Keiichiro Koyama

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Alias = Keii-chan (K-chan), Koyamacchi
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Origin = Kanagawa, Japan
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Genre = J-pop
Occupation = Singer
Actor
Years_active = 2001 - present
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Associated_acts = News
URL = [http://www.johnnys-net.jp/ Johnny's Net]
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Dating = Shigeaki Kato

Keiichiro Koyama ( _ja. 小山 慶一郎; b. 1 May 1984), Japanese musician, is a member of Johnny's Entertainment group News.

Profile

*Birthdate: 1 May 1984
*Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
*nickname: Kei-chan
*Height: height|m=1.78
*Weight: convert|62|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
*Blood Type: O
*Family: Father, Mother, Elder Sister,cousins(2)
*Pets: Cat (Nyanta)
*Radio Show: K-chan News (KちゃんNEWS)
*Best Friends: Shigeaki Kato, Tegoshi Yuya
*Education: Meiji University graduate

Biography

Koyama, born in Kanagawa Prefecture as the youngest of two children, is the oldest member of NEWS and is often seen as the mother figure of the group. Before he was in NEWS, he was a member of BAD and J-Support, as well as the group K.K.Kity along with fellow NEWS members Hironori Kusano and Shigeaki Kato. As a member of K.K.Kity he was often an announcer and this has carried through to NEWS. Despite this, he only joined Johnny's Entertainment at the beginning of 2001, when he was 17 years old. His sister told him to fix up his hair nicely and that she would take a picture of him. She then sent an application to Johnny's entertainment where Koyama got accepted.

Upon entering Johnny's Entertainment on the 21 January 2001, Koyama started out with the unit B.A.D. which stands for Beautiful American Dream. It is also the unit where he met fellow NEWS band mate Shigeaki Kato, who would soon to be his best friend and band mate for the years to follow. His second unit as a junior was B.B.D. which at first stood for Bad Boys Dancing, but was later changed to Best Beat Dancing. In October 2001, he was chosen as a member of Domoto Koichi's project, J Support, alongside fellow NEWS members Hironori Kusano and Shigeaki Kato. It was in this unit that Koyama started out as an announcer for shows such as the Ya-Ya-yah Show, and this has carried through to NEWS, which he joined in September 2003.

He is closest to band member Shigeaki Kato who he refers to as his best friend of many years.

He graduated from Meiji University's Literature faculty with honors, and has been working in his parents' ramen shop during NEWS's hiatus. He has also been participating in dorama.and have guest starred in his fellow bandmate's Yamashita Tomohisa drama Kurosagi

As of today he remains active as a NEWS member and a host for the popular Sunday variety show Shounen Club alongside KAT-TUN member Nakamaru Yuichi

Filmography

Dramas

* [2004] [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kanojo_ga_Shinjyatta Kanojo ga Shinjyatta] (彼女が死んじゃった)
* [2005] Unlucky DEIZU~NAMME no bousou
* [2006] [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kurosagi Kurosagi] (Episode 2 only)
* [2006] [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ns%27_Aoi Ns' Aoi] (Ns'あおい or Nurse Aoi)
* [2006] [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Hana_Yome_wa_Yakudoshi Hana Yome wa Yakudoshi]
* [2007] [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Yukan_Club Yukan Club] (Episode 6 only)
* [2008] [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Lost_Time_Life Loss:Time:Life] (ロス：タイム：ライフ) (Episode 2 only)

Stage Performances

*High School Musical (2007)
*Loss:Time:Life (2008)

Variety Shows

*Ya-ya-Yah (2003-2007)
*Hi! Hey! Say (2007-ongoing)
*Shounen Club (co-hosts with Nakamaru Yuichi) (NHK, ongoing)
*Ashita Tsukaeru Shinrigaku! Teppan Note (2008)