:D-Boys
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = D-Boys
| image =
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| origin = Tokyo, Japan
| occupation = Actors
| years_active = 2004–present
| label = Watanabe Entertainment
| spinoffs = {{flatlist|
- D2
- D-Date}}
| website = {{URL|www.d-boys.com}}
}}
D-Boys (stylized as D-BOYS) is a Japanese acting troupe affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. The D in the group's name stands for "Drama" (acting work), "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" (growth and advancement).
Although the D-Boys are promoted as a group and members occasionally work together on the same projects, each actor develops his career independently from his fellow members in their own television, cinema and theatre projects. New D-Boys members are regularly selected through public audition events with interactive participation of fan club members.
Members
=Current members=
- {{Nihongo|Masato Wada|和田 正人|Wada Masato|born August 25, 1979}}
- {{Nihongo|Hiroki Suzuki|鈴木 裕樹|Suzuki Hiroki|born October 3, 1983}}
- {{Nihongo|Hirofumi Araki|荒木 宏文|Araki Hirofumi|born June 14, 1983}}
- {{Nihongo|Kōji Seto|瀬戸 康史|Seto Kōji|born May 18, 1988}}
- {{Nihongo|Masahiro Usui|碓井 将大|Usui Masahiro|born December 3, 1991}}
- {{Nihongo|Arata Horii|堀井 新太|Horii Arata|born June 26, 1992}}
- {{Nihongo|Syo Jinnai|陳内 将|Jin'nai Shō|born January 16, 1988}}
- {{Nihongo|Ryosuke Ikeoka|池岡 亮介|Ikeoka Ryōsuke|born September 3, 1993}}
- {{Nihongo|Yuki Yamada|山田 裕貴|Yamada Yūki|born September 18, 1990}}
- {{Nihongo|Shotaro Okubo|大久保 祥太郎|Ōkubo Shōtarō|born August 27, 1995}}
- {{Nihongo|Jun Shison|志尊 淳|Shison Jun|born March 5, 1995}}
- {{Nihongo|Masaki Nakao|中尾 暢樹|Nakao Masaki|born November 27, 1996}}
=Former members=
- {{Nihongo|Ichitaro Yamazaki|一太郎|Yamazaki Ichitarō|born July 19, 1980}}
- {{Nihongo|Katsuki Nakamura|中村 勝樹|Nakamura Katsuki|born March 23, 1990}}
- {{Nihongo|Shintaro Tetsu|鐵 進太郎|Tetsu Shintarō|born September 29, 1986}}
- {{Nihongo|Yuma Minakawa|皆川 佑馬|Minakawa Yūma|born October 1, 1984}}
- {{Nihongo|Yu Shirota|城田 優|Shirota Yū|born December 26, 1985}}
- {{Nihongo|Kouhei Kumai|熊井 幸平|Kumai Kōhei|born July 27, 1990}}
- {{Nihongo|Masaya Nakamura|中村 昌也|Nakamura Masaya|born April 30, 1986}}
- {{Nihongo|Shingo Nakagawa|中川 真吾|Nakagawa Shingo|born May 8, 1983}}
- {{Nihongo|Yūichi Nakamura|中村 優一|Nakamura Yūichi|born October 8, 1987}}
- {{Nihongo|Yuya Endo|遠藤 雄弥|Endō Yūya|born March 20, 1987}}
- {{Nihongo|Masaki Kaji|加治 将樹|Kaji Masaki|born January 29, 1988}}
- {{Nihongo|Osamu Adachi|足立 理|Adachi Osamu|born December 22, 1987}}
- {{Nihongo|Shunji Igarashi|五十嵐 隼士|Igarashi Shunji|born August 7, 1986}}
- {{Nihongo|Toru Kamitsuru|上鶴 徹|Kamitsuru Tōru|born June 26, 1989}}
- {{Nihongo|Taito Hashimoto|橋本 汰斗|Hashimoto Taito|born November 1, 1991}}
- {{Nihongo|Kenki Yamaguchi|山口 賢貴|Yamaguchi Kenki|born July 17, 1986}}
- {{Nihongo|Yoichiro Omi|近江 陽一郎|Ōmi Yōichirō|born April 5, 1989}}
- {{Nihongo|Ryuki Takahashi|高橋 龍輝|Takahashi Ryūki|born March 28, 1993}}
- {{Nihongo|Shintaro Akutsu|阿久津 愼太郎|Akutsu Shintarō|born June 21, 1995}}
- {{Nihongo|Kotaro Yanagi|柳 浩太郎|Yanagi Kōtarō|born December 21, 1985}}
- {{Nihongo|Shion Tsuchiya|土屋 シオン|Tsuchiya Shion|born July 7, 1992}}
- {{Nihongo|Takuya Negishi|根岸 拓哉|Negishi Takuya|born March 12, 1996}}
- {{Nihongo|Atsushi Shiramata|白又 敦|Shiramata Atsushi|born March 22, 1994}}
- {{Nihongo|Tetsuya Makita|牧田 哲也|Makita Tetsuya|born June 7, 1984}}
- {{Nihongo|Tomo Yanagishita|柳下 大|Yanagishita Tomo|born June 3, 1988}}
- {{Nihongo|Masashi Mikami|三上 真史|Mikami Masashi|born June 20, 1983}}
- {{Nihongo|Yukito Nishii|西井 幸人|Nishii Yukito|born June 14, 1995}}
- {{Nihongo|Ryo Mitsuya|三津谷 亮|Mitsuya Ryō|born February 11, 1988}}
- {{Nihongo|Atsushi Arai|荒井 敦史|Arai Atsushi|born May 23, 1993}}
- {{Nihongo|Takahisa Maeyama|前山 剛久|Maeyama Takahisa|born February 7, 1991}}
- {{Nihongo|Shuto Miyazaki|宮崎 秋人|Miyazaki Shūto|born September 3, 1990}}
- {{Nihongo|Yusuke Yamada|山田 悠介|Yamada Yūsuke|born July 29, 1987}}
=D2 members=
In 2009, D2 was formed as D-Boys' younger brother group. In October 2013, D2 joined D-Boys to become its sub-group.
