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Teppei Koike (小池 徹平, Koike Teppei?, born January 5, 1986) is an actor, and singer from Japan. His nicknames are "Teppei-chan", "Teppei-kun," and "Te-chan". He was born in Osakasayama, Osaka. Capricorn. His blood type is B. He belongs to the production company Burning Productions and is a member of the singer-songwriter duo WaT. His partner call Eiji Wentz.WaT implies 'Wentz and Teppei'.
History
2001
- Attended Osaka Furitsu Nagano High School.
- Was the grand prix winner of the 14th Junon Super Boy Contest.
2002
2004
- WaT released debut indies CD "Sotsugyou TIME" in June.
2005
- Acted in the drama "Gokusen 2", which was part of the reason for his increasing popularity.
- WaT signs with Universal Music in August, releases first major single "Boku no Kimochi" in November, ranking 2nd place on the Oricon chart. They are the band with the shortest time gap between debut and appearing on NHK's Kouhaku Uta Gassen.
- Release his first photobook, "First Letter From Teppei".
2006
- Presented with the Newcomer's 43rd Golden Arrow Award (WaT).
- Presented with the 20th Gold Disc Award for "Best New Artist".
- First leading role in the movie "Lovely Complex" as Otani Atsushi.
- Official supporter in 2006's International Volleyball Tournament (WaT).
- Nominated for the Best Supporting Actor in the 49th Drama Academy Award, for his performance in Iryu.
- Released his second photobook, "Kiss me, Kiss me".
- On New Year's eve, WaT performed for the second time in NHK's Kouhaku.
- Acted in the drama "Iryu", as Ijyuuin.
2007
- First music solo project was announced on the 10th of January.
- His story of leaving his family and hometown to pursue his dream to be a performer was turned into a 52 pages one shot manga entitled "Bokura no Ibasho" by Nakahara Aya, the mangaka of "Love Com" in which Teppei starred as the main male character in its live-action movie.
- Solo single, "Kimi ni Okuru Uta" was released on 14th of February, Valentine's Day, with Wentz's solo song "Lucky de Happy" as the b-side song.
- Solo album, "Pieces" was released on the 27th of June.
Personal Profile
Family
- His immediate family consists of his father, mother, and a little brother.
- The name "Teppei" came from his father's favourite manga, "Ore wa Teppei"
Eiji Wentz
- He is really good friends with Eiji Wentz. They often visit each others houses, watch movies and go out to eat together. When they were doing street lives, they often borrowed each others clothes.
- Teppei calls Wentz "Ei-chan".
- They have spent Christmas together ever since they met. (The first year, they took purikura in Shinjuku; the second year, they ran a marathon for their indies debut PV; the third year, they ate at a hamburger shop; the fourth year was a WaT event and love*com photoshoot)
- For Wentz's 20th birthday, Teppei bought him a lot of underwear. (Wentz has showed up on variety TV wearing just underwear a lot of times)
- In "Bokura no Ibasho" (a manga based on Teppei's life story), Teppei said the only thing he had in common with Wentz was their love of music. Other than that, they are complete opposite. ("If we were in the same class or something, I definitely think we wouldn't be friends" - quote from "Bokura no Ibasho")
TV Dramas
Variety TV Shows
- Ame ni mo makezu! (Fuji Terebi) - host along with his partner, Wentz.
Solo Discography
Singles
Albums
- 2007-06-27: pieces, which contains 12 self-penned songs
Movies
External links
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