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Tomohisa Yamashita

1985 - Today

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Tomohisa Yamashita (Japanese: 山下 智久, Hepburn: Yamashita Tomohisa; born April 9, 1985), also widely known as Yamapi (山P, YamaP), or Tomo, is a Japanese singer, actor, and TV host. Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates as a trainee in 1996 and made his small acting debut for NHK's Shonentachi (1998). He made his musical debut as part of idol group NEWS in 2004 and later debuted as a soloist in 2006. He launched his acting career after portraying Kusano Akira in the hit drama Nobuta Wo Produce (2005). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Tomohisa Yamashita is the 1,849th most popular singer (up from 1,882nd in 2024), the 1,716th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,593rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tomohisa Yamashita ranks 1,849 out of 4,381. Before him are Eddie Floyd, Zoli Ádok, Anita Skorgan, Skin, Hanka Bielicka, and Conway Twitty. After him are Peter Sarstedt, Agnes Obel, Mahsun Kırmızıgül, Solomon Linda, Gerard Way, and Meja.

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Among people born in 1985, Tomohisa Yamashita ranks 152. Before him are Rolando, Shuhei Shirai, Bryan Ruiz, Tranquillo Barnetta, Mohamed Sissoko, and Scott Carson. After him are Sebastian Larsson, Maria Vorontsova, Stéphane Lambiel, Nina Žižić, Frankie Muniz, and Iwan Rheon.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tomohisa Yamashita ranks 1,716 out of 6,245. Before him are Ringo Sheena (1978), Wataru Takagi (1966), Kohei Yamamoto (1986), Haruki Uemura (1951), Shohachi Ishii (1926), and Bunji Kimura (1944). After him are Koji Takano (1992), Daisuke Nitta (1980), Naomi Kawase (1969), Hiroshi Nanami (1972), Takashi Shimizu (1972), and Hiroya Oku (1967).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Tomohisa Yamashita ranks 21. Before him are Hironobu Kageyama (1961), Masashi Tashiro (1956), Anri (1961), Toshi (1965), Nikka Costa (1972), and Yutaka Ozaki (1965). After him are Mika Nakashima (1983), Koshi Inaba (1964), Tak Matsumoto (1961), Kyōko Koizumi (1966), Shizuka Kudo (1970), and Yoko Takahashi (1966).

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