Ryosuke Yamada (山田 涼介) is a Japanese singer and actor.
He is a member of Hey! Say! JUMP.
1994
On June 14, he played the main role in Furuhata Chuugakusei, the sequel to Furuhata Ninzaburo, a Japanese drama series aired since 1994.
2004
The audition took place during the summer of 2004 and was aired in a segment of a Japanese television program, Ya-Ya-yah.
Yamada made his first television appearance in August.
He began working as a backup dancer for Tackey & Tsubasa, NEWS, Kanjani8, and KAT-TUN and appeared regularly on Shounen Club from autumn 2004.
Following his success as a dancer, he began acting.
2006
In 2006, he made his acting debut in a two-hour television live action drama, Tantei Gakuen Q SP, as Ryu Amakusa.
2007
Yamada rose to prominence as a teen idol in 2007 following his role in the Japanese television series Tantei Gakuen Q.
After launching his music career in 2007 as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP, he released his debut solo single, "Mystery Virgin" in 2013.
Besides his music group activities, he mainly focuses on acting.
In April 2007, he was selected to be a member of a temporary group, Hey!
Say!
7. The group made their CD debut on August 1, 2007, with a number-one single "Hey! Say!".
The band was created by Johnny Kitagawa and it was stated at the time that it would be active for six months until September 2007.
From July 2007, a three-month series of Tantei Gakuen Q was launched and Yamada reprised his role as Ryu Amakusa.
The series became a hit, and Yamada rose to prominence.
In September 2007, Hey!
Say!
7 expanded.
Johnny & Associates announced that the new group, Hey! Say! JUMP, would be launched.
Yamada was selected as one of the ten (now eight) members.
He debuted on November 14, 2007, with a number one single "Ultra Music Power".
2008
In 2008, Yamada furthered his acting career.
From January to March 2008, he appeared in the three-month long television drama series One-Pound Gospel, with Kazuya Kamenashi.
On April 12, he played a main role in a two-hour drama episode, Sensei wa Erai, as Hayato Gunjou.
From October to December 2008, he played the main role, Toichi Takasugi, in a three-month long television drama series, Scrap Teacher, along with Daiki Arioka, Yuto Nakajima and Yuri Chinen.
2009
In June 2009, it was announced that Yamada would be working as the lead singer of temporary group, NYC Boys.
The band debuted with a number one single, "NYC".
On December 31, 2009, the band appeared on Kohaku Uta Gassen.
In the summer of 2009, Yamada returned to acting, appearing in Niini no koto o Wasurenaide, a two-hour television drama episode aired as a segment of an annual television show, 24 Hour Television.
On October 3, 2009, he played the main role in Hidarime Tantei Eye SP.
2010
From January 2010, Hidarime Tantei EYE became a three-month long television series and Yamada once again played the main role.
His bandmate Yuma Nakayama guest starred in the first two episodes.
Hey! Say! JUMP's sixth single "Hitomi no Screen" was used as the theme song for the series.
In March 2010, it was announced that Yamada and two other leading members of NYC boys would form a new group called NYC, leaving behind the remaining four members.
2013
As an actor, he is best known for portraying Hajime Kindaichi in live-action drama series Kindaichi Case Files (2013-2014), Nagisa Shiota in Assassination Classroom (2015-2016), and Edward Elric in the live-action film series Fullmetal Alchemist (2017-2022).
2016
Yamada's portrayal of Nagisa Shiota earned him the 2016 Japan Academy Award for Newcomer of the Year.
Yamada began his career as an entertainer after entering Johnny & Associates at the age of ten.
His mother, who was a fan of KinKi Kids, sent an application for an audition which recruited trainees for future male idols.
