Ryo Nishikido Explained

Ryo Nishikido
Native Name:錦戸 亮
Native Name Lang:ja
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:3 November 1984
Birth Place:Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
Years Active:1997–present
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Website:https://www.ryonishikido.com/

is a Japanese singer and actor. He was formerly under the management of Johnny & Associates as a member of Japanese boy bands Kanjani Eight and News. His first solo album was released in December 2019.

Biography

Ryo Nishikido was born in Hyogo on November 3, 1984, and raised in Osaka.[1] He was selected as a member of the Johnny's Jr. collective in 1997,[2] and subsequently made his major debut in 2004 as an actor and a singer with pop band News. He was also the co-lead vocalist and second guitarist for Kanjani Eight, a Johnny & Associates boy band made up of Johnny's Jr. members originating from the Kansai region in Japan. He held his first solo concert in 2006. He also started playing major supporting roles on prime-time television dramas such as 1 Litre of Tears, Attention Please and Last Friends. He won several acting awards for his portrayal of an abusive boyfriend in Last Friends.[3] [4]

Nishikido made his big-screen debut in summer 2010, playing the lead role in A Boy and His Samurai. In the film, he played a time-travelling samurai who arrived in modern Japan and became a patissier.[5] He also starred in the detective drama Joker: Yurusarezaru Sōsakan and romantic comedy Full Throttle Girl in 2011.

From 2004 to 2011, Nishikido was active in both News and Kanjani Eight, releasing 9 studio albums and going on nationwide tours with both groups, which was unusual for an idol. On October 7, 2011, Johnny & Associates announced that Nishikido would be leaving News due to scheduling conflicts making it difficult for him to continue as an active member of both News and Kanjani Eight.[6]

Between 2012 and 2014, Nishikido took on leading roles in comedy-dramas such as the semi-autobiographical Papadol!, The Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoya and Gomen ne Seishun. He also starred in films Hospitality Department and I Just Wanna Hug You. As part of Kanjani Eight, he also co-hosts variety programmes such as Kanjani8 no Janiben on Kansai TV[7] and appeared on the Kōhaku thrice. He was also in the action comedy films Eight Ranger and Eight Ranger 2[8] with his group.

Nishikido starred in Daihachi Yoshida’s black comedy The Scythian Lamb in 2018.[9]

In March 2019, news of his decision to leave Johnny & Associates emerged from the weekly magazine Shūkan Bunshun.[10] Nishikido subsequently announced in September 2019 that he was leaving Johnny & Associates and Kanjani Eight at the end of the month.[11]

Personal life

Nishikido's family includes his parents, two elder brothers, and a younger sister. His father is from Amakusa, Kumamoto and his mother is from Amami, Kagoshima, both in the Kyushu region of Japan.

Discography

Albums

Television dramas

Commencing dateNetworkDramaRole
1998ANB
1999NTVTadao
1999ABCRyo Jonouchi
1999NTV
2000BS-i[12] Jun Hisata
2000NTVKengo
2001NTVKounosuke Matsugami
2003NHK[13] Tomoya Kurata
2004NHK[14] Kazuto Kuwahara
2005CX[15] Hiroyuki Sekino
Fuji TV[16] Haruto Asou
2006Fuji TVAttention Please (アテンションプリーズ)Shota Nakahara
Kansai Telecasting Corporation
Kansai Telecasting Corporation
2008Fuji TVKenichi Kamiya
Fuji TV[17] Sosuke Oikawa
TBSRyūsei no Kizuna (流星の絆)[18] Taisuke Ariake
2009TBSOrthros no Inu (オルトロスの犬)[19] Ryosuke Aoi
NTVNiini no Koto o Wasurenaide (にぃにのことを忘れないで)Keisuke Kawai
2010Fuji TVJoker: Yurusarezaru Sōsakan (ジョーカー許されざる捜査官)[20] Kenji Kudo
2011TV AsahiInu o Kau to Iu Koto (犬を飼うということ)Yuji Hongo
Fuji TV[21] Sota Yamada
2012TBS[22] Ryo Nishikido
2013Fuji TV[23] Shoumei Abe
2014TBS[24] Hara Heisuke
2015TV AsahiSamurai Sensei (サムライせんせい)[25] Takechi Hanpeita
2016NHKTotto TV (トットてれび)Kyu Sakamoto
2017NTVMy Loser Husband (ウチの夫は仕事ができない Uchi no Otto wa Shigoto ga Dekinai)Tsukasa Kobayashi
2018NHKSegodon (西郷どん)[26] Saigō Jūdō
2019Fuji TVTrace (トレース~科捜研の男~)Reiji Mano
2023NHKThe People I Loved Were My Family (家族だから愛したんじゃなくて、愛したのが家族だった)Kousuke Kishimoto
NetflixLet's Get Divorced (離婚しようよ)Kyoji Kano
2024TBSExtremely Inappropriate! (不適切にもほどがある!)[27] Yuzuru Inujima
Fuji TVRe:Revenge (Re:リベンジ-欲望の果てに-)Fumiya Otomo

