Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura Profile

Name: Takuya Kimura
DOB: November 13, 1972
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 176cm
Blood type: O
Profession: Actor, model and singer

(Also credited as Kimura Takuya, Kimutaku)

Takuya Kimura Biography


Takuya Kimura has been arguably Japan’s most influential artist internationally for more than a decade. Although not as dominating as he used to, Takuya still remains one of Japan most popular artists.

Takuya Kimura was enrolled into Johnny & Associates talent agency at age of 15, and was nurtured into becoming a superstar. Kimura started singing in a 12 members Jr. boy band Skate Boys before forming 6 members (now 5) SMAP in 1988.

SMAP members were introduced into B-list drama acting and modeling, before given their singing debut in 1991 with single Can’t Stop!! ~Loving, which was not a great hit.

SMAP later started to become famous by hosting variety show Love SMAP with Takuya Kimura emerging as the most popular among the SMAP members.

Kimura’s major breakthrough came in 1996 with TV drama Long Vacation, co-starring Yamaguchi Tomoko. Long Vacation was superhit in Japan and across Asia, and sparked the mass export of Japanese dramas overseas in the late 90s.

Takuya Kimura continued to star in countless popular TV dramas, like Love Generation, Beautiful Life, Hero, Good Luck and Pride etc.

SMAP also enjoyed their success with their music career later on, but just like Takuya Kimura, the other members are more popular as actors rather than singers especially when outside of Japan.

Takuya Kimura married Shizuka Kudo, another pop idol in 2000. They have a pair of daughters, Kokomi was born in 2001, while Mitsuki in 2003.