Hiroomi Tosaka 登坂広臣 | |
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| Born | (1987-03-12)March 12, 1987 (age 38) Hamura, Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | Official website |
Hiroomi Tosaka (登坂 広臣,Tosaka Hiroomi; born March 12, 1987, inHamura, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a vocalist of theJ-pop group,Sandaime J Soul Brothers[1][2][3] He joined the group after winning theVocal Battle Audition 2 alongsideRyuji Imaichi.[4] As a member ofSandaime J Soul Brothers, he has received theJapan Record Awards twice.[4]
Tosaka debuted as an actor in the 2014 filmHot Road, for which he won the Newcomer of the Year Award at the 38thJapan Academy Film Prize.[5] In 2019, he starred inYuki no Hana ("Snow Flower"), a romance film based onMika Nakashima's famous song of the same title.[6]
In 2017, he debuted as a soloist with the digital single "Wasted Love", while remaining a member ofSandaime J Soul Brothers. For his solo activities he uses his birth name stylized as HIROOMI TOSAKA.[7] In April 2019, he released "Blue Sapphire", the theme song for the filmDetective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (名探偵コナン 紺青の拳(こんじょうのフィスト)) included in his single "Supermoon" released on April 10.[8][9][10]
On February 20, 2021, as he moved his solo project to his own company CDL entertainment(LDH Records), where he can produce on his own, he changed his stage name as an solo singer into ØMI.[11]
On October 15, 2021, he released the digital single "ANSWER ... SHINE". The song "You (Prod. SUGA of BTS)" on this single was produced bySUGA fromBTS.[12] It topped iTunes Top Songs Chart in 42 countries and regions around the world,[13] and ranked No. 3 on BillboardWorld Digital Song Sales Weekly Charts.[14]
Hiroomi Tosaka was born on March 12, 1987, in Tokyo, Japan.[1] He did not have too much enthusiasm about studying as a high school student, so he decided to go to atechnical college for hairstylists after high school without too much consideration about his future. He went toKubota Barber Beauty College, and after graduation, he worked at ahair salon. He quit his job after 6 months and started to work as ashop assistant at an apparel store inDaikanyamachō, Shibuya.[15][16][17][18] The customers he served during that times includedTakahiro andRyohei Suzuki.[19]
Though he was always fond of singing, he considered being a singer a dream too unrealistic to achieve, and therefore preferred a future as a hairstylist. When he was studying at Kubota Barber Beauty College, Takahiro passed theVocal Battle Audition 2006: Asian Dream and became a vocalist of Exile. Tosaka was very much impressed and inspired by this since Takahiro had also been a hairstylist before the audition. For this reason, the dream of becoming a singer became serious for him.[18][20]
In February 2010, Tosaka participated inExile presents Vocal Battle Audition 2: ~Yume o Motta Wakamono-tachi e~. He received aflyer and decided to have a try, but he did not have any experience at singing besides being good atKaraoke. Since he had not received professional vocal training or sung in public before, he was called the "Cinderella Boy without Experience" during the audition.[18][21] However, his talent began to show and helped him to pass the audition. He then metRyuji Imaichi in the second round of the audition, and they both considered each other to be strong competitors after seeing their performances for the first round onShûkan Exile's coverage of the audition. As Imaichi and Tosaka both were selected as two of the ten finalists after the third round, it was announced that the two winners of Vocal Battle Audition 2 would become the vocalists of the new dance and vocal groupSandaime J Soul Brothers. On September 15, 2010, the final round of the audition was held atAkasaka Blitz music venue, and Tosaka won the audition alongside Ryuji Imaichi. The two became the vocalists ofSandaime J Soul Brothers. A few days later, as they finished the recording of Sandaime J Soul Brothers' first single "Best Friend's Girl", the seven members of Sandaime J Soul Brothers met each other for the first time.[22][23] On September 27, he made his first public appearance as a singer during theFantasy Goya-sai: Exile Tamashī (FANTASY後夜祭～EXILE魂～;FANTASY Late Night Festival ~EXILE Soul~) live performance fromExile atToyota Stadium.[24] On November 10, Tosaka made his mainstream debut as member of Sandaime J Soul Brothers with the single, "Best Friend's Girl".[25][26]
