Yuji Oda
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Yūji Oda (織田 裕二 Oda Yūji?) is a Japanese actor and singer.
Yuji Oda was born on 13 December 1967 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He was born to an upper-middle-class family and attended the private academy of Touin Gakuen. Originally he had a promising career in sports, but had to give it up after a knee injury. He decided to enter drama school at the University of Pittsburgh, instead. He dropped out of Pitt later, but continued to pursue an acting career.
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[edit] Debut
In the late 1980's he launched his career with the release of two singles on records, though they didn't sell well.
In 1989 he appeared in the television drama Mama Haha Boogie, from which point he started to gain popularity as an actor, which also brought attention to his singing aspirations.
In 1991 he appeared in the enormously popular TV drama Tokyo Love Story. His breakout role, he became a star as a result.
Oda became a leading man in Japanese film and television, generally playing the role of the "all around good guy" and most sympathetic character.
His most famous role is probably that of Aoshima, a police detective in the TV drama and movie series Odoru Daisousasen / Bayside Shakedown & Bayside Shakedown 2: Save the Rainbow Bridge.
[edit] Trivia
- Yuji Oda famously switched his endorsement allegiances in 1999 from telephone company NTT DoCoMo to its rival, IDO.
- Yuji Oda's hobbies include playing pool, diving, and racing cars.
- As an athletic enthusiast, Yuji Oda has been casting the biennual IAAF World Championships in Athletics for Japanese TV since 1997. He also performed the official song of the event 'All My Treasures' at the opening ceremony of 2007 World Championships in Athletics, which hold in Osaka, Japan in August, 2007.
[edit] Awards
- 1991 Blue Ribbon Awards most popular actor
- 1999 Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actor for Bayside Shakedown
- 2003 Japanese Academy Awards best actor for T.R.Y.
- Hochi Film Award for best actor
[edit] Filmography
- Shônan bakusôzoku (1987)
- Shôgun Iemitsu no ranshin - Gekitotsu (1989)
- Mama Haha Bugi (1989)
- Tokyo Love Story (1991)
- Shushoku sensen ijonashi (1991)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1992)
- Okane ga nai! (1994)
- Sotsugyo ryoko: Nihon kara kimashita (1994)
- Last Friend (1995)
- Mahiru no tsuki (1996)
- Odoru daisosasen (1997)
- Whiteout (2000)
- Rocket Boy (2001)
- Midnight Rain (2002)
- T.R.Y. (2003)
- ('Odoru daisosasen 2)Bayside Shakedown 2: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003)
- Last Christmas (2004)
- Kencho no hoshi (2006)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON THE ROAD | 1999-03-20 | Toshiba EMI | |
| Gyakufū (逆風?) | 1991-07-12 | Toshiba EMI | |
| Oda Yūji SINGLES (織田裕二SINGLES?) | 1991-10-30 | Toshiba EMI | |
| SONGS | 1991-12-10 | WEA Japan | |
| KODO (KODO－鼓動－ kodō?) | 1992-02-19 | Toshiba EMI | |
| Kesshin (決心?) | 1993-09-22 | Toshiba EMI | |
| SCREEN PLAY | 1994-09-07 | Toshiba EMI | |
| THE BEST | 1995-09-27 | Toshiba EMI | |
| River | 1995-12-06 | Mercury Music Entertainment | |
| Stay Here | 1996-11-11 | Mercury | |
| Stay Here+2 | 1997-03-26 | Mercury | |
| Shake!! | 1998-06-17 | Mercury | |
| THE BEST TRACKS | 1998-11-26 | Mercury | |
| My Pocket | 1999-09-29 | Mercury | |
| SECRET RENDEZ-VOUS | 2000-07-05 | Mercury | |
| Hot & Sweet-Sour Soup -BEST of LOVE SONG- | 2001-03-23 | Kitty MME | |
| 11 Colors | 2003-08-20 | Universal J |
[edit] Singles
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Shūmatsu dake wa shōnen" (週末だけは少年?) | 1989-07-25 | WEA Japan | |
| "Utae nakatte love song" (歌えなかってラブ・ソング?) | 1991-02-06 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "Genzai, kono shunkan kara" (現在，この瞬間から?) | 1991-06-07 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "Happy Birthday" | 1991-11-06 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "KODO" | 1992-01-29 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "Ano natsu ga kikoeru" (あの夏が聴こえる?) | 1992-05-27 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "Kesshin" (決心?) | 1993-07-19 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "OVER THE TROUBLE" | 1994-07-08 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "Never Rain" | 1994-10-05 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "Ai mademo usugu dakara" (愛までもうすぐだから?) | 1995-11-08 | Mercury Music Entertainment | |
| "Mirage" | 1996-10-28 | Mercury | |
| "Love Somebody" | 1997-01-29 | with Maxi Priest | Mercury |
| "Over and Over Again" | 1997-07-16 | Mercury | |
| "Freedom" | 1998-02-04 | Mercury | |
| "Shake it UP" | 1998-05-13 | Mercury | |
| "Love Somebody" | 1998-10-28 | with Maxi Priest | Mercury |
| "SOMETHING TO SAY" | 1999-03-17 | Mercury | |
| "Together" | 1999-08-25 | Mercury | |
| "Sora no mukōmade" (空のむこうまで?) | 2001-02-28 | Kitty MME | |
| "Son'namondarō" (そんなもんだろう?) | 2002-11-13 | Universal J | |
| "We can be Heroes" | 2003-01-01 | Universal J | |
| "Love Somebody" | 2003-06-25 | with Maxi Priest | Universal J |
| "Love Somebody (CINEMA Version II)" | 2003-07-16 | with Mýa | Universal J |
| "Last Christmas"/"Wake Me Up GO! GO!" | 2004-11-03 | with Butch Walker | Epic Japan |
| "Hug, Hug" | 2007-04-25 | Universal J |
