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* Name: 手越祐也
* Name (romaji): Tegoshi Yuya
* Nickname(s): Tego, Tegocha, Tesshi, Tegorin, Tegonyan, Goshi
* Profession: Actor and singer
* Birthdate: 1987-Nov-11
* Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
* Height: 170cm
* Weight: 52kg
* Star sign: Scorpio
* Blood type: B
* Family: Mother, Father, pet dog Tinny (a papillon)
* School: Horikoshi Gakuen, Waseda Daigaku (Human Informatics and Cognitive Sciences, distance-learning)
* Talent Agency: Johnny's Entertainment
Information
Tegoshi entered Johnny's during December 2002. He participated in various Johnny's Junior activities until, ten months later, he debuted as a part of NEWS. At the time of his debut, he was almost completely unknown. Even most of the members did not know who he was.
However, he gained popularity with his singing, which was one of the best in the group. He also started in acting, becoming the first member to star in a movie, and gained more roles in various Japanese dramas. He appeared with band members on Johnny's related television shows like Shounen Club and Ya-Ya-yah. He also hosted his own radio show, What a Wonderful Music. He is the self-proclaimed worst dancer but is considered one of the best, if not the best, singer in the group.
During NEWS's hiatus in 2006, he and bandmate Takahisa Masuda formed the duo Tegomass. They released the single Miso Soup in Sweden, recorded entirely in English, that reached #12 on the Swedish charts. In December of 2006, they released the Japanese Miso Soup single in Japan, which reached #1 on the Oricon charts.
Currently, he is once again working as a member of NEWS. He will also be working in Tegomass as they are scheduled to represent the Japanese High School Volleyball Tournament as well as contribute a song to the anime Lovely Complex.
TV dramas
* Hyoten 2006(2006)
* My Boss My Hero(2006)
* Gachibaka(2006)
* Gekidan Enigmono(2005)
* 15 Sai no Blues(2005)
Movies
* Happy Feet(2007) (Japanese dub)
* Shissou(2005)
CM
* Tongari Corn
* Vermont Curry
Trivia
* He introduces himself by putting his right hand palm out in front of his face, a gesture given to him by Tsuyoshi Domoto.
* During live performances he likes to twirl his index finger at the camera.(Lol :)
* He is considered spoilt by his bandmates and once forced Masuda onto a smaller bed in a hotel room.
* His bandmates often describe him as being "harmlessly self-centered." We would not get along well...)
* In an appearance on Domoto Kyoudai, he said that Tomohisa Yamashita was his most admired senpai because he saw Yamapi's dramas and thought that he was cool.
* He often hangs out with bandmates Takahisa Masuda and Keiichiro Koyama.
* It is well known that bandmate Ryo Nishikido likes him a lot, often doting on him and coining the nickname Tegonyan.
* His mother and grandmother post his posters all around the house.
* He gave Masuda the nickname Massu.
* He likes to bite his lips. (kyaa..)
* He is a fan of L'arc en ciel.
* He gets along well with Takahisa Masuda, so even on days off they go to the gym and train together, and go to a sentō afterwards.
* He has played soccer for over 10 years.
* He usually wears contact lenses.
* He owns a Papillon dog named Tinny, which he dotes on.(KAWAII~!!!)
* He has a driver's license.
He took the exam for Aoyama Gakuin where Kato Shigeaki studies, but he failed the test and instead passed the test for Horikoshi High School and is now in Waseda University studying Psychology.
He is called the RainMan because when doing photoshoots outdoors, he usually goes first and when he does, it always rains. It happened in the Hoshi wo Mezashite Jacket Photoshoot. In addition to this, when he was filming Gekidan Engimono it also rained. It also rained when they were filming the final scenes of Shissou even though the weather report said it was going to be clear and so they can't shoot the scene. The same thing also happened on the first day of My Boss My Hero. (LOL)
He has a dog named Tinny which he calls his girlfriend and that he spoils. His nickname for her is Tiny
He idolized Kimura Takuya of SMAP and has posters of him in his house and he wishes to have a duet with him one day.
