Toshio Matsumoto (dancer)

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Born (1975-05-27) 27 May 1975 (age 50)
OthernamesMatsu
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • actor
  • director
Yearsactive1994
Toshio Matsumoto
松本 利夫
Born (1975-05-27) 27 May 1975 (age 50)
Other namesMatsu
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • actor
  • director
Years active1994
Notable work
  • Film
  • Long Caravan
  • Stage
    • Taiyō ni Yaka rete
    • Matsu bocchi
TelevisionHeaven's Flower The Legend of Arcana
Children2
WebsiteOfficial website

Toshio Matsumoto[1] (松本 利夫, Matsumoto Toshio; nicknamed Matsu (stylized as MATSU); born 27 May 1975, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa)[2] is a Japanese dancer, actor and director. He is member and former performer of J-Pop group Exile.[3][4] He was part of the first generation J Soul Brothers. Since 2016 he has been serving as the chairman of the Gekidan Exile Matsu-gumi.

Matsumoto is represented with LDH.

Group Period of time Ref.
Baby Nail1994 1998
Hip Hop Junkeez1998[5]
J Soul Brothers1999 24 August 2001
Exile24 August 2001

Personal life

On July 22, 2013, Matsu announced his engagement to a non-celebrity woman after 7 years of dating.[6] The couple registered their marriage on January 1, 2014.[7]

On April 21, 2016, it was announced that the couple had welcomed their first child, a boy.[8]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013TiesSadatora OgataLead role[9]
2020Wiseguy[10]
2024Aimitagai[11]
2025S-Friends 3Hiroshi[12]
S-Friends 4Hiroshi[13]

TV dramas

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013GTO Shōgatsu Special! Fuyuyasumi mo Nekketsu JugyōdaMizushimaTelevision film[14]
2014Minowa: Love and LawBunta MinowaLead role[15]

TV programmes

Year Title Notes Ref.
2016-2020Matsu bocchiMC; first crown programme, first solo MC[16]

Bibliography

Books

Year Title ISBN
2005Love Music DanceISBN 978-4391131055
2016KizunaISBN 978-4344028760

Lyrics

Year Title
2006Exile "Why oh why...?"

Productions

References

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