;Current members
- Yukito Nishii
- Ryo Mitsuya
- Syo Jinnai
- Atsushi Arai
- Ryosuke Ikeoka
- Yuki Yamada
- Takahisa Maeyama
- Shotaro Okubo
- Jun Shison
;Former members
- {{Nihongo|Ryotaro Konno|今野 良太郎|Kon'no Ryōtarō|born August 23, 1993}}
- Toru Kamitsuru
- Kenki Yamaguchi
- Yoichiro Omi
- Shintaro Akutsu
- Shion Tsuchiya
- Takuya Negishi
- Atsushi Shiramata
Group projects
In addition to their individual careers, the D-Boys are also involved in collective projects, as part of the group promotion work.
=''DD-Boys''=
DD-Boys was a drama-documentary variety series, featuring the D-Boys members as themselves. Each episode had a short staged section following the plot of the members living in the fictional D-House and seeking ways to raise money for rent, followed by a documentary section showing the members undertaking tasks or challenges to raise that money. Some tasks were inspired by the actor's own personality -e.g., a member who was known to enjoy singing or dancing would have a task related to that hobby, etc. The show was 23 episodes long and aired from 10 April 2006 to 25 September 2006 on TV Asahi.
=Stage works=
| class="wikitable" |
| Series
! colspan="2" | Title ! Year / date ! Stage Info ! colspan="2" | Cast |
|---|
| rowspan="4"| D-Live
| colspan="2" | 1st D-Live | 2004 | Live entertainment show | colspan="2" | All members |
| colspan="2" | 2nd D-Live
| 2004 | Live entertainment show | colspan="2" | All members |
| colspan="2" | 3rd D-Live
| March 2005 | Live entertainment show | colspan="2" | All members |
| colspan="2" | 4th D-Live
| May 2006 | Live entertainment show | colspan="2" | All members |
| Out of Order
| colspan="2" | Out of Order | March 2007 | Live entertainment show | colspan="2" | Regular Performers:
|
| rowspan="7"| D-Boys Stage
| colspan="2" | Vol 1. Kanba Onrei | June 2007 | Musical | colspan="2" | All members with guest performers: |
| colspan="2" | Vol 2. The Last Game
| June 2008 | Musical | All members plus guest cast A: | All members plus guest aast B: |
| rowspan="2" | Vol 3.
| Karasu 04 | April 2009 | Musical | Cast A | |
| Karasu 10
| October 2009 | Musical | Cast B |
|
| rowspan="3 " | Vol 4.
| Now Loading | April 28, 2010 | Musical | Cast A | |
| The Last Game
| August 26, 2010 | Musical | Cast B | |
| America
| November 3, 2010 | Musical | Cast C | |
=Fan club events=
The D-Boys hold special events where fan club members have the opportunity to meet the actors in person and interact with them in camp activities and games such as cook-offs, tug-of-war, etc., in which the members are split into teams, leading groups of fans to compete with each other.
- Official Fan club Day Camp Bus Tour (November 13, 2005)
- Official Fan club Limited Bus Tour (August 25 to August 27, 2006)
- Official Fan club 3rd Anniversary Bus Tour (September 6 to 8, 2007)
=Live tours=
During the summer of 2009, 19 D-Boys members, including Yu Shirota participated in performances for fans at Akiba Plaza called "Kotoshi no Natsu wa Mainichi Dokoka de D-Boys Uki-uki Yatta Hohohoy" or for short, Natsu Doko. There were 49 performances in total of dances, songs and skits. New D-Boys member, Yusuke Yamada, was introduced to fans during these performances. Three CD+DVD sets featuring different recorded audio theater by separate groups of D-Boys members and footage of Natsu Doko were released on December 16, 2009.
Due to the success and demand of Natsu Doko, a live tour called Fuyu Doko 2009 was held in the winter of 2009 with 19 D-Boys members and Yu Shirota visiting major cities in Japan to promote the Natsu Doko 2009 CD+DVD release. It was the first live tour around the nation for the group.
