Aoi Nakamura

Aoi Nakamura 中村 蒼
Born	Aoi Nakamura 中村 蒼 4 March 1991 Fukuoka, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor, photomodel
Years active	2005—present
Website	Aoi Nakamura Official Website

Aoi Nakamura (中村 蒼 Nakamura Aoi, born 4 March 1991 in Fukuoka, Japan), is Japanese photomodel and actor. He belongs to the talent agency LesPros Entertainment.^[1]

History

Nakamura Aoi entered the entertainment industry when he won the Grand Prix at the final round of the 18th Junon Superboy Contest held in November 2005. He was in the third year at junior high school and only 14 at the time, making him the first ever junior high school student Grand Prix winner.^[2]

Nakamura's father was responsible for sending in the application to the contest. Since Nakamura was a child he was called cute by those around him and his father wondered if it was really true, leading to the application.^[3][4] Nakamura himself was initially unenthusiastic about the contest as he disliked having to leave Fukuoka for Tokyo, and felt more apprehension than happiness when he won.^[5]

In October 2006, he made his debut as an actor in the stage play "Den-en ni Shisu", playing the lead role. At the end of March 2007, in order to start his entertainment activities seriously, he left his hometown of Fukuoka alone and moved to Tokyo.^[6] In July, he received his first lead role in a drama serial, "Boys Este".^[7] He also made his first movie appearance in the film "Koizora" which started showing in theatres November the same year.

Nakamura's first lead role in a movie "Hyakuhachi" showed in theatres in August 2008. In 2010, he was in movies one after another, including "Beck" and "Ooku". He also starred in "Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night" that premiered in November 2010 and was released in more than 30 countries.^[8]

In 2011, from May to June, he played the leading role in stage play "Curry Life". In July, he played a semi-leading role in "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 2011", a remake of popular drama serial.

Appearances

Movies

• Koizora (2007) as Nozomu
• Hyakuhachi (2008) as Nobuhiro "Nobu" Kobayashi
• Beck (2010) as Yuji "Saku" Sakurai
• Perfect Blue (2010) as Shinya Moro'oka
• Ooku (2010) as Kakizoe
• Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night (2010) as Koichi Yamano
• Sabi Otoko Sabi Onna - Boy? meets girl. (2011) as Konosuke Muratsubaki
• Hoshi no Furumachi (2011) as Kotaro Tsutsumi
• Kimi to Boku (2011) as young man
• My Back Page (2011) as Hiroshi Shibayama
• Ike! Genshi Koukouen Gekibu (2011) as Genki Ogasawara
• Hara ga Kore Nande (2011) - Yōichi Kodama
• Kiyoku Yawaku (2013) as Toshikuni Mayama
• Tokyo Nanmin (2014) as Osamu Tokieda^[9]
• Library Wars: The Last Mission (2015)

TV dramas

• Shinigami no Ballad episode 5 (TV Tokyo, 2007) as Daiki Ikuma
• Boys Este (TV Tokyo, 2007) as Hibiki Akagi
• The Yasumi Jikan (Disney Channel Japan, 2008-2009) as Akira
• Gakko ja Oshierarenai! (NTV, 2008) as Kazuki Mizuki^[10]
• Q.E.D. Shomei Shuryo (NHK, 2009) as So Toma
• Tsutaetai! Bokura no Yume Chōdōken ga Oshiete Kureta Chikara ~Asunaro Gakkō no Monogatari~ (TBS, 2009) as Akira Takahara
• Otokomae! 2 episode 12 (NHK, 2009) as Hisanao Hasegawa
• Angel Bank ~Tenshoku Dairinin (TV Asahi, 2010) as Natsuki Emura
• Perfect Blue (WOWOW, 2010) as Shinya Moro'oka^[4]
• Propose Kyodai ~Umare Jun Betsu Otoko ga Kekkon Suru Hōhō~ episode 3 (Fuji TV, 2011) as Saburo Yamada
• Saisei Kyoryu (WOWOW, 2011) as Hideki Hōrai
• Marumo no Okite last episode (Fuji TV, 2011) as Izumi Sano (special appearance)
• Hanakazari no Kimitachi e 2011 (Fuji TV, 2011) as Izumi Sano
• Majutsu wa Sasayaku (Fuji TV, 2011) as Mamoru Takagi
• Blackboard ~Jidai to Tatakatta Kyōshitachi~ episode 1 (TBS, 2012) as Takefumi Baba
• Legal High episode 1 (Fuji TV, 2012) as YÅ«ichi Tsubokura
• Iki mo Dekinai Natsu (Fuji TV, 2012) as Kota Kusano^[11]
• Monsters last episode (TBS, 2012) as Junpei Sekine
• Akujotachi no Mesu Episode 2 (Fuji TV, 2012) as Seiichi Ishizuka
• Byakkotai ~Yaburezarushatachi (TV Tokyo, 2013) as Gisaburo Shinoda
• Tank Top Fighter (MBS, 2013) as Sora Kureda
• Yae no Sakura (NHK, 2013) as Tokutomi Sohō^[12]
• Zainin no Uso (WOWOW, 2014) as Hirose
• ja:アリスの棘 (TBS, 2014) as Yuma Bandai^[13]
• Kabuki-Mono Keiji (NHK, 2015) as Shinkuro
• Mutsu: Mieru Me (Fuji TV, 2015) as Ibara

Mobile dramas

• Sekai no Owari ni Saku Hana (BeeTV, 2010) as Taiyo Yano
• L et M Watashi ga Anata wo Aisuru Riyu, Sono Hoka no Monogatari (BeeTV, 2012) as Kei Kurata

