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Hiroki Suzuki (鈴木 裕樹, Suzuki Hiroki, born October 3, 1983) is a Japanese actor from Kitakami, Iwate. He is best known for his roles as Shuichiro Oishi in The Prince of Tennis (musical series, Tenimyu, live film adaptation), and as Jyan Kandou (Geki Red) in the tokusatsu television series, Juken Sentai Gekiranger. He is also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-Boys, which perform in various skit-like performances.

Career

He has appeared in a various number of TV shows.

On January 1, 2006, Suzuki, with fellow D-Boys member Masaki Kaji, appeared on the broadcast of Secret New Years' Performance Tournament "Young Man Colosseum", where both boys were able to display their acrobatic abilities. In 2007, Suzuki will again appear on the New Year's Day 44th broadcast of Secret New Years' Performance Tournament's "Chinese Lion Dance" segment, with Masaki Kaji and fellow D-Boys members Yuya Endo, Masato Wada, and Yuuma Minakawa.

Next, he appeared as a member of The Tigers, in the TV drama The Hit Parade, which aired May 26, 2006 on Fuji TV and co-starred fellow D-Boys members Masato Wada, Yuu Shirota, Masaki Kaji, Hirofumi Araki, Yuya Endo, and Kōji Seto.

With the D-Boys

In October 2004, Suzuki joined the Watanabe Entertainment group named the D-Boys.

As a member of the D-Boys, Suzuki also keeps a blog, which he updates occasionally.

On August 6, 2005, Suzuki, along with fellow D-Boys member Masaki Kaji, appeared on the radio program Marvelous Radio Vibration, hosted by fellow D-Boys members Yuu Shirota and Kotaro Yanagi.

The D-Boys so far have released two Photobooks. The first photobook released on April 27, 2005, was self-titled D-Boys, while the second, released on March 15, 2006, was called Start, both of which contain many photos of Suzuki.

The D-Boys have also starred in their own drama documentary variety series called, DD-Boys in which Suzuki's appeared in various episodes as himself. The show was 24 episodes long and ran from April 10 to September 25, 2006.

In June 2007, the D-Boys starred in their very own musical together called, D-Boys Stage, which ran from June 3 to June 10 at the Space Zero theater in Tokyo. Suzuki appeared in the musical as a guest performer, making select appearances on June 6 and June 9.

As Shuichiro Oishi in The Prince of Tennis musicals

Suzuki won the role of Shuichiro Oishi, the motherly vice-captain regular of Seigaku Middle School's tennis club, in The Prince of Tennis musicals, Tenimyu. From 2005 to 2006, he became the second actor to play Oishi as part of the second generation Seigaku cast. He made his debut as Oishi on January 8, 2005 in the Side Yamabuki performance in Osaka. That same year, his role as Oishi was carried into the live adaptation film of the manga. During his run in the musicals, he was able to work with fellow D-Boys members Yuya Endo, Kotaro Yanagi, Masaki Kaji, Osamu Adachi, Hirofumi Araki, Masato Wada, and former member Yuu Shirota.

On March 29, 2006, in the Dream Live 3rd concert, Suzuki, along with the majority of the Seigaku cast, graduated from their roles. Since his graduation, the role of Oishi has been played by Yukihiro Takiguchi, Yuya Toyoda and Yuki Tsujimoto, and currently by actor Jin Hiramaki.

As Shuichiro Oishi in The Prince of Tennis live-action film

Suzuki was able to carry on his role from the musicals to the live-adaptation film of the manga series of The Prince of Tennis. He, along with most of the principal cast members for the Seigaku Regulars, were able to reprise their roles in the movie. The only major casting change was the casting of Kanata Hongo as Ryoma Echizen, the main protagonist. The Prince of Tennis was released on May 13, 2006 and opened on the tenth spot in the Japanese Box Office and marked Suzuki's first appearance in the film industry.

In June Bride

Suzuki's next movie, the June Bride (Jyun Bride) opened on May 27, 2006. He played one of the supporting characters, costarring with fellow D-Boys members Yuu Shirota and Hirofumi Araki. The movie's based on the original manga Jun Bride, by Yoshida Satoshi.

In Limit~ What's Your Story?

From June 2 to June 4, 2006, Suzuki starred in the play, Limit~ What's Your Story?~ (limit〜あなたの物語は何ですか?〜, Limit~ anata no monogatari wa nan desu ka?~), as one of the main characters, appearing alongside fellow D-Boys Araki Hirofumi and Yuichi Nakamura.

As Geki Red in Juken Sentai Gekiranger

On February 18, 2007, Suzuki starred as Jyan Kandou aka Geki Red, a Gekiranger who was brought up by tigers and befriended by pandas so that his senses have become sharply enhanced to feel with his body, rather than the brain in the Super Sentai series called Juken Sentai Gekiranger (adapted as Power Rangers: Jungle Fury in America), which premiered on TV Asahi. The show also costars Suzuki's fellow D-Boys member, Hirofumi Araki, as Jyan's rival, Rio, the "Black Lion".

