Toshio Matsumoto
松本 利夫
Matsumoto at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Born (1975-05-27) 27 May 1975
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Other namesMatsu
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • actor
  • director
Years active1994–
Notable work
  • Film
  • Long Caravan
  • Stage
    • Taiyō ni Yaka rete
    • Matsu bocchi
TelevisionHeaven's Flower The Legend of Arcana
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Children1
WebsiteOfficial website

Toshio Matsumoto[1] (松本 利夫, Matsumoto Toshio, nicknamed Matsu (stylized as MATSU); born 27 May 1975, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa)[2] is a Japanese dancer, actor and director. He is member and former performer of J-Pop group Exile.[3][4] He was part of the first generation J Soul Brothers. Since 2016 he has been serving as the chairman of the Gekidan Exile Matsu-gumi.

Matsumoto is represented with LDH.

Participating groups

Group Period of time Ref.
Baby Nail1994 – 1998
Hip Hop Junkeez1998[5]
J Soul Brothers1999 – 24 August 2001
Exile24 August 2001 –

Personal life

On July 22, 2013, Matsu announced his engagement to a non-celebrity woman after 7 years of dating.[6] The couple registered their marriage on January 1, 2014.[7]

On April 21, 2016, it was announced that the couple had welcomed their first child, a boy.[8]

Filmography

※His roles in bold are his leading roles

Stage

Year Title Role
2007Taiyō ni Yaka reteMasa
2008Crown Nemuranai Yoru no Hate ni...Martha
2009Words –Yakusoku / Uragiri– subete, Ushinawa reshi mono no tame...
2010Dance Earth: NegaiHide
Matsu bocchi: Laforet Mae made minna Isshodatta no ni...
2012Matsu bocchi 02: Ginga yori Ai o komete
2013Matsu bocchi 03: Position
2014UtahimeTaro Shimanto
2016Katana Maiki: Kabuki
Matsu bocchi 04: Doors

Films

Year Title Role Ref
2009Long CaravanKenzaburo Shibata
2013Little MaestraMasaru Arasawa
Shazai no Ōsama / King of ApologyFunaki
Hare no Chihare, Tokidoki Hare / TiesSadatora Ogata
2016Kabuki Drop
2019Sleep in the ShadowsMasato Tsujimura
2020Wiseguy[9]

TV dramas

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2011Heaven's Flower The Legend of ArcanaHaruTBS
Hagane no Onna Season 2Asano TatsuyaTV Asahi
Rokudenashi BluesIoka-senseiNTV
Kamisama no NyoboToshio IueNHK
2013GTO Shōgatsu Special! Fuyuyasumi mo Nekketsu JugyōdaMizushimaKTV[10]
Goen HunterSakamoto EikichiNHK
2014Dousousei: Hito wa, San-do, Koi o suruTaro KamakuraTBS
Tokkō Jimuin Minowa / Binta!Bunta MinowaYTV
2015Keiseizaimin no OtokoEigo FukaiNHKEpisode 1
2017 Utsubokazura no Yume / The Dream of Nepenthes Keisuke Yoshioka Fuji TV
2018 Osaka Kanjousen Part 3 / Osaka Loop Line Part 3 Kikawada KTV
2019 Yakusoku no Stage Mitsuo Nezu YTV 60th Anniversary Special

Internet drama

Year Title Role Website
20113-Mai-me no Bodyguard: Boku wa Kimi dake o Mamori nukuNozomi MishimaBee TV

TV programmes

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2010-2014Shūkan ExileTBSMC
2012-2013Baka SoulTV Tokyo
2016-2020Matsu bocchiFuji TVMC; first crown programme, first solo MC[11]
2021-presentLocal Rosen Bus Noritsugi Taiketsu Tabi Rosen Bus de Onigokko TV TokyoRegular with Yosuke Tagawa

Advertisements

Year Title Ref.
2009Meiji Kinoko no yama-Takenoko no sato
2011Meiji Chip! Chop "OsoMatsu-kun"
Recruit Hot Pepper Gourmet
NTT Communications 050 plus
2012GREE Seisen Cerberus
Fujitsu FMV
Fujitsu Arrows
2013Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Air Salon Path
2015Suntory The Malts[12]

Radio

Year Title Network Notes
Sessions 4North Wave
2008One Step BeyondJapan FM Network
2011Exile Ex-PressTokyo FMMain personality

Voice acting

Year Title Role
2008ExamuraiMatsu

Music videos

Year Title Notes
2008Color "Just a Little Bit"
2014Pharrell Williams "Happy"Japanese version

Bibliography

Books

Year Title ISBN
2005Love Music DanceISBN 978-4391131055
2016KizunaISBN 978-4344028760

Lyrics

Year Title
2006Exile "Why oh why...?"

Productions

CD jackets

Year Title
2003Exile "Choo Choo Train"
Exile "Eternal..."
Exile "Ki-zu-na"
Exile "O'ver"

DVD

Year Title Notes
2004Exile EXPV 3Director

Directorial theatre works

Year Title Ref.
2016Kagerō[13]

Films

Year Title Notes
2016Kabuki DropGeneral producer

References

  1. ↑ "Exileメンバー5人が改名へ、第四章が始動！ | 芸能ニュースならザテレビジョン". Web The Television (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. 22 Jul 2014. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  2. ↑ "EXILE" (in Japanese). LDH. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  3. ↑ "EXILE・松本利夫、USA、MAKIDAIが年内パフォーマー卒業". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 22 Jun 2015. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  4. ↑ "ＥＸＩＬＥのＵＳＡ、ＭＡＫＩＤＡＩ、松本利夫がパフォーマー引退「開拓の旅へ」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 22 Jun 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  5. ↑ "デジタルジャンキーズって知って". Chu's Blog: Ikiru (in Japanese). 18 Sep 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  6. ↑ "EXILE's MATSU engaged to non-celebrity woman 10 years his junior | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  7. ↑ "EXILE's MATSU announces his marriage to a non-celebrity woman | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  8. ↑ "EXILE MATSU announces the birth of his first child | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  9. ↑ "無頼". eiga.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ "AKIRA主演『GTO』正月SP決定　MATSUがキャバクラ店長役で友情出演". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 16 Nov 2012. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  11. ↑ "松本利夫、ＥＸＩＬＥ初のソロ冠番組　単独ＭＣ初挑戦". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 16 Mar 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  12. ↑ "ザ・モルツ" (in Japanese). Suntory The Malts. 3 Sep 2015. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  13. ↑ "EXILE MATSU演出 舞台『かげろう』情報更新！" (in Japanese). Ex Family. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
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