Tatsuya Ueda
{{Short description|Japanese idol, singer, and actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tatsuya Ueda
上田竜也
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|4|mf=yes}}
| origin = Kanagawa, Japan
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- piano}}
| genre = J-pop
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer–songwriter
- actor
- TV host
- radio host}}
| years_active = 1998–present
| label = J-One Records
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
- KAT-TUN
- B.B.A.
- M.A.D.
- B.B.D.
- Toshi Otoko Unit
- MOUSE PEACE (Solo concert's band)}}
| website = [https://tatsuya-ueda.com/ Tatsuya Ueda's Official site] [https://starto.jp/s/p/artist/77 Tatsuya Ueda Starto Entertainment profile]
| current_members =
| past_members =
}}
{{nihongo|Tatsuya Ueda|上田 竜也|Ueda Tatsuya|born October 4, 1983}}, is a Japanese singer and actor under Starto Entertainment. Born in Kanagawa in Japan. He joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1998. In March 2006 he debuted as a member of KAT-TUN, group to which he belonged until its disbanding in April 2025. The group's name was an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name, until the departure of Jin Akanishi (2010), Koki Tanaka (2013) and Junnosuke Taguchi (2016), after that, Ueda took the T's for TaTsuya. Since 2016 until the end, KAT-TUN's name stood for Kazuya KAmenashi, TaTsuya Ueda, and Yuichi Nakamaru. Ueda is also an amateur boxer.
Group participation
- B.B.A.
- M.A.D.
- B.B.D.
- KAT-TUN
- Toshi Otoko Unit
- MOUSE PEACE (Solo concert's band)
Career
Joined Johnny & Associates after the audition on June 22, 1998.『はなまるマーケット』「はなまるカフェ」より{{when|date=March 2021|title=放送日と出演ゲストの明記が必要。}}。
In 2001, he was grouped up as KAT-TUN for NHK program "Pop Jam" to backdance for Kinki Kids' Koichi Domoto. He debuted as part of KAT-TUN with the release of "Real Face" single on March 22, 2006.
On September 8–21, 2008, he held his first solo concert tour called "MOUSE PEACE".{{Cite web |title=TATSUYA UEDA LIVE 2008 MOUSE PEACE |url=https://www.livefans.jp/groups/87593 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222064014/https://www.livefans.jp/groups/87593 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Live Fans |language=Japanese}} A new version of his solo concert tour, "MOUSE PEACE uniting with FiVe TATSUYA UEDA LIVE 2010", was held from August 4 – October 3, 2010.{{Cite web |title=MOUSE PEACE uniting with FiVe TATSUYA UEDA LIVE 2010 |url=https://www.livefans.jp/groups/20099 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222063901/https://www.livefans.jp/groups/20099 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Live Fans |language=Japanese}} He announced in his Instagram and fan club that, after 13 years, he would have his solo tour "MOUSE PEACE 2024", which will take place starting in Zepp Sapporo on January 6, 2024.{{Cite web |date=16 December 2023 |title=上田竜也｜MOUSE PEACE 2024 はオールZeppツアーはオールスタンディング！？日程、キャパ、見え方などまとめ |url=https://ks-spice.net/%e3%82%a4%e3%83%99%e3%83%b3%e3%83%88/7952/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222065522/https://ks-spice.net/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88/7952/ |archive-date=22 December 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Ks Spice |language=Japanese}}
In 2009, he first starred as Romeo in stage play "Romeo and Juliet," at Tokyo Globe Theatre (March 4–29, 2009) and Sankei Hall Breeze (April 2–5, 2009). In addition, in April, he debuted in Fuji TV drama series "Konkatsu!". In October 2013, it was announced that Ueda would be starring in a stage play in 2014, titled "Tōmin suru kuma ni soine shite goran". It was Ueda's stage comeback since "Romeo and Juliet".
In October 2011, Ueda announced his second drama series, "Runaway~Aisuru Kimi no Tame ni" on TBS. He was reported to shave his head during a scene in the drama.{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/09/kat-tuns-ueda-tatsuya-shaves-his-head-for-new-drama-runaway-aisuru-kimi-no-tame-ni/|title=KAT-TUN's Ueda Tatsuya shaves his head for new drama, "Runaway ~Aisuru Kimi no tame ni"|date=September 18, 2011|publisher=Tokyohive|access-date=October 4, 2011}} In May 2012, Ueda announced his third drama series, "Boys on the Run" on TV Asahi.
