Koji Seto | |
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瀬戸 康史 | |
| Born | May 18, 1988 Kama, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Agent | Watanabe Entertainment |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Saori Seto (sister) |
| Website | Official website  |
Kōji Seto (瀬戸 康史, Seto Kōji, born May 18, 1988) is a Japanese actor and singer. His major works include lead roles as Wataru Kurenai in Kamen Rider Kiva; and supporting roles as Satoru Okura in Atashinchi no Danshi, Ariake Yamato in Otomen, and Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu. He starred as Mori Ranmaru in the drama, Gō: Hime-tachi no Sengoku.
In 2010, he was named one of the most promising actors and actresses, placing 7th in a poll conducted by Oricon.[1] Through his role with Kamen Rider Kiva, he was also the lead vocalist of the J-Rock band Tetra-Fang. Seto is a member of D-Boys.
Life and career
Born in 1988 in Kyushu, Kōji Seto grew up as the oldest child with two younger sisters. His childhood dream of becoming a vet changed suddenly with the end of his Junior High School time, when he watched with 15 years the TV series Orange Days. The praised drama and performance by Satoshi Tsumabuki inspired his wish to become an actor. After discussing his plans with his parents, they decided to support their son and enrolled him to a local acting school.[2]
After one year in training, he was cast in 2005 as Makoto Kanno, the snobbish main antagonist the comedy TV Series Rocket Boys. Although the series was filmed earlier, it would take over six months until its broadcasting. Meanwhile, after the filming ended, his parents surprised their son with a letter that stated the teenager made it to the final round of Watanabe Entertainment's 2nd official D-Boys audition. With his interpretation of Masaharu Fukuyama's song "Himawari" won Seto the Grand Prix 2nd Winner Award on July 31, 2005. He debuted as a Junior member just shortly afterwards in December at the 3rd D-Live Event - an entertainment show featuring only D-Boys members.[3][4]
In spring 2006, at the age of 17, he finally moved after constant commuting from his rural and idyllic hometown in Fukuoka to live by himself in Tokyo. Seto starred together with all his fellow D-Boys members in their first own TV production "DD-Boys" and won, at the same time, the audition for the part of the hyperactive acrobatic tennis player Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu. In 151 performances the name Setomaru was established (the nickname was his own idea, by combining his own surname (Seto) and Eiji's (Maru)) and took its place in the hearts of fans in Japan and all over the world until his graduation alongside the members of the 3rd Seigaku-Generation on September 9, 2007. He and his stage partner Yukihiro Takiguchi were honored with a Best Actors Album and praised by the creator of the original work Takeshi Konomi as perfect cast.[5][6]
Seto's official D-Boys logo is a chameleon, in reference to his versatility. In late 2006 the young actor was chosen as Thursday's-face of OhaStar, a children's TV show airing live every morning on TV Tokyo. He co-hosted the show constantly from then, once a week together with Kōichi Yamadera, until his graduation on April 28, 2008. Seto was not just a boy in an old-fashioned green uniform - he also had the ability to change his persona with the use of his "Miracle Glasses". This way, he was able to act out his part in eight different ways. He starred in his first leading part in spring 2007, as the dallying greenhorn Kyoichi Segawa, a young gentleman Butler in Happy Boys. The drama followed Makoto Tateno's script, which was published alongside the TV series in Manga-form. Manga artist Tateno created the character design originally based upon the actors - a very rare occurrence. Right after this series, the teenager was offered his first starring role in a movie, as the meekly salesman Tibe-kun, who tries to deal with the yaoi passion of his girlfriend in the comedy Tonari no Yaoi-chan, a self-parody movie based on a real-life blog that centered on the 801-chan phenomenon.
