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Shôta Yasuda
Yasuda entered Johnny & Associates in 1997 together with fellow members Ryo Nishikido and Tadayoshi Ōkura. Also at the audition was Ryūhei Maruyama. As a result, these members hav…
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Yasuda entered Johnny & Associates in 1997 together with fellow members Ryo Nishikido and Tadayoshi Ōkura. Also at the audition was Ryūhei Maruyama. As a result, these members have been close friends for a long time during their Kansai Jr days even before Kanjani8 was formed. Yasuda's application had been sent in by his older sister. In it, she had written that Yasuda's specialty was that he could "do anything" (nandemo dekiru). In 1999, Yasuda was chosen to be a guitarist for V.WEST. The Kansai Jr band was popular among Jr fans and had its own show Shuukan V.WEST (Weekly V.WEST) on Kansai TV. On the show, the members usually take part in challenges where they have to pick up a new skill and exhibit it at the end of the show. During this time, true to his sister's claim, Yasuda excelled and first earned his nickname "Nandemo dekiru-ko" (The kid that can do anything). After V.WEST's first live at Zepp Osaka in 2001, Yasuda and fellow remaining members, Hiroki Uchi (vocalist) and Ryūhei Maruyama (bassist) were absorbed to form a new Kansai Jr unit Kanjani8 in 2002. The new unit took over An 8th member, Tadayoshi Ōkura, was added and assigned to the drums as V.WEST's drummer had left Johnny's.
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2026
Lives at Right Angles
Movie Daiki
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2024
Wonder Culture Trip -FACT-
TV show Creator
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2024
We Are! Let's get the party STARTO!!
Movie Self
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2023
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
Movie Taikoh
- 2022
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2022
Road to Re:LIVE 8BEAT
Movie
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2022
SUPER EIGHT no Ato wa Gojiyūni
TV show
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2020
Kanjani8 Chronicle F
TV show
- 2017
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2016
Scanner
Movie Satoru Sasabe
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2016
Fragile
TV show
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2014
Eight Ranger 2
Movie Blue Sentai Ranger
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2013
The Workhorse and The Bigmouth
Movie Yoshimi tendo
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2013
Naru yô ni Naru sa
TV show
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2013
Midnight Ferris Wheel
TV show Takahashi Yoshiyuki
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2012
Eight Ranger
Movie
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2012
Dragon Braves
TV show
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2012
Dragon Seinendan
TV show Yoshio
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2012
I Don't Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore
Movie Shiraishi Kota
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2011
Kanjani no Shiwake Infinity
TV show Self
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2010
8UPPERS
Movie Toppo
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2009
Countdown Eito 2009-2010
Movie
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2009
Guest in Room 0
TV show Igarashi Osamu
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2009
ＲＯＭＥＳ 空港防御システム
TV show 砂村多駒
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2008
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
TV show
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2007
Kanjani8 no Janiben
TV show
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Jugosai
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