2004 The first performance at
Imperial Theatre starred 21-year-old
Hideaki Takizawa. The show's music and theme, "Dream Maker" was composed by
Koichi Domoto. Takizawa plays the role of a world
boxing champion. During the performance, Takizawa bungee jumped from a height of 15 meters. The original plan was for a total of 36 performances from January 8 to 31, 2004, attracting 66,000 people, but due to the many requests for tickets, the theater held its first morning performance and three performances a day (additional performances were held for 5 days), and attracted about 75,000 people over their 41 performances. It was announced at the final performance that the show would be performed again in May of the same year. The first revival of the play was performed at the
Umeda Koma Theatre from April 30 to May 23, 2004 for a total of 36 performances.
Hideaki Takizawa became the theater's youngest chairperson. the remaining 22 performances from May 8-May 23, starred Takizawa.
2004 casts Hey! Say! Dream Boy (2005) Performed at
Umeda Arts Theatre from April 27 to May 15, 2005. 37 performances with 70,000 people in attendance. The show featured "flying," in which the performers flew above the audience. but made a surprise appearance at the park scene only at the final performance, playing the senior role of Kazuya, which was normally played by Kamenashi.
Cast •
KAT-TUN former street fighter •
Ryo Nishikido,
Ryuhei Maruyama,
Shota Yasuda,
Tadayoshi Okura,
You Yokoyama,
Hiroki Uchi •
Tomohiro Kamiyama: Subaru's younger brother. Akito Kiriyama, Junta Nakama, Takahiro Hamada.
2006 Starring
KAT-TUN and
Kanjani Eight, ed by
Subaru Shibutani, it was performed at
Imperial Theatre from January 3 to 29, 2006, for a total of 38 performances, drawing 70,72 audiences. The circus scene in the first act featured a tightrope walker suspended in midair, Kamenashi flying 15 meters in the air, Junnosuke Taguchi's lat technique, and A.B.C.'s aerial performance. In addition, Tanaka and Nakamaru dressed as
clowns and brought audience members up to the stage, and J.J. Express and other trainee
tap danced. The "Small but BIG 4," a four-member group formed by
Yuto Nakajima (acting), Joey Tee (dancing), Yasumasa Gotoh (violin), and Mao Tommy (baton), each with specialized skills, appeared as a group of specialists in the play. In the second act, Kazuya used a 16.2m x 7.2m vision, • Kazuya (
Kazuya Kamenashi)
Fumito Kawai, Koichi Goseki, Ryouichi Tsukada • Small but BIG 4 • Yuta (
Yuto Nakajima): Kyohei Iida,
Yuya Takaki,
Ryosuke Hashimoto, Ryutaro Morimoto
2007 The main cast consisted of
Kazuya Kamenashi,
Koki Tanaka, and Tomoyuki Yara, and was performed at
Imperial Theatre from September 5 to September 30, 2007. A total of 70,000 people attended the 38 performances. It was decided at the beginning of the run that the show would be repeated in March of the following year. Kamenashi showed aerial performances such as trapeze, wall flying, and a high-speed 20-turn.
Cast •
Kazuya -
Kazuya Kamenashi (Kat-Tun): Protagonist •
Kouki Tsubasa Makoto • Madame: Maeda Bibari • Yuki - Shintaro Morimoto, Ryutaro Morimoto,
Taiga Kyomoto (triple cast)
2008 Starring
Kazuya Kamenashi, it was performed at the
Imperial Theatre from March 4 to March 30, 2008, and at the
Umeda Arts Theatre Main Hall from April 4 to April 16, 2008. 200 performances in total were achieved at the evening performance on March 8. The main cast for the
Imperial Theatre performance was
Koki Tanaka and Kota Yabu, and Daichi Nakata joined the cast for the Osaka performance. Kamenashi played the role of a boxer following his role in the TV drama
The Gospel of One Pound at the same time. He had to remake all 23 of his costumes because his body had grown by one size. The traditional tightrope walking, trapeze, and flying performances were greatly increased to 20 minutes in the air, and a video projector was introduced.
