Metal Yoshida Explained

Metal Yoshida
Native Name:吉田 メタル
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Name:Takaya Yoshida
Birth Date:1 November 1971
Birth Place:Nonoichi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Alias:Metal
Occupation:Actor, musician
Years Active:1992–present
Agent:Village
Height:1.85 m
Spouse:Hiromi Iwasaki (2007–present)
Website:Official profile
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Instrument:Bass guitar
Current Member Of:Ninjaman Japan

,[1] better known as, is a Japanese actor and musician who is represented by the talent agency, Village, and belongs to Gekidan Shin Kan-sen. He is the bassist of the visual kei rock band, Ninjaman Japan, and is nicknamed Metal.

Yoshida graduated from Kanazawa Nishioka High School and Higashiho Gakuen College. His wife is actress Hiromi Iwasaki.

Biography

In 1992, Yoshida joined to Gekidan Shin Kan-sen and his acting debut was in the stage play, Gorō ni Omakase.[2] In addition, his performances were guest conductors in various works and activities in stage musicals. In 2013, Yoshida also deals with the production for the Gekidan Brats' performance, Red Kill: Makkanauso no Kakikata.[3]

In 2009, together with Psycho le Cému, they formed the visual kei rock band, Ninjaman Japan, which started his music career as the bassist nicknamed Metal.[4]

In 2013, Yoshida appeared in the TV Asahi series, Kamen Rider Gaim, as the character Oren Pierre Alfonso / Kamen Rider Bravo.

In his private life, he married actress Hiromi Iwasaki on April 15, 2007. They reportedly dated on 2006 in the musical, Peter Pan.[5] They later have two daughters.[6]

Filmography

TV series

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
1997 Timekeeper's
1999 Keizoku Takeshi Kaneko
2006 Saiyūki Fuji TV Final episode
2008 Last Mail BS Asahi Episode 5
2009 Otokomae!2 Episode 8
2010 Unubore Keiji Kiyoshi Baba TBS Episode 8
2011 Orenosora Keiji-hen Big man of skin head
2013 Kamen Rider Gaim TV Asahi
2015 Uroborosu: Kono Ai Koso, Seigi Katsuji Takigawa TBS Episode 1
2020 Kamen Rider Saber TV Asahi Episode 8

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Oren Pierre Alfonso / Kamen Rider Bravo
Oren Pierre Alfonso

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile at official blog . ja . September 21, 2015.
  2. Book: . 30–33. . March 20, 2014. 978-4-06-218910-1.
  3. Web site: Metal Yoshida . February 12, 2013 . . ja . September 21, 2015. Official blog
  4. Web site: Akemi Oshima . August 8, 2009 . ニンジャマンジャパン、初ライヴで満員御礼の大盛況 . ja . Barks . September 21, 2015.
  5. Web site: 岩崎ひろみ、人気劇団の年上俳優とスピード婚 . ja . Zakzak (Sankei Shimbun) . April 25, 2007 . September 21, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222161433/http://www.zakzak.co.jp/gei/2007_04/g2007042501.html . December 22, 2015 . dead .
  6. Web site: 岩崎ひろみ、第2子女児を出産!夫・吉田メタル「うちの女子達が頑張ってくれました !! 」 . ja . Cinema Today . November 10, 2010 . September 21, 2015.