Koji Seto

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name = Koji Seto


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birthplace = Hakata-ku, Fukuoka/Japan
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nickname = Setomaru
occupation = Actor and Singer
yearsactive = 2005 - present
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website = http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/setokoji/information.php

nihongo|Koji Seto|瀬戸 康史|Seto Kōji|Birth date|1988|5|18 is a Japanese actor, entertainer and singer. He currently stars as the shy young hero Wataru Kurenai in "Kamen Rider Kiva". Koji is also the vocalist of the J-Rock Band TETRA-FANG. The lively and bright multitalent is nicknamed Setomaru (瀬戸丸) for playing Eiji Kikumaru in the "Prince of Tennis" musical series, Tenimyu, and is one of the youngest members from the acting group D-BOYS.

Biography

Koji Seto discovered his interest for acting when he saw his idol Satoshi Tsumabuki in the drama Orange Days (2004). Shortly after, with fifteen years, his mother enrolled him in the local Acting School [http://www.himawari.net/fukuoka/index.html Himawari] in Fukuoka City, were he was taught in drama, dance and music. He got his first part after one year in training in the comedy drama Rocket Boys as the main antagonist of later D-BOYS-fellow members Yuya Endo and Kotaro Yanagi. Afterwards, he participated on the 31th of July 2005 in Watanabe Entertainment´s official 2nd D-Boys audition and won the Grand Prix 2nd Winner Award.

He debuted as D-BOY in December 2005 at his first D-Live event - an entertainment show featuring only D-BOYS members. In Spring 2006, with just seventeen, he moved from his hometown in Fukuoka prefecture to live by himself in Tokyo and starred with other D-BOYS members in their first own TV production "DD-BOYS". At the same time he won the audition for the role of Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu and established his place in the hearts of fans in Japan and all over the world until his graduation alongside the members of the 3rd Seigaku generation on September 9, 2007.

In spring 2007, Koji was also casted as protagonist Kyoichi Segawa in "Happy Boys". A drama based on Makoto Tateno´s script, that was released along with the TV Series in Manga-form. Mangaka Tateno created the character-design originally based upon the actors, which is one of very rare occurrences. Right after the filming for this series, he got offered his first movie as leading actor in the DVD-only release of "Tonari no 801-chan", a real-life action version after a manga about the popular 801-chan-Phenomenon. The part of Izamu Hayama in the touching feature film [http://www.tenkure.com/ Tenshi ga Kureta Mono] was his first cinema production in autumn 2007. Koji co-starred in winter 2007 with Aya Ueto and Yo Oizumi in the Golden Time TV Series Abarenbo Mama.

Back in late 2006, he was also chosen as Thursday's member Seto-kun of Oha Suta, a children's TV show airing live every morning on TV Tokyo. He co-hosts the show constantly since then once a week together with Kōichi Yamadera. In addition to this, he is weekly also a regular Ikemen-member on Fuji TV's Friday night show [http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/thrill/index.html Thrill Night - United Ikemen] . In January 2008 he currently plays as one of Japan's actual tokusatsu heroes by starring as Wataru Kurenai/Kamen Rider Kiva in "Kamen Rider Kiva". [cite web|url=http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/den-o/index.asp?action=entry&num=228|title=もちろん来年もクライマックスだぜっ！|accessdate=2007-12-27] [cite web|url=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/trend/080115/trd0801151926007-n1.htm|title=初公開、新しい仮面ライダーは吸血鬼？|accessdate=2008-01-15] [cite web|url=http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/graph/anime/20080115_2/|title=仮面ライダーキバ：電王の次は「怪物くん」？　初の父子ライダーの戦い描く|accessdate=2008-01-15] cite web|url=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/trend/080115/trd0801151926007-n1.htm|title=【サブカル最前線】初公開、新しい仮面ライダーは吸血鬼？　 (2/3ページ) - MSN産経ニュース|accessdate=2008-01-26] Recently, he has taken the drama-version role of Hiro in Koizora.

Filmography

TV, cinema, movie

* 2005 - Rocket Boys (Drama, TV Tokyo) as Makoto Kanno
* 2006 - Hit Parade (Movie) as Tiger's member
* 2006 - OhaSuta (Children's TV show, TV Tokyo, ongoing) as Seto-kun
* 2006 - DD-BOYS (TV Documentary, TV Asahi) as himself
* 2007 - Happy Boys (Drama, TV Tokyo) as Kyoichi Segawa
* 2007 - Tonari no Yaoi-chan (Movie) as Chibe-kun
* 2007 - Thrill Night - United States of Ikemen (TV Show, Fuji TV, ongoing) as himself
* 2007 - Tenshi ga Kureta Mono (Movie) as Izamu Hayama
* 2007 - Abarenbo Mama (Drama, Fuji TV) as Naoya Abe
* 2008 - Kamen Rider Kiva (Tokusatsu series, TV Asahi) as Wataru Kurenai/Kamen Rider Kiva
* 2008 - Koizora (Drama, TBS) as Sakurai Hiro
* 2008 - Kamen Rider Kiva The Movie: The King of Hell Castle

