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17 Facts About Yuya Tegoshi

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Yuya Tegoshi is a Japanese singer, actor, and television personality.

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Yuya Tegoshi participated in various Johnny's Junior activities for eleven months before becoming a member of NEWS in 2003.

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Yuya Tegoshi quickly gained popularity with his singing and is considered by many fans to be NEWS' best singer.

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In 2005, Yuya Tegoshi landed the lead role in the movie Shisso, becoming the first member to star in a movie.

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Yuya Tegoshi gained more acting roles in various Japanese dramas and continued his activities as a member of NEWS.

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Yuya Tegoshi hosted his own radio show, called "Tegoshi Yuya's What a Wonderful Music" from April 2005 to March 2006.

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Yuya Tegoshi debuted in 2007 as a voice actor for the Japanese release of the American animated film Happy Feet as the voice of Mumble.

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In July 2007, Yuya Tegoshi was given the opportunity to perform a one-man-show called Tegoraji.

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In 2008, Yuya Tegoshi reprised his role as Ichitaro, for the sequel of Shabake called Shabake: Uso Uso.

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Not only did Yuya Tegoshi appear in the stage play, he acted in a special drama for FujiTV titled Dareka ga Uso wo Tsuiteiru.

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Yuya Tegoshi played, Sato Takahiro, a host and the son of a salaryman accused of groping a high school girl on a train.

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Yuya Tegoshi participated on the running-themed variety show called Sokon with fellow NEWS members, Keiichiro Koyama, Shigeaki Kato and Takahisa Masuda.

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On October 15, Yuya Tegoshi was assigned to be the main caster for Toyota Presents FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012.

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Yuya Tegoshi hosted a new soccer sports show on NTV called "Soccer Earth" and the image song titled "World Quest" by NEWS for their new single.

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Yuya Tegoshi announced plans to continue solo career activities including singing and that he had already intended to leave NEWS at the end of their Story concert tour.

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On October 22,2020, Yuya Tegoshi opened four hair removal salons TEGOSHI BEAUTY SALON.

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Yuya Tegoshi made his solo artist debut on July 7,2021 with his first digital single "Cinnamon" and from there released songs for six consecutive months until December 2021.