Koji Seto
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| Koji Seto | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 18, 1988 Hakata-ku, Fukuoka/Japan |
| Occupation | Actor and Singer |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
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Koji Seto (瀬戸 康史 Seto Kōji?, May 18, 1988) is a Japanese actor, entertainer and singer. He currently stars as the shy young hero Wataru Kurenai in Kamen Rider Kiva. Koji is also the vocalist of the J-Rock Band TETRA-FANG. The lively and bright multitalent is nicknamed Setomaru (瀬戸丸), and is one of the youngest members from the acting group D-BOYS.
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[edit] Biography
Koji Seto discovered his interest for acting when he saw his idol Satoshi Tsumabuki in the drama Orange Days (2004). Shortly after, with fifteen years, his mother enrolled him in the local Acting School Himawari in Fukuoka City, were he was taught in drama, dance and music. He got his first part after one year in training in the comedy drama Rocket Boys as the main antagonist of later D-BOYS-fellow members Yuya Endo and Kotaroh Yanagi. Afterwards he participated on the 31th of July 2005 in Watanabe Entertainment´s official 2nd D-Boys audition and won the Grand Prix 2nd Winner Award.
He debuted as D-BOY in December 2005 at his first D-Live event - an entertainment show featuring only D-BOYS members. In Spring 2006, with just seventeen, he moved from his hometown in Fukuoka prefecture to live by himself in Tokyo and starred with other D-BOYS members in their first own TV production "DD-BOYS". At the same time he won the audition for the role of Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu and established his place in the hearts of fans in Japan and all over the world until his Graduation alongside the members of the 3rd Seigaku-Generation on the 9th of September 2007.
In spring 2007 Koji was also casted as protagonist Kyoichi Segawa in Happy Boys. A drama based on Makoto Tateno´s script, that was released along with the TV Series in Manga-form. Mangaka Tateno created the character-design originally based upon the actors, which is one of very rare occurrences. Right after the filming for this series, he got offered his first movie as leading actor in the DVD-only release of "Tonari no Yaoi-chan". A real-life action version after a Manga about the popular 801-chan-Phenomenon. The part of Izamu Hayama in the touching feature film Tenshi ga Kureta Mono was his first cinema production in autumn 2007. Koji co-starred in winter 2007 with Aya Ueto and Yo Oizumi in the Golden Time TV Series Abarenbo Mama.
Back in late 2006 he was also chosen as Thursday's member Seto-kun of Oha Suta, a children's TV show airing live every morning on TV Tokyo. He co-hosts the show constantly since then once a week together with Kōichi Yamadera. In addition to this, he is weekly also a regular Ikemen-member on Fuji TV's Friday night show Thrill Night - United Ikemen. In January 2008 he currently plays as one of Japan's actual tokusatsu heroes by starring as Wataru Kurenai/Kamen Rider Kiva in Kamen Rider Kiva.[1][2][3][4]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] TV, cinema, movie
- 2005 - Rocket Boys (Drama, TV Tokyo) as Makoto Kanno
- 2006 - Hit Parade (Movie) as Tiger's member
- 2006 - OhaSuta (Children's TV show, TV Tokyo, ongoing) as Seto-kun
- 2006 - DD-BOYS (TV Documentary, TV Asahi) as himself
- 2007 - Happy Boys (Drama, TV Tokyo) as Kyoichi Segawa
- 2007 - Tonari no Yaoi-chan (Movie) as Chibe-kun
- 2007 - Thrill Night - United States of Ikemen (TV Show, Fuji TV, ongoing) as himself
- 2007 - Tenshi ga Kureta Mono (Movie) as Izamu Hayama
- 2007 - Abarenbo Mama (Drama, Fuji TV) as Naoya Abe
- 2008 - Kamen Rider Kiva (Tokusatsu series, TV Asahi) as Wataru Kurenai/Kamen Rider Kiva
