Tetsuya Iwanaga (model)

Tetsuya Iwanaga
岩永 徹也
Born (1986-10-16) 16 October 1986 (age 38)
Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Other names
  • Ōji
  • Shachō (社長)
  • Kami (神)
EducationFukuoka University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Occupations
  • Model
  • tarento
  • singer
  • actor
Years active2009–present
StyleFashion
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]

Tetsuya Iwanaga (岩永 徹也, Iwanaga Tetsuya, born 16 October 1986) is a Japanese pharmacist, male fashion model, tarento, and actor. He is a member of Japan Mensa. He is a member of Iwanaga Kyōdai.[2]

Biography

Iwanaga was born in Sasebo, Nagasaki.[3] He graduated from Fukuoka University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.[4] Iwanaga also graduated from Keio University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

He worked as an exclusive model of the magazine Men's Non-no from July 2009, he also worked as a pharmacist since April 2012.[3] Together with the same magazine models, Tomokane Osugi, and Hirokazu Akatsuka Iwanaga participated as a voice actor in the released film One Piece Film: Z in December 2012.

From February 2013 to July, he appeared in the Fuji TV series Terrace House under the nickname of Ōji (王子).[5][6] After graduating from the same programme, Iwanaga appeared on the Yakyū-ken Corner of the broadcast Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! on 24 August the same year and became a topic on the internet.[7] In November of the same year, he received membership of Japan Mensa, an organization of people with IQ with the world's top 2%.[8] Broadcast on the same day of the same month Iwanaga appeared as a member of the "Ikemen Intelli Army" on Otameshika'! & Q-sama!! Gattai 2-jikan SP.[9]

March 2014 After Men's Non-no exclusive model graduation (magazine publication up to the June issue) appears as a free model Baila, JJ, and other women's magazines. Iwanaga appeared in several advertisements including the Walkman F series. In addition, he participated in the writing of the medical part of Chapter 2 of "Science and Technology Explaining in English" written by Ichizo Ueda and Toshiko Ueda.[10] His fields to be active are diverse.

Iwanaga's role of Kuroto Dan (檀 黎斗, Dan Kuroto) of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid broadcast in October 2016 is his first television drama appearance.[11]

On March 31, 2022, Iwanaga left his talent agency, LesPros Entertainment.[12]

Personal life, favourites

  • He has no full-fledged study abroad experience, he mastered self-taught English. Iwanaga speaks fluent English.[13]
  • Studying is his hobby. Iwanaga had acquired many licenses and qualifications.[8]
  • In the past, he was in charge of lyrics, music composition, vocals, guitar in an amateur band.[3]
  • Iwanaga loves space.[14] He received a JAXA astronaut qualification test and received an all triple A rating.[15]
  • As long as Iwanaga uses the word "One Piece addict" he heard that he liked the Weekly Shōnen Jump serial manga One Piece. He was raised to one person to respect the same comic author Eiichiro Oda. Iwanaga also collects overseas manga. One Piece Film: Z talks about the impression of participating in a voice actor and a commemoration event One Piece Award held before the film release on his official blog. In addition, the blog also shows full-fledged illustrations Iwanaga drawn.[16] His favourite manga other than One Piece are Doraemon, Slam Dunk, Black Jack and other Osamu Tezuka manga, Tobaku Haō-den Rei and other Nobuyuki Fukumoto manga, Case Closed, Basara, and Kare Kano.
  • His Men's Non-no exclusive model period belongs to the Run department, participated in the December 2011 reggae marathon held in Jamaica.[17] Iwanaga belong to the football club when he was in elementary school, and belong to basketball club after middle school. In addition, he was good at general sports other than baseball and baseball fist such as kendo, swimming etc.[18]
  • Iwanaga's favourite celebrities and artists are Rahmens, Airi Taira, B'z, Mr. Children, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Vamps, Radwimps, Masaharu Fukuyama, Hikaru Utada, Linkin Park, Eric Clapton,[19] and Ayumi Hamasaki.[20]
  • His favourite food are strawberry sandwich and stew.
  • Iwanaga's favourite character is Cheburashka.[18]
  • When he was a child, he learned the piano, the abacus, swimming, calligraphy, boy scouting.[18]
  • Along with Tatsuya Iwanaga, whom he has the same family name and similar names, formed a unit called Iwanaga Kyōdai and is active on YouTube programmes, Instagram etc.[2]
  • On May 18, 2022, Iwanaga finished Liberal Arts exam.[21]

Filmography

TV programmes

Run Title Network Notes Ref.
22 February – 5 July 2013 Terrace House: Boys × Girls Next Door CX
24 August 2013 Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!
12 October 2013 – 23 March 2015 Yuru Tele Ikemen Bridge Corner
18 November 2013 Otameshika'! & Q-sama!! Gattai 2-jikan SP EX
31 August – 21 September 2015 Kokohore! Onē Mesen TX [22]
22 April – 26 August 2016 Kinyōbi no Kikitai Onna-tachi CX

TV dramas

Run Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2 October 2016 – 19 March 2017, 7 May – 27 August 2017 Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Kuroto Dan/Kamen Rider Genm EX Episodes 1-23, 30-45 [23][24]
21 October 2018 – 11 November 2018 Kamen Rider Zi-O Kuroto Dan (Ep. 8-10)/Another OOO (Ep. 9-10) EX Episodes 8-10

Films

Date Title Role Notes Ref.
December 2012 One Piece Film: Z Seiyuu
December 2016 Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders Kuroto Dan [25]
March 2017 Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen Kamen Rider Genm (voice) [26]
August 2017 Kamen Rider Ex-Aid the Movie: True Ending Kuroto Dan/Kamen Rider Genm

Stage

Run Title Role Ref.
April 2013 Blood Heaven–Dainana Tengoku Sad wings Priest [27]
December 2015 – January 2016 Lemming –Sekai no Gai Made Tsuretette– [8][28]

Advertisements

Year Brand Product Advert Ref.
2013 Sony Walkman F series
Calbee Jagabee Office
Calbee Pokémon X and Y
2014 Nissin Foods Cup Noodles Shūshoku Hyōgaki
Kao Corporation Men's Biore
Seibu Shinjuku PePe [29]
Lipton [30]
2015 Nikon [31]
2016 Kao Corporation Nivea 8x4 [32]

Internet programmes

Run Title Website Ref.
2 May 2014 – Iwanaga Kyōdai TV YouTube [33]

Internet contents

Run Title Role Website Ref.
25 March – 8 April 2017 Kamen Sentai Gorider Kuroto Dan / Kamen Rider Genm (voice) au Video Pass Original Drama [34]

DVD & Blu-ray

Date Title Role
12 April 2017 Kamen Rider Snipe: Episode Zero Kuroto Dan / Kamen Rider Genm (voice)

Video games

Year Title Role Publisher
2016 Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing Kamen Rider Genm Data Carddass

Magazines

Run Title Publisher Notes
2009–14 Men's Non-no Shueisha Exclusive model

Fashion shows

Run Title Ref.
2013–14 Girls Award Terrace House Stage [35]
Tokyo Girls Collection [36][37]
Sendai Collection [38][39]

Discography

Internet singles

Title Ref.
Orpheus Aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Fukkō Shien Omnibus "The Cherry Blossoms" [40]

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