Cast Characters • Kazuya: Protagonist. Boxer • Koki • Yabu: Kazuya and Koki's childhood friend • Yuki: Champ's younger brother
2009 Starring
Kazuya Kamenashi. The main cast includes
Yuya Tegoshi and
Subaru Shibutani. The first 38 performances were held at
Imperial Theatre from September 4 to September 29, 2009, and 21 later performances were held at the
Umeda Arts Theater Main Hall from October 13 to October 25, 2009. Kamenashi played the main character, Shibuya the champ, and Tekoshi, in his first attempt at a musical, took on the role of a musician. Kamenashi also participated in the casting meeting, and Shibuya and Tegoshi were cast in order to emphasize the musical aspect of this production. 8 songs in the play, including Kamenashi's solo song "I Love You," were newly written. Shibuya and Togoshi were involved in the musical side of the production, and while the content and chords for "Come Into My World" were decided, audiences were invited to sing freely, so the lyrics were sung differently for each performance. In terms of the production, Kamenashi broke his own record by flying for 24 minutes in the air. Also, the "Frame Flying," in which the dancers walked on the inner frame of a picture frame measuring 6.7 m (length) x 8.4 m (width), made its first appearance.。
Cast •
Kazuya - Kazuya Kamenashi: The main character. Former member of a popular idol group. •
Subaru - Shibuya Subaru: The champ. Former member of a popular idol group. •
Yuya - Yuya Tegoshi: Musician. Former member of a popular idol group. • Makoto Tsubasa • Sasari Mine •
A.B.C-Z • Koichi Goseki, Shota Totsuka, Ikuto Kawai, Ryouichi Tsukada, Ryosuke Hashimoto • Mis Snow Man • Hikaru Iwamoto, Tatsuya Fukasawa, Shota Watanabe, Ryohei Abe, Ryota Miyadate, Daisuke Sakuma Yasumasa Goto, Daisuke Ishigaki, Takayuki Konno
2011 The 2011 production, starring
Kazuya Kamenashi, was one of the
Imperial Theatre 100th anniversary performances, and the first performance of the work in two years. Ot was performed from September 3 to 25, 2011, All three main cast members were members of KAT-TUN, and they called themselves "Katsun (luck at winning)" for this stage only. Due to the earthquake and tsunami, flying over the audience was restricted.
Cast •
Kazuya (Kazuya Kamenashi): Former member of a popular idol group. •
Koki • Hikaru Iwamoto, Tatsuya Fukazawa, Shota Watanabe, Ryota Miyadate, Daisuke Sakuma • Juri
2012 Starring
Kazuya Kamenashi, the show was performed at the
Imperial Theatre from September 3 to 29, 2012. Of the show's 150 minute runtime, 24 minutes were spent flying above the audience. Kamenashi was called "the most down-to-earth entertainer in Japan". For this production, Kamenashi was involved in the design of the posters and flyers, and also participated in discussions about the cast with
Johnny Kitagawa. Kamenashi was the oldest male performer in this production. In the past, the role of the champ had been played by a senior actor.
Yuta Tamamori, who played Champ in the production, said that his role was "out of character" and that he was conscious of being "an ordinary person," in contrast to other interpretations of Champ. The story was renewed with the theme of "kizuna" (bonds). In the opening scene, in particular, the central characters wear the school run to more clearly depict their past.
Cast Source it was performed at the
Imperial Theatre from September 5 to 29, 2013. The title "JET" stands for "fast and furious" or "dynamic", and the story has been changed from a traditional boxing story to a story about a
Formula One racer, inspired by TV personality and racer,
Masahiko Kondo. According to Kondo, Johnny was probably trying to depict "a drama of people risking life and death," and called him several times to persuade him to appear in the show. Kondo told him that if the show was going to be based on motorsports, he wanted it to be "something that conveys friendship, conflict, and tenderness between men" rather than the "glamorous show" often seen in Japanese stage shows, and Johnny quickly finished the script, In this production, scenes were adapted to address accidents during the race. The race scenes used images on LED screens, which Kondo wanted to "convey the fear of life and death". Casting similar to the 2011 production, with Tamamori playing the main character involved in the case,
Kento Senga playing the top racer,
Toshiya Miyata playing his friend, and Kondo playing the owner of the racing team. -
Yuta Tamamori: -
Kento Senga: -
Toshiya Miyata: Ran Ohtori-
Masahiko Kondo (special appearance): Shogo Tajima, Daisuke Ishigaki, Yu Ogawa, Mizuki Kobayashi, Ren Meguro
2014 - 2015 2014 marked the 10th anniversary of the first performance. Starring
Yuta Tamamori, it was staged at the Imperial Theatre from September 4–30, 2014. The stage returned to the world of boxing and entertainment as before, and its production announcement was held in the ring of
Korakuen Hall, "the sacred place of martial arts," with about 1,000 fans. Additional elements were added to the storyline, including a scene when Toshiya (played by Miyata) accidentally stabs Hikaru Iwamoto (played by Hikaru Iwamoto). The roles of the main character was played by Tamamori,
Kento Senga as Champ, and
Toshiya Miyata as the idol group's producer, but new cast members also appeared in various parts, such as
Sho Hirano as Champ's brother who hates his brother and Ren Nagase as the informer who is forced to work for Madam and Rika. The opening scene featured a performance by Kis-My-Mystery Orchestra (Kis-My-My-Mystery). In the opening scene, the three members of Kis-My-Ft2 held hands and performed flying, and Tamamori also challenged "Tama Hula," a hula hoop flying performance named after himself in the play. In addition, a new song, "The Dream Boys", was performed by Shiyoh Hirano, Ren Nagase, and Kaito Takahashi. The 2015 production starred a double cast of
Yuta Tamamori (September 3–10, 15 - 16, 22 - 30) and
Yuma Nakayama (September 12–14, 18 - 20). The Tamamori version features
Kento Senga and
Toshiya Miyata, and the Nakayama version features
Fuma Kikuchi and
Marius Yo as the main actors, with Tamamori and Nakayama playing a young man who has quit boxing, Senga and Kikuchi as boxing champions, and Miyata and Marius as their friends. This was the first time that the three members of Nakayama's version appeared in "Dream Boys". In order for the audience to see the "theatrical" part of this production, the storyline was "stripped down to the bare essentials" and the roles were reduced to the necessary ones. The basic script is the same for both productions, but the music and direction are different. Tamamori performed a new technique called "Tama-nobori(Tamamori climbing)" following the previous year's flying "Tama-hula(Tamamori flying)".
