Naoki Nokubo

Naoki Nokubo
Native name 野久保 直樹[1]
Born (1981-05-14) 14 May 1981
Iwata, Shizuoka[2], JapanJapan
Occupation
  • Actor
  • television personality
Years active 2005[3][4]–
Known for Former Shuchishin and Aladdin member
Notable work Legend of the Galactic Heroes Chapter II: Free Planetary Alliance
Height 175[3] cm (5 ft 9 in)
Television
Website Naoki Nokubo official site

Naoki Nokubo (野久保 直樹, Nokubo Naoki, born 14 May 1981) is a Japanese variety star from Iwata, Shizuoka. He is also in charge of the management work at Breakpoint Inc.

Biography

Nokubo was born in Iwata-shi, which was formerly known as Toyodachô, Iwata-gun, Shizuoka.

After graduating from Kinshin High School, Nokubo wanted to be part of the entertainment industry and went to an acting school in Tokyo.[5] He later became a Watanabe Entertainment affiliate, and in August 2004, became one of the first "D-Boy Audition" recipients. This event selected the members for the upcoming young actor group D-Boys.

Nokubo appeared in television drama Mother & Lover in October of the same year. In 2005, he appeared in H2~Kimi toita Hibi, which is considered his most notable debut work. He became part of the "Geinō-kai Sensui Senshuken" team in the Quiz Present Variety: Q-sama!! in July 2006. This program is touted as the "entertainment world diving championship". In a two-hour special of the same program aired September, he broke the 115 meters record for the Yasuda Dai Circus' Dancho Yasuda at "No Dynamic, No Apnea, No Swimfin[6]" and established Japan's diving record of 116 metres (381 ft) at that time.[7][8] Since then, he has regularly appeared in this team of Q-sama!! several times.

Nokubo also made his first appearance on the quiz variety programme Quiz! Hexagon II on 29 November 2006. He later became a regular performer in the summer of 2007, which gave him the break as an "Obaka Tarento." In addition, along with his co-stars Takeshi Tsuruno and Yusuke Kamiji, they formed the obaka unit Shuchishin and made their CD debut, releasing their eponymous single "Shuchishin" on April 2008. The record was a hit and his increasing popularity allowed him to expand to films. He acted on drama shows as an individual actor while continuing his appearances on different Japanese variety shows.

In 2009, a controversy involving Nokubo negatively affected his career. At the beginning of the year, he was active, acting in stage plays. But his pursuits and exposures have drastically decreased due to a disturbance regarding his office in April of the same year. Shinsuke Shimada was quoted saying Nokubo "left for a bit from tomorrow" in order to study. He also immediately left Hexagon II for the ending of FNS no Hi 26-Jikan TV 2009: Chō Egao Parade Bakushō! Odaiba Gasshuku!! broadcast on 25 and 26 July of the same year.[9]

On 1 April 2010, his profile and blog were deleted from Watanabe Entertainment's official website, and it became clear that he left the same office. A few days later, he was announced to appear on the stage play Kimazuge: Ai no kotoba on the website of Gekiden Taishū Shōsetsuka, and his entertainment activities were reverted with that work.

In June of the same year, he joined the acting group "Ai no Katamari" (renamed "ai-kata" in 2011), derived from Gekiden Taishū Shōsetsuka, and also started an individual Twitter account, and entrusts fan letters, reception works, etc., to break-point in which the group are doing business alliances. In "ai-kata", in addition to stage performances, they would also be active in the formation and events of fan clubs.

He made a surprise performance at "Hexagon Family Concert 2011 We Live Hexagon," the last live performance of Quiz! Hexagon II, held at Makuhari Messe on 26 November 2011. Shuchishin were also reunited for one day only and their dissolution was announced at the same time.

On January 2012, he was treated as a "public place for the first time in three years" at the production press conference of the stage play Legend of the Galactic Heroes Chapter II: Free Planetary Alliance performed on April of the same year.[10] In September of the same year, he appeared in a television drama for the first time in three and a half years with Tokyo MX's Danshi-ing!!.

