Tsuchida Tetsuya

  • I. Introduction


    Tsuchida Tetsuya (土田哲也), better known by his stage name TETSUYA, is a Japanese performer, business man and academic. He is a member of the groups EXILE, EXILE THE SECOND and EXILE B HAPPY. He was also member of J Soul Brothers' second generation Nidaime J Soul Brothers until their migration to EXILE in 2009, and DANCE EARTH PARTY.


    II. Career

    • In 2002, he formed the dance team POLY-3 alongside KENCHI and local dancers from Yokosuka.
    • In 2004, he appeared at EXILE's stage-play HEART of GOLD ~STREET FUTURE OPERA BEAT POPS~.
    • In 2005, he formed the dance team FULCRUM, alongside KENCHI, KEIJI and others. The team lasted until 2016, when he joined the Krump dance team RAG POUND.
    • On May 7, he made his official debut as part of Nidaime J Soul Brothers with the single "WE!".
    • On July 1, he became a founding member of EXILE's first sub-unit, THE SECOND from EXILE.
    • In January 2013, TETSUYA participated in ÜSA's project DANCE EARTH, being part of the musical unit DANCE EARTH PARTY as a performer.
    • In April 2013, he began teaching as an instructor on the dance education TV program E-Dance Academy.
    • In 2014, TETSUYA was appointed as a visiting professor at Shukutoku University's Faculty of Humanities, Department of Expression Studies, and started teaching "Contemporary Expression Theory" courses, conveying his experiences and thoughts about dance to students through classroom lectures and dance practice.
    • On April 29, 2014, he was announced as a fixed member of DANCE EARTH PARTY alongside ÜSA and Dream Shizuka.

    III. Filmography

    IIII. Movies

    [2006] Backdancers!

    IIIII. Dramas

    [2009] Shin Oishinbo 3 Yuzan Kaibara VS. Kyukyoku Shichinin no Samurai!

    [2009] Gyoretsu no 48 Jikan

    [2010] Pandora II: Kiga Retto

    [2010] Keiji Teinen (ep.9)

    [2011] Kazoku Hotei

    [2011] Osama no Ie (ep.9)

    [2012] Kimi to Boku to no Yakusoku

    [2012] Counter no Futari (ep.6)

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