Kentaro Maeda

Kentaro Maeda (前田拳太郎, Maeda Kentarō, born 6 September 1999) is a Japanese actor and a member of the theater group Gekidan Exile.

Kentaro Maeda
前田拳太郎
Born (1999-09-06) September 6, 1999 (age 25)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Alma materDokkyo University - Economics
OccupationActor
Years active2021–present
AgentLDH Japan
RelativesKokoro Maeda [ja] (sister)

Personal life

Maeda was born on 6 September 1999, in Saitama Prefecture.[1] His sister, Kokoro Maeda, is a member of the Japanese idol girl group Hello! Project.[2][3][4]

While in kindergarten, he aspired to appear in Kamen Rider, which led to him aiming to become an actor.[5] In addition, he graduated from Dokkyo University, Faculty of Economics.[6]

Career

After entering university, he was selected as one of the "BEST 30" at the 31st Junon Superboy Contest [ja], but was rejected in the subsequent screening and initially gave up on his dream of becoming an actor.[7][8][9] He later joined the university's ballroom dance club, but the club activities were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was during that time that he thought about his future; he later decided to look for an agency to fulfill his dream of becoming an actor.[7][9][10]

He started taking acting lessons at EXPG studio from around the summer of 2020.[11]

In April 2021, Maeda appeared in the TV Tokyo drama Rules of Romantic Comedy ~ Complicated Girls and Younger Boys ~.[1] On July 1 of the same year, he became affiliated with LDH JAPAN.[12]

On 5 September 2021, He played Ikki Igarashi/Kamen Rider Revi in the special effects TV drama Kamen Rider Revice, which aired from September 2021 to August 2022.[1]

Maeda joined Gekidan Exile on 1 November 2022.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2024 Fureru Yuta Inohara (voice) Lead role [14]

TV drama

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Kamen Rider Saber Special Issue Ikki Igarashi, Kamen Rider Revi [15]
Kamen Rider Revice Ikki Igarashi/Kamen Rider Revi Lead role [16]
2023 Goddess's Classroom ~Legal Youth White Paper~ Takuma Mizusawa [17][18]
My Wife Ran Hanazuma [19]
I Cannot Reach You Yamato Lead role [20]
Special Order! Metro Police Special Accounting Department! Hisashi Tsukimura [21]
2024 Matsumoto Seicho Drama Special 1st night "Face" Wataru Morio [22]
Shinsengumi: With You I Bloom Kamagiri Daisaku Lead role [23]

Web drama

  • Kamen Rider Revice series
    • Kamen Rider Revice The Mystery (January 30, 2022 – February 27, Telasa) - as Ikki Igarashi / Kamen Rider Revi[24]
    • Revice Legacy Kamen Rider Vail Episodes 1 and 5 (March 27, 2022 – May 22, 2022, Toei Special Effects Fan Club) - as Ikki Igarashi[25]
    • TTFC Direct from the Market Theater Kamen Rider Revice (May 29, 2022, Toei Special Effects Fan Club) -
    • Kamen Rider Revice the Movie spin-off drama Birth of Chimera (July 22, 2022, Toei Special Effects Fan Club) - as Ikki Igarashi[26]
    • Kamen Rider Juuga VS Kamen Rider Orteca (April 30, 2023 – May 7, 2023) - as Ikki Igarashi
  • My Wife Special Edition (June 21, 2023, FOD) - as Ran Hanazuma[27]

References

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  2. ^ "ハロプロ前田こころ、兄は新仮面ライダーと明かす 「顔面つよつよ兄妹」「前ここ兄がマンガすぎる」と話題". ORICON NEWS. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ^ "雨ノ森 川海『楽しみ！ ʚ♡ɞ 前田こころ』". BEYOOOOONDS 雨ノ森 川海オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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  5. ^ "前田拳太郎 THE INNER DEMONS ーー月刊EXILE | TOKYO HEADLINE" (in Japanese). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ^ "獨協大学同窓会 公式サイト". 獨協大学同窓会 公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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  8. ^ "飯島寛騎、"平成最後のジュノンボーイ"候補者たちに「カッコつけるのではなく、ありのままでいったほうがいい」とアドバイス | ニュース | Deview-デビュー". Deview. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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  12. ^ "2021年7月1日の投稿". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  13. ^ "劇団EXILEに塩野瑛久・前田拳太郎・櫻井佑樹の加入決定！ | NEWS". EXILE TRIBE mobile (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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  17. ^ Inc,4, Natasha. "北川景子、山田裕貴ら出演の月9「女神の教室」放送スタート日が決定（コメントあり）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  22. ^ Inc,8, Natasha. "前田拳太郎と駒木根葵汰が卑劣な"ゲス男"に、松本清張原作ドラマ「顔」出演（コメントあり）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  24. ^ Inc,9, Natasha. "「仮面ライダーリバイス」初のスピンオフ配信、殺人事件と"恋の三角関係"描く（コメントあり）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ Inc,10, Natasha. "和田雅成主演の「リバイス」スピンオフ「リバイスレガシー」に高橋健介・鳥越裕貴・村田充（動画あり）". ステージナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ Inc,11, Natasha. "劇場版「リバイス」出演のJO1豆原一成がスピンオフ主演！橋本祥平はキマイラに変身（コメントあり）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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