Yoshihide Sasaki

Yoshihide Sasaki (佐々木 喜英, Sasaki Yoshihide, born October 4, 1987 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and singer. He made his first acting appearance in 2003 and has since been involved in many productions, mostly in theater. He is best known for his role as Kuranosuke Shiraishi in Musical: The Prince of Tennis. He was a member of Toyota Office, an entertainment company and talent agency in Tokyo, but transferred in 2011 to Sense Up, a newly established department of the company.[1]

Yoshihide Sasaki
佐々木 喜英
Born (1987-10-04) October 4, 1987
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materToho Gakuen College of Drama and Music
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2003–present
Agent
  • Toyota Office
  • Sense-Up (2011-2019)
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Musical career
Genres
LabelsHappinet
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
GenreCover
Subscribers51,300
Total views97,550
Updated: June 30, 2020

In addition to acting, Sasaki debuted as a singer in 2010 with the extended play Spark. From 2012 to 2013, he was part of the project boy band 3Peace Lovers.

Career

Sasaki began his stage career in 2003, appearing in the stage production of Hidamari no Ki. Between 2003 and 2007, he appeared in many stage plays, musicals, commercials, and movies. He became widely known, mainly through his work as Shiraishi Kuranosoke in The Prince of Tennis musical series in 2008. His popularity increased following this work.[2] In 2009, he frequently appeared in [Tenimyu[, and was also featured in multiple magazines and released a photo-book and idol DVD. In 2010, his appearance as Shiraishi Kuranosuke came to an end with Dream Live 7th.

In 2010, he did a recitation of the stage play Watashi no Atama no Naka no Keshigomu 2nd letter (The eraser in my mind). He also appeared in the movie Kimi e no Melody (Melody for you), co-starring Hisanori Sato, who was a member of Tenimyu's Shitenhouji's cast as well. He released his first mini-album, titled Spark, in November 2010 after announcing his artist debut during the Summer Live tour with Yūta Furukawa (Sasaki and Furukawa also met during Tenimyu). At the end of 2010, Sasaki continued his stage career, appearing in Pride. In 2011, he appeared in multiple stage performances as well as in three movies: Gakudori, Gangster, and Ishi no Furu Oka (The Hill of the Falling Stones), in the latter co-starring as the lead with Yūta Furukawa. A few months later, a pair of DVDs were released featuring Sasaki and Furukawa, covering their journey in Australia. Sasaki also started appearing in the TV series Shinwa Senshi Gigazeus,[3] had multiple live performances, released two maxi-singles, and became the MC of the Nico Nico Live Broadcast titled mmmm☆Ecstasy.

In 2012, he continued his stage career, appearing in Douke no Hitomi, Tumbling vol.3,[4] SA☆BI☆TA～ame ni hakonda ai～,[5] another run of Watashi no Atama no Naka no Keshigomu, and the fifth anniversary of the One-Heart Music Festival[6] to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Theatre Clear. He also made appearances in the TV series Fallen Angel and Aozora no Tamago (A budding blue sky). Nico live broadcast titled mmmm☆Ecstasy finished. In March, he released his second mini-album NeΦ Vocalism. Around the same time, it was announced that he would form a new group called 3Peace☆Lovers with Hayato Nikaido and ZE:A's Ha Min Woo.

2017-present: Freelance

In October 2017, Sasaki sustained a knee injury during a showing of K: The Stage and later got surgery in 2018.[7] In March 2019, Sasaki left his agency to go freelance.[7] He was cast as Goro Akechi for Persona 5: The Stage,[8] his first role in two years that featured him singing.[7]

