Toshio Matsumoto (dancer)

Toshio Matsumoto[1] (松本 利夫, Matsumoto Toshio, nicknamed Matsu (stylized as MATSU); born 27 May 1975, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa)[2] is a Japanese dancer, actor and director. He is member and former performer of J-Pop group Exile.[3][4] He was part of the first generation J Soul Brothers. Since 2016 he has been serving as the chairman of the Gekidan Exile Matsu-gumi.

Toshio Matsumoto
松本 利夫
Matsumoto at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Born (1975-05-27) 27 May 1975
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Other namesMatsu
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • actor
  • director
Years active1994–
Notable work
  • Film
  • Long Caravan
  • Stage
    • Taiyō ni Yaka rete
    • Matsu bocchi
TelevisionHeaven's Flower The Legend of Arcana
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Children1
WebsiteOfficial website

Matsumoto is represented with LDH.

Participating groups
Group Period of time Ref.
Baby Nail1994 – 1998
Hip Hop Junkeez1998[5]
J Soul Brothers1999 – 24 August 2001
Exile24 August 2001 –

Personal life

On July 22, 2013, Matsu announced his engagement to a non-celebrity woman after 7 years of dating.[6] The couple registered their marriage on January 1, 2014.[7]

On April 21, 2016, it was announced that the couple had welcomed their first child, a boy.[8]

Filmography
For his appearances with Exile, see Exile (Japanese band).

※His roles in bold are his leading roles

Stage
Year Title Role
2007Taiyō ni Yaka reteMasa
2008Crown Nemuranai Yoru no Hate ni...Martha
2009Words –Yakusoku / Uragiri– subete, Ushinawa reshi mono no tame...
2010Dance Earth: NegaiHide
Matsu bocchi: Laforet Mae made minna Isshodatta no ni...
2012Matsu bocchi 02: Ginga yori Ai o komete
2013Matsu bocchi 03: Position
2014UtahimeTaro Shimanto
2016Katana Maiki: Kabuki
Matsu bocchi 04: Doors

Films
Year Title Role Ref
2009Long CaravanKenzaburo Shibata
2013Little MaestraMasaru Arasawa
Shazai no Ōsama / King of ApologyFunaki
Hare no Chihare, Tokidoki Hare / TiesSadatora Ogata
2016Kabuki Drop
2019Sleep in the ShadowsMasato Tsujimura
2020Wiseguy[9]

TV dramas
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2011Heaven's Flower The Legend of ArcanaHaruTBS
Hagane no Onna Season 2Asano TatsuyaTV Asahi
Rokudenashi BluesIoka-senseiNTV
Kamisama no NyoboToshio IueNHK
2013GTO Shōgatsu Special! Fuyuyasumi mo Nekketsu JugyōdaMizushimaKTV[10]
Goen HunterSakamoto EikichiNHK
2014Dousousei: Hito wa, San-do, Koi o suruTaro KamakuraTBS
Tokkō Jimuin Minowa / Binta!Bunta MinowaYTV
2015Keiseizaimin no OtokoEigo FukaiNHKEpisode 1
2017 Utsubokazura no Yume / The Dream of Nepenthes Keisuke Yoshioka Fuji TV
2018 Osaka Kanjousen Part 3 / Osaka Loop Line Part 3 Kikawada KTV
2019 Yakusoku no Stage Mitsuo Nezu YTV 60th Anniversary Special

Internet drama
Year Title Role Website
20113-Mai-me no Bodyguard: Boku wa Kimi dake o Mamori nukuNozomi MishimaBee TV

TV programmes
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2010-2014Shūkan ExileTBSMC
2012-2013Baka SoulTV Tokyo
2016-2020Matsu bocchiFuji TVMC; first crown programme, first solo MC[11]
2021-presentLocal Rosen Bus Noritsugi Taiketsu Tabi Rosen Bus de Onigokko TV TokyoRegular with Yosuke Tagawa

Advertisements
Year Title Ref.
2009Meiji Kinoko no yama-Takenoko no sato
2011Meiji Chip! Chop "OsoMatsu-kun"
Recruit Hot Pepper Gourmet
NTT Communications 050 plus
2012GREE Seisen Cerberus
Fujitsu FMV
Fujitsu Arrows
2013Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Air Salon Path
2015Suntory The Malts[12]

Radio
Year Title Network Notes
Sessions 4North Wave
2008One Step BeyondJapan FM Network
2011Exile Ex-PressTokyo FMMain personality

Voice acting
Year Title Role
2008ExamuraiMatsu

Music videos
Year Title Notes
2008Color "Just a Little Bit"
2014Pharrell Williams "Happy"Japanese version

Bibliography

Books
Year Title ISBN
2005Love Music DanceISBN 978-4391131055
2016KizunaISBN 978-4344028760

Lyrics
Year Title
2006Exile "Why oh why...?"

Productions

CD jackets
Year Title
2003Exile "Choo Choo Train"
Exile "Eternal..."
Exile "Ki-zu-na"
Exile "O'ver"

DVD
Year Title Notes
2004Exile EXPV 3Director

Directorial theatre works
Year Title Ref.
2016Kagerō[13]

Films
Year Title Notes
2016Kabuki DropGeneral producer

References
  1. "Exileメンバー5人が改名へ、第四章が始動！ | 芸能ニュースならザテレビジョン". Web The Television (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. 22 Jul 2014. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  2. "EXILE" (in Japanese). LDH. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  3. "EXILE・松本利夫、USA、MAKIDAIが年内パフォーマー卒業". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 22 Jun 2015. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  4. "ＥＸＩＬＥのＵＳＡ、ＭＡＫＩＤＡＩ、松本利夫がパフォーマー引退「開拓の旅へ」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 22 Jun 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  5. "デジタルジャンキーズって知って". Chu's Blog: Ikiru (in Japanese). 18 Sep 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  6. "EXILE's MATSU engaged to non-celebrity woman 10 years his junior | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  7. "EXILE's MATSU announces his marriage to a non-celebrity woman | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  8. "EXILE MATSU announces the birth of his first child | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  9. "無頼". eiga.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  10. "AKIRA主演『GTO』正月SP決定　MATSUがキャバクラ店長役で友情出演". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 16 Nov 2012. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  11. "松本利夫、ＥＸＩＬＥ初のソロ冠番組　単独ＭＣ初挑戦". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 16 Mar 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  12. "ザ・モルツ" (in Japanese). Suntory The Malts. 3 Sep 2015. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  13. "EXILE MATSU演出 舞台『かげろう』情報更新！" (in Japanese). Ex Family. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
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