Yamashita Tomohisa in movie Ashita no Joe

On Friday, Tomohisa Yamashita (25) and other cast members participated in a stage greeting for the movie "Ashita no Joe" at the Toho Cinemas in Roppongi Hills. During the event, distributor Toho announced that the film will be opening in 9 different regions overseas, including France, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Brunei.

The Taiwan release date has been set for March 18, while the others have not yet been decided. It appears likely that they will be scheduled sometime during March, when Yamashita will already be traveling around Asia for the rest of his solo tour.

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Yamapi First concert Tomohisa Yamashita Short But Sweet

Yamashita Tomohisa, also known as Yamapi, member of the popular Johnny's group NEWS, will release a new solo single on July 28th.

One in a million will be available in three versions: a regular edition and two limited editions. The limited type A will come with a live DVD featuring footage from his first concert "TOMOHISA YAMASHITA SHORT BUT SWEET 2009.11.23", while the limited type B will come with a bonus track, a photo, and a 12-page booklet. The regular edition will include three bonus tracks which do not feature on the limited editions and all three versions will feature the B-side Kuchizue de Adios.

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News Yamashita Tomohisa in Code Blue 2

Yamashita Tomohisa (24) from NEWS will reprise his role as a doctor in ‘Code Blue Doctor Heli Kinkyuu Kyuumei 2nd season’ that starts in January at the 9pm Monday slot next year. The first season aired on Thursdays at 10pm last summer and this time Fuji TV has moved it to the most prominent spot in its lineup. Furthermore Yamashita was also the lead in a Monday at 9 drama that aired this July and this is the first time in history that anyone has held the spot in the main role with one season separating the two appearances.

Yamapi’s power seems unstoppable. In summer, he played a pro basketball player in ‘Buzzer Beat Gakeppuchi no Hero’. Currently ‘Tokyo DOGS’ (lead played by Oguri Shun) is on air and soon the next season will start with Yamashita in the lead again.

Ever since the Getsu 9 slot was established in 1987, there has never been a case of anyone in the lead role separated by a mere season, proving the strength of his popularity. The average ratings for ‘Code Blue’ that started airing in July 2008 was 15.9%, the highest among dramas on commercial broadcast that season. The special that aired in January earlier this year garnered 23.1% in ratings.

The other young case members, Aragaki Yui (21), Toda Erika (21), Higa Manami (23) and Asari Yousuke (22) will also return in the 2nd season.

‘Doctor Heli’ are doctors who fly in special helicopters to aid patients as soon as possible and also administer medical treatment while transporting them to medical institutions.

Yamashita commented,”I want to show the importance of these helicopters so that the number of ‘Doctor Heli’ will increase.” Expect a powerful medical drama this New Year.

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News Yamashita Tomohisa filmed in Tokyo

Yamashita Tomohisa has been busy performing as a member of NEWS, and also as an actor for an upcoming drama. At one film location he encountered snowfall. It was his first time in quite a while to see snow. Yamashita reminisced about old times. "When I was in elementary school, I placed snowflakes on my palm and tried to see the little crystal shapes just by watching intently with my bare eyes. I was dead serious (laugh)."

Yamashita also said that as he grew up there were fewer and fewer occasions where he could be genuinely amazed at something. Yamashita "As I grew older the things I like became clearer; they were 'music', 'dance' and 'acting'. But in turn I stopped taking notice about things that I wasn't interested in. For those things, once you experience them once or twice you eventually stop being amazed.

Today, we filmed in the suburbs of Tokyo, and one of the local kids was wearing a T-shirt that had been sold as merchandise at the concert venue [of his solo concert]. She was beaming at me, as if to tell me about the Yama-P [Yamashita's nickname] T-shirt she was wearing. That really made me happy! I became very excited to find someone who had come to my concert. Every time I see someone who's a fan of mine in a place I've never been to, it feels like a novel experience. It also made me wonder what sort of person I am from her perspective. I can't be sure, but from the way the little fan was waving at me, I think it's safe to say that she was very happy to see me too (laugh). As long as there are people that even for an instant enjoy watching me, I should continue to present to them new and impressive experiences, good music and any other stuff that I think will be great for them to see and hear."

Even though he's grown up, matters that he feels he should be serious about and must hold dear even now provides him with vital strength. Is Yamashita a precious person for you too?