=Radio=
- Marvelous Radio Vibration (May 5, 2005 - April 1, 2006) - weekly radio show hosted by Yu Shirota, Kotaro Yanagi and Yukki.
- D-Radio Boys (October 2007/present) - weekly radio show hosted by Masato Wada and Shunji Igarashi, featuring guest D-Boys members.
=Other=
- 43rd Secret New Years' Performance Tournament "Young Man Colosseum" (January 1, 2006) - television guest appearance, performed by Masaki Kaji and Hiroki Suzuki.
- 44th Secret New Years' Performance Tournament "Chinese Lion Dance" (January 1, 2007) - television guest appearance, performed by Yuya Endo, Masaki Kaji, Hiroki Suzuki, Masato Wada and Yuma Minakawa.
- 45th Secret New Years' Performance Tournament "Ikemen Jumpers" (January 1, 2008) - television guest appearance, performed by Masaki Kaji, Kouhei Kumai, Koji Seto, and Shingo Nakagawa.
- 45th Secret New Years' Performance Tournament "Kakushi Gei Dancing Ikemen" (Fuji TV - January 1, 2009) - television guest appearance, performed by Tomo Yanagishita, Endo Yuya, Masaki Kaji, Makita Tetsuya, Taito Hashimoto, and Ryuki Takahashi.
Media
D-Boys members have released merchandise in the form of photobooks, DVDs and CDs individually, or in relation to a work project (e.g. character image CDs/photobooks). As a group, they have released a calendar featuring all D-Boys members and the following items:
=Official photobooks=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! 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}} |
| 2008
| Dash | D-Boys Third Photobook | Kadokawa Marketing Co., Ltd. | December 2008 | {{ISBN|978-4-04-895035-0}} |
| 2010
| Darling | D-Boys Fourth Photobook | Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha, Ltd. | March 2010 | {{ISBN|978-4-04-895035-0}} |
=DVD series=
| class="wikitable" |
| Series
! Title ! DVD info ! Members ! Release date |
|---|
| rowspan="10"| D-Boys Boy Friend Series
| No Fiction | Volume 1 | June 24, 2009 |
| Self-Discovery
| Volume 2 | August 21, 2009 |
| Peacemaker
| Volume 3 | September 18, 2009 |
| Sugao
| Volume 4 | October 23, 2009 |
| Tomorrow
| Volume 5 | November 26, 2009 |
| Yu Channel
| Volume 6 | December 23, 2009 |
| 7 Heroes
| Volume 7 | | February 24, 2010 |
| Super Rookie
| Volume 8 | March 25, 2010 |
| Tight Rizm
| Volume 9 | April 21, 2010 |
| ''Set Out'
| Volume 10 | May 26, 2010 |
| rowspan="3"| Natsu Doko 2009
| Natsu Doko 2009 Kaze - Team Wind version | DVD for D-Boys Natsu Doko 2009 | All members with Yu Shirota | December 16, 2009 |
| Natsu Doko 2009 Yama - Team Mountain version
| DVD for D-Boys Natsu Doko 2009 | All members with Yu Shirota | December 16, 2009 |
| Natsu Doko 2009 Kawa - Team River version
| DVD for D-Boys Natsu Doko 2009 | All members with Yu Shirota | December 16, 2009 |
| rowspan="2"| Haru Doko 2010
| Haru Doko 2010: Momo | DVD for D-Boys Haru Doko 2010 | Momo members | July 14, 2010 |
| Haru Doko 2010: Sakura
| DVD for D-Boys Haru Doko 2010 | Sakura members | July 14, 2010 |
=Discography=
The D-Boys have released on December 16, 2009, three CD+DVD sets featuring different recorded audio theater by separate groups of D-Boys members on CD and footage of Natsu Doko on DVD. Natsu Doko 2009 debuted on the Oricon Charts in [https://web.archive.org/web/20100103140410/http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/miki/archives/2009/12/post_1080.html 11th].
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! CD info ! Members ! Chart debut ! Track listings |
|---|
| rowspan="3"| 2009
| Natsu Doko 2009 Kaze - Team Wind version | Audio Theater album by D-Boys | Team Wind members | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | D-Boys CD and DVD
|
| Natsu Doko 2009 Yama - Team Mountain version
| Audio Theater album by D-Boys | Team Mountain members | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | D-Boys CD and DVD
|
| Natsu Doko 2009 Kawa - Team River version
| Audio Theater album by D-Boys | Team River members | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | D-Boys CD and DVD
|
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.d-boys.com}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://www.watanabepro.co.jp/ Watanabe Entertainment official website] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.nipponproject.com/en/article.php?id=251 Interview with U (Shirota Yu)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002033944/http://www.nipponproject.com/en/article.php?id=251 |date=2011-10-02 }} {{in lang|en}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424221722/http://www.d2boys.com/ |date=24 April 2010 |title=D2 official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820072032/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/dd-boys/ |date=20 August 2006 |title=DD-Boys official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
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