#member summary

a summary of yuunosuke’s journey to becoming a member of 10jinactor! first, a general overview of the process: first by being scouted (or having applied directly), then the ikemen summit held at Zepp Fukuoka in august.

the twenty contestants who passed the ikemen summit in august then performed at Sunset Live in september. yuunosuke found out he passed at home with his mom, his eldest brother, ryuutarou, and second oldest brother, kenshirou. kenshirou said the day before ikemen summit the three brothers were going through clothes for yuunosuke to wear. ryuutarou said by the age of eight, he, the eldest brother, had already been overtaken in height by yuunosuke.

after Sunset Live, only fifteen made it through to the final round. the first challenge of the final round was a photoshoot, the second was training at tenjin IMS plus the ikemen ramen battle collaboration with Nissin Raoh, the third was acting with the theme “time bomb.” during the second challenge, a fan asked yuunosuke to sign her phone case, his first autograph, but the ink in her pen had run out.

yuunosuke was part of team E alongside magoshi and oka. the group’s acting was first criticised for not having much personality, so they were sent to properly develop their characters. yuunosuke’s character was yamamoto jun, an inspector. yamamoto jun is from kanagawa prefecture, and can speak french, italian, and german. he is serious and honest, and can’t forgive evil.

the plot of their scene is that yamamoto jun has found a hostage (oka) and a ticking bomb. the villain (magoshi) returns, but yamamoto, having tampered with the bomb’s settings in trying to disarm it, has changed the timings. the investigator shoots the villain, and tries to free the hostage, but the hostage knocks him out. it turns out the real villain was the hostage the whole time.

on november 3, the 10jinactor members were decided. yuunosuke was the third to be announced. cut forward to the filming of the drama Christmas Eve Once Again (mou ichido, christmas eve, もう一度、クリスマス・イブ), where yuunosuke says he wants to put himself out there.

cut back to when yuunosuke was first scouted. he was seventeen, a third year at higashi fukuoka high school. he said that the day before was a holiday for the school festival, and his friend added that yuunosuke had been made mr higashi fukuoka. yuunosuke said when he graduates he wants to be an actor. yuunosuke’s kabedon line was “let’s go home together today?”

cut to the relaxation trip, where yuunosuke kabedon the landlady of the ryokan they were staying at: “i’ll remain in your heart for two days and a night.”

magoshi takumi

kitada shouichirou

sawayanagi ryousuke

matsushima yuunosuke

sekioka mark

mitsutake shinnosuke

yamada kento

nakashima yuuki

sakata ryuuichirou

a summary of oka’s journey to becoming a member of 10jinactor! first, a general overview of the process: first by being scouted (or having applied directly), then the ikemen summit held at Zepp Fukuoka in august. oka showed his muscles and won the hyper chanbara game at ikemen summit.

the twenty contestants who passed the ikemen summit in august then performed at Sunset Live in september. oka found out he passed surrounded by his friends. one of his friends said his charm point was he was like a gorilla, then said his real charm point was his sincerity.

after Sunset Live, only fifteen made it through to the final round. the first challenge of the final round was a photoshoot, the second was training at tenjin IMS plus the ikemen ramen battle collaboration with Nissin Raoh, the third was acting with the theme “time bomb.”

oka was part of team E alongside magoshi and matsushima. oka was asked at what time his character was captured and for what reason, and oka replied he hadn’t thought of what time. he was told to think about everything about the character. then, during character development oka was asked what his character’s name was, replying “hito jichitarou” (hitojichi 人質 means hostage). he also said his character went to idiot tanaka junior high school, and he has a tattoo of the name of the woman he once loved, casarin.

the plot of their scene is that yuunosuke’s character has found a hostage (oka) and a ticking bomb. the villain (magoshi) returns, but the investigator, having tampered with the bomb’s settings in trying to disarm it, has changed the timings. the investigator shoots the villain, and tries to free the hostage, but the hostage knocks him out. it turns out the real villain was the hostage the whole time.