Discography

Compilation albums
Title Year Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Yoshihide Sasaki Best Album: Hide Out 2016
  • Released: March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02)
  • Label: Exit Tunes
  • Format: CD
Track listing
  1. "Toxic Night"
  2. "Venus"
  3. "Yubisaki to Kuchibiru" (ゆびさきとくちびる)
  4. "Go Ahead"
  5. "Shine"
  6. "Verticordia (Wakare no Uta)" (Verticordia ～別れの歌～)
  7. "Butterfly"
  8. "Fantastic"
  9. "Who's Cryin'?"
  10. "Uwakiyo no Yume" (浮き世の夢)
 57[9] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Extended plays
Title Year Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Spark 2010
  • Released: November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24)
  • Label: Marvelous AQL
  • Format: CD
Track listing
  1. "Butterfly"
  2. "Go Ahead"
  3. "Fantastic"
  4. "Shine"
  5. "Wild Birds"
  6. "Premium Road"
 59[10] —
Neo Vocalism 2012
  • Released: March 21, 2012 (2012-03-21)
  • Label: Happinet
  • Format: CD
Track listing
  1. "Venus Road"
  2. "To Be Boys..."
  3. "Yubisaki to Kuchibiru" (ゆびさきとくちびる)
  4. "Irokui" (色喰い)
  5. "NeoRomantic LoveStory"
  6. "Dear My..."
  7. "Verticordia (Wakare no Uta)" (Verticordia ～別れの歌～)
 103[11] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2004Horn Head Hero–Debut
Midori no HikariHiro
2010Kimi no Merodi ERin Sakuragi
2011Ishi no Furu OkaShūji Ishikawa
GangsterSakurazaka
GakudoriSusumu Imai
2012Bakumatsu Kitan Shinsen 5Tsuchimikado Motoharu
2013Bakumatsu Kitan Shinsen 5 – Kengo KorinTsuchimikado Motoharu
2014Bright Audition Kei NarumiyaMain role
2019Touken Ranbu: The MovieSōza Samonji

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011Shinwa Senshi Giga ZeusHayato Ramon
2012Fallen Angel Hikaru Kitahara
Aozora no Tamago Takayuki Sato
2013BussenSada Tatematsu

Anime
Year Title Role Notes
2009Kotatsu NekoAlexandrite
2017Sengoku Night BloodMitsunari Ishida[12]