Personal life

Nokubo is very good in sports and he started playing baseball since he was in elementary school and has expressed desire to play professionally in the future.[11] In his junior high school, he won second place nationwide while playing in the Hamamatsu Senior of the Senior League, Taketoshi Goto of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and others. When he was in second grade, he hit a home-run while playing at the Meiji Jingu Stadium.[11]

He was also a captain when he was in third grade of Kinshin High School, and his name was listed on the draft candidate list of the Chunichi Dragons.[11] Tomoyuki Oda (former Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' inside fielder) and Masaki Hayashi (former Hiroshima Toyo Carp pitcher) were also in his second senior grade of high school.

He often went to see the games of Júbilo Iwata. He has also expressed in several interviews that he is a fan of Masashi Nakayama.[12]

Prior to his acting career, Nokubo has also spoken several times about his experience as a doorman at Prada as a temporary part-time job.[13] He began his acting career by auditioning for several shows such as Ayumi Hamasaki's Live Dancer Audition and the Asayan Men's Vocalist Audition, which produced Chemistry. He also participated in the auditions for Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger and Mahou Sentai Magiranger.[14]

Office independence uproar

In 2009, his blog was said to be vandalized and it was temporarily suspended. It published articles regarding a planned independence from his management company, which created an uproar. Although it was updated smoothly after that, the updating of his blog was stopped at the end of the update on 30 March.[15]

On 20 April of the same year, he opened the blog Full Count Never Give Up na Jinsei at Ameba Blog. Immediately after that, nearly 6,000 comments were received. In the article, there was a description that seems to confirm independence from his affiliated office (Watanabe entertainment), and, on the next day, large number of independent news was also posted on the Internet.[15] However, the new blog was closed on the same day, and at the same time news about independence was all deleted from the net.[9] Even at the PR event of the film Burn After Reading, which Nokubo attended the same day, he refused to comment on the issue further.[16]

Presently, Nokubo is still signed as one of the talents of Watanabe Entertainment, which for its part has denied reports of the actor's independence.[9]

Appearances

TV dramas

  • Mother & Lover Episode 1 (Oct 2004, KTV)
  • H2~Kimi toita Hibi (Jan–Mar 2005, TBS) – as Ozora Takeuchi
  • Water Boys 2005 Natsu (19, 20 Aug 2005, CX) – as Hideyoshi
  • Disney Drama Special [[Takayuki Ohira|Hoshi ni Negai o ~ Shichijō-kan de Umareta 410 Man no Hoshi (26 Aug 2005, CX)
  • Aki no Renai Hisshō Drama Special Shōakumana Onna ni naru Hōhō (27 Sep 2005, KTV)
  • Jyouou Episodes 2, 9, 12 (Oct–Dec 2005, TX)
  • Yaoh (Jan–Mar 2006, TBS) – as Romeo host
  • Regatta: Kimi Toita Eien (Jul–Sep 2006, EX) – as Naoki Kubo
  • Kirakira Kenshūi Episode 2 (Jan 2007, TBS)
  • Ai no Gekijō Sand Chronicles Episode 49 (May 2007, TBS)
  • Joshi Ana Itchokusen Episodes 5, 7 (Jul–Sep 2007, TX) – as Hiroki
  • 19th Yumeji (26 Aug 2007, TBS)
  • Odaiba Tantei Shuchishin: Hexagon Satsujin Jiken (6 Aug 2008, CX) – as Naoki Nokubo (himself)
  • Honto ni atta kowai Hanashi Natsu no Tokubetsu-hen 2008 "K-machi no Mansion" (26 Aug 2008, CX) – Starring; as Eiji Yagishita
  • Panda ga Machi ni yattekuru (Nov–Dec 2008, MBS/TBS) – as Hitoshi Washio
  • Shokora 3 "Marriage Blue no Onna: Fiancé ni wa Ienai Himitsu" (17 Dec 2008, NTV) – as Keita
  • Tokumei Kakarichō Hitoshi Tadano 4th Season Episode 33 (8 Jan 2009, EX) – as Tsutomu Asano
  • Nipponshi Suspense Gekijō Sengoku Ichi no Shitataka Onna Ohatsu Sengoku Survival Shosei-jutsu (28 Jan 2009, NTV) – as Kyōgoku Takatsugu
  • Ketsuekigata Betsu Onna ga Kekkon suru Hōhō First Night (Episode 1): A-gata Onna ga Kekkon suru Hōhō (23 Feb 2009, CX) – as Makoto Watanabe
  • Shokora 4 "Sōshoku Danshi o Oto su Nikushoku Joshi no Himitsu" (1 Apr 2009, NTV) – as Kenta Hotta
  • Danshi-ing!! Episodes 1, 2 (Sep–Oct 2012, Tokyo MX) – as Shingo
  • Ōoka Echizen 2 Episode 8 (21 Nov 2014, NHK BS Premium) – as Miyano Nobushiro
  • Bushi no Tamashī Episode 11 (5 Sep 2017, BS Japan) – as Naotsune Tajimamori (Matsudaira)

