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Trivia
- Shoe size: 27cm
- Occupations: Actor, Singer-Songwriter, Model
- Instrument: Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
- Label: Johnny's Entertainment, Teichiku Entertainment, Imperial Records
- Associated acts: Kanjani8, News
- Family: Father, mother, two older brothers, one younger sister, three nieces.
- Kanjani8 Eight Rangers color: Yellow
- Best Friends: Yamashita Tomohisa, Akanishi Jin, Okura Tadayoshi, Yasuda Shota, Uchi Hiroki.
- Favorite animal: dog
- Disliked animal: cat
- Favorite color: green
- Favorite ice-cream flavor: vanilla
- Favorite country: Japan, America and France
- Favorite city: Tokyo



Early Life:

Born in Amagasaki city in Hyogo Prefecture in November 3rd 1984, raised in Kadoma city in Osaka, Nishikido is the third child of his parents. His father from Amakusa city in Kumamoto Prefecture and his mother from Kagoshima Prefecture. He has two older brothers and a younger sister, and also 3 nieces and nephews from his second brother's marriage and also his sister's marriage.He auditioned for the agency and passed together with fellow kanjani8 member's Yasuda Shota and Okura Tadayoshi in September 6th 1997. Also Maruyama Ryuhei was at the audition too. As a result, these members have have been friends for a long time during their Kansai Jr days even before kanjani8 was formed. He was one of the Kansai Jr who was invited to work in Tokyo. In February 23rd 2000 Nishikido and Higashiyama Noriyuk released the single Secret Agent Man with "secret agent" as the
name but he wasn't in the CD cover.

Career after Debuting:

In September 2003 Nishikido and eight other boys from Johnny's Juniors had been chosen to form the group NewS and they released the single news nippon. The group had been formed to cheer for Japan's Women's Volleyball team during the games held in 2003. NewS made it's formal debut on May 12th 2004 with the single Kibou ~Yell!~ (and in the same year kanjani8 debuted with their single Naniwa Iruha Boshi) Since it's debut, NewS has had all consecutive #1 singles on the oricon ranking chart. To date , all 11 singles and albums have debuted at the #1 spot. As a result he was the first Johnny to be in two groups permenantly.
NewS, however, had been temporarily disbanded and all group activities had been put on hold after the suspension of two of its members, who had both been accused of underage drinking.
He preformed his solo live "Ryo Nishikido Live" in January 2006. in both Yokohama Arena and Osaka-jo Hall.
Nishikido is also a songwriter having written songs for himself, including "mouten", "potential", "stereo" , "code", "ordinary" and "half down". He can also play the guitar, harmonica and piano.
He likes reading

Acting Career:

Nishikido made his acting debut in 1998 in the drama Binbo Doshin Goyocho at the age of 14, He won his first award as the Best Newcomer award in the 7th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix for his role in NHK family drama Teruteru Kazuko which was aired from September 29th 2003 to March 27th 2004, he also appeared in some dramas such as his most famous role of Asou Haruto in 1 Litre of Tears and also in the three hour special of the series which was aired in April 5th 2007, also along side Ueto Aya he played the role of Nakahara Shota a flight engineer in Fuji TV Drama Attention Please wich was aired from April 18th to June 27th 2006.
On April 10th 2008 Nishikido co-stared Nagasawa Masami, Ueno Juri, Eita and Mizukawa Asami in the drama Last Friend as the DV guy Oikawa Souske, in which he abuses her girlfriend Michiru played by Masami.
Masami Nagasawa, who played opposite Nishikido as Michiru, stated that "his type of acting is more difficult than mine. He also worries about me being hit accidentally."
Sousuke commits suicide at the end of the series because he felt he could not give Michiru the happiness she found with the ShareHouse members. He writes her a letter, explaining his actions and how he understood that the only way to set Michiru free was to kill himself. A special was aired on June 26th 2008, consisting of a recap and some new additional scenes. As a result of his hard working to portray Souske's character , Nishikido won the Best Supporting Actor for the 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix, 57th Television Drama Academy Awards and the 18th TV LIFE Annual Drama Awards.
On July 2008 it was announced that Nishikido will be starting in a new drama based on the popular novel by the famous mystery writer Keigo Higashino with the same name "Ryusei no Kizuna" with Ninonomiya Kazunari, Toda Erika & him as the main cast, in which they played the role of siblings "Ariake 3", the Drama started airing in TBS on October 17th till December 19th with only 10 Episodes, for this drama Nishikido won the Best Supporting Actor in the 18th TV LIFE Annual Drama Awards and the 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix.

