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Takumi Kawanishi

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In this Japanese name, the surname is Kawanishi.
The native form of this personal name is Kawanishi Takumi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Takumi Kawanishi
川西 拓実
Kawanishi in 2023
Born (1999-06-23) June 23, 1999 (age 25)
Hyogo, Japan
Other namesT. K[1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active2019–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsLapone
Member ofJO1
WebsiteOfficial website
Japanese name
Kanji川西 拓実
Hiraganaかわにし たくみ
RomanizationKawanishi Takumi
Korean name
Hangul카와니시 타쿠미[2]
Revised RomanizationKawanisi Takumi
McCune–ReischauerK'awanisi T'ak'umi

Takumi Kawanishi (川西 拓実, Kawanishi Takumi, born June 23, 1999) is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted as a member of the Japanese boy band JO1 in 2020, after placing third in the first season of Produce 101 Japan. He played Sōma Shiki in the live action adaptation of Play It Cool, Guys (2023).

Early life

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Takumi Kawanishi was born on June 23, 1999, in Hyogo, Japan.[3] He was a member of his high school's baseball team and once competed agaisnt Yomiuri Giants pitcher Iori Yamasaki.[4]

Kawanishi was inspired to become a singer after watching an artist perform on television when he was 11 years old.[5] During his third year in middle school, Kawanishi passed the second screening of a national men's talent search, but he canceled the trip to the next round of audition in Tokyo due to a baseball tournament.[6] After graduating from high school, he worked as a buggy engineer at Kawasaki Heavy Industries.[7]

Career

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2019–2020: Produce 101 Japan and debut with JO1

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In September 2019, Kawanishi convinced his family to allow him to audition for Produce 101 Japan despite having no experience in dancing or singing.[5] The show concluded in December, with Kawanishi finishing third with 252,885 votes.[8] Upon training in Korea,[9] Kawanishi made his debut as a member of JO1 on March 4, 2020, with the release of their first single Protostar under Lapone Entertainment.[10] He was chosen as the group's choreographic center position for the first studio album The Star and fourth single Stranger.[11][12]

2021–present: Acting debut

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Kawanishi made his acting debut on February 26, 2021, playing an unnamed role in the Yoshimoto Kogyo-produced anthology film Meters Away, Worlds Apart segment "Today is A Good Day", alongside his group-mates Ren Kawashiri and Syoya Kimata.[13] On March 3, 2023, Kawanishi was cast as Sōma Shiki in the live version of the web manga series Play It Cool, Guys, with Yuta Nakamoto, Dori Sakurada, and Maito Fujioka.[5][9][14] The first episode aired on April 14.[15]

Kawanishi made his lead feature debut in 2024 with Hiroki Kazama [ja]'s Buzzy Noise [ja]. He played the recluse electronic music composer Kiyosumi Umino opposite Hiyori Sakurada.[5] Kawanishi worked with music producer Yaffle [ja] to record the song "Surge" for the film, and the rearranged version "Surge" (single edit) was made available on April 29, 2024.[16] The digital single also includes the self-written and composed song "Heaven", which Kawanishi described as "a demo song Kiyosumi might have made".[16] Kawanishi also composed and wrote the lyrics for JO1's digital single "Happy Unbirthday", the theme song of the group's Alice in Wonderland-inspired exhibition JO1 in Wonderland!.[17] The song was released on March 26, 2024.[3]

In July 2024, Kawanishi starred in the film Run for Money the Movie: Tokyo Mission [ja], which commemorated the 20th anniversary of Fuji TV's variety show Run for Money.[18] He played the lead role of Tachibana Yamato, a sprinter from Meio University's track and field team, with his groupmates Sukai Kinjo and Syoya Kimata, as well as Sota Nakajima, Taiki Sato, and Leiya Seguchi of Fantastics from Exile Tribe.[18]

Discography

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For Kawanishi's discography with JO1, see JO1 discography.

