Masaharu Fukuyama

Masaharu Fukuyama (福山 雅治, Fukuyama Masaharu, born February 6, 1969) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor from Nagasaki. He debuted in 1990 with the single "Tsuioku no Ame no Naka".

Masaharu Fukuyama
福山 雅治
Fukuyama at Golden Melody Awards in 2013
Born (1969-02-06) February 6, 1969
Nagasaki, Japan[1]
NationalityJapanese
EducationNagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Technical High School
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • record producer
  • actor
  • radio personality
  • photographer
Years active1988–present
AgentAmuse, Inc.
Partner
Kazue Fukiishi
​
(m. 2015)​
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
  • keyboards
  • drums
  • harmonica
Labels
Japanese name
Kanji福山 雅治
Hiraganaふくやま まさはる
Websitewww.fukuyamamasaharu.com

Fukuyama is represented by the agency Amuse, Inc.

Career

While he can also be seen in Japanese television dramas, Fukuyama is best known for his singing career. His 1992 breakout single "Good night" gained a wide audience because of its tie-in with the TV drama Ai wo Douda.[2] In 1993, he made his first appearance in Kōhaku Uta Gassen, on which only successful J-pop and enka artists are invited to perform. Propelled by the success of Hitotsu Yane no Shita, in which he played Chinichan, the second older brother in the Kashiwagi family, he had his first million-selling single, "It's Only Love/Sorry Baby", in 1994. His 1995 single "Hello" became the second highest selling single that year.

He took a hiatus in 1996, stopping all his entertainment activities except his radio shows. He returned to the entertainment scene in 1998, and his first single after two years hiatus, "Heart/You", landed at number 3 on Oricon chart and sold 569,000 copies in total. Encouraged by this success, he began his Daikanshasai (Thanksgiving) series of concerts, to show his appreciation from the support he obtained from his fans.

"Sakura Zaka" and "Niji" are among Masaharu's popular songs. His 2000 single "Sakura Zaka" sold more than 751,000 copies in its first week and remained at the top of the Japanese Oricon chart for 3 consecutive weeks; it sold about 2,299,000 copies on the Oricon charts overall.[3] "Niji" was a theme song for the Japanese drama Water Boys. His triple A-side single "Niji/Himawari/Sore ga Subete sa", released on August 26, 2003, debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon single charts and topped them for five consecutive weeks.[4] His has cemented his status as the best-selling male solo artist in Japan,[5] having sold 21.27 million copies so far.

In 2007, after a four-years absence from drama, Fukuyama returned to television, starring as the brilliant but eccentric physics associate professor, Manabu Yukawa, in the television drama Galileo. He won "Best Actor" at the 55th Television Drama Academy Awards for the role. He also formed a band, KOH+, with his co-star in the drama Kou Shibasaki.

In 2008, NHK selected Fukuyama to portray Sakamoto Ryōma, the title character, in the 2010 year-long prime-time television Taiga drama Ryōmaden.[6]

In 2009, he held his 20th anniversary national arena tour which covered 36 performances in 12 cities over four consecutive months (June to September) with a total audience count of 500,000.[7][8] Two weeks before the tour started, he held four shows at the Nippon Budokan (May 28, 29 and June 4, 5) his first ever solo concerts there, as part of his almost yearly thanksgiving concert ritual.[9] While the Tour was still ongoing, on August 29 and 30, he went back to his hometown Nagasaki and held two open-air concerts at the Mount Inasa Park outdoor stage, with simultaneous public viewing free of charge for 50,000 Nagasaki citizens at the nearby Nagasaki Baseball Stadium (commonly known as the Big N to locals). Official figures announced a final audience count of 80,000 for the Mount Inasa concerts and Big N public viewing, in just over the two days alone.[10][11]

The master ringtone (Chaku Uta) download of his song "Hatsukoi" began on November 6, 2009.[12] It sold about 150,000 downloads in five days, and, on November 13, 2009, it was announced that the song would be released as a physical CD single on December 16, 2009.[13] The single debuted at number 1 on the Oricon weekly charts, with sales of around 151,000 copies in the first week of the release.[14] He performed "Hatsukoi" at the 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on New Year's Eve 2009, his first appearance at the event since 1993 and joined John Woo's upcoming film Manhut[15]