Stage
  • Hidamari no Ki (October 2003, Rikkokai Hall)
  • OINARI (February 2004, Theater V Akasaka)
  • Hotel California (March 2004, Akashi Studio)
  • Ribon no Kishi~Washio Koukou Engekibu Funtouki~ (November 2004, Rikkokai Hall)
  • Lost Seven (March 2005, Rikkokai Hall)
  • Musical- Silver (October 2005, Rikkokai Hall)
  • Oinari (February 2006, Rikkokai Hall)
  • Ajidoko Honten 「THE☆Seishun」 (March 2006, Akashi Studio): Production and choreography
  • Ie wo Deta (2006, Space Kiritomo)
  • Zenkoku Koukou Engeki Contest Opening Act 「Natsuyume」 (2007)
  • Touhou Gakuen Gejuutsu Tankidaigaku Engeki Senkou Sotsugyou Musical game (February 2008)
  • Musical The Prince of Tennis – Role of Kuranosuke Shiraishi (B Cast)
    • The Treasure Match Shitenhouji feat. Hyoutei (February 6 – March 31, 2009)
    • Dream live 6th (May 2009)
    • The Final Match Rikaidai First feat. Shitenhouji (July – October 2009)
    • The Final Match Rikaidai Second feat. Rivals (December 2009 – March 2010)
  • Dream live 7th (May 2010)
  • Recitation 「Watashi no Atama no Naka no Keshigomi 2nd letter」 Saien (September 10, 11 and 16, 2010)
  • Pride (12/2010, Clie Theater) – Role of Ikenohata Ranmaru
  • CLUB SEVEN 7th stage (April 3–17, 2011)
  • Recitation Watashi no Atama no Naka no Keshigomi 3rd letter (May 3, 2011) as Kousuke
  • Sabishii no ha Omae dake Janai (June 17–26, 2011)
  • Recitation Watashi no Atama no Naka no Keshigomi (March 2012)
  • Douke no Hitomi (April 2012)
  • Recitation Watashi no Atama no Naka no Keshigomi in Osaka (July 2012) as Kousuke
  • Tumbling vol.3 (August 2012) as Tsukioka Yuuto
  • SA☆BI☆TA～ame ni hakonda ai～ (October 2012) as Dong Hyun
  • Theatre Clear fifth Anniversary ONE-HEART MUSICAL FESTIVAL (December 2012)
  • Ultra Musical Bakumatsu Rock as Okita Souji
  • Kuroshitsuji The Musical [Lycoris that blazes the earth] (September 5 – October 5, 2014) as Viscount of Druitt
  • Club Seven 10th stage! (April 2–27, 2015)
  • Musical Hakuouki Reimeiroku as Hijikata Toshizou (May 18 – June 14, 2015)
  • Kuroshitsuji The Musical [Lycoris that blazes the earth] 2015 (November 7 – December 6, 2015) as Viscount of Druitt
  • Kuroshitsuji The Musical [Lycoris that blazes the earth] 2015 China performances (December 11–27, 2015) as Viscount of Druitt
  • Goku (February 16–28, 2016) as Kougaiji
  • Stageplay Touken Ranbu: Kyoden Moyuru Honnouji (May 3–20, 2016) as Souza Samonji
  • Ultra Musical Bakumatsu Rock: Kurofune Raikou (August 20 – September 9, 2016)
  • Stageplay Touken Ranbu: Kyoden Moyuru Honnouji [Reprise] (December 15, 2016 – January 17, 2017) as Souza Samonji
  • Musical Hakuoki: Harada Sanosuke-hen (April 14–30) as Kazama Chikage
  • Stageplay Tokyou Ghoul 2nd stage (June 29 – July 9, 2017) as Tsukiyama Shuu
  • Stageplay B-project on stage [Over The Wave] (July 28 – August 6, 2017 and August 16–17, 2017) as Kitakado Tomohisa
  • Stageplay K: Missing Kings (October 19–29, 2017) as Mishakuji Yukari
  • Ultra Musical Bakumatsu Rock Live (November–December 2017) as Okita Souji
  • Musical Kuroshitsuji: Tango on the Campania (December 2017 – February 2018) as Viscount of Druitt
  • Musical Onmyoji: Heian Emaki [Japan preview performance] (March 9 -18, 2018) as Kuro Seimei
  • Persona 5: The Stage as Goro Akechi[13]

DVD
  • JOURNEY (released March 18, 2009)
  • DO the movie (released 5/2010)
  • Kimi E no Merodi Maikingu Shun no Kodou Beat of Sasaki Yoshihide (released 10/2010)
  • Bokutachi no Chikyuu Road in Australia (released 05/2010)

Game

References
  1. "Notice of affiliation with new talent department". Official HP. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  2. "Actor of the Day: Yoshihide Sasaki". Anime on Stage.
  3. "Shinwa Senshi Gigazeus". Gigazeus Official HP. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  4. "Tumbling". Tumbling Official HP. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  5. "Sabita ~ame ni hakonda ai~". Sabita Official HP. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  6. "ONE-HEART MUSICAL FESTIVAL". ONE-HEART MUSICAL FESTIVAL Official HP. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  7. "俳優・佐々木喜英さんインタビュー 「２年間のリハビリを経たことで新たな道を開拓。これからの自分にワクワクしている」". Town Work (in Japanese). December 18, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  8. "Persona 5 to be adapted into a Japanese stage play". Destructoid.
  9. "佐々木喜英ベストアルバム HIDE out ～SUN～". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  10. "SPARK". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  11. "NeΦ Vocalism". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. "スタッフ&キャスト". anime.senbura. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  13. "『ペルソナ5』が待望の舞台化決定！『PERSONA5 the Stage』が猪野広樹主演で12月に大阪・東京にて上演". Famitsu (in Japanese). July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
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