Masuda Takahisa

Takahisa Masuda (増田 貴久, born 4 July 1986) is male Japanese idol from Johnny's Entertainment. Masuda Takahisa joined Johnny's Entertainment in November 1998. During his junior days, Masuda backdanced for many of his seniors in the agency and participated in many Johnny's junior photoshots. In 2001, he was cast as a middle school student in the 6th season of the highly popular Japanese drama 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei. Then, in 2003, he landed the starring role in the drama special Musashi. He also performed with the junior group Kis-My-Ft as the 'M' after Matsumoto Kohei's departure. In late 2003, Masuda became a member of the J-pop group News to promote the Women's World Cup of Volleyball Championships. When News went on hiatus in 2006, he and fellow NEWS member, Tegoshi Yuya, formed the singing group Tegomass. The duo successfully released their single Miso Soup in both Sweden and Japan. Masuda was allowed to farther his acting experience in 2006 by landing various supporting roles in many Japanese dramas.


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