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Koji Seto
瀬戸 康史
Born (1988-05-18) May 18, 1988 (age 36)
Kama, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2005–present
AgentWatanabe Entertainment
Spouse
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    (m. 2020)​
Children1
RelativesSaori Seto (sister)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Kōji Seto (瀬戸 康史, Seto Kōji, born May 18, 1988) is a Japanese actor and singer associated with D-Boys, an acting troupe produced by Watanabe Entertainment. His major works include lead roles as Wataru Kurenai in Kamen Rider Kiva; and supporting roles as Satoru Okura in Atashinchi no Danshi, Ariake Yamato in Otomen, and Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu. He starred as Mori Ranmaru in the drama, Gō: Hime-tachi no Sengoku.

In 2010, he was named one of the most promising actors and actresses, placing 7th in a poll conducted by Oricon.[1] Through his role with Kamen Rider Kiva, he was also the lead vocalist of the J-Rock band Tetra-Fang. Seto is a member of D-Boys.

Life and career

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Born in 1988 in Kyushu, Kōji Seto grew up as the oldest child with two younger sisters. His childhood dream of becoming a vet changed suddenly with the end of his Junior High School time, when he watched with 15 years the TV series Orange Days. The praised drama and performance by Satoshi Tsumabuki inspired his wish to become an actor. After discussing his plans with his parents, they decided to support their son and enrolled him to a local acting school.[2]

After one year in training, he was cast in 2005 as Makoto Kanno in the television series Rocket Boys. After the filming ended, he was accepted final round of Watanabe Entertainment's 2nd official D-Boys audition. With his interpretation of Masaharu Fukuyama's song "Himawari" won Seto the Grand Prix 2nd Winner Award on July 31, 2005. He debuted as a Junior member just shortly afterwards in December at the 3rd D-Live Event - an entertainment show featuring only D-Boys members.[3][4]

In spring 2006, at the age of 17, he finally moved after constant commuting from his rural and idyllic hometown in Fukuoka to live by himself in Tokyo. Seto starred together with all his fellow D-Boys members in their first own TV production "DD-Boys" and won, at the same time, the audition for Eiji Kikumaru in Musical: The Prince of Tennis and played him until September 9, 2007. He and his stage partner Yukihiro Takiguchi were honored with a Best Actors Album and praised by the creator of the original work Takeshi Konomi as perfect cast.[5][6]

Seto's official D-Boys logo is a chameleon, in reference to his versatility. In late 2006 he was chosen as Thursday's-face of Oha Suta, a children's TV show airing live every morning on TV Tokyo. He co-hosted the show constantly from then, once a week together with Kōichi Yamadera, until his graduation on April 28, 2008. He starred in his first leading part in spring 2007 as Kyoichi Segawa in Happy Boys. Right after this series, he played Tibe-kun in the live-action film adaptation of Tonari no Yaoi-chan.

The part of Izamu Hayama in the feature film Tenshi ga Kureta Mono was his first cinema production in autumn 2007. He then co-starred in winter 2007 with Aya Ueto and Yo Oizumi in his first Golden Time TV series Abarenbo Mama as a kindergarten teacher. From January 2008 to 2009 he starred as one of Toei's Tokusatsu Heros, the young violinist and half-vampire Wataru Kurenai, the protagonist in Kamen Rider Kiva. About the same time, was Seto chosen among 1000 competitors in an audition for the leading part as the rebel Hiroki "Hiro" Sakurai, in the TV series adaption of Koizora (after the bestseller book by Mika), making him the leading actor for two TV series filmed and broadcast at the same time. Both works earned him a nomination for the renowned Elan d'Or award as Best Newcomer of the Year 2009.[7]

In early 2009, Seto started filming for the latest Ju-On movie Ju-On - Black Girl. He reprised his role as Wataru Kurenai for the first and last episode of Kamen Rider Decade, as well as in Decade: Last Story, the last part of the storyline, as a guest star. Afterwards, he starred as the hotheaded genius-magician Satoru Okura in the Fuji TV drama Atashinchi no Danshi as one of Maki Horikita's six sons, followed by his part as the cheerful, but delusional junior Ariake Yamato in the drama adaption of the Hit-Manga Otomen in Summer. At the end of October, he finished filming with Yusuke Yamamoto for their roles as brothers (having previously starred as brothers in Atashinchi no Danshi) in the award-winning TV movie Rinne no Ame, in which Seto portrayed the mentally disabled, autistic Shuhei Mikami.[8]