Long time member of the so-called "Aniki Kai", a group of Johnny's who admire Arashi's Sho Sakurai,{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2020 |title=嵐 櫻井翔、"アニキ会"フルメンバーが揃うことは少ない？ 「街を全員で歩くと『クローズZERO』」 |url=https://realsound.jp/2020/06/post-563636.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322080832/https://realsound.jp/2020/06/post-563636.html |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=Real Sound |language=Japanese}} Ueda had the opportunity in 2022 to work with his "Aniki", for the first time, in the series "Nemesis", protagonized by Sakurai, as Kensho Hoshi, a strange craftsman with a mysterious shop, who gets to work with Sakurai's Naoki Kazama.{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2021 |title=上田竜也、"アニキ"櫻井翔と初共演！「ネメシス」で謎の道具屋に |url=https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2021/03/30/72079.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322080828/https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2021/03/30/72079.html |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=Cinema Cafe |language=Japanese}} He reprised his role in 2023's movie version.{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2022 |title=広瀬すず×櫻井翔「映画ネメシス」 勝地涼、大島優子、上田竜也、真木よう子らドラマキャスト続投！ |url=https://eiga.com/news/20221026/4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322081530/https://eiga.com/news/20221026/4/ |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=Eiga Dot Com |language=Japanese}} Ueda reported in an Instagram post on December 10, 2023 that he and Sakurai were working on a pair of songs for his solo concert tour "MOUSE PEACE 2024". The name of the songs had not yet been revealed, but was released later.
Other activities
= Boxer =
Ueda is an amateur boxer. He has been interested in boxing since around 2007. His boxing activities have been reflected in both drama and sports and variety programs.{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2014 |title=KAT-TUN上田、"本気"ボクシング3Rの激闘 ファンは号泣 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2045827/full/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322090601/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2045827/full/ |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2017 |title=KAT-TUN・上田竜也のボクシングの腕前は？ プロボクサーと真剣勝負も |url=https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/E1510804685096/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322112510/https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/E1510804685096/ |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=Excite |language=Japanese}}{{Cite web |date=January 7, 2023 |title=上田竜也 元ボクシング世界王者と緊急生対戦 39歳驚きの戦いぶりに「かっこよすぎる」の声 |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2023/01/07/kiji/20230107s00041000509000c.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322111903/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2023/01/07/kiji/20230107s00041000509000c.html |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=Sponichi |language=Japanese}}
= Social Networking =
Ueda started using Instagram on February 14, 2023, a month after fellow KAT-TUN member Kamenashi and a month before Nakamaru. He is the only one who posted in English in their opening post, in which he shared an image of himself and his dog.{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2023 |title=KAT-TUN 上田竜也、Instagramで知らしめた一面 "喧嘩上等"な青年マンガのような世界観でフォロワー急増 |url=https://realsound.jp/2023/03/post-1279331.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322110805/https://realsound.jp/2023/03/post-1279331.html |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=Real Sound |language=Japanese}}{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2023 |title=中丸雄一、KAT-TUNデビュー17周年記念日にSNS開設 Twitterは2010年から「始めてはいました」とアピール |url=https://realsound.jp/2023/03/post-1286308.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322053654/https://realsound.jp/2023/03/post-1286308.html |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=Real Sound |language=Japanese}}{{Cite instagram |author=Tatsuya Ueda |user=tatsuya.ueda_j |postid=CooH7lJPJ_f |date=February 14, 2023 |title=Happy Valentine's！ My buddy Chibi and I made our debut together on Instagram！ |access-date=March 22, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/tatsuya.ueda_j/3037712829319520223 |archive-date=March 22, 2023}} Further posts with co-stars, friends and KAT-TUN members, like the one on March 22, KAT-TUN's debut anniversary, have been in Japanese, with some including phrases in English.{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2023 |title=KAT-TUN・上田竜也、デビュー17周年突入！亀梨和也&中丸雄一と固い絆を見せつける |url=https://utaten.com/news/index/55073 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322115933/https://utaten.com/news/index/55073 |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=Utaten |language=Japanese}}{{Cite instagram |author=Tatsuya Ueda |user=tatsuya.ueda_j |postid=CqFPCmjPKRK |date=March 22, 2023 |title=今日は KAT-TUNデビュー日！！ 17周年に突入！ お前らのおかげで走り続けることができたぜ！！ ありがとう！！ |language=Japanese |access-date=March 22, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/tatsuya.ueda_j/3063921271025476682 |archive-date=March 22, 2023}}