In February and March 2012, Tosaka participated inVBA Live Tour 2012 Vocal Battle Stage held in Tokyo and Osaka, alongside other LDH's vocalists who have participated in theVocal Battle Audition.[27] This is the first time he performed without performers after his debut. From 2012 to 2015, Tosaka was a studio commentator for the reality television showTerrace House: Boys × Girls Next Door and the filmTerrace House: Closing Door.[28][29] From November 2012 to March,2013, he also appeared in TBS's music variety showEX-LOUNGE.[30][31]
In August 2014, he made his acting debut in the filmHot Road.[32] Leading the film alongside Rena Nōnen, he played Hiroshi Haruyama, who was a member of the motorcycle gang "Nights" and fell in love with Rena Nōnen's character Kazuki Miyaichi, a troubled teenage girl.[33][34][35] With his role in this film, he won Best New Artist Award at the 39th Hochi Film Awards,[36] Sponichi Grand Prize Newcomer Award at the 69th Mainichi Film Awards,[37] the New Actor Award at the 24th Japan Movie Critics Awards,[38] and the Newcomer of the Year Award as well as Popularity Award at the 38th Japan Academy Film Prize.[5]
In 2015, he released his first solo song "Link" in Sandaime J Soul Brothers' albumPlanet Seven under the name of the group.[39] He also composed the lyrics to the song, which was his first attempt at lyric composition.[40] In October, he released his first photo essayNobody Knows, which has sold more than 180 thousand copies.[1][41] On 15 October, he teamed up with Sandaime J Soul Brothers' performerNaoki Kobayashi andTakanori Iwata to form Sandaime's special sub-unit "The Sharehappi from Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe", and released their one and only single,Share The Love, which is a theme song used in the advertisement forPocky. On October 21, the first season of the dramaHigh＆Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. was broadcast, which was part of theHigh&Low franchise, the action and music franchise produced by LDH. Tosaka played Hiroto Amamiya, andTakahiro played his older brother Masaki.[19][42][43][44][45] As the High&Low franchise continued to produce more films, concerts, games, manga in the following years, Tosaka continued to reprise his role in those follow-ups.[1]
In 2016, when Sandaime J Soul Brothers released a documentary about themselves,Born in the EXILE, Tosaka and Ryuji Imaichi, the two vocalists ofSandaime J Soul Brothers, composed the lyrics of the theme song together to express the "soul" of the group.[46] Meanwhile, he also reprised his role as Hiroto Amamiya in TV dramaHigh&Low Season 2 broadcast in April,[47] the filmHigh&Low The Movie released in July.[48] In October, the filmHigh&Low The Red Rain was released. Tosaka, together with Takahiro and Takumi Saitoh, starred in the film as the Amamiya Brothers.[49] Tosaka also released his first songs under his own name when he participated in the soundtracks for theHigh&Low series. His first solo song under his name, "CHAIN BREAKER", was released inHigh&Low Original Best Album and was about his character Hiroto Amamiya.[50] He also featured in a few songs of Takahiro's bandAce of Spades, including "SIN", "TIME FLIES", and "THE RED RAIN, which were all about the Amamiya Brothers and were used as soundtracks in theHigh&Low series.[51][52]
On July 27, 2017, Tosaka made his solo debut with the digital single "Wasted Love", produced in collaboration with DJAfrojack who had previously worked together withSandaime J Soul Brothers.[53][54] Previous to his solo debut, he also featured in Sandaime's memberCrazyBoy (Elly)'s song " OZ Monster feat. OMI" released in February.[55] On September 27, he held his first oversea fan meeting event in Shanghai.[56][57] On October 13 in the same year, Tosaka released his 2nd digital single "Diamond Sunset".[58] Besides, he also reprised his role as Hiroto Amamiya in the filmHigh&Low The Movie 2 / End Of Sky released in August andHigh&Low The Movie 3 / Final Mission released in November.[1]
