Kazuya Kamenashi

Kazuya Kamenashi
亀梨 和也
Kamenashi in 2023
Kamenashi in 2023
Background information
Also known asKame, Kame-chan, Kazu
Born (1986-02-23) February 23, 1986 (age 38)
OriginEdogawa, Tokyo, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • TV and radio host
  • TV producer
  • magazine model
InstrumentVocals
Years active1998–present
LabelsJ Storm
Member ofKAT-TUN
Formerly of
Websitewww.j-storm.co.jp/kattun

Kazuya Kamenashi (亀梨 和也, Kamenashi Kazuya, born February 23, 1986) is a Japanese singer, actor, host, producer, magazine model and a member of KAT-TUN. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, he joined the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates, at the age of 12.

He was drafted as a member and co-lead vocalist of the popular J-pop group KAT-TUN in 2001. He is also one half of the temporary group, Shūji to Akira, whose only single "Seishun Amigo" became the best-selling single of 2005 in Japan. Individually, he is a popular actor who has played the lead role in several television dramas.