on november 3, the 10jinactor members were decided. oka was the eighth to be announced. cut forward to the filming of the drama Christmas Eve Once Again (mou ichido, christmas eve, もう一度、クリスマス・イブ)

cut back to when oka was first scouted. he was eighteen, a first year at fukuoka university where he studied in the faculty of sports. in junior high and high school he took part in eight competitions: 100m, hurdles, 1500m, 400m, shot put, javelin, high jump, and long jump. oka’s kabedon line was “i like you. would you be my manager?”

a summary of sakata’s journey to becoming a member of 10jinactor! first, a general overview of the process: first by being scouted (or having applied directly), then the ikemen summit held at Zepp Fukuoka in august. at ikemen summit, sakata sang and played guitar.

the twenty contestants who passed the ikemen summit in august then performed at Sunset Live in september. sakata found out he passed during band practice with his band DeLight.

after Sunset Live, only fifteen made it through to the final round. the first challenge of the final round was a photoshoot, the second was training at tenjin IMS plus the ikemen ramen battle collaboration with Nissin Raoh, the third was acting with the theme “time bomb.” during the second challenge, there was a sakata dokkiri. an old woman asked him to carry 24kg up to the ninth floor. he only carried them up partway one floor before wanting some water. at the top, the old woman revealed it was a dokkiri and that he had been carrying up water the whole time.

sakata was part of team D alongside mitsutake and nakashima. as they said they were slightly embarrassed, they were told to go sing and dance on the streets of tenjin to overcome their embarrassment.

the plot of their scene was mitsutake’s character had found a hostage (yuuki) and a ticking bomb. sakata’s character returns and threatens the investigator, but the hostage tells him to leave him alone, so the villain threatens him instead. the hostage shouts to tell everyone about the bomb and the investigator tries to disarm it. the villain restarts the bomb and runs away. the hostage’s life flashes before his eyes and then the bomb explodes.

on november 3, the 10jinactor members were decided. sakata was the sixth to be announced. cut forward to the filming of the drama Christmas Eve Once Again (mou ichido, christmas eve, もう一度、クリスマス・イブ)

cut back to when sakata was first scouted. he was twenty, a second year at seinan gakuin university, where he was studying psychology. he was taking a break from band practice. in the band, sakata did the vocals and played guitar.

a bandmember described sakata as popular and well-liked. sakata said he wants to work for a music company. sakata’s kabedon line was “let’s go on a date.”

a summary of yuuki’s journey to becoming a member of 10jinactor! first, a general overview of the process: first by being scouted (or having applied directly), then the ikemen summit held at Zepp Fukuoka in august. yuuki was the fourth son in his family, and two of his older brothers also took part in the show. yuuki’s kabedon line was “entrust your life to me!”

the twenty contestants who passed the ikemen summit in august then performed at Sunset Live in september.

after Sunset Live, only fifteen made it through to the final round. the first challenge of the final round was a photoshoot, the second was training at tenjin IMS plus the ikemen ramen battle collaboration with Nissin Raoh, the third was acting with the theme “time bomb.”

yuuki was part of team D alongside sakata and mitsutake. as they said they were slightly embarrassed, they were told to go sing and dance on the streets of tenjin to overcome their embarrassment.

the plot of their scene was mitsutake’s character had found a hostage (yuuki) and a ticking bomb. sakata’s character returns and threatens the investigator, but the hostage tells him to leave him alone, so the villain threatens him instead. the hostage shouts to tell everyone about the bomb and the investigator tries to disarm it. the villain restarts the bomb and runs away. the hostage’s life flashes before his eyes and then the bomb explodes.

on november 3, the 10jinactor members were decided. yuuki was the ninth to be announced. cut forward to the filming of the drama Christmas Eve Once Again (mou ichido, christmas eve, もう一度、クリスマス・イブ)

cut back to when yuuki was first scouted, during karate. his kabedon line was “i’ve always liked you.” yuuki won japan’s karate championships three times. he thought up his own technique which he named “yuu-kick.”