Films

  • Arakure Knight (2007) – as Benioto Maki
  • Twilight Syndrome Dead Cruise (2008) – as Goro

Direct-to-video

  • Arakure Knight: Gekitō-hen (2007)

Stage

  • Please Me (Aug 2005, Omotesando Fab) Guest appearance as a member of "Members Only"
  • limit: Anata no Monogatari wa Nanidesu ka? (Jun 2006, Theatre V Akasaka) – as Makiron
  • Nasugamama (Feb 2007, Shinjuku Tiny Alice)
  • Hexa na Futari (Feb 2008, Theatre Apple) – as Nonokubo*Double starring with Takeshi Tsuruno
  • K (Feb–Mar 2009, Akasaka ACT Theater, Shin Kobe Oriental Theatre) – as Sho Uehara*Starring
  • Kisumage: Ai no Kotoba (Apr–May 2010, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre) – as Seigi Mikata
  • More than this -Ai no Katamari- (Jun 2010, Mill's Theatre)
  • Ai no Katamari -summer- (Jul 2010, Mill's Theatre)
  • Oh My Ghost!! (Aug 2010, Nakano The Pocket) cameo*(voice)
  • Setsunage -Ai no Kakera- (Oct 2010, Makoto Theatre Ginza) – as Akihiro Kanda*Starring
  • Orinaka (Feb 2011, Mill's Theatre)
  • Nine Blood (May 2011, Owl Spot) – as Rahito Take*Starring
  • Endless (Jul 2011, Mill's Theatre)*Starring
  • Fly to The Moon! (Oct 2011, Mill's Theatre)*Starring
  • Boobies (Dec 2011, Makoto Theatre Ginza)
  • Who Is Sundayman (Feb 2012, Mill's Theatre)
  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes Chapter II: Free Planetary Alliance (Apr 2012, Tokyo International Forum/NHK Osaka Hall) – as Rap
  • Gosenshi no Ue no Jane (Jun 2012, Owl Spot) – as Kazuma*Double starring with Fuyuki Moto
  • (Kabu) Dream Show ~Ryaku shite Dorishō~ (Aug 2012, Mill's Theatre)*Starring
  • Cash Mob (Oct 2012, Mill's Theatre)*Starring
  • Rental Kanojo (Nov–Dec 2012, Nakano The Pocket) cameo – as Ishibashi
  • Rhythmic Town (Dec 2012, Theatre Sunmall) – as Hans
  • Oh!-Room! (Dec 2012, Mill's Theatre) guest
  • Atono Matsuri (Mar 2013, Theatre Sunmall) – as Sakuragi Sora
  • Messenger Blues -Tsukai Pashiri, Asu ni Mukatte Hashire- (May 2013, Mill's Theatre)*Starring
  • Samurai Banka III (Jun–Jul 2013, Kinokuniya Hall, etc.) – as Kenkichi
  • Zipang Pirates (Aug 2013, Owl Spot) – as Furuya
  • Kimisari: Kimi Sarishi nochi 2013 (Sep 2013, Akasaka Red Theatre)