= Writer =
Ueda penned his first novel, "Kono koe ga todoku made", based loosely on his life. According to Ueda, he started writing when KAT-TUN's third member had decided to leave, around 2015. He began recording his feelings as a member, before deciding to make it a novel. He had done around 2/3 of the work, when he consulted the agency, who would discourage him from continuing. With the changes in the agency and his own work structure, he thought that he might be able to continue, so he went and consulted the agency again. As he continued writing, now his feelings about the group's disbandment were also included. The main character, Ryu, embodies aspects of Ueda's personality and life, as he mentioned in a comment. With the end of KAT-TUN, the book's characters' many challenges, worries and struggles, shared with friends, reflect Ueda's thoughts on friendship and dreams. He hopes that the book is read by people in group activities around the world, as well as fans and other people who support them. The novel is to be released on June 27, 2025. Ueda will be holding a talk event in Tokyo (July 1), and handing-over events in Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi (July 2, 3 and 6) to celebrate the release.{{Cite web |date=14 April 2025 |title=【本人コメントあり】上田竜也が初の小説を執筆！ 仲間との絆と成長を描く青春小説【出版記念トークイベント及びお渡し会も開催】 |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000016718.000007006.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414041403/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000016718.000007006.html |archive-date=14 April 2025 |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=PR Times |language=Japanese}}{{Cite web |date=14 April 2025 |title=構想から約10年…上田竜也が作家デビュー 完成間近にグループ解散決まる「僕自身もこの物語に支えられていた」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2379387/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414041447/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2379387/full/ |archive-date=14 April 2025 |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}{{Cite web |date=14 April 2025 |title=【本人コメントあり】上田竜也が初の小説を執筆！ 仲間との絆と成長を描く青春小説【出版記念トークイベント及びお渡し会も開催】 |url=https://group.kadokawa.co.jp/information/promotional_topics/article-12127.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414043610/https://group.kadokawa.co.jp/information/promotional_topics/article-12127.html |archive-date=14 April 2025 |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=Kadokawa Group |language=Japanese}}
Filmography
=Television=
- 2000 – Kowai Nichiyoubi (NTV, episode 8, episode 15)
- 2001 – Shijou Saiyaku no Date
- 2009 – Konkatsu! (Fuji TV) – Kuniyasu Amamiya
- 2011 – Runaway ~Aisuru Kimi no Tame ni~ (TBS) – Kuya Takimoto
- 2012 – Boys on the Run (TV Asahi) – Ryuu Andou
- 2017 – Shikaku Tantei Higurashi Tabito (NTV) – Tsuruta Kamekichi
- 2017 – Shinjuku Seven (TV Tokyo) – Nanase
- 2019 – Setsuyaku Rock (NTV) – Takao Matsumoto
- 2021 – Nemesis (NTV) – Kensho Hoshi
- 2024 - {{ill|Mars:Zero's revolution|ja|マルス-ゼロの革命-}} (TV Asahi) - Masaru Enjo (episode 5){{Cite web |date=16 February 2024 |title=KAT-TUN上田竜也、道枝駿佑とドラマ初共演 『マルス-ゼロの革命-』でNo.1ホスト役「デビューのときの衣装と大差ない」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2314611/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216075701/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2314611/full/ |archive-date=16 February 2024 |access-date=16 February 2024 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}
=Film=
- 2013 – The Eternal Zero
- 2023 – Nemesis: The Movie – Kensho Hoshi{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/news/20221026/4/|title=広瀬すず×櫻井翔「映画ネメシス」 勝地涼、大島優子、上田竜也、真木よう子らドラマキャスト続投！|access-date= October 26, 2022|work= eiga.com}}
Stage plays
- MILLENNIUM SHOCK (2000)
- SHOW geki SHOCK (2001, 2002)
- SHOCK is Real Shock (2003)
- Hey! Say! Dream Boy (2005)
- Dream Boys (2006)
- Romeo and Juliet (2009)
