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Toshio Matsumoto (dancer)

Toshio Matsumoto[1] (松本 利夫, Matsumoto Toshio, nicknamed Matsu (stylized as MATSU); born 27 May 1975, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa)[2] is a Japanese dancer, actor and director. He is member and former performer of J-Pop group Exile.[3][4] He was part of the first generation J Soul Brothers. Since 2016 he has been serving as the chairman of the Gekidan Exile Matsu-gumi.

Toshio Matsumoto
松本 利夫
Matsumoto at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Born (1975-05-27) 27 May 1975 (age 48)
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Other namesMatsu
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • actor
  • director
Years active1994–
Notable work
  • Film
  • Long Caravan
  • Stage
    • Taiyō ni Yaka rete
    • Matsu bocchi
TelevisionHeaven's Flower The Legend of Arcana
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Children2
WebsiteOfficial website

Matsumoto is represented with LDH.

Participating groups edit

Group Period of time Ref.
Baby Nail 1994 – 1998
Hip Hop Junkeez 1998 [5]
J Soul Brothers 1999 – 24 August 2001
Exile 24 August 2001 –

Personal life edit

On July 22, 2013, Matsu announced his engagement to a non-celebrity woman after 7 years of dating.[6] The couple registered their marriage on January 1, 2014.[7]

On April 21, 2016, it was announced that the couple had welcomed their first child, a boy.[8]

Filmography edit

For his appearances with Exile, see Exile (Japanese band).

※His roles in bold are his leading roles

Stage edit

Year Title Role
2007 Taiyō ni Yaka rete Masa
2008 Crown Nemuranai Yoru no Hate ni... Martha
2009 Words –Yakusoku / Uragiri– subete, Ushinawa reshi mono no tame...
2010 Dance Earth: Negai Hide
Matsu bocchi: Laforet Mae made minna Isshodatta no ni...
2012 Matsu bocchi 02: Ginga yori Ai o komete
2013 Matsu bocchi 03: Position
2014 Utahime Taro Shimanto
2016 Katana Maiki: Kabuki
Matsu bocchi 04: Doors

Films edit

Year Title Role Ref
2009 Long Caravan Kenzaburo Shibata
2013 Little Maestra Masaru Arasawa
Shazai no Ōsama / King of Apology Funaki
Hare no Chihare, Tokidoki Hare / Ties Sadatora Ogata
2016 Kabuki Drop
2019 Sleep in the Shadows Masato Tsujimura
2020 Wiseguy [9]

TV dramas edit

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2011 Heaven's Flower The Legend of Arcana Haru TBS
Hagane no Onna Season 2 Asano Tatsuya TV Asahi
Rokudenashi Blues Ioka-sensei NTV
Kamisama no Nyobo Toshio Iue NHK
2013 GTO Shōgatsu Special! Fuyuyasumi mo Nekketsu Jugyōda Mizushima KTV [10]
Goen Hunter Sakamoto Eikichi NHK
2014 Dousousei: Hito wa, San-do, Koi o suru Taro Kamakura TBS
Tokkō Jimuin Minowa / Binta! Bunta Minowa YTV
2015 Keiseizaimin no Otoko Eigo Fukai NHK Episode 1
2017 Utsubokazura no Yume / The Dream of Nepenthes Keisuke Yoshioka Fuji TV
2018 Osaka Kanjousen Part 3 / Osaka Loop Line Part 3 Kikawada KTV
2019 Yakusoku no Stage Mitsuo Nezu YTV 60th Anniversary Special

Internet drama edit

Year Title Role Website
2011 3-Mai-me no Bodyguard: Boku wa Kimi dake o Mamori nuku Nozomi Mishima Bee TV

TV programmes edit

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2010-2014 Shūkan Exile TBS MC
2012-2013 Baka Soul TV Tokyo
2016-2020 Matsu bocchi Fuji TV MC; first crown programme, first solo MC [11]
2021-present Local Rosen Bus Noritsugi Taiketsu Tabi Rosen Bus de Onigokko TV Tokyo Regular with Yosuke Tagawa

Advertisements edit

Year Title Ref.
2009 Meiji Kinoko no yama-Takenoko no sato
2011 Meiji Chip! Chop "OsoMatsu-kun"
Recruit Hot Pepper Gourmet
NTT Communications 050 plus
2012 GREE Seisen Cerberus
Fujitsu FMV
Fujitsu Arrows
2013 Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Air Salon Path
2015 Suntory The Malts [12]

Radio edit

Year Title Network Notes
Sessions 4 North Wave
2008 One Step Beyond Japan FM Network
2011 Exile Ex-Press Tokyo FM Main personality

Voice acting edit

Year Title Role
2008 Examurai Matsu

Music videos edit

Year Title Notes
2008 Color "Just a Little Bit"
2014 Pharrell Williams "Happy" Japanese version

Bibliography edit

Books edit

Year Title ISBN
2005 Love Music Dance ISBN 978-4391131055
2016 Kizuna ISBN 978-4344028760

Lyrics edit

Year Title
2006 Exile "Why oh why...?"

Productions edit

CD jackets edit

Year Title
2003 Exile "Choo Choo Train"
Exile "Eternal..."
Exile "Ki-zu-na"
Exile "O'ver"

DVD edit

Year Title Notes
2004 Exile EXPV 3 Director

Directorial theatre works edit

Year Title Ref.
2016 Kagerō [13]

Films edit

Year Title Notes
2016 Kabuki Drop General producer

References edit

  1. ^ "Exileメンバー5人が改名へ、第四章が始動！ | 芸能ニュースならザテレビジョン". Web The Television (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. 22 Jul 2014. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  2. ^ "EXILE" (in Japanese). LDH. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  3. ^ "EXILE・松本利夫、USA、MAKIDAIが年内パフォーマー卒業". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 22 Jun 2015. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  4. ^ "ＥＸＩＬＥのＵＳＡ、ＭＡＫＩＤＡＩ、松本利夫がパフォーマー引退「開拓の旅へ」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 22 Jun 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  5. ^ "デジタルジャンキーズって知って". Chu's Blog: Ikiru (in Japanese). 18 Sep 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  6. ^ "EXILE's MATSU engaged to non-celebrity woman 10 years his junior | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  7. ^ "EXILE's MATSU announces his marriage to a non-celebrity woman | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  8. ^ "EXILE MATSU announces the birth of his first child | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  9. ^ "無頼". eiga.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "AKIRA主演『GTO』正月SP決定　MATSUがキャバクラ店長役で友情出演". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 16 Nov 2012. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  11. ^ "松本利夫、ＥＸＩＬＥ初のソロ冠番組　単独ＭＣ初挑戦". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 16 Mar 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  12. ^ "ザ・モルツ" (in Japanese). Suntory The Malts. 3 Sep 2015. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  13. ^ "EXILE MATSU演出 舞台『かげろう』情報更新！" (in Japanese). Ex Family. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.

External links edit

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