Joy (model)

Joy (stylised as JOY, born 15 April 1985) is a Japanese male fashion model, variety television personality, commentator, singer, and chairperson. His real name is Joseph Greenwood (ジョゼフ・グリーンウッド, Jozefu Gurīn'uddo). He is represented with Grick, and he's currently the only male to be represented by this agency.

Joy
Born
Joseph Greenwood

(1985-04-15) 15 April 1985
Takasaki, Gunma
Occupation
  • Model
  • television personality
  • singer
Spouse(s)
Mai Watanabe
​
(m. 2019)​
Children1
Modeling information
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]

He was born from Takasaki, Gunma. His father is English[2] and his mother is Japanese, from Gunma Prefecture. He graduated from Takasaki Municipal Terao Elementary School, Takasaki Municipal Terao Junior High School, and Okayama University of Science High School (communication system). His older sister Sophia is also a model.

Biography

While at the Okayama University of Science High School (communication system), he was introduced by his older sister Sophia which triggered his model activities at the magazine MensEGG ("Spring and Summer College Students White Book" corner in June 2003). Appeared as a member of MensEGG models at the planning "Who is Your Husband!?" in the variety show Shabekuri 007 of Nippon TV appearing with Tsubasa Masuwaka on February 2009.

He showed off an impression of Sei Hiraizumi and collected attention. When he later played back to the same programme, he appeared as "Joy Gundan" and the position was reversed with Naoki Umeda who was then the main. His appearances triggered, belonging to Bennu from the spring of the same year, and made full-scale talent activity from autumn.

On 20 January 2010, he also debuted as singer with unit "Naoki Umeda featuring Joy" with MensEGG model Naoki Umeda. He was later hospitalised with pulmonary tuberculosis in March 2011. He was suspended because of medical treatment, but announced on his official blog that he left the hospital on 13 June. On the 29th of the same month, his first "crown programme" Joynt! (Gunma Television) started. From his previous experience of fighting diseases in 2011, he was appointed "Stop TB Partnership Japan Ambassador".[3][4] From 2015 he made regular appearances on Go Go! Smile! (CBC Television). As of 1 April 2016, he transferred his office to Grick from Bennu. In February 2017, he won in the programme plan "Second Generation Sunshine Saito Grand Prix" of Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!

Personal life

His father is an English conversation lecturer and have conversations with his father in English. Neither himself nor his family knows its origin of his stage name Joy.[5] In junior high school he was selected as a football Gunma Prefecture selection and had experience of participating as a trainee for Arsenal F.C. youth for two weeks at his father's connection of the British,[6] although the future was regarded promising, but the high school first grader sometimes hurt his back and abandoned the path of football. At that time his sister started to work as a model and began to adore.[7] In addition, football continues to be his hobby even now, often appearing in the planning of television programmes such as Honoo-no Taiiku-kai TV.

Before his modelling debut, he worked at a big cante/beer garden in Takasaki store at Takashimaya.[8] He is often mistaken for Yuji from his appearance and character similarity.[9][10][11] In 2015 they both guest appeared in Tetsuko no Heya.[12]

He is professing that it he a fan of Minami Takahashi of AKB48, but Takahashi bitterly laughed and said it was "impossible to see as a man."[?] He is also a fan of Uverworld, Unjash, Konan, Sei Hiraizumi, and Domingo Guzmán. He formed a half party with Antony, Yukio Ueno, and Mandy Sekiguchi.

Filmography

Television
Regular
  • "Anata Hontōni Ria Jūdesu ka?" –Ryaku shite "Hon Ria"– (Niconico Live, broadcasts monthly, Jan 2011 –)/MC
  • Joy no Asobu-TV Joynt! (GTV, 5 Issho 3 Channel, Jun 2011 –)/MC (Moderator)
  • Hirunandesu! Tuesday Joy no Rosen Bus sugo ro ku Tabi (NTV, Mar 2013 –)
  • Chō Do S Night (SBS, Fridays 24:50–25:10, first broadcast on 3 Apr 2015)/MC
  • Go Go! Smile! (CBC-TV, Thursdays Apr 2015 –)
  • Shumido ki'! "Asteroid in My Room –Aquarium and Terrarium–" (NHK E, Jun/Jul 2016)/as student (Terrarium in charge)
  • Aitsu no Honne –Onna wa Shiranai Otoko no Kimochi– (CX, 9 Jan 2018 – ) Regular
Quasi-regular
  • Akko ni Omakase! (TBS)
  • 5-Ji ni Muchū! (Tokyo MX, 10 Oct 2014)/Changed to Ryo Fukawa during the summer vacation, appearing as one of the daily changing hit MC
Dramas
  • Kanagawa-ken Atsugi-shi Laundry Chigasaki (Mar 2016, MBS, TBS) – Staged in Atsugi, Kanagawa
  • Shōga Dorama: Ryōma ga Kuru (December 2018, Jidaigeki Senmon Channel; one episode)[13]
Advertisements
  • Ad Council Japan "Campaign for Tuberculosis Prevention in 2015 Joy to Ijin" (Jul 2015 –)

Films

Magazines
  • MensEGG – Exclusive model (Graduated Jun 2010)

Books
  • 1st photo essay Joyfull (Gakken Publishing, released Jun 2010)

CD
  • Naoki Umeda featuring Joy 1st single "Be With You" (Brand New Music, 20 Jan 2010)

Webcast
  • Ano Kami Hikōki kumori Sora wa tte
  • Saigo no Ame
  • Yubiwa
  • Nagaiai (Duet with Takuya Matsuoka)
  • Radio programme Take to Joy no Main Kuraimu*With lucky person Take, even on YouTube Main Kuraimu, etc.
  • Internet programme F.Chan TV (Football Channel)

Fashion shows

Events

References
  1. "JOY". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 Jan 2018.
  2. Joy (21 Jun 2009). "ウチの父さん公開やで☆" (in Japanese). Official blog "Joy story". Retrieved 8 Jan 2018.
  3. "ストップ結核パートナーシップ日本大使 JOY 氏 プロフィィール" (PDF) (in Japanese). Stop TB Partnership Japan. Retrieved 9 Jan 2018.
  4. "ＪＯＹが大使就任「すぐそばに結核はある」". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports Shimbun. 7 Sep 2011. Retrieved 9 Jan 2018.
  5. Onna Geinin Gundan no ×× na Shitsumon ni 30-bu Kotae Tsuzuketara 100 Man-en! Give Up Talk! (in Japanese). 10 Apr 2010.
  6. "JOY、サッカー番組のMCになりたい". Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). 22 Mar 2010. Retrieved 9 Jan 2018.
  7. Dai! Tensai Terebi-kun (in Japanese). NHK Educational TV.
  8. Joynt! (in Japanese). 6 Jul 2011.
  9. "「アナタ、どっち？」ゲストはJOYなのに、ユージの話がしたい徹子". Cyzo Woman (in Japanese). 1 Feb 2013. Retrieved 9 Jan 2018.
  10. "JOY、結婚したユージとまだ間違われる！赤ちゃん用おもちゃが届き苦笑い". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 4 Mar 2014. Retrieved 9 Jan 2018.
  11. "JOY、いまだにユージと間違えられる「赤ちゃんのおもちゃを送らないで」" (in Japanese). Kaigai Drama News Crank In!. 4 Mar 2014. Retrieved 9 Jan 2018.
  12. "徹子の部屋". Tetsuko no Heya (in Japanese). 5 May 2015. TV Asahi. Retrieved 9 Jan 2018..
  14. "ドラゴンクエストXI カウントダウンカーニバル". Square Enix (in Japanese). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 9 Jan 2018.
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