[Article Translation] Kanata Hongo, a closer glimpse to the ikemen actorâs unknown sideïŒ
2016ćčŽ12æ9æ„/ Source : http://ciatr.jp/topics/257841
Hongo Kanata with a reputation for two-dimensional delicate looks and performance skill. Born in 1990 in Miyagi Prefecture with a family composed of his parents and a brother 2 years older than him.
ăKanataăsounded like a stage name but it is in fact his first name. Since his brother was namedăHarukaă, from the termăHaruka Kanata (Far Beyond)ă, he was namedăKanataă.
Working as an actor ever since he was a kid and acted numerous times in mangaâs live action projects, Hongo earned the nameă2.5 dimensional actorăand gained popularity from his unique personality to hisăstrange characteră.
Heâs just like Ryoma Echizen of the mangaăPrince of TennisăïŒ
In 2006, Takeshi Konomiâs manga ăPrince of Tennisă which was endorsed by many fans with the nicknameăTeniPuriă, was made into a live-action film.
A tennis genius boy/Ryoma Echizen entered a prestigious school of tennis, a lot of senior players with individual specialties and a teenage sports movie that shows the growth of each character, the story also highlights a more dynamic VFX and superhuman play.Â
Hongo portrayed the role of the main character, Ryoma Echizen. Emitting a cool and sharp-eyed look during his childhood, he portrayed Ryoma just like the original.
He became the cold-hearted Joichiro Nishi in the movieăGANTZăïŒ
Hiroya Okuâs popular science fiction manga,ăGANTZă. In 2011, it was made into a live-action film in two parts consisting of the first partăGANTZăand the second partăGANTZ PERFECT ANSWERă.
The science fiction action story forces people who already lost their lives to be on a harsh mission ofăfighting and killing star-rated peopleăby the mysterious black ballăGANTZă. Kazuya Ninomiya and Kenichi Matsuyama are two of the leading characters who have contrasting opinions about absurd fighting.
In this work, Hongo played as Nishi Joichiro who was the key man of the story. It has been emphasized that Nishi have become cold and cruel because of fighting in theăGANTZăworld for many years and have been completely taken over by the villain.
In the dramaăYowakutemo KatemasuăăKamezawa Shunichi stood outstanding for good performance
High school which will lead to victory with unique tacticsă»Baseball club of a senior highschool. This theory is based from Takahashi Hidemiâs non-fiction original story that was dramatized, ăYowakutemo Katemasu (Even though weâre weak, weâll win)ăSeiji-sensei to heppoko koukou kyuujin no yabo (Seiji-sensei and the inept recruited senior highschool studentâs dreamăă.
Ninomiya served as the coach of the weak baseball clubă»Tamo Seiji, Hongo plays the role of Shinuchi Kamezawa who is a former member of a brass band and longs to be a conductor. Tamo tricked him into joining the baseball bat that ăIf heâs in the batterâs box, it gets attention like a conductoră.
Kanata Hongoâs âOddballâEpisode
Hongo is famous for his fanciness over a lot of things like Gundam Plamodel, Music, Photography, Billiards, etc. However, he got more attention with his one unusual character. Letâs follow his various variety shows appearances where this ârumorsâ took form.
Kiss is an act of exchange bacteria with each other
Hongo is a clean freak who dislikes even going out in order to avoid in contact with various people, also with train seats and fishing rods; heâs not also good with money. Anti-bacterial goods such as wet tissues is a must.
In addition, people who comes into his house should change into his clothes at the entrance. According to Hongo, a kiss which is a sign of love will become an ăact of exchanging bacteriaă.
ïŒEating mealsïŒare act of inserting foreign substances in your body
Believing that eating is ăan act of inserting foreign substances in your bodyă, he said that he doesnât feel great about foods. A hamburger steak mixed with different ingredients is said to be the difficult one to eat, in one of the programs that he should a delicious hamburger, he inserted it into his mouth with teary eyes.Â
Hongoâs staple food, who said thatăI want to live without eating it if I cană, is said to be snacks like potato chips and gummy.
ïŒIf I can use magicïŒI want to cover the earth with a roof
He doesnât like the heat of the sun, always stays indoor, and he even said thatăI want to cover the earth with a roofă. If he doesnât have work he stays indoors; heâs so passionate with gaming that he doesnât notice the time and sometimes exceeds 10 hours sometimes.
Also, in making a Gundam plastic model, heâs way beyond an amateur level such as wearing a gas mask during painting and soldering iron for re-modelling.
Heâs also scared of ultraviolet rays but he also consider creams, such as sunscreens, as a âforeign substanceâ so he doesnât use it.
ïŒFashionableïŒis an act of showing that you look good. When that topic was discussed he said that heâs unstylish
If itâs a guy his age, they are usually interested in fashion but Hongo is not a little bit of interested at all and he said that itâs normal for him to use the same clothes for 3 to 5 years.
He believes that humans cannot win against cockroaches
Hongo said that if there is a competition where humans and cockroaches will be trapped inside a closed room, humans with starve to death first than cockroaches. Hongo who is afraid of beetles, cockroaches and insects with the same types also said that itâs the same with ăcuteăand flocking girls.
What kind of friendship does the shy Hongo haveïŒ
Ninomiya Kazuya, Gackt, Chiba Yuudai, etc.
