Naoki Nokubo Explained

Naoki Nokubo
Native Name:野久保 直樹[1]
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:14 May 1981
Birth Place:Iwata, Shizuoka,[2] Japan
Years Active:2005[3] [4] –
Known For:Former Shuchishin and Aladdin member
Notable Works:Legend of the Galactic Heroes Chapter II: Free Planetary Alliance
Height Cm:175

is a Japanese variety star from Iwata, Shizuoka. He is also in management at Breakpoint Inc.

Biography

Nokubo was born in Iwata, Shizuoka, formerly known as Toyodachô, Iwata-gun, Shizuoka.

After graduating from Kinshin High School, Nokubo attended acting school in Tokyo with the intention of entering the entertainment industry.[5] He later signed with Watanabe Entertainment, and, in August 2004, became one of the first members selected for the D-Boys group at the First D-Boys Audition. This event selected the members for the upcoming young actors' group.

Nokubo appeared in the television drama Mother & Lover in October 2004. In 2005, he appeared in H2~Kimi toita Hibi, which is considered his most notable debut work. He appeared on the "Entertainment Industry's Underwater Swimming Competition" section of the show Quiz Present Variety: Q-sama!! in July 2006. During a two-hour special aired in September 2005, he broke the 115 meter Japan record previously set by Yasuda Dai Circus' Dancho Yasuda for DNF (dynamic apnea without fins) diving, establishing the Japan DNF record at the time at 116m (381feet).[6] [7] Since then, he has appeared in this Q-sama!! feature several times.

Nokubo also made his first appearance on the quiz variety programme Quiz! Hexagon II on 29 November 2006. He later became a regular guest on the show in the summer of 2007, where he became well known as an 'obaka tarento, a celebrity known for their strange and often unintelligent comments. In that same period, Nokubo formed the band Shūchishin with fellow obaka tarento Takeshi Tsuruno and Yusuke Kamiji, and they made their CD debut with the release of their eponymous single 'Shūchishin' in April 2008. The single was a hit and his increasing popularity allowed him to expand to films. His personal career advanced with appearances on dramas while he also continued appearing on variety shows.

In January 2009, he appeared in Shūchishin's performance despite having left the band, however, he made significantly fewer appearances early that year due to controversy surrounding his relationship with Watanabe Entertainment that began in April 2009. On 26–27 July 2009, Shinsuke Shimada hosted the FNS no Hi 26-Jikan TV 2009: Chō Egao Parade Bakushō! Odaiba Gasshuku!! and announced at the end that Nokubo had taken a temporary break from the entertainment industry. Nokubo made no further public appearances and he effectively withdrew from Hexagon II.[8]

On 1 April 2010, his profile and blog were deleted from Watanabe Entertainment's official website, making it clear he was no longer with the company. He made a return to acting with the stage play Kimazuge: Ai no kotoba. His appearance in the play was announced on Gekiden Taishū Shōsetsuka's official website a few days after his profile was removed from Watanabe Entertainment's website.

In June 2010, he joined the acting group Ai no Katamari (renamed ai-kata in 2011), formed from Gekiden Taishū Shōsetsuka. He also started a personal Twitter account and gave Breakpoint Inc. the responsibility of accepting his fan letters, as the business was a partner of the acting group. Nokubo was active in managing events and forming fan clubs in addition to his stage appearances for ai-kata.

Nokubo made a surprise performance at Hexagon Family Concert 2011 We Live Hexagon, the last live performance of Quiz! Hexagon II, held at Makuhari Messe on 26 November 2011. Shūchishin were also reunited for one day and their dissolution was announced at the same time.

In January 2012, Nokubo was treated as in the public sphere for the first time in three years at the production press conference for the stage play Legend of the Galactic Heroes Chapter II: Free Planetary Alliance, which was performed in April 2012.[9] In September 2012, he appeared in Tokyo MX's Danshi-ing!!, his first television drama appearance for the first time in three and a half years.

Personal life

Nokubo has played baseball since elementary school and has expressed a desire to play professionally in the future.[10] While in junior high school, he played on the Hamamatsu Senior team of the Senior League along with Taketoshi Goto of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars where they won second place in the national competition. In his second year of junior high school, he hit a home-run while playing at Meiji Jingu Stadium.[10]

He was also team captain when he was in his third year at Kinshin High School, and he was included on the draft candidates list of the Chunichi Dragons.[10] He attended high school with Tomoyuki Oda (former Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' inside fielder) and Masaki Hayashi (former Hiroshima Toyo Carp pitcher), who were both his senior by two years.

