Yuya Endo is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Ryoma Echizen in The Prince of Tennis musical series. He was also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in various skit-like performances.
Endo's first major onscreen debut was for the 2000 film, Juvenile. He also was a part of the Watanabe net drama, Hice Cool (2005), appearing alongside fellow D-Boy members, Kotaro Yanagi, Yuu Shirota, and Osamu Adachi.
On November 16, 2005, Endo released an Idol DVD called Ao no Kiseki.
Endo also appeared, as a member of The Tigers in the TV drama, The Hit Parade, which aired May 26, 2006, on Fuji TV and co-starred fellow D-BOYS members Masato Wada, Yuu Shirota, Masaki Kaji, Hirofumi Araki, Hiroki Suzuki and Kōji Seto.
In September, 2006, he, along with fellow D-BOYS member, Yuu Shirota, appeared in the music video for RAG FAIR's "Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Tate ni Naro", playing a DJ in love with his co-host. As a member of the D-BOYS, Endo also keeps a blog, which he updates occasionally.
Being a part of the D-Boys provides Endo with a lot of opportunities. Among them was to perform with the group of boys and expand his experience as a performer.
The D-BOYS so far have released two Photobooks. The first photobook released on April 27, 2005, was self-titled D-Boys, while the second, released on March 15, 2006, was called Start, both which contain many photos of Endo. The D-boys have also starred in their own drama documentary variety series called, DD-Boys in which Endo has appeared in every episodes as himself because the skits revolve around Endo playing himself with fellow D-BOYS member, Kotaro Yanagi also playing himself, as they try to live in the D-house while the other D-Boys drop by. The show was 23 episodes long and ran from April 10 to September 25, 2006.
In June 2007, the D-BOYS starred in their very own musical together called, D-BOYS STAGE, which ran from June 3 to June 10 at the Space Zero theater in Tokyo. Endo appeared in the musical as a regular performer for the run of the musical. Right now, he is the current group leader of D-BOYS.
Date of Birth | 20th March 1987 |
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Age | 37 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Country | Japan |
Birth Place | Atsugi |
Nationality | Japan |
Citizenship | Japan |
Reference | IMDB |
Height | 171 |
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Weight (Approx) | 59 kg (130.07 lbs) |
Occupation | actor |
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