Member Profile: Masuda, Takahisa

PROFILE:
Name: Masuda Takahisa (増田貴久)
Nickname: Massu (まっすー)
Birthdate: July 4, 1986
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 171cm
Weight: 68kg
Blood Type: O
INFORMATION:

Masuda joined Johnny's Entertainment in November 1998. During his junior days, Masuda backdanced for many of his seniors in the agency, such as KAT-TUN, and participated in many Johnny's junior photoshoots. In 2001, he was cast as a junior high school student in the sixth season of the popular Japanese drama 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei. In 2003, he landed the starring role in the drama special Musashi. He also performed with the junior group Kis-My-Ft as the 'M' after Matsumoto Kohei's departure.

In late 2003, Masuda became a member of the J-pop group News to promote the Women's World Cup of Volleyball Championships. When News went on hiatus in 2006, he and fellow NEWS member Tegoshi Yuya formed the singing group Tegomass. The duo released the single "Miso Soup" in both Sweden and Japan. Masuda was allowed to further his acting experience in 2006 by landing various supporting roles in many Japanese dramas.

In late 2008, Masuda and the promoters of TU→YU formed a singing group to release the song "Soba Ni Iru Yo", which was featured in the product's commercials and released through the Japanese mobile phone network.^[1][2]

Masuda landed a role in the drama Rescue, which aired in January 2009.^[3][4]

In November 2009, Masuda acted in the stage play Ame no Hi no Mori no Naka (Inside a Rainy Day's Forest), with his first stage play leading role.^{[citation needed]}

He is currently active in the group News as well as the subgroup Tegomass.

TRIVIA:

• He's a clean addict. He loves things to be clean.
• Is very careful with money.
• He sometimes teaches the other NEWS members to dance.
• He likes to wear yellow.
• Has perfect eye vision.
• Loves to eat and can cook. He learned from his sister.
• Loves girls with pretty eyes.
• Is scared of bugs.
• Is scared of dogs because he once got bitten when he was younger.
• Is very sweet to his friends.
• Used to learn piano when he was younger but he quit after 2 years.
• Has lots of muscle. His arms are like steel.
• Took care of Tegoshi Yuya when they were in Sweden. He considers Tegoshi as a brother.
• Sometimes wear nail polish on his fingers.
• He was in the soccer club for six years during elementary school, and was in the basketball club during middle school.
• His dream is to be a "big star".
• Masuda really respects Takizawa Hideaki (Tackey & Tsubasa) and Kimura Takuya (SMAP).
• Is good friends with Nakamaru Yuichi (KAT-TUN) and Imai Tsubasa.
• Likes pigs.
• Is talented in sports.
• His favorite food is gyoza. This is something all the NEWS members know.
• Is very passive is love, the type of person who can't confess himself. If possible he'd like the girl to confess. He's also bad at asking for e-mail or phone numbers.
• Is skilled at rollerblade BMX.
• Wakes up very early. (On Chichin Puipui, Koyama commented that he wakes up 3 hours before they meet)
• His favorite color is orange.