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart position Album
JPN
"Surge" (single edit) 2024 — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting credits

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All song credits are adapted from the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers's database, unless otherwise noted.[19]

Key
Indicates single release
List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Lyricist Composer Ref.
Credited With Credited With
"Get Back" 2021 JO1 Non-album release Yes Shosei, Syoya, Shion No — [20]
"Happy Unbirthday" 2024 Be Classic Yes — Yes — [17]
"Heaven" Himself Non-album release Yes — Yes — [16]
"サンタさんへ" JO1 Yes — Yes Skinner Box [21]
"Come Again" 2025 Himself Yes — Yes — [22]

Filmography

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For Kawanishi's filmography with JO1, see JO1 § filmography.

Film

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List of films, with release year, role and note
Year Title Role Note Ref.
2021 Meters Away, Worlds Apart Unnamed Segment: "Today is A Good Day" [13]
2024 Buzzy Noise [ja] Kiyosumi Umino Lead role [23]
Run for Money the Movie: Tokyo Mission [ja] Tachibana Yamamoto [18]

Television

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List of television programs, with release year, role and note
Year Title Role Note Ref.
2019 Produce 101 Japan Contestant Finished 3rd [24]
2022 Short Program Ichiro Imai Lead role; anthology series [25]
2023 Play It Cool, Guys Sōma Shiki Main role [14]
Play It Cool, Guys - Our Love Story [26]