Yamashita Tomohisa is hot right now

Just how popular is Johnny’s heartthrob Yamashita Tomohisa (24) right now? Well the media are making a lot of the fact that he already has another prime time drama scheduled for January, just two seasons after his latest headliner. He played the lead role of a basketball player in the summer Fuji TV drama series “Buzzer Beat – Gakepuchi no Hero,” which aired in the “golden” Monday 9pm time slot.

Oguri Shun now occupies the autumn slot with the drama “Tokyo Dogs,” but will hand over to the second series of Fuji’s “Code Blue – Doctor Heli Kinkyu-kyumei” in January. This is described as the first time it has happened since the time slot became a fixture for the most popular drama series in 1987. And the return of Code Blue, in which “Yama-P” plays a medical helicopter pilot cadet, is in itself an indication of the popularity of its star.

The show also has some hot young female stars, including Aragaki Yui (21), Toda Erika (21), and Higa Manami (23). But perhaps the biggest indicator of Yama-P’s popularity is the fact that his image barely appears on the Fuji website for the show. A Google search reveals only distorted images from the original series or scans of DVD covers and the like. That’s how protective Johnnys are of their hottest properties.

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Yamashita Tomohisa Code Blue Season 2 announced

Yamashita Tomohisa (24) from NEWS will reprise his role as a doctor in ‘Code Blue Doctor Heli Kinkyuu Kyuumei 2nd season’ that starts in January at the 9pm Monday slot next year. The first season aired on Thursdays at 10pm last summer and this time Fuji TV has moved it to the most prominent spot in its lineup. Furthermore Yamashita was also the lead in a Monday at 9 drama that aired this July and this is the first time in history that anyone has held the spot in the main role with one season separating the two appearances.

Yamapi’s power seems unstoppable. In summer, he played a pro basketball player in ‘Buzzer Beat Gakeppuchi no Hero’. Currently ‘Tokyo DOGS’ (lead played by Oguri Shun) is on air and soon the next season will start with Yamashita in the lead again.

Ever since the Getsu 9 slot was established in 1987, there has never been a case of anyone in the lead role separated by a mere season, proving the strength of his popularity. The average ratings for ‘Code Blue’ that started airing in July 2008 was 15.9%, the highest among dramas on commercial broadcast that season. The special that aired in January earlier this year garnered 23.1% in ratings.

The other young case members, Aragaki Yui (21), Toda Erika (21), Higa Manami (23) and Asari Yousuke (22) will also return in the 2nd season.

‘Doctor Heli’ are doctors who fly in special helicopters to aid patients as soon as possible and also administer medical treatment while transporting them to medical institutions.

Yamashita commented,”I want to show the importance of these helicopters so that the number of ‘Doctor Heli’ will increase.” Expect a powerful medical drama this New Year.

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Drama Grand Prix: "Buzzer Beat" wins big

Nikkan Sports has revealed the results of its summer season Drama Grand Prix, which was almost completely swept by the Fuji TV series "Buzzer Beat." It lost only in the Best Supporting Actor category.

A total of 12,693 votes were counted in the poll. Except for Best Supporting Actor, "Buzzer Beat" received around 5,000 votes in each of the categories.

Best Drama:

1. Buzzer Beat - 4755
2. Orthros no Inu - 2731
3. Ninkyo Helper - 2436
4. Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji - 769
5. Tenchijin - 346

Best Actor:

1. Tomohisa Yamashita (Buzzer Beat) - 4991
2. Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (Ninkyo Helper) - 2530
3. Hideaki Takizawa (Orthros no Inu) - 2170
4. Yosuke Eguchi (Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji) - 734
5. Satoshi Tsumabuki (Tenchijin) - 468

Best Actress:

1. Keiko Kitagawa (Buzzer Beat) - 5028
2. Nanako Matsushima (Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji) - 3186
3. Mikako Tabe (Tsubasa) - 885
4. Yasuko Sawaguchi (Kasouken no Onna) - 787
5. Kyoko Fukada (Karei Naru Spy) - 691

Best Supporting Actor:

1. Ryo Nishikido (Orthros no Inu) - 2940
2. Junpei Mizobata (Buzzer Beat) - 2105
3. Seishiro Kato (Ninkyo Helper) - 1564
4. Hideaki Ito (Buzzer Beat) - 995
5. Yusuke Santamaria (Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji) - 516

Best Supporting Actress:

1. Shihori Kanjiya (Buzzer Beat) - 2501
2. Saki Aibu (Buzzer Beat) - 2174
3. Meisa Kuroki (Ninkyo Helper) - 1920
4. Asami Mizukawa (Orthros no Inu) - 1474
5. Yui Natsukawa (Ninkyo Helper) - 608

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Name: 山下智久 (やました ともひさ)
Name (romaji): Yamashita Tomohisa
Former name: 青木智久 / Aoki Tomohisa
Nicknames: Yamapi, Tomo-chan, TomoPi, Pi, P-chan
Profession: Actor and singer
Birthdate: 1985-Apr-09
Birthplace: Chiba, Japan
Height: 175cm* (http://i18.tinypic.com/4z0te7t.jpg)
Weight: 60kg* (http://i18.tinypic.com/4z0te7t.jpg)
Star sign: Aries
Blood type: A
Family: Mother (Naomi) and younger sister (Rina)
Talent agency: Johnny's Entertainment (http://www.johnnys-net.jp)
Associated Jpop groups: B.I.G., 4TOPS, NEWS, Shuji to Akira, Kitty GYM
Education: Meiji University (Business major, 2008 graduate)

TV Shows
* Buzzer Beat as Kamiya Naoki (Fuji TV, 2009)
* Code Blue SP as Aizawa Kousaku (Fuji TV, 2009)
* Code Blue as Aizawa Kousaku (Fuji TV, 2008)
* Proposal Daisakusen SP as Iwase Ken (Fuji TV, 2008)
* Proposal Daisakusen as Iwase Ken (Fuji TV, 2007)
* Byakkotai as Sakai Shintaro & Sakai Mineji (TV Asahi, 2007)
* Kurosagi as Kurosaki (TBS, 2006)
* Nobuta wo Produce as Kusano Akira (NTV, 2005)
* Dragon Zakura as Yajima Yusuke (TBS, 2005)
* Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no you ni... as Fukazawa Takuma (TBS, 2004)
* Budo no Ki (Grapevine) as Shindo Yosuke (2003)
* Stand Up!! as Iwasaki Kengo (TBS, 2003)
* Lunch no Joou as Nabeshima Koshiro (Fuji TV, 2002)
* Long Love Letter as Otomo Tadashi (Fuji TV, 2002)
* Shounen wa Tori ni Natta as Nagashima Ken (TBS, 2001)
* Kabachitare as Tamura Yuta (Fuji TV, 2001)
* All Star Chushingura Matsuri as Asano Takumi (2000)
* Shijo Saiaku no Date as Okamura Yuki (2000, ep1)
* Ikebukuro West Gate Park as Mizuno Shun (TBS, 2000)
* Kiken na Kankei as Miyabe Satoshi (Fuji TV, 1999, ep10-11)
* Kowai Nichiyobi (NTV, 1999, ep13)
* P.P.O.I. as Amano Taira (NTV, 1999)
* Nekketsu Renaido (NTV, 1999, ep7)
* Shounentachi as Kakuda Shinya (NHK, 1998)

TV Show Theme Songs
* Daite Senorita, Kurosagi opening theme song (2006)
* Seishun Amigo, Nobuta wo Produce opening theme song, with Kamenashi Kazuya (2005)
* Colorful (カラフル), Dragon Zakura insert song (2005)

Movies
* Kurosagi (http://www.kurosagi-movie.jp) (2008)
* Shinrei Surfer no Shi (1996)

Endorsements
* RUSS-K (http://russ-k.com/)
* LAWSON (http://www.lawson.co.jp/index.html/) (2008)
* Toshiba (http://dynabook.com/pc/index_j3.htm) Toshiba Note PC
* Weider in Jelly (http://www.weider-jp.com/index.html)
* Kikko man (http://www.kikkoman.co.jp/) Rakubeji
* Misau Home
* MOW
* Pringles
* Kiss Mint
* Coca Cola
* TBC Beauty Salon
* TBC Yoga Classroom
* TBC 30th Anniversary
* TBC Dressing Room
* TBC Summer
* TBC Live Naturally

Awards
* 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Apr-Jun 2007): Best Actor for Proposal Daisakusen
* 9th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (2005-06): Best Actor for Nobuta wo Produce
* 4th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (2000-01): Best Newcomer for Ikebukuro West Gate Park
* Annual Junior Awards: 'Best Boyfriend', 'Most Beautiful', etc. (2000)