Takuya Terada


Takuya Terada is a Japanese actor, singer and model. He was a member of the Korean boy group Cross Gene. Takuya is also well known as the former Japanese Representative on Korean variety television Show, JTBC's Non-Summit.

Biography

Early life

In 2008 Takuya took part in the 21st Junon Superboy Contest. After making it through to the finals, Takuya was awarded the Special Jury Prize. Takuya signed with Japanese Entertainment Label Amuse, Inc. and starred in a handful of Amuse productions including Japanese Drama :ja:サイン |SIGN and stage musical Black & White. In 2010 Takuya transferred to the Korean subsidiary branch 'Amuse Korea' to join Project A, an all-male Asian pop group to be made up of members from the different East Asian countries.

2012: K-Pop Debut

Takuya debuted as an idol with the boy group, Cross Gene, on June 7, 2012, as the leader and vocalist of the group. He is known as the "Gorgeous Gene". Takuya later participated in and promoted movie roles including Live Action movie Ai Ore! in which he played the supporting role Kiryuuin Ruii alongside Karam from K-pop group DGNA. Takuya debuted for a second time in Japan, this time as a Pop Idol as a member of Cross Gene on March 13, 2013, with the release of the groups first Japanese single Shooting Star. During Cross Gene's Cross U concert in Japan, Takuya advised that he had given up the leadership role in Cross Gene.
In early 2014 Takuya took part in filming Cross Gene's project movie ZEDD in which he played the role of XI. Following promoting with Cross Gene for their first Korean comeback, Takuya joined Korean variety TV Show Non-Summit on JTBC as the representative for Japan. Takuya was well received by Korean audiences and earned the nickname Mr Slender hands for his attractive hands. With the shows sudden popularity Takuya also experienced an increase in popularity. In November, Takuya was MC on the Red Carpet of the Melon Music Awards. Takuya also starred in the Music Video for Starship Entertainment Collaboration Hyolyn x Jooyoung, Erase. On 5 December Takuya was awarded the International Exchange Daesang at the Korean Hallyu Awards in recognition of his commitment to contributing to and sharing of Korean culture through both his position as a member of Cross Gene and as a panellist on the Korean variety show Non-Summit. In 2015 Takuya appeared in Mnet drama The Lover as "Takuya". He has appeared in movies and dramas in Japan, but he made his first acting debut in Korea with this drama.
In 2017, Takuya was selected as the torch relayer of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games and ran in the Masan District located in Changwon as the 57th torchbearer on November 14. In December 10, 2018, Takuya announced his departure Cross Gene following the expiration of his contract Amuse Korea. He subsequently signed with a new label.

Filmography

Television drama

YearTitleTV NetworkRoleNote
2011:ja:サイン |SIGNMBSTobi IbarakiMain role
2012:ja:RUN60#テレビドラマ版・映画第2作|RUN60MBSTakao KusunoMain role
2015The LoverMnetTakuyaMain role
2018By ChanceRakuten TV/iQiyi/Naver TVTakeshi AidaMain role
Web Drama in Japan, Mainland China, and South Korea

Film

YearTitleRoleNote
2012Ai Ore!Rui KiryuuinMain role
2012:ja:RUN60#テレビドラマ版・映画第2作|RUN60—Game Over—Takao KusunoMain role
2014ZEDDXiMain role
2016:ja:全員、片想い#片想いスパイラル|Zen'in Kataomoi: Kataomoi SpiralHajimeMain role
---Main role

Theatre and Musical

YearTitleRole
2010Black & WhiteAngel
2016Black Butler: Noah's Ark CircusAgni
2017Altar BoyzAbraham
2018:ja:私のホストちゃん〜しちにんのホスト〜#舞台「私のホストちゃん_REBORN_～絶唱！大阪ミナミ編～」|My host chan REBORN ~ Sorcery! Osaka Minami edition ~Ayaka
2018Altar BoyzAbraham

Variety show

YearTitleNetworkRoleNote
2014-2015Non-SummitJTBCRegular CastEpisode 1-52
2015Match Made in Heaven ReturnsMBC Every1CastEpisode 1-3
2015Where Is My Friend's HomeJTBCCast7th
& 10th trip
2015Conte and the CitytvNCameoEpisode 3
2016Summoners War: ConquerorsOGNRegular CastSeason 1, 2
2017Yang Sechan's TenJTBC2HostSeason 2
Hosted along with Yang Sechan and Shin wonho
2017JJ NomadGlance TVHostEpisode 25
2018Takuya's Tokyo ExpressChannel JHostEpisode 1 - 5
2019King of Mask SingerMBCCastEpisode 207
2019Daehan ForeignerMBC Every1CastEpisode 35, 38
2020Isolated ParadiseKBS2CastEpisode 5

Awards and nominations

JUNON Superboy Contest

BoutYearNominated workCategoryResult
21st2008Special Jury Prize

Korean Hallyu Awards

BoutYearNominated workCategoryResult
4th2014Non-SummitInternational Exchange Daesang