  • Recitation drama Natsukage Sayonara o Suru Tame ni… (Oct 2013, Mill's Theatre)*Starring
  • Yohakuna Bokura (Nov 2013, Total Clearance Hall Space Zero) guest
  • Gung (Nov–Dec 2013, Mill's Theatre)
  • Mother: Tokkō no Haha Tori Hama Tome Monogatari (Dec 2013 – Mar 2014, New National Theatre, Tokyo Small Theatre, etc.) – as Shoi Kanayama
  • Dōsōkai o hirakou (Feb 2014, Mill's Theatre)
  • Nanushi Hata Rīsa to Izanagi-kun (May 2014, Mill's Theatre) – as Izanagi-kun
  • Nemurenu Yoru no Honky Tonk Blues Dainishō: Fukkatsu (May–Jun 2014, Kinokuniya Southern Theatre, etc.) – as Taiyo
  • Takara ya Ryokan Kensenja! 2014ver. (Jul–Aug 2014, Mill's Theatre) – as Shinnosuke Kirishima
  • Lazy Midnight (15 Nov – Dec 2014, 4 locations nationwide)
  • Hanare Start!: Oh-Room!2 (Dec 2014, Mill's Theatre) – guest
  • Meisagatei Kominami Jiken-bo -Nagai Tomo to no Hajimari ni (Jan 2015, Mill's Theatre)
  • Zipang Pirates (Feb 2015, Owl Spot) – as Zangi
  • Ashita no Omohide (Feb 2015, Shinjuku Village Live) guest
  • La festa -Jinsei no Recipe- (Mar 2015, Budist Hall)
  • Nemurenu Yoru no Honky Tonk Blues Dainishō: Hiyaku (May–Jun 2015, Kinokuniya Hall, etc.) – as Taiyo
  • Meisagatei Kominami Jiken-bo Part2 (Jul 2015, Mill's Theatre)
  • Tengantoppa Guren Ragan: Enuhen Sono San (Sep 2015, Theatre 1010) – as Anti-Spiral
  • Rental Kanojo (Oct–Nov 2015, Sasazuka Factory)
  • Kusaba no Kage de Neta o Kaku. (Feb 2016, Owl Spot)
  • Cherry Boys (Apr 2016, Museum Shinkansen Theatre)
  • Meisagatei Kominami Jiken-bo Part3 -Hawaii kara Kita Onna (May 2016, Mill's Theatre)
  • Musical Bad Daughter (Jun 2016, Owl Spot) – as Leonhart
  • Haken Do!!: Haken Sengoku Kōkō Tengafubu (Jul 2016, Shinjuku Village Live) – as Tachibana
  • Darekaga Kanojo o shitte iru (Aug 2016, Theatre Bonbon) – as Yamato Kase
  • LDK Medium (Nov 2016, Wasal Theatre) – as Master
  • What A Wonderful Life!: Takufesu Tokubetsu Kōen (Dec 2016, Tokyo Globe Theatre) – as Kurosu
  • Takara ya Ryokan Kensenja! 2017 (Feb 2017, Mill's Theatre)
  • Sagimusume Jinsei Haretari Kumottari (Jul 2017, Mill's Theatre) – as Shotaro Matsunami
  • Meisagatei Kominami Jiken-bo Part4 -Shikake Hanabi no Onna (Aug 2017, Mill's Theatre) – as Matsu

