Daisuke Sakuma

Daisuke Sakuma
Daisuke Sakuma
佐久間大介
Born	July 5, 1992 (age 32); Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Josai International University
Occupations	Singer; actor; voice actor;
Years active	2005–present
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
	Musical career
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Starto Entertainment; MENT Entertainment;
Japanese name
Kanji	佐久間大介
Hiragana	さくまだいすけ
Romanization
Transcriptions
Romanization	Sakuma Daisuke

Daisuke Sakuma (Japanese: 佐久間大介, Hepburn: Sakuma Daisuke, born July 5, 1992) is a Japanese idol, tarento, actor, and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He is known as a member of Snow Man, a group under Starto Entertainment.

Career

Sakuma began his career after his mother sent his CV to the idol agency Johnny & Associates, for which he passed the audition in 2005.^[1] He was a member of Johnny's Junior group Mis Snow Man in 2009 that was then succeeded by Snow Man in 2012. Snow Man make its official debut in 2020.^[2] He made his debut as voice actor on the same year in anime Black Clover as Makusa North.^[3]

Personal life

Sakuma's mother is Naomi Sakurai, who was a member of idol group CanCan. Sakuma graduated from Josai International University in 2015.^[4]

Sakuma has been said to be "anime's biggest fan in Johnny's Junior" during his pre-debut days. He's also good at acrobatic and made his own "Acrobatic Wotagei" move.^[5]^[6] He is a vocal fan of the VTuber Hoshimachi Suisei and has often sung her praises on television and on radio shows.^[7]

One of his trademark is his pink hair that matches his member color in Snow Man.^[8] He has an older and a younger brother.^[9]

Notable works

Film

Hot Snow (2011) - Sōji Doi
Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (2012) - Sōta Mikuni
Kamen Teacher (2014) - Student Council Vice President
Last Hold! (2018) - Yoshito Kuwamoto
Shonen-tachi (2019) - Maru
Osomatsu-san (2022) - Jyushimatsu
Matched (2024) - Tomu Nagayama^[10]

Television drama

Piece (2012) - Kōji Maruo

Anime (voice)

Black Clover (2020) - Makusa North
White Snake (2021) - Yang Tianxiang
Cardfight!! Vanguard will+dress (2022) - Michiru Hazama

Stage play

Cash on Delivery (2018) - Norman^[11]

References

^ "Snow Manのムードメーカー佐久間大介、"他担狩り"なパフォーマンスアニメオタク＆天然キャラで周囲を笑顔に". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
^ "「上しか見ていない」ＳｎｏｗＭａｎ・佐久間大介が語るグループの未来…史上最遅のデビューからミリオンヒット目前へ〈インタビュー完全版〉". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
^ "Snow Man 佐久間大介、"好き"を追求し声優へ『白蛇：縁起』でみせた好演". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド映画部 (in Japanese). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
^ "Hey！Say！JUMP薮宏太「途中何度も挫折しかけたんですが…」8年かけて通信制の早大卒業！ (中日スポーツ)". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
^ "映画舞台あいさつに見たジャニーズ塚田がバラエティーで引っ張りだこの理由 : スポーツ報知". 2018-05-17. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
^ Snow Man コンサートで披露した【ダンス動画】大公開！〜岩本・渡辺・佐久間編〜, 14 November 2018, retrieved 2022-06-19
^ "Snow Man佐久間大介が顔面蒼白！生配信でバレた女性Ｖチューバーとの繋がりにファン大荒れ（東スポWEB）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
^ "SnowMan佐久間大介の"黒髪"に反響続々「幼みが増して可愛いです！」". ORICON NEWS. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
^ WEBザテレビジョン. "Snow Man岩本照、佐久間大介の兄弟は「佐久間の弟、マジ佐久間」". WEBザテレビジョン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
^ "マッチング". eiga.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
^ Inc, Natasha. "深澤辰哉＆佐久間大介がW主演「キャッシュ・オン・デリバリー」上演決定". ステージナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[1] "Snow Manのムードメーカー佐久間大介、"他担狩り"なパフォーマンスアニメオタク＆天然キャラで周囲を笑顔に". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

[2] "「上しか見ていない」ＳｎｏｗＭａｎ・佐久間大介が語るグループの未来…史上最遅のデビューからミリオンヒット目前へ〈インタビュー完全版〉". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2022-06-20.

[3] "Snow Man 佐久間大介、"好き"を追求し声優へ『白蛇：縁起』でみせた好演". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド映画部 (in Japanese). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

[4] "Hey！Say！JUMP薮宏太「途中何度も挫折しかけたんですが…」8年かけて通信制の早大卒業！ (中日スポーツ)". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

[5] "映画舞台あいさつに見たジャニーズ塚田がバラエティーで引っ張りだこの理由 : スポーツ報知". 2018-05-17. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

[6] Snow Man コンサートで披露した【ダンス動画】大公開！〜岩本・渡辺・佐久間編〜, 14 November 2018, retrieved 2022-06-19

[7] "Snow Man佐久間大介が顔面蒼白！生配信でバレた女性Ｖチューバーとの繋がりにファン大荒れ（東スポWEB）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-24.

[8] "SnowMan佐久間大介の"黒髪"に反響続々「幼みが増して可愛いです！」". ORICON NEWS. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

[9] WEBザテレビジョン. "Snow Man岩本照、佐久間大介の兄弟は「佐久間の弟、マジ佐久間」". WEBザテレビジョン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-04.

[10] "マッチング". eiga.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

[11] Inc, Natasha. "深澤辰哉＆佐久間大介がW主演「キャッシュ・オン・デリバリー」上演決定". ステージナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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