Hokuto Matsumura

Hokuto Matsumura
Native name 松村 北斗
Born (1995-06-18) June 18, 1995
Origin Shizuoka, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupation(s) Singer, actor
Years active 2009–present
Labels Johnny & Associates
Associated acts Johnny's Jr., SixTONES, Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow, NYC boys

Hokuto Matsumura (松村 北斗, Matsumura Hokuto, born June 18, 1995), is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer. He is currently a member of Johnny's Jr. unit SixTONES.

Background

Matsumura was born in Shizuoka and has one older brother who is 3 years his senior. He holds a black belt in Karate and has also won some tournaments. His best achievements include ranking 2nd in the prefectural tournament[1] and qualifying for the national tournament. He quit Karate in 2009 to focus on his entertainment career.

He was motivated to send in his application to the talent agency Johnny & Associates by his admiration toward Tomohisa Yamashita after watching the drama Kurosagi.[2]

Career

Matsumura joined the talent agency Johnny & Associates in 2009 and soon made a CD debut as a part of the temporary units Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow[3] and NYC boys.[4]

He made his acting debut in NTV's Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou in 2012. His acting was praised by Johnny Kitagawa and he later landed a main role in TBS' golden hour drama Kuro no Onna Kyoushi.[5]

In 2013, Matsumura ranked 1st in popular idol magazine Myojo's annual poll "Jr's Most Wanted As Lover". In March 2014, he starred as main member in Johnny's Jr new TV variety show produced by TV Asahi, Gamushara[6] which ended its airing the same month in 2016.

During concert Johnny's Ginza, which was held at Tokyo's Theatre Crea in May 2015, Matsumura became part of newly announced Johnny's Jr. unit called SixTONES with most of Bakaleya main cast as his fellow bandmates. In the same year, he also co-starred with his bandmates, Jesse and Juri Tanaka in their first lead roles in the movie Vanilla Boy which premiered nationwide in September 2016.[7]

Along with SixTONES, Matsumura has starred in few musical stage shows such as the long historic Shounentachi, for every year since 2015-2017 with other Johnny's Jr. group Snow Man.[8]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (NTV) Asada Tetsuya Regular series
2012 Kuro no Onna Kyoushi (TBS) Toda Toshio Regular series
2012 Piece (NTV) Yanai Takashi Regular series
2013 TAKE FIVE (TBS) Dojo Kazuma Episode 7
2013 Pintokona (TBS) Sawayama Shohei Regular series
2014 SHARK (NTV) Ryuzaki Ayumu Regular series
2014 Kamen Teacher SP (NTV) Yusawa Reiji Special
2014 SHARK〜2nd Season (NTV) Ryuzaki Ayumu Episode 7

Film

Year Title Role
2012 Gekijōban Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō Asada Tetsuya
2016 Vanilla Boy: Tomorrow Is Another Day[9] Hayashi Shūta
2018 Kids on the Slope Matsuoka Seiji

References

  1. ↑ Matsumura, Hokuto (May 2009), "NEW FACES", ウィンクアップ(WINK UP). (in Japanese)
  2. ↑ Matsumura, Hokuto (August 2010), "Open Up", ウィンクアップ(WINK UP). (in Japanese)
  3. ↑ "デビュー作初登場首位の最年少記録更新「中山優馬 w/B.I.Shadow」平均"14.6歳"". ORICON STYLE. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  4. ↑ "NYC boysが女子バレー応援". nikkansports.com. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  5. ↑ "ジャニーズJr.の松村北斗、連ドラ出演2作目にして生徒役の"一番手"に大抜てき…TBS系学園ドラマ「黒の女教師」". sanspo.com (in Japanese). 2012-06-14. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  6. ↑ "次世代ジャニーズがテレ朝深夜枠に殴り込み!? 新番組「ガムシャラ！」が始動!!" (in Japanese). walkerplus.com. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  7. ↑ "ジェシー×松村北斗×田中樹、映画初主演" (in Japanese). ORICON NEWS. 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  8. ↑ "ジャニー社長の戦争体験、Jr.が熱演「シリアスな部分が増えた」". sanspo.com (in Japanese). 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  9. ↑ "ジェシー×松村北斗×田中樹、映画初主演". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
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