a summary of kento’s journey to becoming a member of 10jinactor! first, a general overview of the process: first by being scouted (or having applied directly), then the ikemen summit held at Zepp Fukuoka in august. at ikemen summit, kento sang and played guitar. he said he wanted to be a singer-songwriter, or maybe an actor.

the twenty contestants who passed the ikemen summit in august then performed at Sunset Live in september. kento found out he passed at home with his mom.

during practice for Sunset Live, it was announced kento would be one of two centers due to his high level of dancing and his facial expressions while doing so.

after Sunset Live, only fifteen made it through to the final round. the first challenge of the final round was a photoshoot, the second was training at tenjin IMS plus the ikemen ramen battle collaboration with Nissin Raoh, the third was acting with the theme “time bomb.”

kento was part of team B alongside sekioka and miyamoto. he was bit embarrassed, so the group was told to act in front of kento’s family.

on november 3, the 10jinactor members were decided. kento was the fifth to be announced. cut forward to filming of Christmas Eve Once Again (mou ichido, christmas eve, もう一度、クリスマス・イブ) where kento said his acting is still bad.

a summary of mitsutake’s journey to becoming a member of 10jinactor! first, a general overview of the process: first by being scouted (or having applied directly), then the ikemen summit held at Zepp Fukuoka in august. at ikemen summit, mitsutake showed his singing skills. he forgot some of the lyrics, but the judges still thought his singing was very good, and that he was different to the others as he had an “adult atmosphere.”

the twenty contestants who passed the ikemen summit in august then performed at Sunset Live in september. mitsutake found he passed at the restaurant where he worked.

after Sunset Live, only fifteen made it through to the final round. the first challenge of the final round was a photoshoot, the second was training at tenjin IMS plus the ikemen ramen battle collaboration with Nissin Raoh, the third was acting with the theme “time bomb.”

mitsutake was part of team D alongside sakata and nakashima. as they said they were slightly embarrassed, they were told to go sing and dance on the streets of tenjin to overcome their embarrassment.

the plot of their scene was mitsutake’s character had found a hostage (yuuki) and a ticking bomb. sakata’s character returns and threatens the investigator, but the hostage tells him to leave him alone, so the villain threatens him instead. the hostage shouts to tell everyone about the bomb and the investigator tries to disarm it. the villain restarts the bomb and runs away. the hostage’s life flashes before his eyes and then the bomb explodes.

on november 3, the 10jinactor members were decided. mitsutake was the second to be announced. cut forward to the filming of the drama Christmas Eve Once Again (mou ichido, christmas eve, もう一度、クリスマス・イブ)

cut back to when mitsutake was first met up with. mitsutake had applied directly to be on 10jinactor, so he wasn’t scouted. he was twenty three and was working in a restaurant. the scout asked if he was half-japanese but mitsutake said he was fully japanese. however, he had been around europe, such as portugal and poland. he had come to fukuoka from nagasaki to learn how to sing better as he wanted to be a singer.

a summary of mark’s journey to becoming a member of 10jinactor! first, a general overview of the process: first by being scouted (or having applied directly), then the ikemen summit held at Zepp Fukuoka in august.

the twenty contestants who passed the ikemen summit in august then performed at Sunset Live in september. mark found out he passed at home, with his mom, his two younger sisters, and his grandmother. mark said he has spent half his life in the philippines and half in japan, so he has a different perspective to everyone else.

during practice for Sunset Live, mark was the leader of his group because his special skill is dance. mark made notes for each part of the dance. after being asked why there was tape over the front of the notebook, mark said it was because the notebook was meant for his science notes.

after Sunset Live, only fifteen made it through to the final round. the first challenge of the final round was a photoshoot, the second was training at tenjin IMS plus the ikemen ramen battle collaboration with Nissin Raoh, the third was acting with the theme “time bomb.”

mark was part of team B alongside miyamoto and yamada. mark’s character was the villain, and yamada suggested mark say everything in filipino.

on november 3, the 10jinactor members were decided. mark was the seventh to be announced.