tennis Musical Series (as Shusuke Fuji)- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Side Yamabuki feat. St. Rudolph (In Winter of 2004-2005)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 2nd (2005)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen (2005)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen in Winter (In Winter of 2005-2006)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 3rd (2006)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen (2006)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service (In Winter of 2006-2007)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 4th (2007)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 4th ~extra~ (2007)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ Second Service (2007)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Imperial Presence Hyotei Gakuen (2008)
Plays
- July 11 to 19th, 2006 - Switch wo Osutoki ~Kimi-tachi wa Naze Ikiteirunda?~
- October 6 to 14th, 2007 - Pippin
External links
- Aiba's Official Blog
- Aiba's Official Profile
- The Prince of Tennis Movie Official Site
- Tenimyu Official site
- Switch Official Site
- BRIGHTS Official Site
See also
- TenimyuTenimyuThe Prince of Tennis Musical , also known as "TeniPuri Musical," "Tenimyu," or "GekiPuri" , is a series of live action stage musicals directed by Yukio Ueshima based on manga series The Prince of Tennis created by Takeshi Konomi and serialized by Shueisha in Weekly Shonen Jump.The first musical...
- The Prince of TennisThe Prince of Tennis (film)is a 2006 live-action movie directed by Yuichi Abe and based on The Prince of Tennis manga series by Takeshi Konomi. It condenses the storyline from when Ryoma arrives in Japan to the match against Hyotei Academy...
Movie - The Prince of TennisThe Prince of Tennisis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The title is often shortened to , a portmanteau of the two parts in the Japanese pronunciation of the words "Tennis Prince". The manga was first published in Japan in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in July 1999, and ended...
- Syusuke Fuji