Tomohisa Yamashita, also widely known as Yamapi (?P, YamaP), is a Japanese singer, actor, and TV host. He joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates as a trainee in 1996 and made his small acting debut for NHK’s Shonentachi in 1998. Yamashita made his musical debut as part of the idol group NEWS in 2004 and later debuted as a soloist in 2006. His acting career took off after portraying Kusano Akira in the hit drama Nobuta Wo Produce (2005). He has been widely recognized for his roles in popular dramas such as Kurosagi (2006), Operation Love (2007), Buzzer Beat (2009), Code Blue, and 5→9 From Five to Nine (2015). His latest movie, Code Blue: The Movie (2018), was the highest-grossing domestic movie in Japan that year and ranked 5th for all-time highest-grossing live-action movies in Japan. Yamashita has left Johnny & Associates but continues to pursue his solo projects as an actor and singer. He is also known for his athletic background and his nickname “Yama” from a young age
Tomohisa Yamashita , also widely known as Yamapi , or Tomo, is a Japanese singer, actor, and TV host...
