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Hiroyuki Igarashi

Hiroyuki Igarashi (五十嵐 広行, Igarashi Hiroyuki, known as Hiro (stylized as HIRO); born on June 1, 1969, in Hiroshima Prefecture)[1][2][3] is a Japanese dancer and producer. He is the leader of Exile and the creative leader of LDH World.[4][5][6]

Hiroyuki Igarashi
五十嵐 広行
Background information
Born (1969-06-01) 1 June 1969 (age 55)
Takehara, Japan[1][2][3]
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • producer
  • businessman
Years active1989–present
Labels
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​
WebsiteOfficial website

Igarashi grew up in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.[a] His wife is actress Aya Ueto.[7] Igarashi retired from performing with Exile in 2013, and has concentrated on the producer industry since then.[8][9][10][11]

Early life

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Hiroyuki Igarashi was born on June 1, 1969, in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture and grew up in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.[12][13][14] He graduated from Yokohama City Hama Junior High School and Yokohama City Kanazawa High School.[12] During his time in high school, he met Matsuura Masato, who was the manager of the rental record store “Tomo & Ai” in Kamiooka back then. After graduating from high school, Hiroyuki refined his dancing skills while working at Disco Maharaja and Circus in Roppongi.[12]

In 1989, at the age of 20, the circus store manager asked Hiroyuki to advertise the store which led him to participate as the runner-up in the dance contest of the TV program “DADA”. The scout who was watching the contest suggested that Hiroyuki should become part of a dance team from the program, which led to the group LMD being formed.[12]

Career

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In 1990, Hiro debuted as a member of the group LMD, modified as ZOO.[12] In 1991, the dance team Japanese Soul Brothers was formed, which included Igarashi as a member. They participated in Bobby Brown's tour in Japan.[15] In 1995, ZOO broke up. Following the disbandment, Hiro participated in DREAMS COME TRUE's tour as a back dancer.[16] In 1996, the group LUV DELUXE was formed but dissolved the following year.

In 1999, Hiro founded the group J Soul Brothers. On August 24, 2001, J Soul Brothers changed their name to EXILE. On October 17, 2002, the group established Exile Entertainment Co., Ltd.. On September 18, 2003, LDH Co., Ltd. was established. On April 3, 2013, Hiro announced that he would retire from being a performer within the year and concentrate on the producer business.[8][17] The “64th NHK Kohako Uta Gassen” on December 31 was his last activity as a performer. In 2014, PKCZ was formed.

In March 2015, he became a member of the Tokyo 2020 Culture and Education Commission. Later that year he was awarded the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award by the Japanese Government's Agency for Cultural Affairs for his contribution to Japan's artistic culture.[18][19] On January 1, 2017, it was announced that Hiro would become the CCO of LDH WORLD.[5][20] At the same time, he retired from his president position within LDH and became a chairman of the company.[21]

On November 8, 2019, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) announced the appointment of Exile Hiro as the director of the Tokyo 2020 cultural segment of the Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony.[19] The ceremony, during which the Olympic Flame will be passed from the Hellenic Olympic Committee to Tokyo 2020 representatives, will be held at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on 19 March 2020. After a cultural performance by Greek dancers and entertainers, the host country of Japan will stage its own cultural performance, under Hiro's direction. Hiro himself expressed his goal to center the performance on children, who embody Japan's hope for the future, and to make it the highest priority "that the children will experience something they can take with them for the rest of their lives and to have it be an experience that will inspire them to build a bright future together". The concept for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay will be: “Hope Lights Our Way”.[19]

Participating groups

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Name Period of time Ref.
Zoo 1989 – December 25, 1995 [4]
Luv Deluxe 1996 – 1997
J Soul Brothers 1999 – August 24, 2001
Exile Since August 24, 2001
PKCZ Since 2014

Personal life

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Family

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On September 14, 2012, it was personally announced by Hiro and Aya Ueto that they registered their marriage after two years of dating.[22][23] They had met through a mutual acquaintance, who was the dance instructor for the idol group Z-1 of which Aya was a former member.[24][25]

On April 12, 2015, Aya Ueto revealed that she was pregnant with the couple's first child.[26] Their first daughter was born on August 19, 2015.[27][28] On June 12, 2019, it was announced via official news outlets that the couple were expecting their second child.[29] On July 27, 2019, the birth of their second child, a boy, was announced.[30] The couple welcomed their third child, a son, on June 22, 2023.[31]

Other

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On April 17, 2014, Hiro attended the "Spring Garden Party" hosted by the Emperor and Empress of Japan.[32] On October 6 of the same year, he was invited to attend the wedding reception for Noriko Senge and Kunimaro Senge due to his friendship with the Senge family.[33]

Productions

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Artists

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Programmes

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Title Notes
Shūkan Exile General producer

Manga

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Title Notes
Examurai Sengoku Planning and draft
Examurai Sengoku G

Anime

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Title Notes
Examurai Planning and draft

Magazines

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Title Notes
Gekkan Exile Editor-in-chief

Films

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Title Notes Ref.
Tatara Zamurai Executive producer [34]
Cinema Fighters Short film [35]

Others

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Title Notes Ref.
High & Low Comprehensive entertainment project; planning producer [36]
2020 Summer Olympics Organizing Committee Culture and Education Committee member [18]
Director of the cultural segment of the Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony [19]

Works

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Books

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Year Title ISBN
2005 B Boy Salary Man ISBN 978-4344007321
2009 B Boy Perfectly ISBN 978-4344412705
2014 Bibiri ISBN 978-4344025905
2018 Hiro in Exile: The Creation of a J-Pop Empire ISBN 978-0847861613

Videography

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Year Title
2005 Zoo → JSB → Exile

Compositions

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Artist Album Songs Composed/arranged
Exile our style "J Soul Brothers" Hiro & Kira
"Max Tribe"
"Silver Cockpit"
Styles Of Beyond "Escape" Hiro×(Kira + Okayan)
"S.O.B"
Exile Entertainment "Exile Come" Hiro & Kira
"Road-Runner"
Perfect Best Disc 2/Select Best "Escape" Hiro×(Kira + Okayan)

Filmography

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For his appearances with Exile, see Exile (Japanese band).

TV series

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Year Title Network
2005 Shin Tokyo Hyakkei Tokyo MX

Advertisements

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Year Title Ref.
2009 Meiji Fran
2010 Yomiuri Shimbun "Real no Chikara"
Toyota Wish
2011 Ad Council Japan "Nihon no Chikara o, Shinji teru."
Fujitsu Arrows
2012 Fujitsu FMV
2015 Suntory The Malts [37]

Radio

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Year Title Network
2001 Oh! My Radio J-Wave

Awards

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Year Award Ref.
2015 Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner Award [38]

References

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  2. ^ a b "ＨＩＲＯ「最高のパフォーマンス見せられるうちにという思いもある」". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 3 Apr 2013. Retrieved 22 Jan 2017.
  3. ^ a b "上戸彩さんが結婚 エグザイルHIROさんと". Chugoku Shimbun (in Japanese). 15 Sep 2012. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 22 Jan 2017.
  4. ^ a b Igarashi, Hiroyuki (2005). B Boy Salary Man. ISBN 978-4344007321.
  5. ^ a b "世界のＥＸＩＬＥになる！事務所ＬＤＨが「米・欧・亜」にも活動拠点". Sanspo.com (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 24 Oct 2016. Retrieved 22 Jan 2017.
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Notes

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  1. ^ When speaking at the Hiroshima Performance (23 to 24 May 2009, at the Hiroshima Green Arena), he said he was born as B Boy Salary Man in Kanagawa.
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