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Masaki Aiba (相葉雅紀, Aiba Masaki?, born December 24, 1982 in Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese actor and musician. Along with Jun Matsumoto, Kazunari Ninomiya, Satoshi Ohno, and Sho Sakurai, Aiba is a member of the J-pop group Arashi (嵐) who is under the management of Johnny & Associates.
[edit] Profile
- Blood type: AB
- Height: 176cm (approx. 5'9)
- Weight: 55 kg (approx. 121 lbs)
- Horoscope: Capricorn
- Family: Mom (Makio), Dad (Katsuhisa), younger brother (Yusuke)
- Pets: 3 dogs + bird
- Favorite Subjects: none
- Least Favorite Subjects: Physical Education (during winter season)
- Food: ramen, Chicken
- Color: black and white
- Precious Treasures: everyone around him, his pets, his stuffed animal, and his favorite baby blanket
- Best Friends: Sakurai Sho (ARASHI), Yokoyama You (Kanjani∞)
[edit] Fun Facts
- Often referred to as Aiba-chan and Aibaka.
- He has earned various nicknames that relates to the word idol. (ex. Super Idol, King of Idols, etc.)
- His family owns a Chinese restaurant named Keikarou in his hometown somewhere in the Chiba Prefecture.
- He is very proud to come from Chiba and often proclaims it in interviews.
- Aiba is a fan of TOKIO, another Johnny's Entertainment band.
- He enjoys playing the saxophone, but stopped due to health reasons.
- Aiba sleeps with a HUGE stuffed animal dog every night, even when on tour.
- Aiba's least favorite season of the year is spring because he suffers from hayfever.
- His family owns a Chinese restaurant named "Keikarou" in his hometown. His father is the chef.
- Aiba has a very noticeable birthmark on his left shoulder.
- Aiba joined Johnny's Jimusho for two reasons:
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- He is a huge Miyake Ken fan
- He has a huge obsession with basketball. He saw Johnny's idols (SMAP) playing basketball on the TV "I Love SMAP", and thought that he'd get to play basketball with them if he joined. After asking some female classmates for their advice, he sent an application to join. It was not until he was asked to audition did Aiba realize Johnny's Jimusho trained young boys to dance and sing.
- Aiba once suffered from pneumothorax, the collapse of one lung due to immense pressure change in the chest cavity caused by trauma or a spontaneous rupture in the lung. Symptoms include shortness of breath and severe chest pain when breathing. Aiba-chan's lung collapsed during a saxophone practice session. The moment his lung collapses can be seen in the DVD "all or nothing". He was hospitalized for 4 days and went through an operation, and now has a scar on his right chest from the operation.
- According to one of Aiba-chan's interviews, the most bizarre gift that he ever received on his 20th birthday was a walking stick, given to him by none other than his own leader, Ohno Satoshi!
- Aiba follows Sho even in his dreams. Sho is talks in his sleep about Aiba. Once saying “Let Aiba sleep!” The other time he said in his sleep to Ohno that he should go and wake Aiba instead.
- Halfway watching movie “I am Sam”, he left the cinema because the story was too tragic.
- He loves to read sports manga but despises shoujo manga because he claims to be afraid of " the big watery eyes". Aiba confessed in an interview that sometimes while reading manga, he gets emotional and cries-- especially when he sees people "trying their best". He also reads manga before he goes to sleep and brings manga with him in his bag.
- He eats the most among all the members: can’t stop eating between meals (according to Sho), eats two bentos a day (according to Jun), after having a sushi meal with one of the Tokio members, he still ordered a large set meal (according to Ohno).
- Nino said he’ll always memorise his line before movie shooting starts, but Sho says Aiba memorises his lines AFTER shooting.
- His birthdate was decided by his mom who wanted to give birth at Christmas eve no matter what.
- Once he tried going into hotspring bath when he was really really sleepy. He slept halfway through and nearly drowned, fortunately his family members saved him in the end.
- Everyone agrees that it is impossible for Aiba to accomplish two things at the same time.
- After he starts drinking, he would start taking off his shirt and run around. Sho mentioned about it before.
- Aiba loves to bounce around during concerts and often commits mistakes in his choreography.
- He loves animals and claims to have the ability to "speak to them."
- He is terribly afraid of Kangaroos. This is because of his encounter with a kangaroo called "Hacchi" in the weekly variety show "Shimura Zoo"
[edit] Filmography
[edit] TV programmes
- ガキバラ帝国2000! (Gakibara Teikoku 2000!) (2000.04.15–12.16)
- ガキバラ! (Gakibara!) (2001.01.15–03.10)
- 真夜中の嵐 (Mayonaka no Arashi) (2001.03.25–2002.06.26)
- USO!ジャパン (USO! Japan) (2001.04.14–2003.09.13)
- Cの嵐! (C no Arashi!) (2002.07.03–2003.06.25)
- なまあらし (Nama Arashi) (2002.10.05–2004.03.27)
- Dの嵐! (D no Arashi!) (2003.07.02–2005.09.28)
- 嵐の技ありっ！ (Arashi no Waza-ari!) (2004.04.03–2005.03.26)
- 天才!志村どうぶつ園 (Tensai Shimura Doubutsuen)（日本テレビ系）
- まごまご嵐 (Mago Mago Arashi) (2005.04.09–2007.10.06)
- Gの嵐! (G no Arashi!) (2005.10.05–2006.09.27)
- Odoroki no Arashi (2006.09.26)
- 嵐の宿題君 (Arashi no Shukudai Kun) (2006.10.02–)
- Golden Rush Arashi (2007.10.20-2008.03 )
- VS Arashi (2008.04-)
[edit] Movies
- 新宿少年探偵団 (Shinjuku Shounen Tanteidan)
- ピカ✩ンチ LIFE IS HARDだけどHAPPY (Pika✩nchi LIFE IS HARD Dakedo HAPPY) (2002)
- ピカ★★ンチ LIFE IS HARDだからHAPPY (Pika★★nchi LIFE IS HARD Dakara HAPPY) (2004)
- 黄色い涙 (Kiiroi Namida) (2007)
[edit] Dramas
- ぼくらの勇気 未満都市 (Bokura no Yuuki, Mimantoshi) (1997.10–12)
- っポイ! (Ppoi!) (1999)
- 怖い日曜日 第5話 「動かすなっ！」(Kowai Nichiyoubi, Chap.5 “Ugokasuna!”) (1999.8.8)
- Vの嵐 (V no ARASHI) (1999.10)
- ムコ殿 (Mukodono) (2001)
- よい子の味方～新米保育士物語～ (Yoiko no Mikata, Chap.9) (cameo) (2003)
- 演技者.「狂うがまま」 (Engimono “Kuruugamama”) (2003.6)
- ヤンキー母校に帰る (Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru) (2003.10–12)
- Triple Kitchen SP (2006.8.1)
- 喰いタン (Kuitan) (cameo) (2006.09.30)
[edit] Stageplays
- STAND BY ME
- 燕のいる駅 (Tsubame no iru eki) (2005.9.6–27)
- 忘れられない人 (Wasurerarenai hito) (2007.10.22~)
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