Film

YearMovieRoleDistributor
2010Kijima YasubeJ-Storm
2012Eight Ranger (エイトレンジャー)Tetsuro NishikinoToho
J-Storm
2013Fumitaka KakemizuToho
2014Masaki KoyanagiFuji TV
Eight Ranger 2 (エイトレンジャー2)Tetsuro NishikinoToho
2018The Scythian Lamb (羊の木 Hitsuji no Ki)Hajime TsukisueAsmik Ace
2024Cottontail Toshi[28] WestEnd Films

Variety shows

YearNetworkTitle
2002–⁠2003Kansai TVJ3 KANSAI[29]
2003–⁠2007Kansai TVHonjani (ほんじゃに!)[30]
2004–⁠2005TV TokyoUrajani (裏ジャニ)[31]
2005TV TokyoMugendai no Gimon (∞のギモン)[32]
2005–⁠2007TV TokyoSuka J (スカ☆J)[33]
2007–⁠2008TV TokyoMucha Buri (むちゃ∞ブリ!)[34]
2007TV AsahiOishinsuke (美味紳助)
2007–2019Kansai TVKanjani∞ no Janiben (関ジャニ∞のジャニ勉)
2008–⁠2009TV AsahiCan!Jani (Can!ジャニ)
2009–⁠2010TV AsahiKanpani (関パニ)
2010–⁠2012TV AsahiBōken Japan! Kanjani∞ Map (冒険JAPAN! 関ジャニ∞MAP)[35]
2011–⁠2015TV AsahiKanjani no Shiwake (関ジャニの仕分け∞)[36]
2015–⁠2019TV AsahiKanjam kanzennen SHOW (関ジャム 完全燃SHOW)[37]
Fuji TVKanjani∞ Chronicle (関ジャニ∞クロニクル)[38]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnny's Net Kanjani 8 Profile. June 9, 2012. ja.
  2. Web site: Ryo Nishikido. Johnny's net. April 30, 2015.
  3. Web site: 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix. Nikkan Sports News. April 30, 2015.
  4. Web site: 57th Television Drama Academy Awards. April 30, 2015.
  5. Web site: Nishikido to be a Patisserie Samurai in his First Movie?! . Musicjapanplus. February 4, 2010. February 4, 2010.
  6. Web site: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20111007-00000099-spnannex-ent. ja:山P、錦戶が「NEWS」脫退!. YamaP & Ryo Nishikido leave NEWS. October 7, 2011. ja. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111009193316/http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20111007-00000099-spnannex-ent. October 9, 2011.
  7. Web site: Janiben. Kansai Telecasting Corporation. April 30, 2015.
  8. Web site: Eight Ranger. April 30, 2015. February 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207041130/http://eightranger.com/. dead.
  9. Web site: 'The Scythian Lamb': A plan to repopulate the countryside starts out funny and descends into tense drama. Schilling. Mark. February 7, 2018. Japan Times. October 1, 2019.
  10. News: Idols and agencies in Japan navigate a brand new landscape. Brasor. Philip. March 23, 2019. Japan Times. October 1, 2019. 0447-5763.
  11. News: Lynzee . Loveridge . Kanjani Eight's Ryo Nishikido Leaves Idol Group, Johnny's Agency . . September 6, 2019 . September 6, 2019.