On January 26, 2018, he released his third digital single "Luxe", featuring Sandaime groupmateCrazyBoy(Elly).[59] He also featured in Honest Boyz(a hip-hop unit led by Sandaime's leaderNaoto) 's single "BEPPING SOUND feat. HIROOMI TOSAKA" released on June 16.[60] On August 8 in the same year, Tosaka released his first solo albumFULL MOON.[61] Additionally, he went on his first solo tourHiroomi Tosaka Live Tour 2018 "Full Moon" from August 18 to December 23, which attracted about 240,000 attendants during 23 performances in 11 cities.[62] Besides, on a program of LDH TV, the exclusive members-only streaming service of LDH, Tosaka challenged himself to be a Record producer. Together with Sandaime J Soul Brothers' member Elly, he produced singerCRAZY SHIKAKKEI("Crazy Quadrilateral" ). CRAZY SHIKAKKEI is the alias used byMasayasu Yagi in this "Super Star Project", and "WANAWANA", the first single of CRAZY SHIKAKKEI, was released on October 19, 2018, debuting at number one on downloading charts.[63][64][65] CRAZY SHIKAKKEI also performed in Tosaka's live inYokohama Arena on October 24.[66]
In 2019, Tosaka starred inYuki no Hana("Snow Flower") as Yusuke Watahiki, a romance film based onMika Nakashima'sfamous song of the same title.[6] On February 22, 2019, it was announced that Tosaka would be in charge of the theme song for the filmDetective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (名探偵コナン 紺青の拳（こんじょうのフィスト)), titled "Blue Sapphire".[8][9][10] In March he released the live footage of hisHiroomi Tosaka Live Tour 2018 "Full Moon" concerts atSaitama Super Arena, which took the first place on Oricon's weekly DVD, BD and joint DVD/BD ranking at the same time with about 59.000 copies sold in the first week.[67][68] On March 27, it was announced that Tosaka would hold his first performance in Los Angeles atOTAQUEST Live on July 3, alongside other Japanese acts such asM-Flo,Kyary Pamyu Pamyu,CrazyBoy andYasutaka Nakata.[69][70] On April 10, Tosaka released his first physical single "Supermoon", which also contained "Blue Sapphire" and have one version of its cover drawn byGosho Aoyama.[71] Shortly afterwards, he released the sequel and digital single "Supermoon ~Sen~" on July 12.[72][73] The music video for the title track "Naked Love" was shot in Los Angeles and stars Tosaka alongside American actressLauren Tsai. On July 20 and 21, Tosaka held his first solo overseas concert inTaiwan titledHiroomi Tosaka Taipei Concert 2019 Supermoon ~Under the Moonlight~, 3 years after he visited the island for the first time for an overseas premiere of the filmHigh&Low The Red Rain.[74][75][76] On November 20, Tosaka released his second physical single "Overdose" on November 20.[77]
On January 8, 2020, Tosaka released his second studio albumWho Are You?.[78] In January and February, he had a joint dome tourLDH PERFECT YEAR 2020. SPECIAL SHOWCASE RYUJI IMAICHI / HIROOMI TOSAKA withRyuji Imaichi.[79][80] On July 1, the live footage of the joint tour was released and was ranked No.1 on Oricon's weekly DVD, BD and joint DVD/BD ranking at the same time with about 50,547 copies sold in the first week.[81][82]
On February 17, 2021, it was announced that he would release a new singleANSWER... SHADOW in May and three songs from the single would be pre-delivered for digital streaming in a monthly manner starting with "ANSWER... SHADOW" on February 20. All songs would be produced by himself as he moved his solo project to his own company CDL entertainment, where he can produce on his own. It was also announced that he changed his stage name for his solo project into ØMI.[11][83]
He has an older sister.[15]
He played soccer in his school days and is a big fan of soccer.[84]
He expressed in several occasion thatTakahiro has a major influence on his life and his music career. Takahiro's success during theVocal Battle Audition 1 inspired Tosaka to take part inVocal Battle Audition 2, which led to his debut as vocalist ofSandaime J Soul Brothers. Takahiro also encouraged him to debut as an actor.[18][49]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| Full Moon |
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| Who Are You? |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |
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| JPN Oricon [85] | JPN Hot 100 [87] | ||
| "Supermoon" | 2019 | 4 | 5[88] |
| "Overdose" | 2 | — | |
| Year | Title | Release date | Album |
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| 2017 | "Wasted Love"[89] | July 27 | Full Moon |
| "Diamond Sunset"(featuringAfrojack)[90] | October 13 | ||
| 2018 | "Luxe"(featuring Crazyboy and Afrojack)[91] | January 26 | |