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:

# 2004
7th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix
・Best Newcomer for Teruteru Kazoku

# 2008
12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix
・Best Supporting Actor for Last Friends

57th Television Drama Academy Awards
・Best Supporting Actor for Last Friends

18th TV LIFE Annual Drama Awards
・Best Supporting Actor for Last Friends

18th TV LIFE Annual Drama Awards
・Best Supporting Actor for Ryusei no Kizuna

# 2009
12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix
・Best Supporting Actor for Ryusei no Kizuna

12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (2008 overall awards)
・Best Supporting Actor for Last Friends

Filmography:

DRAMAS:

1998 Binbo Doshin Goyocho
1999 Shichinin no Samurai J ke no Hanran
2001 Zenigetchu!! as Matsukami Kounosuke
2003 Card Queen as Kurata Tomoya
2004 Teruteru Kazoku as Kurobara Kazuo
2005 Ganbatte Ikimasshoi as Sekino Hiroyuki (Bu)
2005 1 Litre of Tears as Asou Haruto
2006 Attention Please as Nakahara Shota
2006 Kemarishi as Kuroshima
2006 Dive to Future as Shitada
2007 1 Litre of Tears SP as Asou Haruto
2007 Attention Please SP as Nakahara Shota
2008 Isshun no Kaze ni Nare as Kamiya Kenichi (guest, appeared in episode1, 2 & 4)
2008 Attention Please SP as Nakahara Shota
2008 Last Friends as Oikawa Souske
2008 Ryusei no Kizuna as Ariake Taisuke

SOLO SONGS:

Ben
Time Zone
Kono Hoshi de Umarete ~I was born in this star
Secret Agent Man
Open Your Eyes
出会いは偶然、別れは必然
Ai Igai no Nandemo Nai
Tsuyoki Kokoro de Yuke
Romeo (duet with Koyama Keiichiro)
Mouten ~Blind spot
Race
Hatenaki Sora (duet with Yasuda Shota)
Yajirushi (with Subaru & Tacchon)
Potential
Code
Sono Egao Boku ni Misete (duet with Yamapi)
Stereo
TORN (duet with Okura Tadayoshi)
Ordinary
Glorious (with Subaru & Tacchon)
Half Down

VARIETY SHOWS:

Can!JANI (TV Asahi, 2008.10.04 – present)
Jani-Ben (Kansai TV, 2007.05.02 – present)
-ended – Mucha Buri (TV Tokyo, 2007.04.03 – 2008.03.25)
-ended – Oishinsuke (TV Asahi, 2007.04.23 – 2007.09.10)
-ended – Honjani (Kansai TV & Fuji TV, 2003.06.10 – 2007.04.25)
-ended – Suka J (TV Tokyo, 2005.10.04 – 2007.03.27)
-ended – Mugendai no Gimon (TV Tokyo, 2005.04.05 – 2005.09.27)
-ended – Urajani (TV Tokyo, 2004.04.06 – 2005.03.29)
-ended – J³Kansai (Kansai TV, 2002.10.02 – 2003.03.26)
-ended – USO!? Japan (TBS 2001~2003)
The Shounen Club (NHK ??? - present)
-ended – 8 is the time J (TV Asahi 1998~1999)


RADIO SHOWS:

Kikujani8 (MBS 1179, Saturdays 23:30–24:00)
ABC Music Paradise (ABC Radio)

CMS:

Weather坊坊Ma Yang~40 anniversary 1999 (with Yasuda Shota)
Sukiyanen Instant Ramen (with kanjani∞)
Oronamin C 2006 (with Okura Tadayoshi)
UFO Nissin Ramen (with kanjani∞)
U.F.O NEXT GENERATION (with kanjani∞)
TV Guide (with kanjani∞)
Ultra Music Power "Senior" 2007
RUSS-K (with NEWS)
LAWSON (with NEWS)
KosE (with NEWS)

CONCERTS/TOURS:

- Johnny's Jr. "Johnny's Winter Concert" (Osaka, Yokohama, 1998 December 27 - 1999 January 6)
- Johnny's Jr. "Fresh Spring Concert'99" (Osaka, Yokohama, 1999 May 2 - June 20)
- Kansai Johnny's Jr. "FIRST LIVE" (Zepp Osaka, August 1999 13-15)
- Johnny's Jr. "Concert pitch Express (Tokyo Dome, 1999 October 9)
- Kansai Johnny's Jr. "X'mas gift" (Osaka Shochiku position, December 1999 20-25)
- Johnny's Jr. "Spring Concert 2000" (Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, 2000 April 3 - May 7)
- Johnny's Jr. "3 large dome CONCERT" (Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, 2000 September 3 - October 15)
- Dinner Show Higashiyama Noriyuki (Tokyo, Osaka, 2000 December 24-29)
- Tackey & Tsubasa 21 showdown of the century (Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama, 2001 May 3 - June 3)
- Johnny's Jr. Tackey & Tsubasa-in (Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, 2002 March 29 - May 6)
- Tackey & Tsubasa Johnny's with all Jr.con (Osaka, 2002 December 28)
- Nishikido Ryo LIVE (Osaka-jo Hall & Yokohama Arena, 2006 January 5~9)

