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Keiichiro Koyama
小山慶一郎
Keiichiro Koyama小山慶一郎
Also known as	Kei-chan (K-chan), Keii-chan, Koyamacchi
Born	1 May 1984 (age 39); Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Occupation(s)	Singer; actor;
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Misako Uno (m. 2024)
Website	www.johnnys-net.jp

Keiichiro Koyama (小山慶一郎, Koyama Keiichirō, born 1 May 1984) is a Japanese musician and leader^[1] of the Johnny's Entertainment group NEWS.

Biography edit

Koyama was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa as the youngest of two children.

In 2007, he graduated from Meiji University's Department of History and Geography with a degree in Oriental History.^[2]^[3]

Career edit

Upon entering Johnny's Entertainment on 21 January 2001, Koyama started out with the unit B.A.D. which stands for Beautiful American Dream. His second unit as a junior was B.B.D. which at first stood for Bad Boys Dancing, but was later changed to Best Beat Dancing. In October 2001, he was chosen as a member of Domoto Koichi's project, J-Support, alongside future fellow NEWS members Hironori Kusano and Shigeaki Kato. It was in this unit that Koyama started out as an announcer for shows such as the Ya-Ya-yah Show, and this has carried through to NEWS.

He is the oldest member of NEWS, which debuted in September 2003,^[4] and is often seen as the mother figure of the group.

From 2006 until March 2011, he hosted NHK's popular TV variety show Shounen Club (Boys Club) alongside KAT-TUN member Nakamaru Yuichi. The pair shared the screen 6 years later in Fuji TV's variety special program "Otasuke JAPAN", which aired on 14 June 2017.^[5]

He could be seen as a newscaster on NTV's "News Every", from 2010 until 2018.^[1]^[4]

Koyama learned sign language to interact with hearing-impaired children when he hosted NTV's "24 Hour TV" telethon in 2009, obtaining a test level 4.^[4]

He also occasionally participated in dramas, such as Fuji TV "Ns' Aoi" and "0-gōshitsu no kyaku",^[4] as well as guest starring in his bandmate Yamashita Tomohisa's drama Kurosagi.

Koyama opened a personal Twitter on 17 March 2023,^[6] and an official website on 22 February 2024.^[7]

Scandal edit

On 8 June 2018, Koyama's entertainment career was halted. He attended a party where he gave an underage girl alcohol. The drinking age in Japan is 20 years old, and while she said she was 20 and legally able to drink, it was later discovered that she was in fact younger. This put his entire career on hold, including his entertainment activities with Johnny's Entertainment and his job as a newscaster for the program "News Every."

As of 27 June 2018, Koyama has resumed his entertainment activities. In December 2018, Koyama left the program "News Every."

Personal life edit

According to acquaintances, Koyama is to marry AAA's Misako Uno by the end of 2024. The couple met through friends, and started dating by fall 2022.^[8] Koyama didn't deny the relationship when interviewed by Bunshun.^[9] According to said acquaintances (and as reported by Bunshun), both have been sharing their living spaces, semi-cohabitating, with the previous approval of family and agencies.^[8]^[9]

Koyama announced his marriage to AAA's Misako Uno on March 12, 2024. They registered their marriage on March 12, which is also the birthday of Uno's beloved father, who passed away in January of 2023.^[10]

Appearances edit

Dramas edit

Kanojo ga Shinjyatta (彼女が死んじゃった) (2004)
Unlucky Deizu: Natsume no Bōsō (2004)
Kurosagi (Episode 2 only) (2006)
Ns' Aoi (Ns'あおい) (2006)
Hana Yome wa Yakudoshi (2006)
Yukan Club (Episode 6 only) (2007)
Loss:Time:Life (ロス：タイム：ライフ) (Episode 2 only) (2008)
Guests of Room 0 (0号室の客) ( 5th story ) (2010)
Lucky Seven (2012)
Juyo Sankounin Tantei (重要参考人探偵)(2017)
Zero: Ikkaku Senkin Game (ゼロ一獲千金ゲーム) (Episode 9–10) (2018)

Stage performances edit

High School Musical (2007) as Troy Bolton
Loss:Time:Life (2008)
Call (2009)
Room 0 (2010) as Shigeto Oyama
Hello, Goodbye (2012) as Kumagai Ango
Great Nature (2015) as Shinozaki

Variety shows edit

Ya-Ya-yah (TV Tokyo, 2003–2007)
Hi! Hey! Say (TV Tokyo, 2007–2009)
Shounen Club (co-hosts with Yuichi Nakamaru) (NHK, 2006–2011)
Ashita Tsukaeru Shinrigaku! Teppan Note (2008)
Soukon (co-hosts with NEWS) (NTV, 2009–2010)
news every (NTV, 2010–2018)
Mirai Theater (co-hosts with NEWS member, Shigeaki Kato) (NTV, 2012–2015)
Karaoke 18ban (NTV, 2015)
Chikarauta (NTV, 2015–2017)
Hen Lab (co-hosts with NEWS) (NTV, 2015–2016)
NEWS na Futari (co-hosts with NEWS member, Shigeaki Kato) (TBS, 2015-2021)
Shounen Club Premium (co-hosts with NEWS) (NHK, 2016–2019)
Barairo Dandy (Tokyo MX, 2019-)
Taichi-san (Tokai TV, 2020-)
4chan TV (MBS, 2021-)
NEWS no Zenryoku Making (co-hosts with NEWS member, Shigeaki Kato) (TBS, 2021-)
Uchimura no Tsuboru Doga (TV Tokyo, 2021-)
NEWS Koyama no Oshakyan Do? (Fuji TV, 2023-)

References edit

^ ^a ^b ntv. "Profile at NTV's news every" (in Japanese).
^ "Koyama graduates from Meiji University". Tokyograph (in Japanese). 26 March 2007. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ ""視聴者"目線のNEWS・小山慶一郎、キャスターとしての高い支持率". Oricon (in Japanese). 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "NEWS・小山慶一郎、日テレ系夕方"ニュース"番組初レギュラー！". Oricon Career (in Japanese). 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "ＮＥＷＳ小山＆ＫＡＴ－ＴＵＮ中丸　６年ぶりＭＣコンビ復活". Daily (in Japanese). 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "NEWS 小山慶一郎、Twitter初投稿はダウンタウンとのスリーショット　早くも"SNS沼"にハマる". Real Sound (in Japanese). 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "NEWS・小山慶一郎が自身のホームページを開設「ひとつひとつ丁寧に。皆さんと寄り添って歩んでいきます」". Oricon (in Japanese). 22 February 2024. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "【新春スクープ】NEWS小山慶一郎＆AAA宇野実彩子、年内結婚へ！22年秋から交際". Mainichi (in Japanese). 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "〈半同棲スクープ撮〉NEWS・小山慶一郎（38）とAAA・宇野実彩子（36）が結婚へ". Bunshun (in Japanese). 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "NEWS小山慶一郎＆AAA宇野実彩子が結婚「温かい家庭を育んでいきたい」昨年亡くなった宇野"最愛の父"の誕生日に入籍" [NEWS Keiichiro Koyama & AAA Misako Uno get married "I want to raise a warm family" Register on the birthday of Uno's "beloved father" who passed away last year]. ORICON NEWS. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.