Tatsuya Ueda

Infobox Musical artist


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Alias = Tat-chan
Born = birth date and age|1983|10|4
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Origin = flagicon|Japan Kanagawa, Japan
Genre = Japanese Pop
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 2001-present
Label = J-One Records
Associated_acts = KAT-TUN
URL = [http://www.johnnys-net.jp/ johnnys net]
[http://www.j-storm.co.jp/kattun/ KAT-TUN - J-One Records]

nihongo|Tatsuya Ueda|上田竜也|Ueda Tatsuya, called Tat-chan, is a Japanese idol, singer-songwriter and radio host. He was drafted as a member of the popular J-pop group KAT-TUN in 2001.

Profile

*Name: Tatsuya Ueda
*Nicknames: Tat-chan, Ueda, Uebo, Uepi, Uepopu
*Date of birth: October 4 1983
*Horoscope: Libra
*Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
*Height: 171 cm (5 ft. 7.3 inches)
*Weight: convert|53|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
*Blood type: B
*Talents: Basketball, guitar, piano, boxing
*Hobbies: Basketball, shopping, guitar, boxing
*Favorite Colour: Black and red
*Favorite Season: Winter
*Favorite Flower: Rose
*Favorite Part of Body: Hands
*Favorite Animal: Dolphin
*Favorite Food: Spaghetti, Steak, Sashimi, Caesar's salad
*Favorite Things to Do: Read manga (Japanese comics) in the bathtub, play basketball & guitar, boxing
*Favorite School Subject: History
*Favorite Word: "Effort"
*Favorite Phrase: "Will you marry me?"
*Favorite Johnny's Senpais: Tsuyoshi Domoto, Tsubasa Imai

Early Life

When he was a child, his parents have always told him to look for a job that would make a fortune. He chose to enter the entertainment business because he was no good at studying and therefore thought pursuing a career as a lawyer or a pilot was unimaginable. He was accepted into Johnny & Associates because Johnny Kitagawa rubbed his then-crew cut hair and said, “A crew cut is good." [HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP, Fuji Television"; aired March 13, 2006]

Recording career

KAT-TUN

He was part of a junior unit called Musical Academy Dancing before he was drafted as the "U" of KAT-TUN. He became the official leader of the group. [Music Station, tv asahi"; aired August 09, 2002] However, he stepped down shortly afterwards because he couldn't stand being scolded the most by the dance instructor. ["Episode 01" - KAT-TUNx3; aired July 30, 2005]

Ueda is a songwriter that has written and composed songs for KAT-TUN and for himself, including his solo songs "Love in Snow", "Ai no Hana", "Sparking" and "Lost"; as well as his duet collaborated with bandmate Jin Akanishi, "Butterfly".

olo ventures

In 2008, Ueda will be the first member of KAT-TUN to hold a solo concert from September 8 to September 21. [ [http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3443 KAT-TUN's Ueda to hold solo concert] Tokyograph, Sankei Sports; retrieved on September 01, 2008.] The title of his solo concert is "Mouse Peace" (probably a pun for the word "mouth piece," a protective casing boxers use). ["Episode 125" - R-ONE KAT-TUN; aired August 19, 2008]

Other ventures

Radio

Since 2006, Ueda and bandmate Yuichi Nakamaru has hosted "R-ONE KAT-TUN", a 30-minute program broadcasted on Tuesdays.

Discography

"For releases as a member of KAT-TUN please see KAT-TUN."

Trivia

* He is the only member of KAT-TUN who hasn't starred in a whole drama yet, but he had small roles in NTV's dramas "Kowai Nichiyobi" and "Shijou Saiaku no Deito".
* He practiced kintore (muscular training) for boxing, sport he practices normally (he has said he has even gone to the gym five times a week); he got interested in this sport while acting in Dream Boys.
* In Cartoon KAT-TUN, guest Kataoka Tsurutaro encouraged him to get his boxing license after checking the great strength of his left hook and right straight. ["Episode 29" - Cartoon KAT-TUN; aired October 17, 2007]
* As a child, he witnessed a man being killed.
* He went to an all-boy's school.
* He is a sensitive person, and is easily hurt by what others say.
* Akanishi, who joined Johnny's six months after Ueda, thought Ueda was a senpai that was on the same level as Hideaki Takizawa.
* At the beginning of KAT-TUN's formation, bandmate Kazuya Kamenashi befriended him (later on, the two got into fist fights at least twice, one before KAT-TUN's first concert in 2002, which nearly resulted in the splitting of the group because Kamenashi wanted to quit as a result. A reenactment of the fight can be seen on the 2002 concert DVD).
* According to various j-web entries and interviews, he is close to Nakamaru outside of work.
* Ryo Nishikido from NEWS/Kanjani8 used to be cruel to Ueda. Though the fights between them in Shounen Club were scripted, Ryo has admitted he may have taken it too far.
* He studied both English and French, but he has seemed to forgotten most of them.
* He used to want to be a teacher, but decided against it after realizing that he might be assigned to an all-girls school (he says he would be too nervous).
* He wants to name his future daughter "Elizabeth", but because Japanese people would find it difficult to pronounce, he'd shorten it to "Eri/Eli".
* He comes from a wealthy family because it was revealed that he usually spends times in a luxury onsen with his family. [Hadaka no Shounen; aired 2002]
* When he was a kid, he went to calligraphy school on Monday's, Sorobans (a traditional way to calculate) on Tuesdays, swimming on Wednesday, painting on Thursdays, English on Fridays, cram school on Saturdays. ["Episode 53" - Cartoon KAT-TUN; aired April 09, 2008]
* He was once abandoned in the mountains as punishment. ["Episode 53" - Cartoon KAT-TUN; aired April 09, 2008]
* His name, Tatsuya, and Kamenashi's name, Kazuya, are coincidentally the names of the twin main characters from the baseball manga, "Touch".
* He once pushed Crystal Kay on an episode of Cartoon KAT-TUN because he didn't know the rules of the game. ["Episode 08" - Cartoon KAT-TUN; aired May 23, 2007]
* During a concert, his spike bracelet got stuck into Kamenashi's arm; nobody noticed until they saw blood in the floor, and Ueda thought it was his until they saw Kamenashi's arm.
* His Gackt necklace cost around 240.000 yen, and the bracelet was 110.000 yen.
* In "KAT-TUN wo Abake", he was voted the most mysterious member in KAT-TUN because he always seemed to be on his own world. [Shounen Club; aired April 16, 2006]
* He is scared of heights.
* He has four Golden Retriever as pets; ["Episode 16" - Cartoon KAT-TUN; aired July 18, 2007] Earo, Tia, Eri and another one that died. He loves animals.
* He wrote and composed all thirteen songs for his solo concert.
* In the July 07, 2003 episode of Shounen Club, an audience member asked Ueda whether he could still see fairies, however, Ueda replied by saying that he had never seen them and it was all a lie.

Quotes

*"With different people I'm with, I change into one of my many me's and use that"
*"I wish I can have a hot and serious relationship."
*"I see fairies"

References