Personal life

Fukuyama married Japanese actress Kazue Fukiishi on September 28, 2015, the same day as her birthday.[16] Their first child was born on December 22, 2016.[17][18]

Discography
Further information: Masaharu Fukuyama discography
  • 1990: Dengon
  • 1991: Lion
  • 1991: Bros.
  • 1992: Boots
  • 1993: Calling
  • 1994: On and On
  • 1998: Sing a Song
  • 2001: F
  • 2006: 5 Nen Mono
  • 2009: Zankyō
  • 2014: Human
  • 2015: Tama Riku

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
1988 Hon no 5g Sanzō Hashimoto Kei Ōta [19]
1996 Atlanta Boogie Radio DJ Masashi Yamamoto [20]
2008 Suspect X Manabu Yukawa Hiroshi Nishitani Lead role [21]
2009 Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess Shōgo Saeki Hiroshi Nishitani Special appearance [22]
2011 Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels Masaaki Fukuyama Yukiyo Teramoto Voice role [23]
Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess Shōgo Saeki Hiroshi Nishitani Special appearance [22]
2013 Midsummer's Equation Manabu Yukawa Hiroshi Nishitani Lead role [21]
Like Father, Like Son Ryōta Nonomiya Hirokazu Koreeda Lead role [24]
2014 Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno Hiko Seijūrō Keishi Ōtomo [25]
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends Hiko Seijūrō Keishi Ōtomo [25]
2016 Scoop! Shizuka Miyakonojō Hitoshi Ōne Lead role [26]
2017 The Third Murder Tomoaki Shigemori Hirokazu Koreeda Lead role [26]
Manhunt Satoshi Yamura John Woo Lead role; Chinese film [27]
2018 Mirai Young Man Mamoru Hosoda Voice role [28]
2019 At the End of the Matinee Satoshi Makino Hiroshi Nishitani Lead role [29]
2020 Last Letter Kyōshirō Otosaka Shunji Iwai [30]
2022 Silent Parade Manabu Yukawa Hiroshi Nishitani Lead role [21]
Butt Detective: Shiriarty Professor Shiriarty Yuriko Kado Voice role [31]
2023 Looking for Antonio Inoki Narrator Keisuke Wada / Mitsuhiro Mihara Documentary [32]

TV dramas
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
1991 Ashita ga Aru Kara Ryōichi Wakamura TBS [26]
1992 Ai wa Dōda Makoto Yazawa TBS [33]
Homework Shūji Takimoto TBS [34]
1993–97 Under One Roof Masaya Kashiwagi Fuji TV 2 seasons [26]
1995 Itsuka Mata Aeru Shinichi Konno Fuji TV Lead role [35]
1998 Meguri Ai Shuji Nakata TBS Lead role [36]
1999 Furuhata Ninzaburō Gaku Hori Fuji TV Episode 8, season 3 [37]
Perfect Love Taketo Kusunoki Fuji TV Lead role [38]
2003 The Beauty or the Beast Hiromi Nagase Fuji TV Lead role [39]
Tengoku no Daisuke e Yōhei Iida NTV Lead role; Television film [40]
2007–13 Galileo Manabu Yukawa Fuji TV Lead role; 2 seasons [21]
2008 Galileo: Episode Zero Manabu Yukawa Fuji TV Lead role; Television film [41]
2010 Ryōmaden Sakamoto Ryōma NHK Lead role; Taiga drama [42]
2016 Love Song Kōhei Kamishiro Fuji TV Lead role [43]
2019 Everyone's Demoted Hiroshi Kataoka TBS Lead role [26]
2022 The Forbidden Magic Manabu Yukawa Fuji TV Lead role; Television film [44]
2023 The Last Man: The Blind Profiler Hiromi Minami TBS Lead role [45]

Television shows
  • Fukuyama Engineering, as the factory chief (TV Asahi, 2002)
  • NHK Special: Hot Spots Saigo no Rakuen, as narrator (NHK, 2011)
  • Doraemon 3-hour SP, as Masaaki Fukuyama (voice) (TV Asahi, 2011)

Guitar collection

See also

References
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