Yoshinori Masakado

Yoshinori Masakado
正門 良規
This person
Born (1996-11-28) November 28, 1996 (age 28)
Osaka, Japan
Other namesMasakado, Massan
Occupations
Years active2011–present
Agents
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Instrument(s)Guitar, Vocals
Labels
Member of
WebsiteAe! Group (Starto Entertainment)
Ae! Group (Universal Music Japan)

Yoshinori Masakado (Japanese: 正門 良規, Hepburn: Masakado Yoshinori, born November 28, 1996[1]) is a member of Japanese boy band Ae! Group and actor. His nicknames are Masakado and Massan.[2]

He was born in Osaka and belongs to Starto Entertainment.[1]

History

Masakado was born in Osaka in 1996 and aspired to enter the show business after watching the 2006 TV series and 2008 film Kurosagi and admiring the lead actor, Tomohisa Yamashita.[3] His mother and sister sent his resume to Johnny & Associates when he was in his third year of junior high school.[4] An open audition for Kansai Johnny's Jr. (trainees) was held at the Osaka-jō Hall performance of Yamashita's concert Asia Tour 2011 Super Good Super Bad, and Masakado was able to go on stage with Yamashita at this audition.[4] He passed the audition and joined to the Johnny & Associates on April 3, 2011.[4] His peers include Ren Nagase of King & Prince and Daigo Nishihata of Naniwa Danshi.[5]

On February 18, 2019, he was selected as a member of the Ae! Group.[6] In September of the same year, he began his acting career with a role in BS Nippon Corporation's TV series Love Sickness and the Bastard Gang.[7] In 2020, he appeared in NHK's asadora Scarlet as the boyfriend of the protagonist's sister.[8] In 2021, he played his first leading role on stage in Sen, Shoku, a play written by Shigeaki Kato of NEWS.[9]

Masakado is also known for his guitar technique and is the guitarist of Ae! Group. He also held his first solo concert Yoshinori Masakado Solo Live Show with Kansai Johnny's Jr. at Osaka Shōchikuza during his pre-debut trainee period, which lasted about one month and 43 performances.[10] It was unusual for a trainee to perform so many solo live shows before his debut.[10]

On May 15, 2024, Ae! Group made their CD debut on Universal Music Japan.[11][12]

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Love Sickness and the Bastard Gang Rintaro Yashiro [13]
2020 Scarlet Masayuki Sameshima Vol. 76 - 131 [14]
2020 Younger Boyfriend Kosuke Kawamura Episode 9 [15]
2020 Diver: Special Investigation Unit Tetsuya Ueshima [16]
2021 The Men of the Wada Family Shosei Mitsumura [17]
2022 Idol Tomiyasu Sugai [18]
2022 Love Sickness and the Bastard Gang Rintaro Yashiro Season 2 [19]
2023 Moving in Kyoto Toshiya Omiya [20]

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Kansai Johnny's Jr.'s Comedy Star is Born! Daisuke Kinoshita [21]
2019 The Boys Shogo [22][23]
2024 La Grande Maison Paris Tasuku Kogure [24]

Stage

Year Title Role Place Ref.
2015 Boys The World's Dreams...Children Who Have Never Known War Osaka Shochikuza [25]
2016 Johnnys' Future World Umeda Arts Theater [26]
2017 Boys: Snow Falls on the Southern Islands Osaka Shochikuza [27]
2018 Takizawa Kabuki 2018 Misono-za [28]
2018 Boys Who Run Tomorrow Osaka Shochikuza [29]
2019 Takizawa Kabuki Zero Minami-za [30]
2021 Sen, Shoku Fukama (Leading role) Panasonic Globe Theatre, Umeda Arts Theater [31]
2022 Vincent in Brixton Vincent (Leading role) Panasonic Globe Theatre, Umeda Arts Theater [32]
2024 Touching the Void Joe Simpson (Leading role) PARCO Theater, Kyoto-Gekijo [33]

Other Activities

Variety Shows

Radio Programs

  • Kansai Johnny's Jr.'s Bali Bali Sound -> Kambari! (May 1, 2018 - , FM Osaka) - Appears with Seiya Suezawa and Ken Kojima[35]
  • Children's Cheering! 4 Hour Radio (June 14, 2020, NHK Radio 1) - Main personality with Keita Richard Kusama[36]
  • Children's Cheering! 5 Hour Radio - After a Short Summer Vacation: To Everyone in Tough Times (September 13, 2020, NHK Radio 1) - main personality with Keita Richard Kusama[37]

References

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  2. ^ "Aぇ! groupの仲良しっぷりがハンパない". seventeen (in Japanese). April 6, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "カンバリ！☆三百二十一回目". FM Osaka.net (in Japanese). June 25, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "正門良規 – Aぇ! groupのリアコ！デビュー前にソロコンやっちゃう正統派イケメンに迫る". ticketjam (in Japanese). August 12, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "永瀬廉・西畑大吾・正門良規、"同期卍会"の絆　入所から現在まで続く気の置けない関係性". Realsound (in Japanese). February 6, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "関西ジャニーズJr.・Aぇ！groupが東京公演! 横山裕の想いから結成". mynavi (in Japanese). February 19, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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  9. ^ "加藤シゲアキ初脚本＆Aぇ！group・正門良規単独初主演　舞台『染、色』上演決定". crank-in (in Japanese). March 14, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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  15. ^ "年下彼氏：第5回　なにわ男子・大西流星、Aぇ！group・正門良規が恋の火花 「俺、元彼」とライバル宣言？". mantan. May 8, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  16. ^ "福士蒼汰がダークヒーローを演じる新火9ドラマ『DIVER-特殊潜入班-』にAぇ! group の正門良規出演". screenonline (in Japanese). August 25, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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  18. ^ "特集ドラマ「アイドル」放送決定のお知らせ". drama information. NHK. June 17, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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  27. ^ "大阪松竹座8月『少年たち 南の島に雪は降る』チラシ". Shochiku. May 2017. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  28. ^ "御園座『滝沢歌舞伎2018』出演者情報" (PDF). www.shochiku.co.jp. Shochiku. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  29. ^ "関西ジャニーズJr.大西流星「ハンパない」意気込みも…すかさずツッコミ「狙ってるやろ！」". Sponichi. August 4, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  30. ^ "村上真都ラウール、「滝沢歌舞伎 ZERO」新橋演舞場公演に出演". natalie. January 18, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  31. ^ "Aぇ!group・正門良規、主演舞台の"脚本担当・加藤シゲアキ"に恐縮「プレッシャーです」【舞台写真あり】". oricon. May 28, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  32. ^ "正門良規が若き日のゴッホに、森新太郎演出で「ヴィンセント・イン・ブリクストン」上演". natalie. July 10, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  33. ^ "Aぇ! group正門良規、舞台で"過酷な登山"に挑む「タッチング・ザ・ヴォイド」共演に古川琴音ら". natalie. July 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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