1. Masaki Aiba was born on December 24,1982 and is a Japanese singer, actor, television personality, radio host and dancer.
38 Facts About Masaki Aiba
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Masaki Aiba was born in Hanamigawa, Chiba as the first child of his family.
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Masaki Aiba has a younger brother who is four years younger.
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Masaki Aiba was raised by his grandparents until he was four years old because his parents were busy running their newly opened Chinese cuisine restaurant then.
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Masaki Aiba used to play the saxophone; however, due to the collapse of one of his lungs in 2002, he was forced to stop playing due to the operation he had to undergo.
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Masaki Aiba began acting in a 1997 stage play based on an American coming of age film called Stand by Me with future bandmates Jun Matsumoto and Kazunari Ninomiya.
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In 2005, Masaki Aiba took up the lead role of Keiji Takashima, a naive but honest station attendant living in a world after a World War III nuclear war, in Tsubame no Iru Eki.
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In 2007, Masaki Aiba portrayed Adam, a shy young man with a heart defect, in Wasurerarenai Hito.
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In early 2008, Masaki Aiba was given the lead role of Colin Briggs in the stage play called Greenfingers, which was adapted from the movie of the same name.
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Masaki Aiba reunited with director Keiko Miyata, who has been the director for his stage plays since 2005, and took on the lead role for Kimi to Miru Sen no Yume, which ran from May 5 to 24,2010.
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Masaki Aiba portrayed a young man hovering over life and death due to a violent traffic accident.
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In October 2024, Masaki Aiba took the role of Psychologist Edmund Einhard in Sony Music Group's room NB's project Reading High noir reading play "Thanatos", sharing the stage with Akio Otsuka and Saori Hayami.
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In 1997, Masaki Aiba made his drama debut portraying Akira, one of the many children left to survive in a city under government lockdown after a mysterious disease wipes out all the adults, in the drama Bokura no Yuki: Miman Toshi.
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In My Girl, Masaki Aiba portrayed a young man who discovers that he has a five-year-old daughter after receiving the news that his girlfriend, who he has not seen in six years, was killed in an accident.
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In January 2010, Masaki Aiba co-starred with the other members of Arashi in the human suspense drama special Saigo no Yakusoku.
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Masaki Aiba portrayed Akira Tanada, a 28-year-old coffee shop employee who is caught up in a building hijack.
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Masaki Aiba made a guest appearance on the final episode of bandmate Ninomiya's drama Freeter, Ie o Kau, which aired on December 21,2010.
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Masaki Aiba subsequently reprised his role for the 2004 sequel Pikanchi Life is Hard Dakara Happy.
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The group came together in 2007 to co-star in Kiiroi Namida with Masaki Aiba portraying an aspiring singer in the 1960s.
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Masaki Aiba has appeared in anime before, in one episode of KochiKame anime, with the other members of Arashi, in a mini sketch before the ending song Nice na Kokoroiki, which is sung by the group; in Crayon Shin-chan, in a short at the end of episode 983, as his character from his drama Boku to Shippo to Kagurazaka, and as character inspiration and voice actor for Koikeya SDGs Theater Suss and Tena, a mini anime from snack company Koikeya Inc.
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On May 17,2009, Masaki Aiba hosted a special radio program on Tokyo FM called Muteki no Masaki Aiba-kun.
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However, Masaki Aiba would continue as host of a new program with basically the same theme: the love for animals.
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Masaki Aiba, besides hosting the show, has an occasional corner trimming and washing rescued dogs, as part of his desire to take care of animals.
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In 2013 Masaki Aiba began hosting a variety show Masaki Aiba Manabu airing in TV Asahi.
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Masaki Aiba continued as host in 2020, twice in 2021, twice in 2022, and again in 2023.
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Masaki Aiba is to host the special in 2024, making it the 8th time.
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Masaki Aiba's program ended in Autumn 2023, after two incarnations, and coinciding with member Yuta Kishi leaving the agency and the Network's program reorganization period in October.
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Masaki Aiba hosted Fuji TV's FNS Kayosai, aired on December 4 and 11,2019, together with Mezamashi TV's Yumi Nagashima.
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Inoue and Masaki Aiba continue for 2024 Summer and Winter editions.
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From July 18 to 19,2009, Masaki Aiba was appointed a Field Navigator for the Gymnastics Japan Cup 2009.
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Masaki Aiba was a navigator on October 18,2009 for the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2009: London Rally.
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In July 2010 Masaki Aiba was a Field Navigator for the Gymnastics Japan Cup 2010.
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Masaki Aiba was the official navigator for Fuji Television's coverage of the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, which was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands from October 16 to 24,2010.
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Masaki Aiba was chosen, alongside his Arashi co-member Sho Sakurai, to host the NHK special program coverage for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, celebrated from July 23,2021.
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Callaway Golf Masaki Aiba was appointed as brand ambassador for Callaway Golf Company Japan in September 2024.
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Masaki Aiba opened the page Aiba Masaki with Callaway Golf on Instagram in which he shares his passion for the game, hoping "to convey its charm to those interested but that have never played, as well as to those who love it".
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Masaki Aiba thought of the design, not only as golf wear, but as everyday wear.
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On September 28,2021, Masaki Aiba announced his marriage through a letter he released in their fan club website.