  12. Web site: Peace Wave: Cast. Peace Wave Official Website. BS-i. September 25, 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20010406062737/http://www.peace-wave.com/cast.htm. April 6, 2001.
  13. Web site: NHK Online. Dora series 'Karuta Queen' . NHK . September 25, 2016.
  14. Web site: Asadora: Teruteru Family. NHK Online. NHK. September 25, 2016.
  15. Web site: Ganbatte Ikimasshoi. ja.
  16. Web site: 1 Litre of Tears. ja.
  17. Web site: Last Friends. ja.
  18. Web site: Ryusei no Kizuna. ja.
  19. Web site: Orthros no Inu. ja.
  20. Web site: Joker. ja.
  21. Web site: Zenkai Girl. ja.
  22. Web site: Papadol!. ja.
  23. Web site: The Fortune Telling Shop, ONMYOYA. Fuji Television. May 2, 2015.
  24. Web site: 10月期日曜劇場「ごめんね青春!」. ja.
  25. Web site: 金曜ナイトドラマ サムライせんせい|テレビ朝日. TV Asahi. October 7, 2015. ja.
  26. News: 錦戸亮「20年かかった」NHK大河初出演に感慨. Asahi Shimbun. October 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125147/http://www.asahi.com/and_M/interest/entertainment/Cfettp01710038611.html. October 3, 2017. dead. ja-JP.
  27. Web site: 不適切にもほどがある出演 昭和時代に登場する"重要な役柄"で #錦戸亮. February 16, 2024. twitter.
  28. Web site: 錦戸亮が日英合作映画「Cottontail」に出演、主演はリリー・フランキー. April 1, 2021. Natalie.
  29. Web site: J3 KANSAI . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20021215175051/http://www.ktv.co.jp/bs/j-cube/index.html . December 15, 2002 .
  30. Web site: Honjani . ja . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20030402051034/http://www.ktv.co.jp/b/honjani/index.html . April 2, 2003 .
  31. Web site: URA Johnny's. TV Tokyo. ja.
  32. Web site: ∞のギモン. TV Tokyo. October 7, 2015. ja.
  33. Web site: スカ☆J. TV Tokyo. October 7, 2015. ja.
  34. Web site: Mucha Buri. TV Tokyo. ja.
  35. Web site: Bōken Japan! Kanjani8 Map . ja . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720023754/http://www.asahi.co.jp/kanjani8/ . July 20, 2011 .
  36. Web site: テレビ朝日|関ジャニの仕分け∞. TV Asahi. October 7, 2015. ja.
  37. Web site: 関ジャム 完全燃SHOW|テレビ朝日. TV Asahi. October 7, 2015. ja.
  38. Web site: 関ジャニ∞クロニクル – フジテレビ. Fuji TV. October 7, 2015. ja.
  39. http://www.tokyograph.com/info/Ryo_Nishikido
  40. http://harujfandom.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/57th-the-television-drama-academy-awards-12th-nikkan-sports-drama-grand-prix/
  41. Web site: 18th TV LIFE Annual Drama Awards 2008 . jpopkawaii.wordpress.com . February 18, 2009. March 15, 2009.
  42. Web site: 助演男優賞は錦戸亮/日刊ドラマGp - 芸能ニュース . www.nikkansports.com . May 1, 2009.
  43. Web site: 日刊スポーツドラマGP冬ドラマ投票 . ja . www.nikkansports.com . October 16, 2009.