Takahisa Maeyama

Takahisa Maeyama
前山 剛久
Born (1991-02-07) February 7, 1991 (age 33)
Osaka, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active
  • 2010–2022
  • 2024–present

Takahisa Maeyama (前山 剛久, Maeyama Takahisa, born February 7, 1991) is a Japanese actor. Maeyama began his acting career as a member of D2, a sub-group of Watanabe Entertainment's male acting troupe D-Boys. He retired from acting and the entertainment industry on June 30, 2022. He later returned to acting in 2024.

Career

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In 2010, Maeyama applied for the D-Boys Special Unit Audition, an audition that was to determine the fifth member of D-Boys' boy band, D-Date.[1] In August 2010, he was revealed as one of seven finalists on D-Boys' variety show, D-Boys Be Ambitious.[1] Despite not winning a spot in D-Date, he eventually joined D2, a sub-group of D-Boys, in December 2010.[2]

In 2011, he made his acting debut as Nakazaike Chōji in the Nintama Rantarō musical.

Following the death of his then-girlfriend Sayaka Kanda in December 2021, Maeyama's agency announced his hiatus on January 5, 2022.[3] As a result of his hiatus, he was recast in The Thousand Musketeers[4] and the Japanese production of Piaf.[5] On June 30, 2022, Maeyama's agency announced that he had resigned from the company and retired from the entertainment industry to focus on his physical and mental health.[6] He later returned to the public by making an Instagram account in 2024 and announced on September 8 that he would be appearing in the stage play Aru Hi no Toori Ame to Tomo ni, his first acting role in three years.[7]

Personal life

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Maeyama was in a relationship with actress Sayaka Kanda after the two co-starred in the stage adaptation of Crest of the Royal Family in August 2021.[3] The two had planned to marry, and Maeyama was placed under psychiatric care after her death in December 2021.[8] On January 6, 2022, Shūkan Bunshun published allegations that he had been verbally abusive to her during their relationship and issues in their relationship were part of the reason for her suicide.[3]

Filmography

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Television

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Film

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Theater

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References

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  1. ^ a b "D-BOYSスペシャルユニット最終候補7名決定! 人気投票開催中" [Seven finalists for D-Boys' special unit decided! Popularity poll now open]. Oricon (in Japanese). 2010-08-18. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  2. ^ "前山剛久 BLOG: 「初めましてですね」" (in Japanese). 2010-12-24. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
  3. ^ a b c Takeshita, Yoshio (2022-01-06). "前山剛久が芸能活動休止を発表　SNS上で炎上が収まらず「芸能界復帰」を危ぶむ声も". Aera (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  4. ^ Loo, Egan (2022-01-12). "The Thousand Noble Musketeers: Rhodoknight Game to Replace Takahisa Maeyama as Murata's Voice". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  5. ^ "神田沙也加さんとの交際を公表していた前山剛久が舞台降板、活動休止を発表". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  6. ^ "前山剛久、所属事務所を退所&芸能界引退「本人からの申し出を受け」". Oricon (in Japanese). 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  7. ^ "前山剛久、"俳優復帰"する舞台の新キャストを報告" [Takahisa Maeyama announces return to acting through new cast listing of stage play]. TV Asahi News (in Japanese). 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  8. ^ "神田沙也加さんと結婚に向かっていた前山剛久、帰京し両親らつきっきりケア". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  9. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 12, 2021). "A Sign of Affection Manga Gets Musical in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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