Info on Yamapi

Please post any info you know about Yamapi (and the place you found it if you can)
THANKS!

kk, I'll go first...
I got this info from:
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Yamashita-Tomohisa

overview:
Yamashita Tomohisa is a member of the J-pop group NewS from Johnny’s Entertainment, Inc. He entered JE and became a member of Johnny’s Juniors when he was 11 years old. He is affectionately called by his friends as Yamapi, which is a nickname given to him by Takizawa Hideaki (Tackey & Tsubasa). His closest friends call him Pi, which was first used by Akanishi Jin (KAT-TUN). Since joining JE, he has been a member of Jr. groups B.I.G., Four Tops, and most recently NewS. Yamapi began to appear in television dramas soon after he joined JE. In 2000, at age 15, his performance in Ikebukuro West Gate Park earned him an award for ‘Best Supporting Actor’. That same year, he was voted first place in the Annual Junior Awards for 'Best Boyfriend', 'Most Beautiful', etc. for the first time. When Takizawa Hideaki made his debut with Imai Tsubasa as Tackey & Tsubasa in 2002, he left as the leader of Johnny’s Juniors. Around the same time, Yamapi, Ikuta Toma, Hasegawa Jun, and Kazama Shunsuke formed Four Tops and began to host the Junior television program The Shonen Club (Boy’s Club). In September 2003, 9 people from Johnny’s Juniors were chosen to form the group NewS with Yamapi as the leader. NewS’s formation came as a shock to not only the fans of Four Tops but its own members as well. Yamapi later revealed that at the time, aside from Nishikido Ryo, he had barely talked to any of the other group members. NewS made its formal debut on May 12, 2004. Since its debut, NewS has had four consecutive #1 singles on the Oricon Ranking Chart. In October 2005, Yamapi and Kamenashi Kazuya from KAT-TUN formed the temporary paring Shuji x Akira to promote their television show Nobuta Wo Produce. (Shuji and Akira are their characters in the drama.) They also released the single Seishun Amigo under the name Shuji to Akira, which sold over 520,000 copies in the first week of its release. Seishun Amigo became and remained #1 on the Oricon Single Daily Ranking for many days.

profile:
Name: Yamashita Tomohisa 山下智久
Real Name: Manatsu Tomohisa 真夏智久
Name Origin: hope that the child will grow up to be wise
Nicknames: Yamapi, Pi, Tomo (Mom), Tomo-kun, Yamamoto
Date of Birth: 4/9/1985 10:01AM
Birth Place: Chiba, Japan 千葉縣
Horoscope: Aries
Blood Type: A
Height: 174cm
Weight: 55 kg
Eyesight: 1.2 (left) 0.6 (right)
Foot: 27.5cm
Lung capacity: 3.7L
Grip: 33.6 kg
Forward Bent: 11.7cm
Upper Torso: 55.4cm
Back Muscle: 117 kg
Family: father, mother (Yamashita Naomi), little sister (Yamashita Rina)
Pets: 2 dogs (P-chan & Hime-chan)
High School: Horikoshi Academy
College: Meiji University (Business Department)
Respected Person: mother
Respected Seniors: Aiba Masaki (Arashi), Takizawa Hideaki (Tackey & Tsubasa), Kinki Kids Arashi, which is the Japanese word for a storm, is a Japanese popular group consisting of five boys from the Johnnys Entertainment Company. ... Kinki Kids is a Japanese popular group established by Johnnys Entertainment Company. ...
Reason for Joining Johnny’s: he envied Takizawa Hideaki and wanted to learn the back flip
Date of Entry: 9/27/1996
Best Friends in Jrs: Akanishi Jin (KAT-TUN), Hasegawa Jun, Ikuta Toma, Nishikido Ryo (NewS, Kanjani8) KAT-TUN is a J-pop group from Johnny & Associates that is made up of six young Japanese males, namely: Kamenashi Kazuya, (born February 23, 1986) Akanishi Jin, (born July 4, 1984) Taguchi Junnosuke, (born November 29, 1985... News is essentially new information or current events. ... Kanjani8 is a idol group from Johnnys Entertainment.
Personality: don’t like losing to others
Good Points: honest, straightforward; even if he’s angry, he’ll forget in 2 or 3 days
Weak Points: looks angry; falling asleep immediately; staying in bed
Vulnerability: afraid of being tickled
Skills: able to make friends quickly
Specialty: finish a bottle of coke in one breath
Hobbies: movies, music, photography, design
Treasures: friends and family
Collection: clothes
Often Visited Place: Shibuya
Childhood Dream: astronaut
Most Sad When: fighting with friends
Most Important Time of Day: eating at home
Most Unforgettible Event: transferring to another school in fourth grade
Clothes to Perform In: suits
If He Didn’t Become a Jr.: studying to be a cook

Likes:
Saying: Smile at life. Smile is most important!
Word: Majide?
Food: mapo tofu, white rice, sushi, barbeque
Drinks: none
Dessert: red bean bread, chocolate
Candy: orange and honeydew flavors
Fruit: grapefruit
Smell: soap
Colors: red, black, white, grey, yellow (especially yellow)
Places: the South, mountains, the ocean, places in nature
Movie: touching movies
Numbers: 1, 4, 7
Seasons: spring, summer
Animal: dogs
Manga: Flame of Recca
Anime: Dragonball
Character: Doraemon
Fans: fans who watch the Juniors' concerts
Ideal Girlfriend: gentle, kind, generous, considerate of others, good cook
Body Part: wrist

Dislikes:
Color: neon pink
Food: shell foods, sea urchins
Drinks: green tea, energy drinks
Subjects: Social Studies, English, Math
Body Part: fingers (they’re too short), shoulders
Fan Behavior: calling him at home

