Hideaki Takizawa

Infobox actor


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name = Hideaki Takizawa
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|03|29
location = Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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birthname = nihongo|Hideaki Takizawa|滝沢秀明
othername = Takki (タッキー)
website = http://www.avexnet.or.jp/tackeytsubasa/
academyawards = nihongo|Hideaki Takizawa|滝沢秀明|Takizawa Hideaki|extra=born March 29, 1982 is a Japanese actor and a member of the J-pop duo Tackey & Tsubasa from Tokyo, Japan. In 2002, when he reached the age of 20, he debuted with his best friend Tsubasa Imai in the group "Tackey & Tsubasa" under the record label Avex Trax. That same year, he graduated from Johnny's Junior. Tackey & Tsubasa have released many popular singles such as "Ho! SUMMER" and "Venus". He gained fame as an actor after starring in Japanese dramas such as "Majo no Jouken" and "Strawberry on the Shortcake".

Pre-fame

He was born as the youngest child in a family of five. Eventually, he joined Johnny & Associates in April 1995 when he was 13. In the same year, he had his first acting role in a drama "Mokuyou no Kaidan" as Akaboshi Noboro. He continued to expand his fan base with each drama. However, he did not rise to prominence until 1999 when he starred in the controversial yet popular drama "Majo no Jouken" with co-star Nanako Matsushima, in which he played a high school transfer student, Kurosawa Hikaru, who fell in love with his teacher. This was his first leading role and received positive reviews.

Profile

*Nicknames: Takki, Tackey, Hide-kun
*Family: Parents, older sister and older brother
*Education: nihongo|Horikoshi High School|堀越高等学校
*Best Friends in Johnny's: Imai Tsubasa, Yamashita Tomohisa, Akanishi Jin Kamenashi Kazuya, Ikuta Toma

Trivia

*His first job was to backdance for Kinki Kids in their concert on 05 May 1995.
*His favourite idol was Domoto Koichi (of Kinki Kids).
*Takki became the leader of the Johnny’s Juniors, and is now also known as the Papa of the juniors. They call him Papa Takki.
*Was originally intended to debut as a solo artist with the song Ki.Se.Ki., but Takki wanted to debut as a group with Imai Tsubasa. Fans supported by sending in letters to Johnny’s and Takki and Tsubasa finally debutted as a unit on 11 September 2002. They released their first "mini album" Hatachi that day.
*Tackey & Tsubasa staged concerts in Taiwan and Thailand even prior to releasing an album.
*Takki’s song writing name is LaVenDer. He has written many songs since his junior days, for himself, and his kouhais as well.
*Takki had his first solo concert on 23rd Dec (in Osaka Jou Hall) and 25th Dec (in Yokohama Arena) in 2005.
*Takki fell and broke his nose 2 days before Tackey and Tsubasa's concerts in Nagoya, during their X~Dame tour in February 2007. He had to wear a nose mask, and performed 2 shows a day, 2 days after the accident. He removed the nose mask during the Fukuoka shows a week later, using only a plaster.
*He is part of an unofficial group within Johnny's called "No Border", which includes as its members Atsuhiro Sato of Hikaru Genji, Yoshihiko Inohara of V6, Tomohisa Yamashita of NEWS, Shingo Murakami of Kanjani8, Toma Ikuta of Johnny's Jr., Koichi Domoto of KinKi Kids, Tatsuya Yamaguchi of TOKIO and Jun Matsumoto of Arashi. It was group formed when the 9 members from different Johnny's groups met up for dinner and decided to name themselves "No Border". They are known to interact freely, bypassing the senpai-kouhai relationships formed by Johnny's.

Discography

Dramas

*"Ai Love Johnny" variety show
*"Mokuyou no kaidan ~kaima kurabu~" (1995)
*"Mokuyou no kaidan ~TIMEKEEPERS~" (1997)
*"News no Onna" (1998)
*"Majo no Jōken" (1999)
*"Taiyou wa shizumanai"
*"kokoro No Tabira"
*"Antique Cake Store" (based on manga "Antique Bakery")
*"Strawberry on the Shortcake" (2001)
*"Taiyou no Kisetsu" (2002)
*"Boku dake no Madonna" (2003)
*"My Father's Ocean, My Sky" (Chichi no umi, boku no sora?) (2005)
*"Yoshitsune" (2005-2006)
*"kimi Ga Kureta Natsu"
*"Satomi Hakkenden" (2006)
*"Romeo and Juliet" (2007)
*"Yukinojo Henge" (2008)

ongs written by Takki

*Words of Love
*Everlasting Love
*894…Hakushi
*Madonna (for DreamBoy musical in 2004)
*Futari no Yoru
*My Angel, You are Angel (for Kat-Tun; released in Cartoon KATTUN album 2007)
*Fight All Night (for Kat-Tun; for DreamBoy musical in 2004; released
*Da.ke.do
*Juunigatsu no Hana

Endorsements

*Dreamcast
*Final Fantasy X
*Fuji Film Check
*Lotte SOH
*Shiseido Ma Cherie
*NTT Docomo
*Sapporo Green Tea
*Oronamin C Drink
*Olympus (Digital)
*AMO Complete (Contact Lens Care)
*Meiji Amino Collagen
*Meiji Theobro Cocoa

External links

* [http://www.avexnet.or.jp/tackeytsubasa/ Tackey & Tsubasa Official Website]