The part of Izamu Hayama in the feature film Tenshi ga Kureta Mono was his first cinema production in autumn 2007. He then co-starred in winter 2007 with Aya Ueto and Yo Oizumi in his first Golden Time TV series Abarenbo Mama as a kindergarten teacher. From January 2008 to 2009 he starred as one of Toei's Tokusatsu Heros, the young violinist and half-vampire Wataru Kurenai, the protagonist in Kamen Rider Kiva. About the same time, was Seto chosen among 1000 competitors in an audition for the leading part as the rebel Hiroki "Hiro" Sakurai, in the TV series adaption of Koizora (after the bestseller book by Mika), making him the leading actor for two TV series filmed and broadcast at the same time. Both works earned him a nomination for the renowned Elan d'Or award as Best Newcomer of the Year 2009.[7]
In early 2009, Seto started filming for the latest Ju-On movie Ju-On - Black Girl. He reprised his role as Wataru Kurenai for the first and last episode of Kamen Rider Decade, as well as in Decade: Last Story, the last part of the storyline, as a guest star. Afterwards, he starred as the hotheaded genius-magician Satoru Okura in the Fuji TV drama Atashinchi no Danshi as one of Maki Horikita's six sons, followed by his part as the cheerful, but delusional junior Ariake Yamato in the drama adaption of the Hit-Manga Otomen in Summer. At the end of October, he finished filming with Yusuke Yamamoto for their roles as brothers (having previously starred as brothers in Atashinchi no Danshi) in the award-winning TV movie Rinne no Ame, in which Seto portrayed the mentally disabled, autistic Shuhei Mikami.[8]
In early 2010, he played Shunta Matsumoto, a young medical student in the BeeTV drama Gift, a part that was written for him, as an alternative version of himself. In the spring TBS TV series Tumbling, Seto is starring as Yuta Takenaka, captain to the boy's rhythmic gymnastics team at Karasumori High, alongside Yusuke Yamamoto again. For the 10th anniversary commemoration of Watanabe Entertainment, he was selected with fellow D-Boys members Shunji Igarashi, Yuichi Nakamura, and Hirofumi Araki to represent all members of the group in a special unit with a new fifth member determined through the 2010 D-Boys Audition. Recently, he's been filming and played as Mori Ranmaru for the latest Taiga drama Gō for 2011.
On 7 August 2020, Seto married his costar in TV dramas Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain and Perfect World, Mizuki Yamamoto.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World | Wataru Kurenai / Kiva(Lead) | Motion picture | [10] |
| 2014 | Haganai | Kodaka Hasegawa | Lead role | [11] |
| 2018 | Asako I & II | Kushihashi | [12] | |
| 2019 | No Longer Human | Harube Ima | [13] | |
| 2021 | Daughter of Lupin the Movie | Kazuma Sakuraba | [14] | |
| 2022 | The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero | Marcel Marimura | [15] | |
| Love Nonetheless | Kōji Tada | Lead role | [16] | |
| 2023 | Maboroshi | Akimune Kikuiri (voice) | [17] | |
| Fly Me to the Saitama 2 | Kenta Wakatsuki | [18] | ||
| 2024 | Journal with Witch | Shingo Kasamachi | [19] | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kamen Rider Kiva | Wataru Kurenai / Kiva | TV Asahi | Lead role | [14] |
| 2011 | Gō | Mori Ranmaru | NHK | Taiga drama | [20] |
| 2015 | Hana Moyu | Yoshida Toshimaro | NHK | Taiga drama | [20] |
| 2016 | Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain | Shinji Kiriake | Fuji TV | [21] | |
| 2018 | Princess Jellyfish | Kuranosuke Koibuchi | Fuji TV | [14] | |
| 2019 | Daughter of Lupin | Kazuma Sakuraba | Fuji TV | [14] | |
| Perfect World | Hirotaka Koreeda | Fuji TV | [14] | ||
| 2022 | The 13 Lords of the Shogun | Hōjō Tokifusa | NHK | Taiga drama | [20] |
Discography
| Year | Title | CD details | Track list |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tenimyu - Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen | OST of the Musical as Eiji Kikumaru | Track list |
| Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku: First Service | OST of the Musical as Eiji Kikumaru | Track list | |
| 2007 | Happy Boys Image Collection 1: Yasashisa | Single as Kyoichi Segawa |
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| Tenimyu - Dream Live 4th | OST of the Musical as Eiji Kikumaru | Track list | |
| Finalist | Special Single for the Tenimyu Hit |