[edit] Guest star appearances
- 2007 - Nekketsu! Heisei Kyouiku Gakuin (Quiz Show, Fuji TV)
- 2008 - 45th secret New Years Performance Tournament (New Year's Special Games Show, Fuji TV)
[edit] Stage work
- 2005 - 3rd D-Live (D-Boys-member only Live Entertainment Show)
- 2006 - 4th D-Live (D-Boys-member only Live Entertainment Show)
- 2006 - Yume no Kobako ni Ribbon wo Kakete ~Revised Edition~ ("Dream in a Ribbon Box" re-run)
- 2006 - Tenimyu - Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2006 - Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2007 - Tenimyu - Dream Live 4th as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2007 - Tenimyu - Dream Live 4th ~ Extra ~ as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2007 - Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku - Second Service as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2007 - D-Boys Stage Volume 1 ~Kanbai Gore~ as Genki-kun/Souji Okita
[edit] Guest star appearances
- 2007 - Out of Order (Live Entertainment Stage Show) as Guest Star
[edit] Discography
- 2006 - Tenimyu - Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen OST as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2006 - Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service OST as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2007 - Happy Boys Image Collection 1 ~Yasashisa~ (Single as Kyoichi Segawa for Happy Boys)
- 2007 - Tenimyu - Dream Live 4th OST as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2007 - Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku - Second Service OST as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2007 - Tenimyu - Best Actors Album 007 as Eiji Kikumaru (together with Shuichiro Oishi actor Yukihiro Takiguchi)
- 2007 - Tenimyu - Best Actors Album 010 Extra ~ 3rd Generation Seigaku ~ as Eiji Kikumaru
[edit] Official DVDs
- 2006 - Tenimyu - Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen DVD as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2006 - DD-BOYS Volume 1 - 6 (+ 1 Special DVD)
- 2006 - Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service DVD as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2007 - Prince Series DVD ~Koji Seto~
- 2007 - Tenimyu - Dream Live 4th DVD as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2007 - Happy Boys File 1 ~Kyoichi & Gen~
- 2007 - Happy Boys DVD Volume 1 - 4
- 2007 - Tonari no Yaoi-chan (DVD-only Movie)
- 2007 - Happy Boys File 2 ~Junta & Kokoro~
- 2007 - Happy Boys File 3 ~Kosuke~
- 2007 - D-Boys Stage Volume 1 ~Kanbai Gore~
- 2007 - Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku - Second Service DVD as Eiji Kikumaru
- 2007 - Tenshi ga Kureta Mono DVD
- 2007 - Tenimyu - Supporter DVD Vol. 6 ~ Seigaku's 3rd Generation ~
[edit] Photobooks, bromide & calendar
- 2006 - D-BOYS Start!
- 2006 - D-BOYS Desktop Calendar ´07
- 2007 - Prince Series Photobook ~Koji Seto~
- 2007 - Happy Boys Bromide Set 1
- 2007 - Happy Boys Bromide Set 2
- 2007 - D-BOYS Stage Book Vol. 1
- 2007 - Prince Series Bromide Vol. 1
- 2007 - D-BOYS Desktop Calendar ´08
[edit] Special events
- 2006 - DD-Boys DVD Event
- 2007 - Prince Series Photobook Event
- 2007 - Prince Series DVD Event
- 2007 - Prince Series Bromide Event
- 2007 - Happy Boys Image Album Event
- 2007 - 4 Tenimyu Best Actors Album Events
- 2007 - 2 Tonari no Yaoi-chan DVD Events
- 2008 - Kamen Rider Kiva Press Conference
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ もちろん来年もクライマックスだぜっ！. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
- ^ 初公開、新しい仮面ライダーは吸血鬼？. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ 仮面ライダーキバ：電王の次は「怪物くん」？ 初の父子ライダーの戦い描く. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ 【サブカル最前線】初公開、新しい仮面ライダーは吸血鬼？ (2/3ページ) - MSN産経ニュース. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