Casts Characters Source a young man who quit boxing and (in the 2014 production) a former idol and (in the 2014 production) a former idol with a total of 38 performances. At the 539th performance, the total number of audiences since the first performance exceeded 1 million. In this production, a new "Dream Boys Suite" consisting of five songs of about seven minutes with themes such as "Family," "Friendship," "Bonds," and "Pledge to the Future", was performed just before the last scene. The final scene is tragic, in contrast to the traditional happy ending Therefore, when Johnny Kitagawa proposed a change to the last scene in which "Champ dies in the arms of the main character," the main cast and others reconsidered the entire structure of the story from scratch. The "conflict between best friends" was made clearer by the childhood of the three main characters depicted at the beginning of the story and the scene in which the three regain their bond at the end of the story. Along with the story revision, the characterization of the roles was also changed. The character of Champ, played by Senga, is "hotter" and more "human" than before, and plays the role of defaming the protagonist. and to be comedic relief; in the 2016 production, he is plunged into doubt. However, Tamamori recalls that by actually working on the suite, he was able to feel the "musical-like" quality of expressing emotions through song and dance rather than dialogue. As other performers, Kaito Takahashi of Mr. KING, Ryo Hashimoto,
Mizuki Inoue, Soya Igari, and Yuto Takahashi of HiHi Jet, who were noted for their dancing, singing, and roller skating, were gathered to form "Johnnys'5," a limited time unit named after the "Jackson 5" by Johnny Kitagawa. They played the role of Miyata in the play. They appeared in the play as "Jet Boys," a group created by a music producer played by Miyata, and performed a newly written song, "Welcome To My Home Town". The DVD "Dream Boys" was released on September 13, 2017, selling 62,000 copies in its first week. • Jet Boys It ran from September 6–30, 2018 and was the first production in two years. They play new characters, boys (Lost Boys The story depicts "adult male friendship" by Tamamori, Senga, and Miyata, and "friendship among boys in the future" by HiHi Jets. Tamamori performed the acrobatics "Rolling Tama (Rolling Balls)" using a trapeze box with a diameter of 6 meters.
Cast •
Yuta -
Yuta Tamamori: •
Kento -
Kento Senga: Has a heart disease. reaching a total of 600 performances on September 21, and 609 at the final performance. The lead actor is
Yuta Kishi, who becomes the fourth chairperson following Takizawa, Kamenashi, and Tamamori. Although Johnny Kitagawa died on July 9, before the show began, casting had already been done, with Jinguji and Kishi being asked to appear in March and April, respectively, and meetings were held on June 16, two days before Johnny collapsed from a
subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. The meeting was held on June 16, two days before Johnny collapsed from a subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a dissecting cerebral aneurysm. The writer, composer, and director remained "
Johnny Kitagawa".
Hideaki Takizawa, who took the lead and served as assistant director, and Koichi was also involved in reworking the script and composition, thus realizing a team effort that he had been eagerly waiting for a couple of years in terms of direction. The production also incorporated the opinions of Johnny before his death, and the song "Dream Boy" composed by Koichi, which Takizawa performed in the play in 2004, was revived for the first time in 15 years, this time with Koichi's singing voice.
Cast •
Yuta He grew up in an institution. •
Jin - Yuto Takahashi: - Ryuga Sato: The show was originally scheduled to run in September as usual, but was temporarily cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The
Imperial Theatre had been staging the Johnny's Island series during the year-end and New Year holidays in recent years, but since there were approximately 80 performers, Toho, the production company, found it difficult to take all possible measures against infectious diseases, and this production, with a total cast of around 30 people, was chosen as the best choice.
