Ryo Nishikido

Ryo Nishikido 錦戸 亮
Birth name	Ryo Nishikido
Also known as	Ryo-chan, Dokkun (Yokoyama)
Born	November 3, 1984 (1984-11-03) (age 27)
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer, actor, singer-songwriter, composer, dancer
Instruments	Vocal, guitar, harmonica
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Johnny's Entertainment, Teichiku Records, Imperial Records
Associated acts	NEWS, Kanjani Eight, B.I.G.WEST

Ryo Nishikido (錦戸亮, Nishikido Ryō^?, born November 3, 1984) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is a member of the Johnny & Associates boy band Kanjani Eight and was a member of boy band NEWS.

Biography

Ryo Nishikido was born in Hyogo on November 3, 1984 and raised in Osaka.^{[citation needed]} He made his major debut in 2004 as an actor and a singer. Nishkido belongs to two Johnny & Associates boy bands, NEWS and Kanjani Eight. In 2006, Nishikido held his first solo concert. He is also active in TV dramas, playing some major roles such as Haruto Asou in 1 Litre of Tears, Keisuke Kawai in Niini no Koto o Wasurenaide, Shota Nakahara in Attention Please, and Sosuke Oikawa in Last Friends.

In March 2009, at around 3:45pm on Sunday, Nishikido was driving on Shuto Expressway 3 around Roppongi. The route ahead of him was congested with traffic, and he rear-ended a car at the tail end of the traffic. Due to this collision, the car also collided with another vehicle in front of it. Nishikido was not injured, but the passenger of the middle car, a woman in her sixties, suffered a neck injury. All three cars also received damage to their bumpers. According to police, Nishikido was at fault for not watching where he was going. His agency said that he had been careless in taking his eyes off the road, and he was unable to brake in time.^[1]

Nishikido appeared in a movie for the first time, playing the lead role in Chonmage Pudding, released in summer 2010. In the movie, he plays the hero, Kijima Yasubei.^[2]

On October 7, 2011, Johnnys & Associates announced that Nishikido would be leaving NEWS due to scheduling conflicts making it difficult for him to persist as an active member of both NEWS and Kanjani Eight.^[3]

Discography

For releases as a member of Kanjani Eight, see Kanjani Eight.

For releases as a member of NEWS, see NEWS.

Dramas

Commencing Date	Network	Drama	Role
1998	TV Asahi	Binbō Dōshin Goyōchō (びんぼう同心御用帳, Binbō Dōshin Goyōchō?)
1999	TV Asahi	Shichinin no Samurai J ke no Hanran (七人のサムライ J 家の反乱, Shichinin no Samurai J ke no Hanran ?)
2001	NTV	Zenigetchū!! (ゼニゲッチュー!!, Zenigetchū!!?)
2003	NHK	Card Queen (カードの女王, Kado no joou?)
2004	NHK	Teruteru Kazoku (てるてる家族, Teruteru Kazoku ?)	Kuwahara Kazuto
2005	NTV	Ganbatte Ikimasshoi (がんばっていきまっしょい, Ganbatte Ikimasshoi?)	Sekino Hiroyuki (Bu)
2005	Fuji TV	1 Litre no Namida (1リットルの涙, Ichi rittoru no namida?)	Haruto Asō
2006	Fuji TV	Attention Please (アテンションプリーズ, Atenshon Purīzu?)	Nakahara Shota
2006	Kansai Telecasting Corporation	Dive to Future (未来へのダイブ, Mirai heno daibu?)
2006	Kansai Telecasting Corporation	Kemarishi (蹴鞠師, Kemarishi?)
2008	Fuji TV	Isshun no Kaze ni Nare (一瞬の風になれ, Isshun no Kaze ni Nare?)	Kamiya Kenichi
2008	Fuji TV	Last Friends (ラスト・フレンズ, Rasuto Furenzu?)	Oikawa Sosuke
2008	TBS	Ryūsei no Kizuna (流星の絆, Ryūsei no Kizuna?)	Ariake Taisuke
2009	TBS	Orthros no Inu (オルトロスの犬, Orutorosu no Inu?)	Aoi Ryosuke
2009	NTV	Niini no Koto o Wasurenaide (にぃにのことを忘れないで?)	Keisuke Kawai
2010	Fuji TV	Joker: Yurusarezaru Sōsakan (ジョーカー許されざる捜査官, Joker: Yurusarezaru Sōsakan?)	Kudo Kenji
2011	TV Asahi	Inu o Kau to Iu Koto (犬を飼うということ, Inu o Kau to Iu Koto?)	Hongo Yuji
2011	Fuji TV	Zenkai Girl (全開ガール, Zenkai Girl?)	Yamada Shota

Awards

• 2003-2004 Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Newcomer for Teru Teru Kazoku^[4]
• 57th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Last Friends^[5]
• 18th TV Life Annual Drama Awards 2008: Supporting Actor for Last Friends^[6]
• 18th TV Life Annual Drama Awards 2008: Supporting Actor for Ryusei no Kizuna^[6]
• Fall 2008 Nikkan Sports Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Last Friends^[7]
• Summer 2009 Nikkan Sports Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Orthros no Inu^[8]

References

1. ^ "Ryo Nishikido causes three-car fender bender". Tokyograph. 2009-03-09. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4483. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
2. ^ "Nishikido to be a Patisserie Samurai in his First Movie?!". Musicjapanplus. 2010-02-04. http://musicjapanplus.jp/news/?action=detail&news_id=3989. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
3. ^ "山Ｐ、錦戸が「ＮＥＷＳ」脱退！ [YamaP & Ryo Nishikido leave NEWS]" (in Japanese). 7 October 2011. http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20111007-00000099-spnannex-ent. 
4. ^ [1] Tokyo Graph, retrieved on March 15, 2009.
5. ^ [2] 57th The Television Drama Academy Awards + 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix, retrieved on March 15, 2009.
6. ^ ^{a b} [3] retrieved on March 15, 2009.
7. ^ [4] retrieved on May 1, 2009.
8. ^ [5] retrieved on October 16, 2009.

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