Yusei Yagi
Born: 1997-05-06 in Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Yusei is a member of a Jpop group Fantastics from Exile Tribe, managed by LDH. Despite being musically inclined, up until college he only focused on soccer. When he got injured and couldn't play, he took it as an opportunity to pursue singing. He participated in the competition Best Body Japan 2016 and placed 2nd in the category Mister Best Body Super Model. In 2017, when LDH announced Vocal Battle Audition 5 to find vocalists for one of their groups, Fantastics, Yusei auditioned and was one of the winners along with Nakajima Sota. He made his debut in Fantastics in 2018. In 2021, he started his acting career by playing one of the lead roles for the first time in the drama "MY BEAUTIFUL MAN". Yusei has since taken on both lead and supporting roles in various dramas and films. In September 2022, Yusei won the "Outstanding Asian Star Prize" at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2022 for his role in MY BEAUTIFUL MAN, selected by fans worldwide from 175 actors across five Asian countries. In December 2022, he received the "Best New Actor Award" and the "Topic Actor Pair Award" at the WEIBO Account Festival 2022. Yagi made history in 2023 by winning the "Outstanding Asian Star Prize" again at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2023, becoming the first celebrity to win the award in consecutive years. In 2024, fashion magazine ViVi revealed its 2024 mid-year "ViVi National Treasure Level Handsome" rankings showcasing the most handsome men across various categories. Yusei topped the "NOW" division, securing Hall of Fame status with consecutive wins.
Filmography
2026
- LOVED ONE as Honda Masato
- Sakamoto Days as Shishiba
2025
- Mashin Creator Wataru ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Yano-kun's Ordinary Days as Yusei Yagi (voice)
- Suspicious Partner as Haruto Tateishi
- Kamen Rider Gavv: Invaders of the Candy House ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Oshi ga Joshi ni Narimashite: Full Throttle as Shun Himuro / Shun Takashiro
- ファンタスティックPARK
- Stella next to me
- Stella Next to Me as 柊木昴
- We Can Only Use Magic Once in Our Lives as Akito
2024
- Kamen Rider Gavv ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Vampire Dormitory ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Minami-kun is my lover!? as Minami Hiroyuki
- Konkatsu 1000 Knock as Yamada
- The Final Lesson -Only Survivors Graduate as Takeshi Maruyama
- Transcending Happiness as MC
- Start Up!! Kamen Rider Gavv as Self
- Yano-kun's Ordinary Days as Tsuyoshi Yano
2023
- My Oshi Is Now My Boss as Himuro Shun / Takashiro Shun
- My Host Club Inheritance as Masato
- 18/40: Unbreakable Bond of Dreams as Aso Kosuke
- An Addicted High School Girl from Minato City as Ren Sonomiya
- My Beautiful Man: Eternal as Kiyoi Sou
- Love Death Match as Sonomiya Ren
- My Beautiful Man ~special edit version~ as Sou Kiyoi
- BACK TO THE MEMORIES PART3
2022
- The Escape of the Bride to Be ... (Theme Song Performance)
- High & Low The Worst X as Magoroku Yamaguchi
- Idiot Kiss
- Yarinaoshitai First Kiss as Sonomiya Ren
- The Usual Night as Self
- BACK TO THE MEMORIES PART2
2021
- My Beautiful Man as Sou Kiyoi
- BACK TO THE MEMORIES
2019
- Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun ... (Theme Song Performance)