- Tōmin suru kuma ni soine shite goran (2014)
- Aoi Hitomi (2015){{cite web| url=http://jnewseng.com/2015/07/26/ueda-tatsuya-and-maeda-atsuko-as-lovers-in-new-stage-play/ | title=Ueda Tatsuya and Maeda Atsuko as Lovers in New Stage Play | work=JE fandom | date=July 26, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220002426/http://jnewseng.com/2015/07/26/ueda-tatsuya-and-maeda-atsuko-as-lovers-in-new-stage-play/ | archive-date=2016-02-20}}
- After Life (2023)
- The Dinner Table Detective (2025) (Musical play){{Cite web |date=8 June 2025 |title=上田竜也、櫻井翔から”継承”音楽劇「謎解きはディナーのあとで」毒舌執事・影山役で主演 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202506070000705.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250610092710/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202506070000705.html |archive-date=10 June 2025 |access-date=10 June 2025 |website=Nikkan Sports |language=Japanese}}
Solo concerts
- TATSUYA UEDA LIVE 2008 『MOUSE PEACE』 (September 8–21, 2008, at Johnnys Theatre)
- MOUSE PEACE uniting with FiVe TATSUYA UEDA LIVE 2010 (August 4 – October 3, 2010, 7 performances in 5 cities)
- MOUSE PEACE 2024 (January 6, 2024, "All Zepp" nationwide tour starting in Zepp Sapporo){{Cite web |date=11 December 2023 |title=KAT-TUN 上田竜也、ソロコンサートに向けて櫻井翔と楽曲制作 「2人で奮闘しております」 |url=https://realsound.jp/2023/12/post-1515633.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222055718/https://realsound.jp/2023/12/post-1515633.html |archive-date=22 December 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Real Sound |language=Japanese}}
Discography
{{hatnote|For songs as a member of KAT-TUN, see KAT-TUN discography.}}
=Solo songs and Duets=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Butterfly | Duet with former KAT-TUN member Jin Akanishi. Featured in album Best of KAT-TUN |
| 2007 | Lost | Featured in album Cartoon KAT-TUN II You |
| 2008 | Ai no Hana | Featured in single Don't U Ever Stop |
| 2009 | Hana no Mau Machi | Featured in album Break the Records: By You & For You |
| 2010 | Rabbit or Wolf? | Featured in album No More Pain |
| 2010 | NEET Man ニートまん | Featured in single Change Ur World |
| 2012 | ~Again | Featured in album Chain |
| 2013 | Monster Night | Featured in mini-album Kusabi |
| 2014 | Art of Life | Featured in album Come Here |
| 2015 | Arigatou | Duet with Kamenashi Kazuya. Featured in single Kiss Kiss Kiss |
| 2019 | World's End | Featured in album CAST |
=EPs=
- ギリスト！ LCDA-0084 (release on February 7, 2024) (digital and streaming){{Cite web |date=24 December 2023 |title=KAT-TUN上田竜也、"アニキ"とのコラボ曲×2を発表！初ソロEPは「ヤンキー片想い中」含む6曲構成 |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/554612 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224143506/https://natalie.mu/music/news/554612 |archive-date=24 December 2023 |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=Natalie |language=Japanese}}{{Cite web |date=24 December 2023 |title=KAT-TUN 上田竜也、櫻井翔と共作曲を含むソロDIGITAL EP 『ギリスト』の配信リリースが決定 |url=https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000366683/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224143523/https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000366683/ |archive-date=24 December 2023 |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=The First Times |language=Japanese}}{{Cite web |title=2024.02.07 RELEASE ギリスト！ 上田竜也 |url=https://www.j-storm.co.jp/s/js/discography/LCDA-0084 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231224151808/https://www.j-storm.co.jp/s/js/discography/LCDA-0084 |archive-date=24 December 2023 |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=J-Storm |language=Japanese}} (opened at 1st. place on the weekly Oricon chart for digital albums, with 6293 downloads){{Cite web |title=デジタルアルバムランキング 2024年02月19日付 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2024-02-19/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214073038/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2024-02-19/ |archive-date=14 February 2024 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}
- ギリスト！ (Girist) (co-written with Sho Sakurai)
- 光射す方へ (Hikari sasu kata e) (co-written with Sho Sakurai)
- カンタービレ (Cantabile)
- Lollipop
- ヤンキー片想い中 (Yankī kataomoi-chū)
- 花の舞う街 (Hana no mau machi)
Books
Awards
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://tatsuya-ueda.com/ Tatsuya Ueda's Official site]
- [https://starto.jp/s/p/artist/77 Tatsuya Ueda Starto Entertainment profile]
- {{Instagram|tatsuya.ueda_kt}}
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