Yuta Kishi will continue to chair the production as he did last year. Also, starting this year,
Johnny Kitagawa is credited as Eternal Producer, and
Koichi Domoto, who was involved in the production as assistant director last year, is officially credited as director. In order to prevent infection, the interval was eliminated, and the structure was changed to one act, two hours non-stop. The musical elements became stronger, and more emphasis was placed on the characters and their emotional expressions. The show was being performed at 100% capacity, but on January 7, 2021, during the performance, the government declared a
state of emergency. The theater was restricted to 50% capacity and the performance was called to be held until 8 p.m. At the same time, the government notified each prefecture that "tickets for events that have been sold by January 11 will not be restricted and will be treated as non-cancellable," and that the performance time for the evening session was originally set at 6 p.m. The performers wore masks until offstage, and fans refrained from talking in the lobby to take thorough precautions against infection by
COVID-19. No one from the approximately 30 performers and 100 staff members became infected, and the show completed 44 performances, the most in the series. - Yuta Kishi: protagonist. Boxer. He was abandoned by his parents when he was young and grew up in an institution. •
Jin - Yuta Jinguji: 17-0 champ. He grew up in the same facility as Yuta. He has a strong admiration for Champ and hates Yuta. for a total of 31 performances. The main cast was renewed, with
Fuma Kikuchi as the lead and Taki Tanaka as the champ, and
Koichi Domoto directing, as he did last year. One act, two hours. Juri sings "SUPER HERO" with members of 7 Men Samurai and Shonen Ninja singing about the spirit of a champ, "Knock Out (K.O.)" by Shonen Ninja training at the gym, "hourglass" (Kikuchi) in which Fuma escapes under suspicion and reveals his feelings while reflecting on his past. Kikuchi himself wrote the lyrics were added as new songs that delve into the emotions and stories of the characters. The 2022 production was performed September 8–30, 2022. The production starred
Fuma Kikuchi, co-starred Juri Tanaka, and was directed by
Koichi Domoto. The production had two acts for the first time in three years, and the ballad "Sad Song" by Kikuchi, Shibuki, and Hou at the beginning of Act 2 was revived to further pursue the emotions of the characters. A new scene was added in which a younger Fuma and Juri appear riding a bicycle together, with Ryusei Fukada and Yutaka Motoki playing them in a flying performance. The 2023 production ran from September 9–28, 2023, for a total of 26 performances. Shota Watanabe played the lead role,
Shintaro Morimoto co-starred, and
Koichi Domoto directed. After his death in 2019,
Johnny Kitagawa, who was credited as Eternal Producer from 2020 to 2022, was removed from this production's credits. The casting was decided by Koichi, but Watanabe declined at one point due to anxiety about the large role, and Morimoto declined due to lack of stage experience. However, each met with Koichi and accepted his enthusiastic offer, saying, "I can't think of anyone else but Watanabe and Morimoto". but the two were so eager to fly that it was incorporated with the meaning of flying to avoid meaningless performances. This time, new songs were prepared for each character, "Hikari" was performed in the scene where he is hidden in Madame Emma's old theater, and Morimoto performed "Champion" in the boxing gym with a trainee played by 7 Men Samurai. 7 Men Samurai and Shonen Ninja also sang songs such as "Walking to the end", "Make You Wonder", and "Knock Out (K.O.)", bringing out the colors of each team to enliven the hero and the champ.
Casts •
Characters •
Fuma/Shota: turned TV personality. • '''Juri/Shintaro: the main character's rival and best friend. • Kouki: younger brother of Fuma/Shota, who is not related to him by blood. Idol Egg. Has a chronic heart condition. an entertainment producer • Wataru: An idol egg who works hard in lessons under Maria and is a leader. as part of the closing lineup of the Imperial Theatre, which will be temporarily closed beginning in February 2025. As in the previous production, Shota Watanabe plays the lead role,
Shintaro Morimoto co-stars, and
Koichi Domoto directs. Morimoto once turned down the offer because he was not satisfied with his performance in the previous production and thought it would be better if someone else played the role, but Watanabe persuaded him that he wanted to play the role because it was with Shintaro, and he decided to appear in the production.
Cast • Shota - Shota Watanabe • Shintaro -
Shintaro Morimoto as Champ. main character's rival. • Shonen Ninja • Kairyu Tamura, Naohiro Oriyama, Kohki Kawasaki, Sota Uchimura, Ryusei Fukada, Mitsuteru Kuroda, Mitsunari Hiyama, Ren Kubo, Masaki Oda, Yuyu Motoki, Takumi Kitagawa, Kohei Aoki, Hideo Yasushima, Wataru Vasayega, Yujin Suzuki, Yojiro Taki, Seiki Kawasaki, Hisho Yamai, Yusei Nagase, Rikuto Toyoda, Michiyo Inaba •
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