Kei Inoo

Kei Inoo (伊野尾 慧, Inoo Kei) is a Japanese singer, actor, and member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Saitama Prefecture.[1]

Kei Inoo
伊野尾 慧
OriginSaitama Prefecture, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actor
  • model
Instruments
Years active2001–present
LabelsJohnny & Associates, J Storm
Associated acts

On September 23, 2001, he entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee. He, later, became a member of the Johnny's Jr. group, J.J. Express. In 2007, he debuted as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He graduated from Meiji University with a degree in architecture in 2013.[2] He plays the keyboard during the group's live shows.

Career

He joined Johnny & Associates as a Johnny's Jr. He appeared regularly on the show, Ya-Ya-yah, as well as J&A show, Shounen Club. He later became a part of the Johnny's Jr. group, J.J. Express with Yuya Takaki, Daiki Arioka, and Yuto Nakajima. He debuted on September 24, 2007 as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP.

Since then, Inoo has been cast in numerous dramas and became a frequent guest on Tensai! Shimura Dobutsuen and a regular on Mezamashi TV.[3] He also appeared on the Saturday afternoon variety show, Meringue no Kimochi.[4]

He was cast as the main role in the live-action movie adaptation of the manga Peach Girl as Okayasu Kairi which will be released in 2017.[5] This also marks his film debut.

Filmography

Dramas
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Gachi Baka Yuusuke Inoue Appear in Ep.2
2014 Dark System Koi no Ouza Ketteisen Yoichi Onda Appear in Ep.5&6
Naruyouni Narusa 2 Ryo Okumura
2015 Tatakau! Shoten Girl Keiichiro Kusaka
2016 Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko SP Kojiro Himuro
Soshite, Dare mo Inaku Natta Eiji Kusaka
2018 Tokyo Alien Brothers Fuyunosuke
2019 Kaseifu no Mitazono Murata Hikaru

Movie
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Peach Girl Okayasu Kairi Lead Role

Appearances
Year Title Notes
2003–2007 Ya-Ya-yah
2006–2007 YOUtachi!
2006–2007 Hyakushiki Appeared only in a few episodes
2003–2013 Shounen Club
2015-Ongoing Tensei Shimura Dobutsuen As 'Inyaa Kei'

Appear Occasionally

2016-Ongoing Meringue no Kimochi[4] As MC
2016-Ongoing Mezamashi TV[6] Thursday MC

Awards
Year Award Category Work Result
2017 42nd Hochi Film Award Best New Artist Peach Girl Nominated

References
  1. "Kei Inoo's Profile" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. "祝・大学卒業！　KAT-TUN・中丸＆Hey!Say!JUMP・伊野尾、在学中の苦労とは – サイゾーウーマン". サイゾーウーマン (in Japanese). Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  3. "Inoo Kei to be a Regular on Mezamashi". March 6, 2016.
  4. "Kei Inoo Regular MC on Meringue no Kimochi". johnnys-net. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  5. "Mizuki Yamamoto & Kei Inoo to Star in Film Adaptation of "Peach Girl"". March 28, 2016.
  6. "Kei Inoo Regular on Mezamashi TV". aramajapan. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
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