In early 2010, he played Shunta Matsumoto, a young medical student in the BeeTV drama Gift, a part that was written for him, as an alternative version of himself. In the spring TBS TV series Tumbling, Seto is starring as Yuta Takenaka, captain to the boy's rhythmic gymnastics team at Karasumori High, alongside Yusuke Yamamoto again. For the 10th anniversary commemoration of Watanabe Entertainment, he was selected with fellow D-Boys members Shunji Igarashi, Yuichi Nakamura, and Hirofumi Araki to represent all members of the group in a special unit with a new fifth member determined through the 2010 D-Boys Audition. Recently,[when?] he's been filming and played as Mori Ranmaru for the latest Taiga drama Gō for 2011.

Personal life

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In 7 August 2020, Seto married his costar in TV dramas Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain and Perfect World, Mizuki Yamamoto.[9]

On 29 January 2022, his wife, Yamamoto, made the announcement that she was expecting their first child.[10] The couple's first child was born on 16 May 2023.[11]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World Wataru Kurenai / Kiva(Lead) Motion picture [12]
2011 Runway Beat Biito "Beat" Mizorogi Lead role [13]
2014 Haganai Kodaka Hasegawa Lead role [14]
2018 Asako I & II Kushihashi [15]
2019 No Longer Human Harube Ima [16]
2021 Daughter of Lupin the Movie Kazuma Sakuraba [17]
2022 The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero Marcel Marimura [18]
Love Nonetheless Kōji Tada Lead role [19]
2023 Maboroshi Akimune Kikuiri (voice) [20]
Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love Kenta Wakatsuki [21]
2024 Worlds Apart Shingo Kasamachi [22]
All About Suomi Morio Koiso [23]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Kamen Rider Kiva Wataru Kurenai / Kiva Lead role [17]
2011 Gō Mori Ranmaru Taiga drama [24]
2015 Burning Flower Yoshida Toshimaro Taiga drama [24]
2016 Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain Shinji Kiriake [25]
2018 Princess Jellyfish Kuranosuke Koibuchi [17]
2019 Daughter of Lupin Kazuma Sakuraba [17]
Perfect World Hirotaka Koreeda [17]
2022 The 13 Lords of the Shogun Hōjō Tokifusa Taiga drama [24]

　

Discography

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Year Title CD details Track list
2006 Tenimyu - Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen OST of the Musical as Eiji Kikumaru Track list
Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku: First Service OST of the Musical as Eiji Kikumaru Track list
2007 Happy Boys Image Collection 1: Yasashisa Single as Kyoichi Segawa
  • Yasashisa
  • Yasashisa unplugged Version
  • Voice Message
Tenimyu - Dream Live 4th OST of the Musical as Eiji Kikumaru Track list
Finalist Special Single for the Tenimyu Hit
  • Finalist
  • Finalist - Forever With You Version
  • Finalist - Instrumental
Tenimyu Best Actor's Album 007 As Eiji Kikumaru together with Yukihiro Takiguchi as Syuichirou Oishi Track list
Tenimyu - Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku: Second Service OST of the Musical as Eiji Kikumaru Track list
Tenimyu Best Actor's Collection 010 Extra Seigaku Memorial Edition Track list
2008 Destiny's Play Tetra-Fang (Kamen Rider Kiva ED Single)
  • Destiny's Play
  • Destiny's Play NEO Romanesque Guitar Edit
  • Destiny's Play Additional Kivat-bat the 3rd Edit
  • Destiny's Play instrumental
Individual-System Tetra-Fang (Kamen Rider Kiva ED Single)
  • Individual-System
  • Individual-System technical guitar fist
  • Individual-System instrumental
  • Individual-System Nago advance fist
Circle of Life Solo Vocalist (Kamen Rider Kiva Movie ED-Single)
  • With you - Wataru feat. Crimson Fang
Supernova Tetra-Fang (Kamen Rider Kiva Mini-Album)
  • Entrance Procession
  • Supernova (Tribute to Emperor form)
  • Shout in the Moonlight (Tribute to Garulu)
  • Innocent Trap (Tribute to Basshaa)
  • Silent Shout (Tribute to Dogga)
  • Message (Tribute to Father)
Roots of the King Tetra-Fang (Kamen Rider Kiva ED-Single)
  • Roots of the King
  • Individual-System acoustic fist
  • Roots of the King instrumental
  • Individual-System acoustic fist instrumental
Destiny Tetra-Fang (Kamen Rider Kiva Album)
  • Mind Garden
  • Destiny's Play
  • Roots of the King
  • Lightning to Heaven
  • Exterminate Time
  • Eternity Blood
  • Supernova
  • Individual-System
  • Rainy Rose
  • Prayer: Message2
  • No matter who You are
2009 Kamen Rider Kiva Re-Union Tetra-Fang (Kamen Rider Kiva Album)
  • Destiny’s Play Re-Union
  • This love never ends (Emperor Edit.)
  • Roots of the King (Acoustic Edit.)
  • Beginning: Message 3

