Yuya Endo

is a Japanese actor and singer under Meteora. He is best known for his role as Ryoma Echizen in The Prince of Tennis musical series (commonly known as Tenimyu). He was also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in various skit-like performances.

Early life Endo was born in Atsugi, Kanagawa. His mother encouraged him to enter the entertainment career by joining a children's theater troupe, as he was perceived as an introvert, hoping that that immersion with children of his own age would make him open up. He didn't go voluntarily, until he was in upper Elementary, when he was moved by Issei Ishida's performance in the drama . He then started to actively seek auditions.

Career Acting career Endo's major onscreen debut was for the 2000 film, Juvenile. He also was a part of the Watanabe net drama, Hice Cool (2005), appearing alongside fellow D-Boy members, Kotaro Yanagi, Yuu Shirota, and Osamu Adachi.

Endo also appeared, as a member of The Tigers in the TV drama, , which aired May 26, 2006, on Fuji TV and co-starred fellow D-BOYS members Masato Wada, Shirota, Masaki Kaji, Hirofumi Araki, Hiroki Suzuki and Kōji Seto.

The D-boys have also starred in their own documentary variety series called, with fellow D-BOYS member, Kotaro Yanagi also playing himself, as they try to live in the D-house while the other D-Boys drop by. The show was 23 episodes long and ran from April 10 to September 25, 2006.

Music career On November 16, 2005, Endo released an Idol DVD called Ao no Kiseki.

In September, 2006, he, along with Shirota, appeared in the music video for Rag Fair's "Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Tate ni Naro", playing a DJ in love with his co-host.

In June 2007, the D-BOYS starred in their very own musical together called, D-BOYS STAGE, which ran from June 3 to June 10 at the Space Zero theater in Tokyo.

Endo was brought into Tenimyu in 2004 as a replacement for fellow D-BOY member Kotaro Yanagi, who had been injured in a car accident, as the main protagonist Ryoma Echizen. Endo made his debut as Echizen during the Dream Live 1st concert and would play the role while Yanagi was recovering. He also shared the role with Yanagi after his recovery as the so-called "Double Echizen", in two shows: Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ and Dream Live 2nd; Endo did all of the dance and tennis match choreography while Yanagi did stand still scenes due to his injuries. During his run in the musicals, Endo was able to work with other D-BOYS members: Kaji, Suzuki, Adachi, Araki, Wada, and former member Shirota. On May 4, 2005, after the final performance for the Dream Live 2nd concert, Endo graduated from his role. Yanagi would carry on as Echizen with the second generation Seigaku cast.

Photobooks The D-BOYS released two Photobooks. The first photobook released on April 27, 2005, was self-titled D-Boys, while the second, released on March 15, 2006, was called Start, both which contain many photos of Endo.

Personal life Endo announced on August 17, 2015, on his blog, his marriage in 2014 to a woman who he met through an aquaintance. They have a daughter born in July 2015.

SNS Endo kept a blog with ocassional updates on his D-Boys webpage.

Endo opened in 2021 a YouTube channel where he shares anything from videos with his cat, to travelogues, to unboxings.

Filmography

Television YearTitleRoleOther notes2000 Yasha Young Sei, Young Rin (twin boys) Kenji 2004 Nemoto Yuya 2005 Kajishin Lead role Hice Cool! ~Okinawa Boys! 2005 jaNobu Web Drama 1 Litre no Namida Takeda Makoto min.Jam: Gakkou no Kaidan Web Drama (episode "Bunkasai-hen") 2006 Nodame Cantabile Okochi Mamoru Kenji Sawada of The Tigers 2008 Atsuhime Arimura Jizaemon Taiga drama Nodame Cantabile in Europe (live-action special) Ookuchi Mamoru TV movie Mini drama Totsuka Genichi Episode 7 Soma Kenichiro 2009 Kirihata Teppei Kojima Yuki 2012 Man of Destiny Kaneda 2025 Last Samurai Standing Gion Sansuke 2026 Brothers in Arms Sakuma Morimasa Taiga drama

Film

Official DVDs Year DVD Release date2005 Ao no Kiseki (Blue Miracle) November 16, 2005

Stage March 21 to April 1, 2007, in the Out of Order Live Entertainment Show

D-BOYS June 3 to June 10, 2007, as a regular performer in the D-BOYS STAGE Musical

Musicals TENIMYU: THE PRINCE OF TENNIS MUSICAL SERIES (as Ryoma Echizen) The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 1st (2004) The Prince of Tennis Musical: More Than Limit St. Rudolph Gakuen (2004) The Prince of Tennis Musical: Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ (shared the role with a returning Kotaro Yanagi) (In Winter of 2004-2005) The Prince of Tennis Musical: Side Yamabuki feat. St. Rudolph (In Winter of 2004-2005) The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 2nd (he again shared the role with Yanagi) (2005)