Guest star appearances

* 2007 - Nekketsu! Heisei Kyouiku Gakuin (Quiz Show, Fuji TV)
* 2008 - 45th secret New Years Performance Tournament (New Year's Special Games Show, Fuji TV)

tage work

D-BOYS
* 2005 - 3rd D-Live (D-Boys-member only Live Entertainment Show)
* 2006 - 4th D-Live (D-Boys-member only Live Entertainment Show)
* 2006 - Yume no Kobako ni Ribbon wo Kakete ~Revised Edition~ ("Dream in a Ribbon Box" re-run)

TENIMYU: THE PRINCE OF TENNIS MUSICAL SERIES (as Eiji Kikumaru)
*"The Prince of Tennis Musical": Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen (2006)
*"The Prince of Tennis Musical": Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service (In Winter of 2006-2007)
*"The Prince of Tennis Musical": Dream Live 4th (2007)
*"The Prince of Tennis Musical": Dream Live 4th ~extra~ (2007)
*"The Prince of Tennis Musical": Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ Second Service (2007)

Guest star appearances

* 2007 - Out of Order (Live Entertainment Stage Show) as Guest Star

Discography

* 2006 - Tenimyu - Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen OST as Eiji Kikumaru
* 2006 - Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service OST as Eiji Kikumaru
* 2007 - Happy Boys Image Collection 1 ~Yasashisa~ (Single as Kyoichi Segawa for Happy Boys)
* 2007 - Tenimyu - Dream Live 4th OST as Eiji Kikumaru
* 2007 - Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku - Second Service OST as Eiji Kikumaru
* 2007 - Tenimyu - Best Actors Album 007 as Eiji Kikumaru (together with Shuichiro Oishi actor Yukihiro Takiguchi)
* 2007 - Tenimyu - Best Actors Album 010 Extra ~ 3rd Generation Seigaku ~ as Eiji Kikumaru
* 2008 - TETRA-FANG - Destiny's Play
* 2008 - TETRA-FANG - Individual System
* 2008 - Crimson-Fang - With You
* 2008 - TETRA-FANG - SUPERNOVA

Official DVDs

* 2006 - Tenimyu - Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen DVD as Eiji Kikumaru
* 2006 - DD-BOYS Volume 1 - 6 (+ 1 Special DVD)
* 2006 - Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service DVD as Eiji Kikumaru
* 2007 - Prince Series DVD ~Koji Seto~
* 2007 - Tenimyu - Dream Live 4th DVD as Eiji Kikumaru
* 2007 - Happy Boys File 1 ~Kyoichi & Gen~
* 2007 - Happy Boys DVD Volume 1 - 4
* 2007 - Tonari no Yaoi-chan (DVD-only Movie)
* 2007 - Happy Boys File 2 ~Junta & Kokoro~
* 2007 - Happy Boys File 3 ~Kosuke~
* 2007 - D-Boys Stage Volume 1 ~Kanbai Gore~
* 2007 - Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku - Second Service DVD as Eiji Kikumaru
* 2007 - Tenshi ga Kureta Mono DVD
* 2007 - Tenimyu - Supporter DVD Vol. 6 ~ Seigaku's 3rd Generation ~

Photobooks, bromide & calendar

* 2006 - D-BOYS Start!
* 2006 - D-BOYS Desktop Calendar ´07
* 2007 - Prince Series Photobook ~Koji Seto~
* 2007 - Happy Boys Bromide Set 1
* 2007 - Happy Boys Bromide Set 2
* 2007 - D-BOYS Stage Book Vol. 1
* 2007 - Prince Series Bromide Vol. 1
* 2007 - D-BOYS Desktop Calendar ´08

pecial events

* 2006 - DD-Boys DVD Event
* 2007 - Prince Series Photobook Event
* 2007 - Prince Series DVD Event
* 2007 - Prince Series Bromide Event
* 2007 - Happy Boys Image Album Event
* 2007 - 4 Tenimyu Best Actors Album Events
* 2007 - 2 Tonari no Yaoi-chan DVD Events
* 2008 - Kamen Rider Kiva Press Conference

ee also

* D-BOYS
* Tenimyu
* The Prince of Tennis
* Kikumaru Eiji
* Kamen Rider Kiva

References

External links

* [http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/setokoji/index.html Koji Seto's Blog] ja icon
* [http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/setokoji/information.php Koji Seto's D-BOYS Profile] ja icon
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LApFP02Udks official youtube promotion Video for the 5th D-BOYS Audition]