Ryuji Kamiyama
Ryuji Kamiyama (上山 竜治, Kamiyama Ryūji, born September 10, 1986 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and former singer. He was a member of the boy band Run&Gun from 2001 to 2014.
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上山 竜治 | |
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Occupation | Actor |
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Musical career | |
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Years active | 2001–present |
Associated acts | Run&Gun |
Website | www |
Career
In 2000, at the age of 14, Kamiyama was part of D.A.N.K. (Daisuke Asakura New Kids), a performance troupe produced by Daisuke Asakura.[1] In 2001, he appeared on the audition program Study Park!!, where he was selected as one of the members for the boy band Run&Gun,[2] later debuting on July 4, 2001 with the single "Lay-Up!"[3] During his time with the group, in 2005, Kamiyama also released a solo song titled "Byū Byū Kuru Yasashisa wa" for Run&Gun's first extended play, Hateshinai Tabi no Naka de...[4]
In 2007, Kamiyama was cast as Romeo in the stage play adaptation of Air Gear.[5] In the second installment he took over the lead role of Minami Ikki after Kenta Kamakari fell ill. He broke his arm during the second-to-last showing of the musical; however, he continued performing. In addition to this, Kamiyama also published his first novel, Flying Melon, which was co-written with Kosuke Yonehara.[2] In 2009, Kamiyama starred in the all-male stage adaptation of Fruits Basket as Kyo Soma.[6] In 2014, Kamiyama left Run&Gun to focus on acting full-time.[7]
Personal life
In October 2017, Kamiyama married model Kurara Chibana.[8][7]
Discography
Filmography
Movie
- Route 58 (2003)
- jam filmsシリーズ min.jam第4話 (2005)
- Hashiriya Zero 2 (2009)
TV Drama
- クッキングパパ - Cooking papa (2008)
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Air Gear | Romeo | [5] |
2008 | The Sound of Music | Rolf | — |
2009 | Fruits Basket | Kyo Soma | Strawberry Team version; double-cast with Dai Yamazaki[6][9] |
2014 | Black Mary Poppins | Herman | Reprised role in 2016 and 2019 runs[10] |
2015 | Les Misérables | Enjolras | Double-cast with Hiroki Aiba and Ryunosuke Onoda[11] |
Hana Yori Dango | Akira Mimasaka | [12] | |
2016 | Vincent van Gogh | Theo | [13] |
2019 | West Side Story: Season 1 | Riff | Double-cast with Ryunosuke Onoda[14] |
References
- "上山竜治のプロフィール". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- "RUN&GUN上山と米原、新感覚小説で作家デビュー!!". Oricon (in Japanese). 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- "LAY-UP!". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- "果てしない旅の中で・・・". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- "ミュージカル『エア・ギア』". Marvelous (in Japanese). 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- "「可愛らしい女の子を骨太な僕が…」男優だけで人気マンガ『フルーツバスケット』初舞台化". Oricon (in Japanese). 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- "知花くらら&上山竜治、インスタで結婚報告 2014年から交際スタート". Oricon (in Japanese). 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- "知花くらら、俳優・上山竜治と結婚 2ショットで報告<コメント全文>". Model Press (in Japanese). 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- "ジテレビジョン・スタジオライフ・銀河劇場主催~フルーツバスケットのキャストご案内". Gekidan Studio Life (in Japanese). 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- "「ブラック メリーポピンズ」中川翔子出演の16年版が衛星劇場に初登場". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- "「レ・ミゼラブル」2019年キャストに福井晶一が期待「化学反応が楽しみ」". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- "ミュージカル「花より男子」F4に松下優也(X4)、白洲迅、真剣佑、上山竜治". Natalie (in Japanese). 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- "橋本さとし&岸祐二、ゴッホと弟の半生を描く韓国発ミュージカルを日本初演". Natalie (in Japanese). 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- "360°劇場での「ウエスト・サイド・ストーリー」に宮野真守、蒼井翔太ほか". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-12-23.