Taisuke Fujigaya

is a Japanese singer, actor, and radio personality. He is a member of boy band Kis-My-Ft2 under Starto Entertainment. His nicknames are Taipy, Gaya-san, and Gaya.

In addition to working as an actor alongside his boy band activities in Kis-My-Ft2, he has been the main host of the TV talk show "A-Studio" with Shōfukutei Tsurube II since 2020.

On April 23, 2024, the official Instagram was launched.

History

When Fujigaya was 11 years old, his aunt secretly sent his resume to Johnny & Associates for an audition. He was initially unsuccessful, but as he was leaving, he did not know where to return his number tag and asked an elderly man nearby, who turned out to be the company's president, Johnny Kitagawa. On Kitagawa's decision, Fujigaya passed the audition and joined Johnny & Associates in 1998. Several other future idols also took part in the same audition, including Kazuya Kamenashi and Yuichi Nakamaru of KAT-TUN, Takahisa Masuda of NEWS, Ryoichi Tsukada of A.B.C-Z, and Yuki Koshioka of 4U.

In April 2004, the trainee unit Kis-My-Ft. was formed, Fujigaya and Hiromitsu Kitayama and Wataru Yokoo were selected as members. In July 2005, Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Yuta Tamamori, and Takashi Nikaido joined, and the group began activities as Kis-My-Ft2. They made their CD debut on August 10, 2011, with the single Everybody Go.

Fujigaya graduated from Meikai University in 2010 with a degree in economics from the Faculty of Economics.

Fujigaya, known for his strong vocal abilities, often sings key parts in the group's songs. He is also recognized as the member who embodies a mature, cool, and sexy image within Kis-My-Ft2.

Alongside his music career, Fujigaya began acting in 1999, making his television debut in Scary Sunday, My Friend J-kun. In 2012, he played his first starring role in a television series, Beginners!.

In 2014, he starred in his first feature film, Kamen Teacher The Movie, and later that year, he took his first leading role on stage in Colt Gabaments – Hajime no Hajimari.

He went on to perform in works such as He is Beautiful, Mars: Just, I Love You, and Karei-naru Ichizoku, and earned praise for his portrayal in the musical Don Juan in 2019, which was revived in 2021. The stage play And I'm at a Loss, in which he starred in 2019, was later adapted into a film in which he reprised his role. In 2024, he starred in the film Arrogance and Virtue, adapted from the novel by Mizuki Tsujimura, which he had long named as one of his favorite books.

Fujigaya is also known for his interest in fashion. He won the Best Jeanist Award in 2014, 2015, and 2016, an annual fashion award in Japan recognizing celebrities who are considered to look best in jeans, and was subsequently inducted into the award's Hall of Fame. He has often spoken of his fondness for denim, which he attributes to the influence of his father, and he once received a rare pair of Levi's S501XX war model jeans from Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, his co-star in a 2013 drama and a former member of SMAP.

In 2024, Fujigaya launched his own perfume brand, Aimetoi. The name, meaning "love yourself" in French, reflects his personal philosophy. The first products, "8" and "23," were inspired by the time of his birth, 8:23. It was released on November 13, 2024. Fujigaya spent more than six months collaborating with a professional perfumer to develop the scents. He has said his interest in perfume dates back to junior high school, when he admired a senior who wore fragrance, and perfume has since become an essential part of his work, including concerts with Kis-My-Ft2. Emi K. Lynn TakarotLidbom Erik Gustaf Taisuke Fujigaya and Yuta TamamoriJohnny's All Stars IsLand (2016–2017) "& say" T.FxxxSatoru KuriharaJUNShingo Kubota HusiQ.KSatoru KuriharaShingo Kubota Kis-My-Ft2Hiromitsu KitayamaTaisuke Fujigaya Album I Scream – Hiromitsu Kitayama and Taisuke Fujigaya "Touch" Komei Kobayashi Andreas OhrnChristoffer Lauridsen Kis-My-Ft2Taisuke Fujigaya and Yuta Tamamori Single Sha la la Summer Time (Normal edition) – Taisuke Fujigaya and Yuta Tamamori "Zero" Riako Tsukioka Kento TakedaChristofer ErixonShikata Hiromitsu Kitayama, Taisuke Fujigaya and Yuta TamamoriKis-My-Ft2 Single You & Me – Hiromitsu Kitayama, Taisuke Fujigaya and Yuta TamamoriDVD/Blu-ray Live Tour 2018 Yummy!! You & Me First edition Bonus CD – Kis-My-Ft2 "Real Me" Keiichi Osawa Park Woo Sung Hiromitsu Kitayama and Taisuke FujigayaKis-My-Ft2 Album Yummy!! – Hiromitsu Kitayama and Taisuke Fujigaya "ConneXion" Taisuke Fujigaya Kanata OkajimaSoma Genda Taisuke Fujigaya, Kento Senga and Wataru YokooKis-My-Ft2 Single Love (Normal edition) – Taisuke Fujigaya, Kento Senga and Wataru Yokoo This song was dramatized within "Kiss My Doki Doki". "Nextaction feat. Taisuke Fujigaya" Kenn KatoKenji Kabashima Kazuhiro Hara Tomohisa Yamashita Tomohisa Yamashita Album A Nude Joined by rap "Yummy, lovely night" TSINGTAOSamuel KimSorato TSINGTAOSamuel KimSorato Taisuke Fujigaya, Kento Senga and Wataru Yokoo by Kis-My-Ft2 "Curtain Call" (regular edition) Filmography