Official photobooks

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Year Photobook title Description Publisher Release date ISBN
2005 D-Boys D-Boys First Photobook Tokyo News Agency April 27, 2005 ISBN 4-924566-42-X
2006 Start! D-Boys 2nd Photobook Gakken Co., Ltd. March 15, 2006 ISBN 4-05-403035-1
2007 Kōji Seto Kōji Seto First Solo Photobook Gakken Co., Ltd. April 2007 ISBN 4-05-403376-8
2008 Dash D-Boys Third Photobook Kadokawa Marketing Co., Ltd. December 2008 ISBN 978-4-04-895035-0
2009 SetoBook Kōji Seto Second Solo Photobook Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha, Ltd. April 2009 ISBN 978-4-391-13765-1
2010 Darling D-Boys Fourth Photobook Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha, Ltd. March 2010 ISBN 978-4-04-895035-0
2010 Et Cetera Kōji Seto Third Photobook Tokyo News Mook, TV Guide 11 November 2010 ISBN 978-4-86336-116-4

Official DVDs

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Series Title DVD details Distributor Release date
Prince Series D-Boys Collection Koji Seto Volume 2 Pony Canyon May 16, 2007
D-Boys Boy Friend Series Set Out Volume 10 Geneon Entertainment May 26, 2010

Awards

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Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2023 44th Yokohama Film Festival Best Actor Love Nonetheless Won [26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Oricon: Promising Actors and Actresses for 2010
  2. ^ Interview in Pash Vol. 8
  3. ^ Information from the official D-Boys Fanclub Book 6
  4. ^ "D-Boys Audition History". Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  5. ^ Information from Tenimyu Supporter DVD 6 Interview
  6. ^ Look at Star Vol. 10 Interview
  7. ^ 33rd elan d´Or Awards
  8. ^ 21st Best Young Scriptwriter Winner "Rinne no Ame" Archived 2009-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "瀬戸康史＆山本美月が結婚発表「大切な存在なのだと確信しました」【コメント全文】". ORICON NEWS. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  10. ^ "山本美月、第１子妊娠を発表「温かく見守って頂けましたら幸いです」20年に瀬戸康史と結婚 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  11. ^ 高橋洋平. "山本美月＆瀬戸康史夫妻に第１子誕生 山本「信じられないくらい愛おしい」瀬戸「涙しました」 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  12. ^ "劇場版　仮面ライダーキバ　魔界城の王". eiga.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "ランウェイ☆ビート". eiga.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  14. ^ "僕は友達が少ない". eiga.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  15. ^ "寝ても覚めても". eiga.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  16. ^ "人間失格 太宰治と3人の女たち". eiga.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  17. ^ a b c d e "瀬戸康史の一番好きな作品は？ "圧倒的美"の女装男子から泥棒一家に翻弄される警察官まで【#ファンに聞いてみた】". Oricon. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "「コンフィデンスマンJP」瀬戸康史が国際警察に、真木よう子や徳永えりも初参加". Natalie. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "城定秀夫×今泉力哉「愛なのに」主演は瀬戸康史、さとうほなみや河合優実も出演". Natalie. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  20. ^ "瀬戸康史と林遣都「アリスとテレスのまぼろし工場」で世界の秘密に関わる重要な人物に". Natalie. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  21. ^ "翔んで埼玉 琵琶湖より愛をこめて". eiga.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  22. ^ "違国日記". eiga.com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  23. ^ "スオミの話をしよう". eiga.com. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  24. ^ a b c "「鎌倉殿の13人」瀬戸康史 7年ぶり大河！主人公・義時の弟・北条時房役". Sponichi. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  25. ^ ""HOPE" starring Yuto Nakajima The heroine is Mizuki Yamamoto A work drama with no romantic elements". Oricon. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  26. ^ "第44回ヨコハマ映画祭 2022年日本映画個人賞". Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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Preceded by Eiji Kikumaru in the Prince of Tennis Musicals
2006-2007 		Succeeded by
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