Yuya Miyashita

Yuya Miyashita (宮下 雄也, Miyashita Yūya, born September 3, 1985) is a Japanese musician and actor. In 2001, he debuted as a member of the boy band Run&Gun. In 2012, he became the drummer of the band 4 Strike.

Yuya Miyashita
宮下 雄也
Born	(1985-09-03) September 3, 1985 (age 39) Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupations	Singer actor voice actor
Years active	2000-present
Agent	Yoshimoto Kogyo
Notable credit	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's as Yusei Fudo
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instruments	Vocals drums
Labels	R & C, Ltd.
Website	Official profile

As an actor, Miyashita has appeared in the stage productions of Air Gear and Danganronpa. In 2008, he also provided to the voice to Yusei Fudo from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.

Career

In 2001, Miyashita appeared on the audition program Study Park!!, where he was selected as one of the members for the boy band Run&Gun,^[1] later debuting on July 4, 2001 with the single "Lay-Up!"^[2] During his time with the group, in 2005, Miyashita also released a solo song titled "Yuya no Seishun Densetsu" for Run&Gun's first extended play, Hateshinai Tabi no Naka de...^[3]

In 2012, Miyashita became the drummer of the rock band 4 Strike with several actors from Musical: The Prince of Tennis.^[4]

Discography

Main article: Run&Gun § Discography

Filmography

Movie

• Route 58 (2003)
• Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time (2010), Yusei Fudo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Note
2008	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's	Yusei Fudo	TV Tokyo	Lead role; voice in anime[5]

Theater

• Musical Air Gear (Puck) (2007/01, Tokyo + Osaka)
• Musical Air Gear vs. Bacchus Super Range Remix (Puck) (2007/05, Tokyo)
• RUN&GUN stage: Blue sheets (Kenta) (2008/01, Tokyo + Osaka)
• Pippin (Louis) (2008)
• RUN&GUN stage 2: Yoosoro (2008/10)
• Boukensha-Tachi as ガクシャ
• Kuroshitsuji Musical as Kirito
• Persona 5: The Stage #2 as Junya Kaneshiro^[6]

References

1. "RUN&GUN上山と米原、新感覚小説で作家デビュー!!". Oricon (in Japanese). 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
2. "LAY-UP!". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
3. "果てしない旅の中で・・・". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
4. "テニミュ出身俳優がバンドデビュー". Oricon (in Japanese). 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
5. "トータルテンボス、声優初挑戦作に「僕らのネタを入れて」". Oricon (in Japanese). 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
6. "七木奏音、宮下雄也、森山栄治ら新キャストを迎えた『PERSONA5 the Stage #2』ビジュアル公開". Enterstage (in Japanese). 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

External links

• Yoshimoto Creative Agency profile
• Miyashita Yuya's blog
• Yuya Miyashita at Anime News Network's encyclopedia