He admires Celine Dion so much that he mimics her sometimes and has all her DVDS and watches her in reference to performing.
He always carries a LARGE box of perfume in his bag. (O.o LOL)
He always enters the Johnny's office with a "Yoo-hoo!" - Yamashita Tomohisa
He treats Koyama Keiichiro like his Oniisan and often goes out with him for Karaoke
He formed a "black hair alliance" with Nishikido Ryo and Ryo will only sing a duet with him if he reverts to his old black hair.
He has acrophobia, because he got stuck at a 4th floor of an apartment and somehow he needed to jump off. He landed safely but from then on, he got scared of heights.
He admits that he does not have Fashion Sense and asks Ryo to be his Fashion Guru.
Tegoshi tends to be clingy. He is clingy to everyone and often gives them hugs before he leaves for the day or in greeting.
Concerning dancing, Tegoshi took intense dance lessons with Massu during the hiatus because he was tired of people saying that he can't dance.
His favorite food is Yakiniku and would often invite people to join him to go there.
He is a text addict and texts everyone "Good Morning" and "Good night" everyday.
He speaks to Massu everyday after work/in the evening to check on him. Furthermore, TegoMass makes it a point to go out to do something together at least once a week to keep good friendship.
George Miller handpicked him for his role in Happy Feet. When asked why he chose Tegoshi Yuya, he answered "Because he is full of confidence, and it is the very element I want to enforce to the youth."
When taking pictures, Tegoshi calls his own shots piccasso like because he takes of the weirdest things and usually they come out blurry. (Tesshi hott hott hott!)
For Valentine's day, Tegoshi attempted to bake everyone in NEWS and the staff some cookies, and they came out tasting great but a little too hard. He describes his cookies as "tough love"
Tegoshi's locker is like a girl's because it has a lot of cute stuff in it, perfume, mirror and pictures of NEWS, TegoMassu, Koichi Senpai and it is very neat and colorfully arranged. -Massu
Tegoshi wrote the lyrics to Over,(composed by Kato Shigeaki and duet with Shige), and Trashbox. He is a budding lyricist and loves to come over Shige's house to compose songs.
Some bonus pictures of my dear Tegoshi..
And a short video of his phenomenal voice..
Here's a review for the latest J-movie I watched..
# みゅうの足パパにあげる
# Title (romaji): Myu no Anyo Papa ni Ageru
# Also known as: Myu will Give Daddy Her Legs
# Format: Tanpatsu
# Genre: Human drama, family
# Viewership ratings: 25.6
# Broadcast network: NTV
Synopsis
The drama is based on a true story of Yamaguchi Hayato (25), a young man who learns he has a rare illness known as CIDP, which affects the nervous system. He begins to lose the functioning of his limbs, but he is determined to fight the illness with the support of his wife and his 2-year-old daughter, Myu-chan.
Cast
* Matsumoto Jun as Yamaguchi Hayato
* Karina as Yamaguchi Aya
* Hatakeyama Rina (畠山彩奈) as Yamaguchi Myu
* Ishihara Yoshizumi as Iwade Taro
* Masana Bokuzo as Takagi Shuya
* Kasai Kenji as Yamaguchi Yasuyuki
* Otsuka Yoshie (大塚良重) as Yamaguchi Nobuko
* Morishita Tetsuo as Sakurai Yukio
* Watanabe Eri as Sakurai Mihoko
* Matsushige Yutaka as Kurose Kazuo
* Yamazaki Hajime as Nagamachi Keigo
* Kim Ji Sun (김지순, ちすん) as Sato Mina
* Nomi Tatsuya (能見達也)
* Okubo Ayano (大久保綾乃)
* Ko Yoshinori (康喜弼)
* Terada Yuki (寺田有希)
* Natsuaki Kayoko (夏秋佳代子)
* Nakamura Machiko (中村真知子)
* Fujiwara Toshiyuki (藤原寿之)
This movie is really meaningful.. I cried a lot for this movie (thnk god nobody was at home).. N Myu-chan is so cute.. It was hard to see MatsuJun crying cause each time he cries I cry too..