| 2019 | "Blue Sapphire ~Gekijou-ban" (Meitantei Conan Konjou no Fist ver.) | May 24 | |
| "Supermoon ~Sen~" | July 12 |
| Year | Title | Release date | album |
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| 2015 | Link | January 28 | Sandaime J Soul Brothers "Planet Seven" |
| 2016 | Share The Love | March 30 | Sandaime J Soul Brothers "The JSB Legacy" |
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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| 2016 | SIN | Ace of Spades | High&Low Original Best Album |
| Chain Breaker | PKCZ | ||
| Time Flies | Ace of Spades x PKCZ | 4REAL | |
| The Red rain | |||
| 2017 | OZ Monster | CrazyBoy | NEOTOKYO EP |
| Play That | PKCZ | 360° ChamberZ | |
| Beauty Mark | |||
| T-Rex | |||
| Bed Room | |||
| 2018 | First Class Xmas | CrazyBoy | Neotokyo Forever |
| Bepping Sound | Honest Boyz | ||
| XXX | Sway | Unchained |
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| JPN DVD | JPN BD | ||
| Hiroomi Tosaka Live Tour 2018 "Full Moon" |
| 1 | 1 |
| LDH PERFECT YEAR 2020 SPECIAL SHOWCASE RYUJI IMAICHI / HIROOMI TOSAKA |
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| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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| 2015 | Link | Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe | Planet Seven |
| 2016 | Beautiful Life | The JSB Legacy | |
| Born in the Exile | |||
| 2017 | OZ Monster | CrazyBoy featuring OMI | |
| 2018 | Rainbow | Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe | Future |
| 2019 | Yes We Are | ||
| Hanauta ~Flowers for you~ |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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| 2012 | Ex-Lounge | TBS | |
| 2013 | Terrace House: Boys × Girls Next Door | Fuji TV |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2015 | High&Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. | Hiroto Amamiya | NTV | High&Low Project | |
| 2016 | High&Low Season 2 | ||||
| Night Hero NAOTO | Himself | TV Tokyo | Episodes 1, 4 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Hot Road | Hiroshi Haruyama | Leading role |
| 2015 | Terrace House: Closing Door | Himself | Studio commentary |
| 2016 | Road to High & Low | Hiroto Amamiya | High&Low Project |
| High&Low The Movie | |||
| High&Low The Red Rain | |||
| 2017 | High&Low The Movie 2 / End Of Sky | ||
| High&Low The Movie 3 / Final Mission | |||
| 2019 | Snow Flower | Yusuke Watahiki | Leading role[92] |
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Kosé "adidas skin protection" | [93] | |
| 2013 | Moist Diane "Oil shampoo" | [94] | |
| 2014–2016 | Samantha Thavasa | [95] | |
| 2014–2017 | Acecook | [96] | |
| 2015–2016 | Suntory "THE MALT'S" | [97] | |
| 2015–2018 | Ezaki Glico "Pocky" | [98] | |
| 2015– | Yōfuku no Aoyama | [99] | |
| Rohto "ROHTO Z!" | [100] | ||
| 2018 | Nissin (Cup Noodle) | [101] |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2017 | HiGH&LOW g-sword Animation DVD Special Edition | Hiroto Amamiya |
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
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| 2018 | Underdog | EXILE SHOKICHI | [102] |
| Title | Tie-up |
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| HEY | Theme song forRohto "ROHTO Z!" CM |
| DIAMOND SUNSET | Theme song forRohto "ROHTO Z!" CM |
| FULL MOON | Theme song forRohto "ROHTO Z!" CM |
| Theme song for Yōfuku no Aoyama CM Sūtsu& Kōto:Ochiba | |
| BLUE SAPPHIRE | Theme song for the filmDetective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2015 | Nobody Knows | [41] |
Hiroomi Tosaka Live Tour 2018 "Full Moon"(2018)
Hiroomi Tosaka Taipei Concert 2019 Supermoon ~Under the Moonlight~(2019)
LDH Perfect Year 2020 Special Showcase Ryuji Imaichi / Hiroomi Tosaka(2020)
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated work | Result | References |
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| 2014 | 39thHochi Film Award | Newcomer Award | Hot Road | Won | [103] |
| 38th Japan Academy Prize | Newcomer Actor Award | Won | [104] | ||
| 69thMainichi Film Award | Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award | Won | [105] | ||
| 24thJapanese Film Critics Awards | Newcomer Actor Award (Minami Toshiko Award) | Won | [106] |
On September 29, 2019, Tosaka was officially appointed as a tourism ambassador for Taipei to promote Taipei in Japan.[107][108]
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