References

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  1. ^ "T.Kサンタ"川西拓実、クリスマスソングをプレゼント JO1が横並びでサプライズ歌唱「成長を感じられるような曲」" ['T.K Santa' Takumi Kawanishi presents a Christmas song, with JO1 singing alongside him as a surprise: "A song that makes you feel like you've grown up"]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. December 12, 2024. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  2. ^ Yoo, Yoong-ju (February 27, 2024). "JO1 카와니시 타쿠미, 포도젤리 입에 물고 '화보' 처럼 [포토엔HD]" [JO1 Kawanishi Takumi, biting grape jelly and looking like a 'pictorial' [PhotoenHD]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Koizumi, Sakiko (April 26, 2024). "『バジーノイズ』で初主演、川西拓実が開拓するJO1の新たな可能性" [Takumi Kawanishi's first starring role in Buzzy Noise opens up new possibilities for JO1]. Esquire Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  4. ^ "【巨人】元高校球児JO1川西拓実、125キロ始球式「球速はこだわっていた」山崎伊織と対戦経験も" [Takumi Kawanishi, former high school baseball player JO1, throws out the first pitch at 125 km/h. 'I was particular about the speed of my pitches', and has experience playing against Iori Yamazaki]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 6, 2024. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d Morales, Ivana E. (July 8, 2024). "In Conversation: Takumi Kawanishi". Clash. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "Episode 11". Produce 101 Japan. Season 1 (in Japanese). December 15, 2019. GyaO!.
  7. ^ "桜田ひよりＷ主演JO1川西拓実の人生の映画化イチ押しも...川西本気推しには「２番手でいい？」" [Sakurada Hiyori also recommends the film adaptation of JO1 member Kawanishi Takumi's life story as his co-star... but to Kawanishi's serious supporters, "Is it okay for him to be second?"]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 1, 2024. Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  8. ^ "「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」デビューメンバー11人決定 1位は最年少・豆原一成＜1位～20位最終順位＞" [11 debut members of 'PRODUCE 101 JAPAN' determined, with the youngest member, Issei Mamehara, in first place <final ranking from 1st to 20th>.]. Modelpress [ja] (in Japanese). December 11, 2019. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Morales, Iavana E. (May 24, 2023). "JO1 Open Up About "Tropical Night," Produce 101 Japan, and Their 3-Year Journey Since Debut". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "『PRODUCE 101 JAPAN』発"JO1"、3・4デビュー決定". Oricon. January 14, 2020. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  11. ^ "JO1の新ダンス名をセンター川西拓実がとっさに命名、佐藤景瑚からの無茶ぶりで". natalie.mu (in Japanese). October 5, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "JO1、4thシングル「STRANGER」センターは川西拓実 新アーティスト写真が解禁". Oricon (in Japanese). June 21, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  13. ^ a b "「半径1メートルの君」にJO1川尻蓮、川西拓実、木全翔也も出演" [JO1 Ren Kawajiri, Takumi Kawanishi and Syoya Kimata also appear in Kimata's 'Kimi in a Radius of One Metre']. Natalie (in Japanese). February 25, 2021. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  14. ^ a b "NCT 127中本悠太・JO1川西拓実・藤岡真威人・桜田通「クールドジ男子」実写ドラマで主演 メインビジュアル解禁" [NCT 127 Yuta Nakamoto, Takumi Kawanishi of JO1, Mateito Fujioka, and Dori Sakurada star in the live-action drama "Cool Doji Boys" Main visual released.]. Model Press [ja] (in Japanese). March 3, 2023. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  15. ^ "ドラマ「クールドジ男子」主演キャストに中本悠太、川西拓実、藤岡真威人、桜田通" [Yuta Nakamoto, Takumi Kawanishi, Maito Fujioka and Dori Sakurada are in the lead cast of the drama 'Cool Doji Boys']. Natalie (in Japanese). March 3, 2023. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  16. ^ a b c "JO1川西拓実、"清澄"名義のソロ楽曲「surge」4・29配信決定 映画『バジーノイズ』主題歌". Oricon (in Japanese). April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  17. ^ a b "JO1川西拓実、初の作詞作曲「HAPPY UNBIRTHDAY」大型展覧会「JO1 in Wonderland！」テーマソングに決定". Modelpress (in Japanese). February 22, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  18. ^ a b c "映画『逃走中』JO1川西拓実・木全翔也・金城碧海×FANTASTICS佐藤大樹・中島颯太・瀬口黎弥ら出演【コメントあり】" [Movie "Runaway" JO1 Takumi Kawanishi, Syoya Kimata, Sukai Kinjo x FANTASTICS Taiki Sato, Sota Nakajima, Leiya Seguchi and others [with comments]]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. April 7, 2024. Archived from the original on April 7, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  19. ^ When searching in the JASRAC Information Database, put "T. K" under 著作者名 (Author's name) and "Lapone" under 出版者名 (Publisher's name)
  20. ^ JO1｜Atelier : 'Get Back' - (Shosei / Takumi / Syoya / Shion) (music video). Lapone Entertainment. March 24, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ ""T.Kサンタ"川西拓実、クリスマスソングをプレゼント JO1が横並びでサプライズ歌唱「成長を感じられるような曲」". Oricon (in Japanese). December 12, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  22. ^ "JO1、忍者をイメージした川西拓実のオリジナル曲「Come Again」公開". CD Journal (in Japanese). March 8, 2025. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  23. ^ "映画「バジーノイズ」潮の部屋で初演奏する清澄の映像、不器用な視線が不自然に混ざる" [Film "Buzzy Noise," footage of Kiyosumi performing for the first time in the Tide Room, with an unnatural mixture of awkward stares]. Natalie (in Japanese). April 20, 2024. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  24. ^ "『PRODUCE 101 JAPAN』JO1、デビューメンバー11人が決定 初代センターは最年少17歳の豆原一成". Oricon (in Japanese). December 11, 2019. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  25. ^ "JO1、初主演ドラマ配信&ドキュメンタリー映画公開決定 ともに来年3月、メンバー全員が演技に初挑戦". Oricon (in Japanese). December 12, 2021. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  26. ^ "ドラマ「クールドジ男子」のLeminoオリジナルエピソードを6/30(金)より独占配信！". PR Times (in Japanese). June 9, 2023. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.


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