Other TV programmes

  • Ongaku Senshi Music Fighter (Oct 2005 – Mar 2006, NTV) Regular appearances in "Aoki Senzoku Ikemen Assistant"
  • Hirame-kin Gold (Oct 2005 – Feb 2006, NTV) Appeared as a member of the D-League's "Watanabe Out of Orders"
  • Quiz! Hexagon II (29 Nov 2006 – 28 Sep 2011, CX)
    • 5 August 2009 broadcast of the programme was absent
    • In the broadcast on 26 March 2008, he strikes a wonderful record of himself the highest points (28 points earned)
  • The Best House 123 (Oct 2007 – Jun 2009, CX)
  • Kujira no Oyako ni deatta! Tahiti Rurutu-shima Ao no Rakuen no Monogatari (24 Nov 2007, BS Japan) navigator
  • Ojisans 11 (Apr–Sep 2008, NTV)
  • Perfume no Ki ni naru Kochan (Oct 2008 – Mar 2009, NTV)
  • Minna no Kōshien (Mar 2009, MBS) navigator
  • Noku.ch Oishīmono Paradise (Apr–Jul 2012, Mall Of TV)

Internet

  • Noku Chaaaaaaan!! (Nov 2010 – 2011, Ustream) occasionally in webcast

Works

Books

  • Naoki Nokubo Shashin-shū -Naoki Nokubo- (2012, SansaiBooks)
  • Natural Mind (2012, SansaiBooks) – Photo Essay Collection

Participating units

  • Members Only
    Unit consisting of Ryoji Ando, colleague Shun Mitamura, and D-Boys' Masato Wada, in 2005, his senior office derived from a special project within the mobile site of Watanabe Entertainment. They acted at their office's live guest appearances, opening diaries and web videos, but in 2006 the member's office leave continues and becomes natural annihilation.
  • Quiz! Hexagon II related
    • Shuchishin
    • Aladdin
    • Air Band feat.Yu&Nao
  • ai-kata
    Participated in the acting group "Gekidan Taishū Shōsetsuka", Nokubo joined from June 2010. Renamed from "Ai no Katamari" on August 2011.

References

  1. ↑ "公式プロフィール" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-07-13. Retrieved 24 Apr 2018.
  2. ↑ "元「羞恥心」の野久保直樹が語る。甲子園の夢閉ざされてから、ヘキサゴン出演まで（前編）" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 24 Apr 2018.
  3. 1 2 "野久保直樹のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 24 Apr 2018.
  4. ↑ However, before that, it is revealed in his official profile that he appeared several works.
  5. ↑ "Twitter / nokubo_naoki" (in Japanese). 8 Dec 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 24 Apr 2018.
  6. ↑ A competition going in parallel with the ground with freediving.
  7. ↑ "テレビ朝日『Qさま!!』 > バックナンバー 2006年9月28日放送.". Q-sama!! (in Japanese). 28 Sep 2006. TV Asahi. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 24 Apr 2018.
  8. ↑ It was the diving plan of 24 Hour Television of 2006 that the establishment of the Japanese record accurately revealed on television.
  9. 1 2 3 "野久保直樹の休業発表にネット騒然、4月の「事務所独立騒動」影響か。" (in Japanese). Narinari.com. 27 Jul 2009. Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 25 Apr 2018.
  10. ↑ "野久保直樹 久しぶりの公の場「野球をやってみたい」". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 16 Jan 2012. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 29 Apr 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 "根元俊一【千葉ロッテ】× 野久保直樹【俳優】". Pacific League Superstar 2007 (in Japanese). Toen Shobo. ISBN 978-4807844005.
  12. ↑ Sugoi Yatsura ga ita monda! Nippon o Kaeta Shizuoka Hito (in Japanese). 1 Nov 2008. Shizuoka Broadcasting System.
  13. ↑ Quiz! Hexagon II (in Japanese). 10 Oct 2007. Fuji TV. Oshare-ism (in Japanese). 15 Jan 2009. Nippon TV.
  14. ↑ "野久保直樹×高橋光臣 in 交遊録". Hero Vision Vol.30 (in Japanese). Tokyo News Service. ISBN 978-4863360273.
  15. 1 2 "野久保直樹が事務所独立 「一回の人生、後悔したくないから…」" (in Japanese). J-Cast. 20 Apr 2018. Archived from the original on 2009-05-03.
  16. ↑ "野久保直樹、フリーでのお仕事? 事務所独立は語らずともブラピを熱烈応援". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 21 Apr 2009. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 30 Apr 2018.
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