Films Year Title Role Notes 2014 Kamen Teacher: The Movie Gota Araki Leading role 2016 Nobunaga Concerto Maeda Toshiie Mars Rei Kashino 2023 And So I'm at a Loss Yūsuke Sugawara Leading role 2024 Arrogance and Virtue Kakeru Nishizawa Leading role

Television series Year Title Role Notes 1999 J-kun 2006 Shin Satō 2007 Matahachi Itō 2011 Kazuma Kujō short drama Hikaru Hōjō He is Beautiful Shu Fujishiro Leading role 2012 Perfect Son Kengo Mifune Tetpei Shimura Leading role Priceless Kotaro Enomoto 2013 Kamen Teacher Gota Araki Leading role Naoki Sakaki Leading role Yuta Kawagoe 2014 Gota Araki Nobunaga Concerto Maeda Inuchiyo 2016 Rei Kashino Leading role I Want to Fall in Love and Play Basketball Asamitsu Tsuchiya Leading role 2017 Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation Shotaro Tatewaki 2019 Mirror Twins Yugo Katsuragi/Keigo Katsuragi (two roles) Leading role/ 2 seasons 2020 Whatever I'm in Sickness and in Health Ichiharu Sudo Leading role 2021 The Grand Family Ginpei Manpyō 2023 Hamaru Otoko ni Keritai Onna (ハマる男に蹴りたい女） Koichi Shitara Leading role 2024 Undercover Brother and Sister Special Fraud Investigator Houou ep.6-

Streaming dramas Title Broadcast dates Broadcastingcompany Role Notes Ref. ConneXion July 2, 2021 – August 6, 2021 dTV (Lemino) Starring with Wataru Yokoo and Kento Senga total of 6 episodes Happy Kanako's Killer Life From 28 February to 28 March 2025 DMM TV Sakurai total of 6 episodes

Smartphone dramas (May 8–28, 2012, NOTTV) — Masaki Kisaragi

Theatre plays and musicals Year Title Role Theatre Notes Ref. 2009 Takizawa Enbujo '09 Tacky & Lucky Love Shinbashi Enbujo Playzone 2009: A Letter From The Sun Aoyama Theatre, Umeda Arts Theater Leading role (triple lead with Kitayama and Tamamori) 2014 Cortuga Baments – Hajime no Hajimari Hajime Fujii Parco Theatre, Morinomiya Piloti Hall, Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center Leading role 2015 Take Five Mamoru Homura Akasaka ACT Theater, Umeda Arts Theater Leading role 2016 Take Five 2 Mamoru Homura / Aki Mamiya (2 roles) Akasaka ACT Theater Leading role Johnnys' All Stars Island Imperial Theatre 2018 And I'm at a Loss Yuichi Sugawara Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon, Morinomiya Piloti Hall Leading role 2019, 2021 Don Juan Don Juan Leading role 2022 Vildanden Greigels Verlé Setagaya Public Theatre, Hankyu Naka Hall, Hyogo Performing Arts Center Leading role

Other activities

TV A-Studio+(A-Studio) – Main host with Shōfukutei Tsurube II (April 2020 -, TBS Television (Japan))

Radio Peaceful days of Taisuke Fujigaya (藤ヶ谷太輔 Peaceful Days) – (April 6, 2019 – March 29, 2025, Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.)

Streaming Program Kis-My-Ft2's Taisuke Fujigaya & Wataru Yokoo – NAKED: A Candid Two-Person Trip to Okinawa (May 30, 2025– Hulu) A digest version was broadcast on Nippon TV on June 27, 2025. The narration was provided by Tatsuya Shimekake of Travis Japan, who is known to be close to Fujigaya.

Commercial NOTTV "Sinikare" – (May 2012) M.C. Networks Japan "Ginza Color" – (February 2015) Nature Labo "Acnes Labo" – (October 2017) Mercedes-Benz Japan SL63 sports car (April 24, 2024) Mercedes-AMG Experience on Track (July 4, 2025) Tsuruhara pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.- (March 2025) He appeared in a corporate promotional commercial.

Event Bottega Veneta – Bottega Veneta and Photographer Alec Soth's Photo Exhibition Tokyo Playtime (March 28, 2024)- Attended the opening reception with Yuta Tamamori