Nokubo has stated multiple times in television interviews that he attended Júbilo Iwata games and that he was, in particular, a fan of Masashi Nakayama.[11]

Nokubo has also spoken several times about his experience as a doorman at Prada as a temporary part-time job which he had before starting his acting career.[12] He began his acting career by auditioning for several shows such as Ayumi Hamasaki's Live Dancer Audition and the Asayan Men's Vocalist Audition, which produced the band Chemistry. He also attended auditions for Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger and Mahou Sentai Magiranger.[13]

Independence uproar

On 26 January 2009, Nokubo's blog on Watanabe Entertainment was suspended due to 'vandalism in the comment section'. The comment section was closed on 11 February, and the blog reopened.[14] Afterwards, the blog was updated normally until its last update on 30 March 2009.[15]

On 20 April 2009, Nokubo started a blog titled Full Count Never Give Up na Jinsei at Ameba Blog. The blog received nearly 6,000 comments immediately afterwards. The blog's first post hinted at Nobuko's separation from Watanabe Entertainment, and the news was posted online on 21 April by a large number of independent news organizations.[15] The new blog was closed that day on 21 April and all news relating to Nokubo's independence was removed from the internet.[8] Nokubo refused to comment further on the issue at the PR event for the film Burn After Reading, which was held that same day.[16]

Afterwards, Watanabe entertainment issued a statement that their contract with Nokubo continued and reports of the actor's independence.[8] In regards to the blog, they stated that Nokubo established the blog without contacting them first.[17]

Appearances

TV dramas

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 公式プロフィール. ja. 24 Apr 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160713120820/http://nokubonaoki.com/profile.html. 2016-07-13.
  2. Web site: 元「羞恥心」の野久保直樹が語る。甲子園の夢閉ざされてから、ヘキサゴン出演まで（前編）. ja. 24 Apr 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180406225953/https://www.excite.co.jp/News/reviewbook/20130411/E1365618463938.html. 2018-04-06.
  3. Web site: 野久保直樹のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典. ja. Oricon Style. 24 Apr 2018.
  4. However, before that, it is revealed in his official profile that he appeared several works.
  5. Web site: Twitter / nokubo_naoki. ja. 8 Dec 2011. 24 Apr 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161125132128/https://twitter.com/nokubo_naoki/status/145004189297278978. 2016-11-25.
  6. テレビ朝日『Qさま!!』 > バックナンバー 2006年9月28日放送.. Q-sama!!. ja. TV Asahi. 28 Sep 2006. 24 Apr 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305022135/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/qsama/contents/next/0034/. 5 March 2016.
  7. It was the diving plan of 24 Hour Television of 2006 that the establishment of the Japanese record accurately revealed on television.
  8. Web site: 野久保直樹の休業発表にネット騒然、4月の「事務所独立騒動」影響か。. ja. Narinari.com. 27 Jul 2009. 25 Apr 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180502140108/https://www.narinari.com/Nd/20090712024.html. 2018-05-02.
  9. Web site: 野久保直樹 久しぶりの公の場「野球をやってみたい」. Sponichi Annex. ja. 16 Jan 2012. 29 Apr 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170517005250/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2012/01/16/kiji/K20120116002442540.html. 2017-05-17.
  10. Book: 根元俊一【千葉ロッテ】× 野久保直樹【俳優】. Pacific League Superstar 2007. ja. Toen Shobo. 978-4807844005.
  11. Sugoi Yatsura ga ita monda! Nippon o Kaeta Shizuoka Hito. ja. Shizuoka Broadcasting System. 1 Nov 2008.
  12. Quiz! Hexagon II. ja. Fuji TV. 10 Oct 2007. Oshare-ism. ja. Nippon TV. 15 Jan 2009.
  13. 野久保直樹×高橋光臣 in 交遊録. Hero Vision Vol.30. ja. Tokyo News Service. 978-4863360273.
  14. News: 野久保直樹、ブログ"炎上"でコメント欄閉鎖も再開宣言 . ORICONSTYLE . 2008-02-12.
  15. Web site: 野久保直樹が事務所独立 「一回の人生、後悔したくないから…」. ja. J-Cast. 20 Apr 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20090503150601/http://www.j-cast.com/tv/2009/04/21039814.html. 2009-05-03.
  16. Web site: 野久保直樹、フリーでのお仕事? 事務所独立は語らずともブラピを熱烈応援. Cinema Today. ja. 21 Apr 2009. 30 Apr 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170416125855/https://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0017780. 2017-04-16.
  17. News: つかの間の"独立"? 事務所が野久保直樹さんのブログ内容を否定 . MSN産経ニュース . 2009-04-21 . 2018-05-01 . 2009-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090424102807/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/entertainers/090421/tnr0904212045010-n1.htm . dead .

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