Daisuke Sakuma

Japanese singer, actor and streamer (born 1992)
  • Singer
  • actor
  • voice actor
Years active2005–presentHeight168 cm (5 ft 6 in)Musical careerInstrument(s)VocalsLabels
  • Starto Entertainment
  • MENT Entertainment
Japanese nameKanji佐久間 大介Hiraganaさくま だいすけ
Transcriptions
RomanizationSakuma Daisuke
Musical artist

Daisuke Sakuma (Japanese: 佐久間 大介, Hepburn: Sakuma Daisuke, born July 5, 1992) is a Japanese idol, tarento, actor, and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He is known as a member of Snow Man, a group under Starto Entertainment.

Career

Sakuma begins his career in entertainment world after his mom sent his CV to idol agency Johnny & Associates, in which he passed the audition in 2005.[1] He was a member of Johnny's Junior group Mis Snow Man in 2009 that was then succeeded by Snow Man in 2012. Snow Man make its official debut in 2020.[2] He made his debut as voice actor on the same year in anime Black Clover as Makusa North.[3]

Personal life

His mom is Naomi Sakurai, who was a member of idol group CanCan. Sakuma graduated from Josai International University in 2015.[4]

Sakuma has been said to be "anime's biggest fan in Johnny's Junior" during his pre-debut days. He's also good at acrobatic and made his own "Acrobatic Wotagei" move.[5][6] He is a vocal fan of the VTuber Hoshimachi Suisei and has often sung her praises on television and on radio shows.[7]

One of his trademark is his pink hair that matches his member color in Snow Man.[8]

He has an older and a younger brother.[9]

Notable works

Film

  • Hot Snow (2011) - Sōji Doi
  • Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (2012) - Sōta Mikuni
  • Kamen Teacher (2014) - Student Council Vice President
  • Last Hold! (2018) - Yoshito Kuwamoto
  • Shonen-tachi (2019) - Maru
  • Osomatsu-san (2022) - Jyushimatsu
  • Matched (2024) - Tomu Nagayama[10]

Television drama

  • Piece (2012) - Kōji Maruo

Anime (voice)

Stage play

  • Cash on Delivery (2018) - Norman[11]

References

  1. ^ "Snow Manのムードメーカー佐久間大介、"他担狩り"なパフォーマンス アニメオタク＆天然キャラで周囲を笑顔に". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  2. ^ "「上しか見ていない」Ｓｎｏｗ Ｍａｎ・佐久間大介が語るグループの未来…史上最遅のデビューからミリオンヒット目前へ〈インタビュー完全版〉". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  3. ^ "Snow Man 佐久間大介、"好き"を追求し声優へ 『白蛇：縁起』でみせた好演". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド 映画部 (in Japanese). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  4. ^ "Hey！Say！JUMP薮宏太「途中何度も挫折しかけたんですが…」8年かけて通信制の早大卒業！ (中日スポーツ)". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  5. ^ "映画舞台あいさつに見たジャニーズ塚田がバラエティーで引っ張りだこの理由 : スポーツ報知". 2018-05-17. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  6. ^ Snow Man コンサートで披露した【ダンス動画】大公開！〜岩本・渡辺・佐久間編〜, retrieved 2022-06-19
  7. ^ "Snow Man佐久間大介が顔面蒼白！ 生配信でバレた女性Ｖチューバーとの繋がりにファン大荒れ（東スポWEB）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  8. ^ "SnowMan佐久間大介の"黒髪"に反響続々「幼みが増して可愛いです！」". ORICON NEWS. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  9. ^ WEBザテレビジョン. "Snow Man岩本照、佐久間大介の兄弟は「佐久間の弟、マジ佐久間」". WEBザテレビジョン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  10. ^ "マッチング". eiga.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  11. ^ Inc, Natasha. "深澤辰哉＆佐久間大介がW主演「キャッシュ・オン・デリバリー」上演決定". ステージナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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