Photobook and Idol DVD

It was announced then that Suzuki, along with Hirofumi Araki and Kōji Seto would be getting solo photobooks and DVDs called the "Prince Series." Suzuki's solo photobook would be released on April 19, 2007 while his solo idol DVD would be released on May 16, 2007. The three of them will be following Yuu Shirota, Yuya Endo, Kotaro Yanagi and Shunji Igarashi as the only D-Boys that have released an idol DVD while following Kotaro Yanagi, Shunji Igarashi and later, Yuu Shirota, as the only D-Boys to have released a solo photobook.

Personal life

Suzuki keeps a blog on his D-Boys webpage, which he updates occasionally. Some years ago, in his blog entries, he liked to call himself "Snufkin" after one of his favorite animated characters, but he is most often called Zukki (a nickname created by Masato Wada) by fans and other D-Boys.

Filmography

Stage

Radio

• D-Radio Boys Super (October - December, 2011), with Hirofumi Araki
• Koi no Daisōsasen (November 23, 2012) - "Gekiraji! Live" (NHK Radio 1)
• JFN Saturday Drama House "Bidanshi Gekijyou" (December, 2016) - "Tsurugi no Chikai"

Official DVDs

Official photobooks

• Prince Series D-Boys Collection - Hiroki Suzuki (April 19, 2007)
• Kimi ga Warattekurerunara... (May 29, 2008)
• 360° (August 25, 2009)

Events

• Araki Hirofumi - History EP2 - ZukiAra ~ Otona no 32129 Halloween ~ (October 19, 2019)

Television commercials

• Bandai Charadeco Christmas (2007)
• Gerolsteiner mineral water (2008)
• Sukiya Kinpira Konnyaku Gyudon (2012)

References

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2. DD-Boys Official Site Archived 2007-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
3. D-Boys Stage Official Website
4. "June Bride Official Site". Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2006-08-30.
5. Silent DVD Information
6. "Taiyō wa Mattekurenai" Official TV Tokyo Page
7. Movie Himawari Official Page
8. Yakō Kanransha Official Page
9. ""ZukiAra Don't Trust Over 30" Official Pony Canyon site". Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
10. "ZukiAra Don't Trust Over 30" Official BSFuji site
11. Movie Oretachi no Ashita Official Twitter
12. Movie Taishibōkei Tanita no Shainshokudō Official Page
13. ^ Ganriser Official Page
14. Bittersweet ~Otona no Kousaten~
15. Hagure Shochou no Satsujin Kyuukou Official Page
16. Kirawareru Yuuki Official Page
17. Keishichō Sōsa Ichikachō Season 2 Official Page
18. "Happiness" on IMDb
19. "Joshi Teki Seikatsu Official Page". Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
20. Keishichō Sōsa Ichikachō Season 3 Official Page
21. "Chat Lady no Kiseki" Official Page
22. "Chat Lady no Kiseki" Official Twitter
23. Keishichō Sōsa Ichikachō Special (2018) Official Page
24. "Maji de Koukai Shitemasu ~Second Season~" Official Page
25. "Nishimura Kyotaro Suspense Totsugawa Keibu Series" TV drama Official Page
26. "Ten: Tenhōdōri No Kaidanji" TV drama Official Page
27. "Dai Ren'ai ~ Boku wo Wasureru Kimi to" TV drama Official Page
28. Keishichō Sōsa Ichikachō Special (January 2019) Official Page
29. "Ie Uru Onna no Gyakushu" Official Page
30. Keishichō Sōsa Ichikachō Special (April 2019) Official Page
31. ^ Kesennuma city PR video (short version)
32. ^ Kesennuma city PR video (long version)
33. Keishichō Sōsa Ichikachō New Special I - Official Page
34. Keishichō Sōsa Ichikachō New Special II - Official Page
35. Keishichō Sōsa Ichikachō Special (October 2019) - Official Page
36. ZukiAra Fukkatsu
37. "Ganriser Official Youtube channel". YouTube.
38. Keishichō Sōsa Ichikachō Special (December 2019) - Official Page
39. "Obento Letter" Official site
40. Keishichō Sōsa Ichikachō New Year Special (January 2020) - Official Page
41. "The Toppa File" Official Page
42. "Keishicho Sosa Ichikacho 2020".
43. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 10, 2023). "The Quiet Don Manga's New Live-Action Film Project Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
44. Ukauka Sanjū Chorochoro Yonjū Official Page
45. "D-Ste 14th Official Site". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
46. Yuhiden Official Site
47. Intaiya Lily Page
48. Kansu Domino Official Page
49. Otamajakushi Official Page
50. "Cyrano Official Page". Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
51. LOOSER Official Page
52. Dragon Zakura Official Twitter
53. Yosekoi Official Page
54. "Cliche on T Factory's site".
55. "Cliche on Owl Spot's site".
56. Takufes Official Page
57. "Koi no Daisōsasen, NHK Radio 1 "Gekiraji! Live" page". Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
58. "JFN Saturday Drama House "Bidanshi Gekijyou" page". Archived from the original on 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
59. "History EP2 - ZukiAra event".

External links

• Official Twitter (@zukky1003) (in Japanese)
• Official Ameba blog (in Japanese)
• Previous blog (in Japanese)
• Official profile page (in Japanese)
• Hiroki Suzuki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Hiroki Suzuki at IMDb

• 1983 births
• Living people
• Japanese male actors
• People from Iwate Prefecture