Stage plays

• Den-en ni Shisu (2006) as youth Terayama^[14]
• Curry Life (2011) as Kensuke
• Curry Life (Recitation) (2011) as Kensuke
• Atami Satsujin Jiken NEXT~Kuwae Tabako Denbee Sōsa Nisshi~ (2012) as Kintaro Oyama
• Tsuku, Kieru (2013) as young person working in hotel^[15]
• Sanada JÅ«yÅ«shi (2014) as Daisuke Sanada^[16]

Radio drama

• Kamisari Nānā Nichijō (NHK-FM, 2010) as YÅ«ki Hirano

Variety

• Namae de Yobu na tte! (TVK, CTC, Mie TV, and KBS Kyoto 2007)
• Countdown Document Byou Yomi! (ChÅ«kyō TV, 2009)

Commercials

• Tokyo Disney Resort (2007)
• SoftBank Mobile (2008)
• Calpis Water (2009)
• NTT East (2010-2011)
• Weider in Jelly (2011)
• NTT DoCoMo (2012)
• Asahi Breweries Cocktail Partner (2012)^[17]

Music videos

• 2Backka - Harebare (2009)^[18]
• Lecca - Clown Love (Short Movie) (2012)^[19]

Events

• Opening pitch ceremony for baseball game between Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Hanshin Tigers (Yokohama Stadium, August 3, 2008)
• Fashion show Fukuoka Asia Collection (FACo) 2010 Spring-Summer (Fukuoka Kokusai Center, March 21, 2010)
• Fashion show Kansai Collection 2011 Spring-Summer (Osaka Dome, February 11, 2011)^[20]

Net stream programs

• Ameba Studio Taiyō no Messa￮￮Shaberi Taiyō ~Nichigoji~ #5 guest (September 28, 2008)
• Goomo Choi to Matatabi MODE ~Oyamamairihen~ (September 2009)
• Ameba Studio Imalu & Jxjx no Chō Chō Chō!!! JiyÅ« Jikan #24 guest (December 4, 2009)

Publications

Photobooks

• Aoi Biyori (October 3, 2008)
• Hatachi (March 4, 2011)

Books

• Kitamura Eiki to Nakamura Aoi no Let's Lovinglish! - Ikemen ni Kudokarenagara Manabu! Ren'ai Eikaiwa (October 2007)

Magazine column

• Cinema★Cinema - Nakamura Aoi no a Day In The Life (April 2011 – present)

DVD releases

• Namae de Yobu na tte! Real Face Series Nakamura Aoi ~I'll do my best together~ (September 21, 2007)
• Holiday (November 25, 2009)

References

1. 中村蒼 アーティスト レプロエンタテインメント (in Japanese). LesPros Entertainment. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
2. 中学生がグランプリ. デイリースポーツオンライン (in Japanese) (Daily Sports). 2005-11-28. Archived from the original on 2005-12-01.
3. "チーズ！ネット-スペシャルレポート：第41回 藍澤麻衣藍澤麻衣が行く！　WEB版「オトコマエ研究所」（不定期連載）最終回" (in Japanese). Cheese Net. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
4. "Feeling Blue: Baby-faced Aoi Nakamura shows off his rough side in a new TV movie: By: Sarah Cortina". Metropolis Magazine. February 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
5. Zip!. 2011-07-21. NTV.
6. 春休み (in Japanese). Nakamura Aoi Official Ameba Blog. March 23, 2008.
7. "ドラマ24 BOYSエステ：テレビ東京" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
8. 中村蒼が快気炎をあげる「ハリウッドを喰ってやります！」、日本版「パラノーマル」初日 (in Japanese). Hollywood Channel. November 20, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
9. 中村蒼「東京難民」主演でネットカフェ難民からホスト経てホームレスへ転落 (in Japanese). Eiga.com. April 18, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
10. 中村蒼、深キョンドラマ出演で意外な事実!?. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). June 14, 2008. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
11. 7月フジ火9ドラマは武井咲主演の切ない社会派ラブ＆ファミリー・ストーリー (in Japanese). Kadokawa Magazines. May 28, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
12. 中村蒼、『八重の桜』で大河ドラマ初出演「臆せず芝居したい」 (in Japanese). Oricon. August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
13. アリスの棘.
14. 歌舞劇『田園に死す』初日舞台稽古 (in Japanese). Theater Guide. October 6, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
15. Noriko Ueno (June 1, 2013). 中村蒼・谷村美月が挑む震災テーマの寓話劇「つく、きえる」. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Retrieved August 27, 2013.
16. 中村勘九郎＆松坂桃李の「真田十勇士」に比嘉愛未、福士誠治、中村蒼、村井良大ら出演決定 (in Japanese). TV Life. June 4, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
17. "中村蒼&夏帆が不思議な世界に迷い込む! 『アサヒ カクテルパートナー』新CMが放映" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Magazines. April 9, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
18. "若手有名俳優、2BACKKAの新作ミュージックビデオに初主演" (in Japanese). Barks News. April 20, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
19. "lecca原作、中村蒼主演のショートムービーティーザー映像＆MVが公開" (in Japanese). Musicman-net. November 28, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
20. かんさいぃぃ (in Japanese). Nakamura Aoi Official Blog. February 13, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2013.

External links

• Aoi Nakamura at the Internet Movie Database
• Nakamura Aoi Profile on LesPros(Japanese)
• Nakamura Aoi Official Blog(Japanese)
• Nakamura Aoi Official Fanclub(Japanese)
• Nakamura Aoi on Twitter