Role Singer Name Tsubasa Imai | Associated acts Tackey & Tsubasa Years active 1995–present | |
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Born October 17, 1981 (age 43) ( 1981-10-17 ) Music group Tackey & Tsubasa (Since 2002) Albums Hatachi, TRIP & TREASURE, 2wenty 2wo, Two You Four You | ||
Tsubasa backdancing for V6
Tsubasa Imai (今井 翼, Imai Tsubasa, born October 17, 1981) is a Japanese singer, actor and dancer in the Japanese agency Johnny & Associates. He joined Johnny & Associates in 1995 and officially debuted in 2002 in the duo Tackey & Tsubasa with Hideaki Takizawa. They are signed to the record label Avex Trax.
Contents
- Tsubasa backdancing for V6
- Profile
- Audition
- Flamenco
- Filmography
- Discography
- Radio
- TV
- Commercials
- Concerts
- Stage
- VideosDVDs
- References
Imai released his first solo single, "Backborn", on February 24, 2010.
Profile
Tsubasa Imai was born in Fujisawa, Japan, on October 17, 1981. Among his colleagues, he is known as a very talented dancer. His close friends among those in Johnny Entertainment agency are Hideaki Takizawa, Tsuyoshi Domoto, Toma Ikuta and Sho Sakurai. His nicknames are Tsuba and Imai-kun. He is an avid fan of the Japanese baseball team, the Yokohama BayStars.
Tsubasa is known as one of the "Four Dancing Kings" in the Johnny & Associate agency along with Koichi Domoto of KinKi Kids. He has also appeared in many dramas and was second lead in the annual musical production Shock. He returned to play the secondary lead role in the 2005 production of Endless Shock.
Audition
Tsubasa's older sister who was a fan of TOKIO sent in his application. During the audition, Johnny Kitagawa noticed his dancing and remarked, "YOU dance good." Tsubasa was originally supposed to debut solo, but decided along with Takizawa they would debut as a unit, Tackey & Tsubasa.
Flamenco
In 2007 Tsubasa took a trip to Spain where he instantly fell in love with flamenco. He studied under the professional flamenco artist Hiroki Sato.
Filmography
Discography
See: Tackey & Tsubasa Discography
Radio
TV
Commercials
Concerts
Stage
An annual musical production, Shock is performed in the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo. The lead role is played by Koichi Domoto of KinKi Kids and Tsubasa acts in the second leading role.