Tsubasa Imai


Tsubasa Imai is a Japanese retired singer, actor and dancer formerly 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. 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, having supporting them since the time they were known as Taiyou Whales.
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.

Career

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.

Meniere's Disease

While rehearsing for Playzone in 2014, Tsubasa began to experience vertigo and found difficulty standing. He was admitted in the hospital where he was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease.

Filmography

Television

See: Tackey & Tsubasa Discography

Singles

TitleInformationSales
"Backborn"
  • Released: February 24, 2010
  • Format: CD5
  • Oricon Top 200 weekly peak: #2
32,110

Radio

  • To base is Tsubasa's weekly radio show which is broadcast on the Japanese radio station JORQ AM 1134 kHz.

    TV

  • TV de Spain-Go

    Commercials

  • Tongari Corn Commercial spokesperson
  • Nissin

    Concerts

  • "TSUBACON" 2004
  • "23 to 24" First Solo Tour 2005
  • "STYLE" 2006 Tour
  • "Dance and Rock Tour '09
  • LHTOUR 2011 Dance & Rock Third Floor ~DiVelN to SExaLiVe

    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.