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| Tenimyu Best Actor's Album 007 | As Eiji Kikumaru together with Yukihiro Takiguchi as Syuichirou Oishi | Track list | |
| Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku: Second Service | OST of the Musical as Eiji Kikumaru | Track list | |
| Tenimyu Best Actor's Collection 010 | Extra Seigaku Memorial Edition | Track list | |
| 2008 | Destiny's Play | Tetra-Fang (Kamen Rider Kiva ED Single) |
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| Individual-System | Tetra-Fang (Kamen Rider Kiva ED Single) |
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| Circle of Life | Solo Vocalist (Kamen Rider Kiva Movie ED-Single) |
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| Supernova | Tetra-Fang (Kamen Rider Kiva Mini-Album) |
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| Roots of the King | Tetra-Fang (Kamen Rider Kiva ED-Single) |
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| Destiny | Tetra-Fang (Kamen Rider Kiva Album) |
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| 2009 | Kamen Rider Kiva Re-Union | Tetra-Fang (Kamen Rider Kiva Album) |
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Official photobooks
| Year | Photobook title | Description | Publisher | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | D-Boys | D-Boys First Photobook | Tokyo News Agency | April 27, 2005 | ISBN 4-924566-42-X |
| 2006 | Start! | D-Boys 2nd Photobook | Gakken Co., Ltd. | March 15, 2006 | ISBN 4-05-403035-1 |
| 2007 | Kōji Seto | Kōji Seto First Solo Photobook | Gakken Co., Ltd. | April 2007 | ISBN 4-05-403376-8 |
| 2008 | Dash | D-Boys Third Photobook | Kadokawa Marketing Co.,Ltd. | December 2008 | ISBN 978-4-04-895035-0 |
| 2009 | SetoBook | Kōji Seto Second Solo Photobook | Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha, Ltd. | April 2009 | ISBN 978-4-391-13765-1 |
| 2010 | Darling | D-Boys Fourth Photobook | Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha, Ltd. | March 2010 | ISBN 978-4-04-895035-0 |
| 2010 | Et Cetera | Kōji Seto Third Photobook | Tokyo News Mook, TV Guide | 11 November 2010 | ISBN 978-4-86336-116-4 |
Official DVDs
| Series | Title | DVD details | Distributor | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Series D-Boys Collection | Koji Seto | Volume 2 | Pony Canyon | May 16, 2007 |
| D-Boys Boy Friend Series | Set Out | Volume 10 | Geneon Entertainment | May 26, 2010 |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | 44th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actor | Love Nonetheless | Won | [22] |
See also
References
- ↑ Oricon: Promising Actors and Actresses for 2010
- ↑ Interview in Pash Vol. 8
- ↑ Information from the official D-Boys Fanclub Book 6
- ↑ "D-Boys Audition History". Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ↑ Information from Tenimyu Supporter DVD 6 Interview
- ↑ Look at Star Vol. 10 Interview
- ↑ 33rd elan d´Or Awards
- ↑ 21st Best Young Scriptwriter Winner "Rinne no Ame" Archived 2009-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Seto Koji & Yamamoto Mizuki tie the knot". Tokyohive. 2020-08-07.
- ↑ "劇場版 仮面ライダーキバ 魔界城の王". eiga.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ↑ "僕は友達が少ない". eiga.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ↑ "寝ても覚めても". eiga.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ↑ "人間失格 太宰治と3人の女たち". eiga.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "瀬戸康史の一番好きな作品は？ "圧倒的美"の女装男子から泥棒一家に翻弄される警察官まで【#ファンに聞いてみた】". Oricon. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ↑ "「コンフィデンスマンJP」瀬戸康史が国際警察に、真木よう子や徳永えりも初参加". Natalie. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ↑ "城定秀夫×今泉力哉「愛なのに」主演は瀬戸康史、さとうほなみや河合優実も出演". Natalie. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ↑ "瀬戸康史と林遣都「アリスとテレスのまぼろし工場」で世界の秘密に関わる重要な人物に". Natalie. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ "翔んで埼玉 琵琶湖より愛をこめて". eiga.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ↑ "違国日記". eiga.com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "「鎌倉殿の13人」瀬戸康史 7年ぶり大河！主人公・義時の弟・北条時房役". Sponichi. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ↑ ""HOPE" starring Yuto Nakajima The heroine is Mizuki Yamamoto A work drama with no romantic elements". Oricon. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ↑ "第44回ヨコハマ映画祭 2022年日本映画個人賞". Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Koji Seto's D-Boys Profile (in Japanese)