Toshio Matsumoto

is a Japanese dancer, actor and director. He is member and former performer of J-Pop group Exile. He was part of the first generation J Soul Brothers. Since 2016 he has been serving as the chairman of the Gekidan Exile Matsu-gumi.

Matsumoto is represented with LDH.

Participating groups Group Period of time Ref. Baby Nail 1994 – 1998 Hip Hop Junkeez 1998 J Soul Brothers 1999 – 24 August 2001 Exile 24 August 2001 –

Personal life On July 22, 2013, Matsu announced his engagement to a non-celebrity woman after 7 years of dating. The couple registered their marriage on January 1, 2014.

On April 21, 2016, it was announced that the couple had welcomed their first child, a boy.

Filmography

Films Year Title Role Notes 2013 Ties Sadatora Ogata Lead role 2020 Wiseguy 2024 Aimitagai 2025S-Friends 3 Hiroshi S-Friends 4 Hiroshi 2026 Four Outs Kunie Izumi

TV dramas Year Title Role Notes 2013 GTO Shōgatsu Special! Fuyuyasumi mo Nekketsu Jugyōda Mizushima Television film 2014 Minowa: Love and Law Bunta Minowa Lead role

TV programmes Year Title Notes 2016-2020 Matsu bocchi MC; first crown programme, first solo MC