Hongo is close with Ninomiya Kazuya whom he co-starred with inăGANTZăandăYowakutemo, Katemasuă. They both like indoor games and talk about it a lot so they do not only get along at work but also in their private lives.Â
Also, since he was able to act alongside with Gackt and Hyde in the SF movie ăMOONCHILDăwhich was Gacktâs original production and shown in 2003, they are still exchanging mails and seemed to be going to each otherâs live performances ever since. It was Hongo who acted as Gacktâs child version.
For guys on the same age, there is Chiba Yuudai who played as his childhood friend in ăShirato Osamu no Jikenbouăbased on a detective novel by Takahiro Okura, and also Kamiki Ryuunosuke who is his childhood friend.
Based on his height, isnât his waist and weight irregular?
The neutral and delicate looks of Hongo Kanata is said to have a height of 174 cm, a waist of 62 cm, and a weight of 50 kg. Assuming heâs 50 kg and calculating his Body Mass Index, it becomes ă16.51ăand it is a considerable low body weight.
âI wonder if my low body weight is a result of my unbalanced diet? Though Iâm also worried about my health, I canât say that Iâm physically strong but I think exercise is really a must in general. Moreover, it seemed like I donât easily get injured because of my soft body.â
Is Kanata Hongo similar with Ryuunosuke Kamiki?
Ryuunosuke Kamiki is also a child actor like Hongo. When they co-starred together, they were told that they really look alike.
The left side is Hongo, the right side is Kamiki. Even though the two doesnât really agree, the neat facial features and naive atmosphere, they really look the same.
It seems like the construction of each part is similar, from their cool eyes to the shape of their lips.
Also, not only in photos but theyâre also alike in hobbies. While Hongo is addicted with Gundams, Kamiki seems like an anime otaku in which you can really say that they really areăthe sameă.
Works by Kanata Hongo and Ryuunosuke Kamiki together
With nicknamesăKanatiăăRyuuă, we will introduce two good collaboration when they were kids.
DramaăAikurushiiăwhere these two are really cute
The two first met in a drama released in 2005ăAikurushiiă. Set in a rural town in Shizuoka Prefecture, centering around the Mashiba household with 7 members and Ichihara Hayato as the main character, this is a home drama depicting bonds and friendship.
Kamiki acted as Ichiharaâs younger brotheră»Hono. Hongo acted as Horoâs classmateă»Nagumo Shuu. Shuu was a loner who doesnât need friends but Horoâs positive approach gradually changed his mind.
Co-starred again in dramaăTantei Gakuen Qă
ăTantei Gakuen Qă is a manga which was turned into a live ation in 2007. It is a story which who goes to a group detective schoolăD.D.Săencounters strange incidents one after another.
Kamiki Ryuunosuke played the role of the main character. Hongo appeared as a guest actor in the second episode as Makino Daisuke who is a honor student attending to cram school.Â
Hongo and Kamikiâs highest point in being common is both being an anime voice actor. Hongo is in the popular animesăBTOOOM!ăandăDanganronpa 3ăwhile Kamiki is in the animation movies ăSummer WarsăandăYour Nameă. This time, the two of them co-starring together in an anime may not be a dream anymore.
In fact, do you have any experiences as a normal person?
Hongo is like a Hikikomori who likes to play all by himself but during his university days he led a movie group event with more than 100 members in which university clubs from all over the Kanto region gathered. Â Somehow, he had been living a realistic university life.
In recent years, even though he confessed that he is a shy type of person, he has deep relations with his friends such as Ninomiya whom he knew from his previous projects and someone on the same age Ryuunosuke Kamiki, etc., Â and he also has high popularity. His unique personality is really standing out even before in his university days and up until now, right?
For the first time in 7 years a photobook of a new Kanata Hongo is filled with charm!
In May 2016, Hongoâs 2nd photobookăKANATA HONGO Â 2016ăwas released. In the photobook of first time in 7 years, you can see his two worlds ofăEverydayăandăSpecial daysă. In addition to his glossy looks which made him adult-like, you can also see him in various scenes such as a private shot with his dog ăLâamiă.
The one who is in charge of photographyă»Kazune Kogure is a good friend of Hongo in Japan University so he seemed to be more relaxed in the photoshoot.
ăWhen we were students, there was a time when we said thatăwe both want to make a project togetheră. Thatâs why, Iâm so happy that it became true sooner than I expected.ă SourceïŒnews.livedoor.com
Never seen before facial expression of Hongo is featured in his 2nd photobookăKANATA HONGO 2016ă, for fans, Â isnât it a book to die for?
In the latest dramaăLove Hotelâs Ueno-sană, a charisma of loveïŒ
The current drama that Hongo is currently doing and will be released in 2017 isăLove Hotelâsă. The real hotel staffâs post about the manga turning into a drama became a hot topic. It is a love comedy where the love charismatic hotel employee Ueno-san, who makes love techniques, sadistically advises young people who are afflicted with love and sex in the love hotel where he works at.
Hongoâs acting ability which was brushed up ever since he was a child is really undeniable. In playing the role of Ueno-san who has a strong individual personality, he showed hisănew challengeăand motivation and did his best in creating an attractive character.
ăLove Hotelâs Ueno-sanăwill start broadcasting on mid-January 2017, every Wednesday in Fuji TV, but it has already been pre-broadcasted in Fuji TV On-Demand last December 1, 2016. It seems like Hongoâs portrayal of Ueno-san have been causing a positive buzz all over the internet and I canât also take my eyes off from Kanata Hongo who is gradually growing.
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