Takuya Terada
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Takuya Terada at 2015 Summer K-POP Festival
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| Native name | 寺田拓哉 |
| Birth name | Terada Takuya |
| Born | March 18, 1992 Japan |
| Origin | Moriya, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Amuse, Inc. |
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| Website | Official Website Korea Official Website Japan |
Takuya Terada (寺田拓哉 Terada Takuya?, born March 18, 1992) is a Japanese actor, singer and member of Amuse, Inc.'s "Asian Global Group" Cross Gene.[1] Takuya is also well known as the Japanese Representative on Korean variety television Show, JTBC's Non-Summit.
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Career
Pre-Idol
In 2008 Takuya took part in the 21st JUNON Superboy Contest(ジュノン・スーパーボーイ・コンテスト). After making it through to the finals, Takuya was awarded the judges prize.[2]
Takuya signed with Japanese Entertainment Label Amuse, Inc. and starred in a handful of Amuse productions including Japanese Drama Sign [3] and stage musical Black & White.[4]
In 2010 Takuya transferred to the Korean subsidiary branch 'Amuse Korea' to join Project A (later named CROSS GENE), an all male Asian pop group to be made up of members from the different East Asian countries.
2012: K-Pop Debut
Takuya debuted as an idol with the boy group, Cross Gene, on June 7, 2012 as the leader and vocalist of the group. He is known as the "Gorgeous Gene". Takuya later participated in and promoted movie roles including Live Action movie Ai Ore in which he played the supporting role Kiryuuin Ruii alongside Karam from K-pop group DaeGukNamA and also Run 60 along with another Cross Gene member Shin Won-ho.
2013: J-Pop Debut
Takuya debuted for a second time in Japan, this time as a Pop Idol as a member of Cross Gene on March 13, 2013 with the release of the groups first Japanese single Shooting Star. During Cross Gene's Cross U concert in Japan, Takuya advised that he had given up the leadership role in Cross Gene.
2014: JTBC Non Summit
In early 2014 Takuya took part in filming Cross Gene's project movie ZEDD in which he played the role of XI.[5]
Following promoting with Cross Gene for their first Korean comeback, Takuya joined Korean variety TV Show Non-Summit on JTBC as the representative for Japan. Takuya was well received by Korean audiences and earned the nickname Mr 섬섬옥수 (seomseom ogsu) for his attractive hands. With the shows sudden popularity Takuya also experienced an increase in popularity.
In November, Takuya was MC on the Red Carpet of the Melon Music Awards.[6] Takuya also starred in the Music Video for Starship Entertainment Collaboration Hyolyn x Jooyoung, Erase.[7]
On 5 December Takuya was awarded the International Exchange Daesang at the Korean Hallyu Awards in recognition of his commitment to contributing to and sharing of Korean culture through both his position as a member of Asian Group Cross Gene and as a panellist on the Korean variety show Non-Summit.[8]
Filmography
Television drama
| Year | Title | TV Network | Role | Note |
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| 2011 | SIGN | MBS | Tobi Ibaraki | Main role |
| 2012 | Run 60 | MBS | Takao Kusuno | |
| 2015 | The Lover | Mnet | Takuya[9] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
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| 2012 | Ai Ore! | Rui Kiryuuin | Main role |
| 2012 | Run 60 - Game Over | Takao Kusuno | |
| 2014 | ZEDD | Xi | |
| 2016 | Kataomoi Spiral | Hajime[10] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 | KBS | Guest | |
| 2014 | Non-Summit | JTBC | Regular Cast | Episode 1-52[11] |
| 2015 | Match Made in Heaven Returns | MBC Every1 | Cast | Episode 1-3[12] |
| Dating Alone | JTBC | Guest | Episode 7&8[13] | |
| Witch Hunt | JTBC | Guest | Episode 93 | |
| Where Is My Friend's Home | JTBC | Cast | 7th(Australia)[14] &10th trip(New Zealand)[15] |
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| World Changing Quiz Show | MBC | Guest | Episode 317 | |
| Conte and the City | tvN | Cameo[16] | Episode 3 | |
| 2016 | Summoners War:Conquerors | OGN | Regular Cast[17] | Episode 1-10 |
| Cook Representative | JTBC | Guest | Episode 10 |
Music Video
| Year | Artist | Song | Official MV on YouTube |
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| 2014 | Hyolyn X Jooyoung | Erase | StarshipTV |
Awards and nominations
Korean Hallyu Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2014 | International Exchange Daesang | Terada Takuya | Won[8] |
References
- ↑ Cross Gene biography
- ↑ JUNON Superboy Contest History
- ↑ Sign cast
- ↑ Musical Black & White cast
- ↑ http://www.zedd-movie.com/cast/
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