Taichi Kokubun

is a Japanese keyboardist and actor. He plays keyboard for Tokio, a musical group of Starto Entertainment formerly known as Johnny & Associates.

Early life Taichi Kokubun was born in Higashikurume, Tokyo.

Career

As an artist Before debuting with Tokio, Kokubun, like other Tokio members, was a backup-dancer for Johnny's Entertainment boy bands, including Hikaru Genji. In 1990 he became the keyboardist of Tokio, but it was not until 1994 that the band debuted.

In April 2009, Kokubun became a sportscaster for the Fuji TV show Sports!.

Hiatus On June 20, 2025, on a press conference offered by Nippon Television president Hiroyuki Fukuda, it was announced that Kokubun would step down from his hosting duties on due to "multiple compliance-related incidents in the past" not crime related, without explaining the details, because of privacy protection. Kokubun himself accepted the decision taken by the broadcaster, and apologized for the trouble caused. It was also informed that he would take an indefinite leave of absence. Compliance officers of the broadcaster have revealed that the case is about sexual harassment. Other broadcasters are considering removing Kokubun from their programs. Some sponsors, such as Japanet Holdings, have started removing ads on which he appears. As a result, TV Tokyo cancelled the planned June 22nd broadcast of and was dropped from the 2025 edition of the . Mainichi Broadcasting System also followed suit by cancelling the planned June 21st broadcast of . TBS announced on June 24th that it has dropped him from . Since the show's episodes are recorded in advance, Kokubun would be edited out from the batch of episodes that TBS had scheduled to air at that time.

On November 26, 2025, Kokubun held a press conference where he apologized to everyone affected over the issue that ended his participation as a Tokio member, as well as the suspension of his activities. He also informed about his lawyer filing a petition for human rights relief with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations in October over the response that Nippon Television had, resulting in Kokubun's decision to step down from "The Tetsuwan Dash".

Filmography