With Kanjani∞
- Thanks ni ∞ in Tokyo 2004
- X-mas Party [Christmas concerts] (2002 – 2005) at Osaka Shochiku-za
- Osaka-jo Hall Zenyasai 1st live (Summer 2005)
- F.T.O.N. (Funky Tokyo Osaka Nagoya) 1st tour (Summer 2006)
- 1st Nationwide tour (Fall/Autumn 2006)
- 2nd Nationwide tour (Winter 2006)
- "Eh?Honma?!Bikkuri!"("What! Really!? What a surprise!!") Kanjani Eight Dome Concert in OSAKA (February 24–25, 2007) at Kyocera Dome Osaka
- Kanjani8 Nationwide 47 Prefecture Tour "Eh?Honma?!Bikkuri! Tour 2007" (May 3 to September 30, 2007)
- KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR 2008 Eito da yo! Zenin shuugou (April 3 to May 18, 2008)
- KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR 2008 Eito da yo! Zenin shuugou Natsu da! Tour da!! Wahaha!!! (July 6th to August 31, 2008)
- KANJANI∞ TOUR 2009 PUZZLE (May 10 - July 30, Hiroshima, Sendai, Tokyo, Kumamoto, Sapporo, Saga, Fukui, Nagano, Ishikawa, Osaka, 10 cities 27 performances)

With NEWS
- A Happy "NEWS" year 2004 New Years (January 2004 1-4, GURANPASHIFIKKU Meridien Hotel, 13 performances)
- NEWSnowCONCERT (December 2004 28 - 2005 January 7, two cities 13 performances)
- NIPPON EAST TO WEST SPRING CONCERT (March 31 - May 5, five cities 14 performances)
- Johnnys Theater "SUMMARY 2005" (July 26-28 August 30 - September 4, Shinagawa AKUASUTAJIAMU, 27 performances)
- A HAPPY "NEWS" YEAR 2006 (3-9 January, two cities 12 performances)
- NEWS SPRING TOUR 2006 (March 25 - April 30)
- NEWS Concert Tour 2007 (February 17 - April 15)
- NEWS FIRST CONCERT 2007 in Taipei (October 7, Taipei Arena, two performances)
- NEWS CONCERT TOUR "pacific" 2007-2008 The first Tokyo Dome concert
- NEWS WINTER PARTY DIAMOND (October 25 - 2008~January 12 - 2009, 10 City 39 performances)

STAGE PLAYS:

Musical "MASK" (Osaka Shochiku seat December 6~7 1997)
KYO TO KYO Spring Performance (Kyoto Theater April 18 - July 12 1998)
KYO TO KYO Summer Festival (Kyoto Theater July 18 - August 31 1998)
Autumn Performance KYO TO KYO (Kyoto , Theater September 6 - November 29 1998)
PLAYZONE THEME PARK (Aoyama Theater, July 16 - August 20 2000)
EMOTION ~ ~ PLAYZONE New Century (Osaka Aoyama Theater, July 14 - August 17 2001)
Plays SHOW SHOCK (Imperial Theater, 2001 December 1 - January 17, 2002)
Another (2002)
Douton Boys (2003)
Summer Storm (2004)
Magical Musical Dream Boy (2004)
Magical Summer (2005)
Hey!Say!Dream Boy(2005)
Endless SHOCK (Empire 32 theater performances, January 10-31 2005)
Endless SHOCK (Empire 34 theater performances, February 6 - March 28 2006)
Another's Another (2006)
Dream Boys (2006)

DVDS:

・With NEWS:
NEWS Nippon 03/04
Never Ending Wonderful Story DVD
NEWS Concert Tour Pacific 2007-2008: The First Tokyo Dome Concert

・With Kanjani∞:
Excite!! 04/05
Spirits!! (2005)
"Dream Boys 2006" – Musical with KAT-TUN
Heat Up! 2006 F.T.O.N. (Funky Town Osaka Nagoya)
Kanjani8 Nationwide 47 Prefecture Tour "Eh?Honma?!Bikkuri! Tour 2007