Yukihiro Takiguchi

Infobox Celebrity
name =Yukihiro Takiguchi
ja_name =滝口幸広 (たきぐちゆきひろ)
ja_name_trans=Takiguchi Yukihiro
birth_date =birth date and age|1985|05|29
birth_place =Chiba, Japan
occupation =Actor, Singer


caption =During rehearsals for the "Kampai Je T'aime" PV
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website = [http://ameblo.jp/takiguchi-sd Takiguchi's Official Blog] [http://www.nachural.jp/file/takiguchi/index.html Profile as a member of Nachural]
footnotes = nihongo|Yukihiro Takiguchi|滝口 幸広|Takiguchi Yukihiro|extra=born 1985-05-29, or Takki as most of his colleagues call him, is a Japanese actor and singer, best known for his role as Oishi Syuuichirou in "Musical Tennis no Oujisama", the 2006-2007 run of the stage adaptation of the anime "The Prince of Tennis". He starred as one of the major characters in two recently-concluded short TV dramas: "Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata" and "Tokyo Ghost Trip". Currently he is a regular on the Friday TV show "Pochitama" on TV Tokyo.

Profile

Full name: Takiguchi Yukihiro (滝口幸広)
Nicknames: Takki, Yukki
Birthdate: 29 May, 1985
Bloodtype: AB
Birthplace: Chiba prefecture
Height: 179cm
Weight: 66kg
Chest: 93 cm
Waist: 72 cm
Hips: 92 cm
Shoe size: 29cm
Vision: 2.0
Hobbies/Talents: Surfing, basketball, futsal, billiards, cooking, swimming, synchronized swimming
Favorite food: sea urchin and crab; his mother's omurice; guava juice
Least favorite food: shiitake mushrooms
Others: Motorcycle license; collection of sunglasses; loved Math and Physics when he was in school

Career

As a child, Takiguchi harbored dreams of being an astronomer. However, in his senior year of high school, he decided he wanted to be an actor instead. Since then, he has been and is still currently a talent under Stardust Promotion and part of a subgroup of the agency, Nachural. He was also one of seven original members of an ikemen unit called PureBOYS, a group made up of select actors that use the Ameba blogging service, from June 2007 until his graduation from the group (by his own decision) on March 31, 2008. (The "graduation ceremony" was held on the March 28, 2008 episode of their weekly school-themed internet broadcast show Harajuku AmeSuta☆Gakuen.) Despite his graduation, he continued to appear on the show, only as Takiguchi-sensei instead of as a classmate. Finally, on June 27, 2008, he announced his permanent leave from the show.

He has also done some modeling work: a CM for McDonalds in 2005, the 『NOZOMI ISHIGURO SPRING＆SUMMER 2007 COLLECTION』 Fashion Show in 2006, and the CM for JTB - JTBRyuu x Gakusei Ryuu in 2007.

As Oishi Syuuichirou in TeniMyu

Takki won the role of Oishi Syuuichirou, Seigaku's motherly vice-captain, in early 2006, becoming the third actor to play Oishi in TeniMyu. He made his TeniMyu debut on August 3, 2006. The musicals he has performed in are as follows:

*The Prince of Tennis Musical - Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyoutei: August 3, 2006 - August 27, 2006
*The Prince of Tennis Musical - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service: December 13, 2006 - January 27, 2007
*The Prince of Tennis Musical - Dream Live 4th: March 30, 2007 - March 31, 2007
*The Prince of Tennis Musical - Dream Live 4th Extra in Osaka: May 15, 2007 - May 20, 2007
*The Prince of Tennis Musical - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ Second Service: August 2, 2007 - September 9, 2007

On September 9, 2007, Takki graduated alongside his fellow 3rd Generation Seigaku regulars (except for Kaidou Kaoru actor Yanagishita Tomo).

TV Series

Radio/Webcast

PVs

External links

* [http://ameblo.jp/takiguchi-sd Takki's official blog]
* [http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/takiguchi_ohji Takki's old blog on Yahoo!JP]
* [http://www.nachural.jp/file/takiguchi/index.html Takki's Nachural profile]
* [http://www.stardust.co.jp/talent/263.html Takki's Stardust Promotion profile]

See also

* [http://www.mmv.co.jp/products/flyer/tennis_musical/ TeniMyu official site]
* [http://www.pureboys.jp PureBOYS official webpage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/pureboysjp PureBOYS MySpace]
* [http://takiguchi-love.livejournal.com Takiguchi Fan Community on LJ]
* [http://pureboys.livejournal.com PureBOYS Fan Community on LJ]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/pureboys/5023.html Takiguchi's profile on the PureBOYS LJ Comm]
* [http://fan.kiminobu.net/takiyuki/ TFL Fanlisting for Takiguchi]
* [http://yumenofukushuu.livejournal.com English translations of Takiguchi's blog]