1. Jun Matsumoto graduated from Horikoshi Gakuen, a renowned high school known for its many performing arts alumnae such as Kyoko Fukada and Ai Kato, in March 2002 at the age of 18.
26 Facts About Jun Matsumoto
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Jun Matsumoto announced in October 2023 on a fan club video the release of a photo book to celebrate his turning 40.
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Jun Matsumoto began to be involved in concert production in 2000.
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Jun Matsumoto was named director of Starto Entertainment's all-agency live, set to take place in April 2024.
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In 1997, Jun Matsumoto was cast in his first stage play, which was based on the American coming of age film Stand by Me with future bandmates Masaki Aiba and Kazunari Ninomiya.
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However, in 2004, Jun Matsumoto appeared in the stage play West Side Story with bandmates Satoshi Ohno and Sho Sakurai.
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In 2005 and 2006, Jun Matsumoto was given his first lead stage play roles in Eden no Higashi and Byakuya no Onna Kishi respectively.
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Jun Matsumoto made his breakthrough in 2001 when he was cast as Hajime Kinda'ichi in the third season of Kinda'ichi Shonen no Jikenbo, taking over the role from Tsuyoshi Domoto and co-starring opposite Anne Suzuki.
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Jun Matsumoto gained further popularity as an actor in 2002, when he starred in the first season of Gokusen with Yukie Nakama, Shun Oguri, Tomohiro Waki, Hiroki Narimiya and Yuma Ishigaki.
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Jun Matsumoto later returned with most of the original cast to star in the special epilogue episode in 2003.
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In 2003, Jun Matsumoto took another high-profile role in the live-action adaptation of manga series Kimi wa Pet as Takeshi "Momo" Goda, starring opposite Koyuki.
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In 2005, Jun Matsumoto took the most prominent role of his career to date, when he was cast as Domyouji Tsukasa in the live-action adaptation of shojo manga Hana Yori Dango.
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In 2009, Jun Matsumoto starred in his first drama series in nearly two years.
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In January 2010, Jun Matsumoto co-starred with the other members of Arashi in their first drama in nearly ten years in the human suspense drama special Saigo no Yakusoku.
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In 2012, co-starring with Eita Nagayama who played as Teru Nitta, Jun Matsumoto played the role of Shuntaro Tokita in Lucky Seven, a series surrounding a group of quirky detectives.
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In 2014, co-starring with Satomi Ishihara who played as Saeko Takahashi, Jun Matsumoto played as Koyurugi Sota in the live-adaptation of romance Josei manga series Shitsuren Chocolatier.
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In 2016, Jun Matsumoto starred as Hiroto Miyama in 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi.
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Later in 2018, Jun Matsumoto returned for the sequel titled 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi-Season II.
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Jun Matsumoto participated as part of a mounted procession happening for the first time in the Hamamatsu Kite Festival on May 5,2023.
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In 2007, Arashi starred in their third movie together Kiiroi Namida while Jun Matsumoto was cast in the independent film Boku wa Imoto ni Koi o Suru with Nana Eikura as his co-star.
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In 2008, Jun Matsumoto took on his first jidaigeki role in a re-make of Akira Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess, with award-winning actors Hiroshi Abe, Kippei Shiina and Masami Nagasawa.
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In 2013, Matsumoto Jun played the role of Okuda Kosuke in the movie 'Hidamari no Kanojo' along with actress Ueno Juri in the latest movie of director Miki Takahiro.
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In 2017, Matsumoto Jun played the role of Takashi Hayama in the Movie 'Narratage' along with actress Kasumi Arimura.
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Jun Matsumoto reprised his role as Hiroto Miyama in 2021's 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi The Movie, a sequel to the 99.9 Criminal Lawyer drama series.
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On November 4,2023, through a video for members of Arashi's FC, Jun Matsumoto announced the opening of an exhibition in Roppongi Museum for year end.
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Jun Matsumoto opened an Instagram account in December 2022 to promote his upcoming taiga "Dou suru Ieyasu", activities related to it, as well as some personal posts via Instagram Stories.