Tidbits:
- In kindergarden, he was in the 'Lily' class. In college, he's in the 'Chrysanthemum' class.
- He's liked fried chicken since he was 4 years old. He's especially fond of Colonel Sanders.
- He could ride a two-wheel bicycle at age 5.
- He bought his first video game on his birthday in 1st grade. He doesn't play it anymore but he doesn't want to throw it away.
- In 5th grade a girl in his class told him she likes him.
- He has allegies. Every spring he has to use a lot of tissues.

then there's info on his dramas / movies, music, variety shows, and CMs
I'll post it later... I'm WAY tired...

the problem with doing this is alot of places have contadicting info... sorry
on http://www.yamapi-time.net/profile.php I found:

ALL ABOUT TOMOHISA YAMASHITA
-Name: Tomohisa Yamashita
-Real Name: Tomohisa Manatsu
-Birth Date: 9 April 1985
-Birth Place: Chiba, Japan
-Blood Type: A
-Zodiac: Aries
-Nicknames: Yamapi, Pi, Pi-chan (by Ryo-chan), Pi-tan (by ProDai casts)
-Height: 175cm
-Weight: 60kg
-Measurements: chest size 98cm!
-Eyesight: Left 1.0, Right 0.3
-Shoe Size: 27cm
-Character: Dislike losing to others, stubborn and his temper is very bad in the morning.
-Weak Points: Too carefree, don't know how to make people laugh, can't handle many tasks at once, and also he's afraid of being tickle.
-Skills: Dancing, Acting, Composing songs
-Special Skills: He can drink weider in jelly very fast
-Specialty: Know a little bit of mimicking esp. Beat Takeshi (Kitano Takeshi).
-Hobbies: Softball and karate.
-Interest: Styling, filming etc.
-Habit: Forgot to zip his pants!
-Lucky Number: 1 & 7
-School: Meiji University (Business Department)
-Favorite Food: Yoghurt, Boiled Egg, etc.
-Favorite Colors: Black, White, Red.
-Favorite Season: Summer
-Favorite Animation: Doraemon and DRAGONBALL Z.
-Favorite Word: "Majide?!" ("Really?!")
-Favorite Brand: A Bathing Ape, Louis Viutton
-Favorite Thing: Doraemon
-Favorite Song: All songs by Southern Allstars
-Family Members: Mother Naomi and younger sister Rina.
-Pet: A dog named Pi-chan. It was given to him by Masaya Hattori and was named by Hideaki Takizawa. And another dog called Hime-chan.
-Best Friends: Toma Ikuta, Jun Hasegawa, Ryo Nishikido (NEWS & Kanjani8) and Akanishi Jin (KAT-TUN), Shirota Yu (D-BOYS)
-Ideal Type of Girl: Sincere, cute, gentle with a good character and good cooking.
-First Love: During kindergarten
-Places that he wanted to go: New York, Hawaii, Bali Island
-Jr. History: September 1996 joined Johnny's Jimusho.
-Respected Seniors: Hideaki Takizawa (Tackey&Tsubasa), KinKi Kids.
-Previous appearances in concerts (not complete): Sugao 2, 3, 109 109 Concert, Happy NEWS Year Concert 2004, Summary, NEWSnow Concert 2005, Spring Concert 2005, Happy NEWS Year Concert 2006, Spring Concert 2006, Spring Concert 2007, First Concert in Taiwan 2007, Winter Concert 2007-2008
- Movies : Kurosagi The Movie (2008) -Dramas (not complete): Kabachitare! (2000), Nishi Ikebukuro Kouen (Ikebukuro West Gate Park I.W.G.P.) (2000), Long Love Letter (2001), Lunch no Jyoou (2002), Stand Up!! (2003), Sore wa Totzunen Arashi no you ni (2004), Dragon Zakura (2005), Nobuta wo Produce (2005), Kurosagi (2006), Propose Daisakusen : Love Operation (2007)
-Short Dramas (not complete): Boys Be… Jr. (1998, Episode 8), P.P.O.I. (1999), Saiaku no Deeto (Episode 1), Kowai no Nichiyoubi, The Boy who Turned into a Bird (2001), Crazy Virgin Road (2003), Budou no Ki (2003), Byakkotai (2007), etc
-Variety Shows (not complete): The Shounen Club, The Yoru mo Hippare, USO!? Japan, MUSIC STATION etc.

MORE ABOUT TOMOHISA YAMASHITA
- Yamapi's weight at birth is 3600gr.
- He joined Johnny's Jimusho because he saw Hideaki Takizawa, Tsubasa Imai and Kawamae in "Mokuyou no Kaidan" and wanted to act in it too.
- His treasures are his family, friends, dreams, his features, jeans and Air Jordan 1.
- When he was young, he loved to go to the park and play with the sandpit!
- Words that he will express to the girl that he like are, "Please be my girlfriend." The more simple, the better.
- He dislikes his own fingers because they were too short.
- He also dislikes fans making prank calls.
- Sports that he has learnt are karate (from kindergarten to Primary 4 and he's got purple belt), baseball, athletes club (joined in Junior High and the event that he's satisfy with is short running in which he got a record of 7.6 sec in 50m short run) and swimming (learnt it for 2 years).
- The most shocking thing that ever happened to him was when he was transferred to another school and a boy expressed his love to him! Apparently, the boy mistook him for a girl!
- His most unforgettable memory was when he finished running a 20km marathon in Hawaii. *Dianne : coz he met Ryo for the first time in Hawaii!*
- His target is to be like Hideaki Takizawa (Tackey&Tsubasa).
- He wants to live in Hawaii *Dianne : with Ryo of course!* if he retired in entertainment business.
- He uses left hand to eat, bowling, dart and the rest with right hand.