Jesse (Japanese singer)

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Jesse (ジェシー, Jeshī), born June 11, 1996）is a Japanese American singer, actor and model, member of group SixTones.

Early life

Jesse Masaya Lewis,[1] son of a Japanese mother and American father, was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1996. He has a younger sister.[2]

Jesse is bilingual, thanks to his early years' English conversations with his father. But his knowledge is casual, though he strives in learning by having conversations with English-speaking people (such as his relatives in the United States), watching Western movies and listening to music, and also looking up the meaning of words he does not understand.[3]

Career

Known as Lewis Jesse, Jesse chose to use only his first name as his stage name while he was a part of the junior talent of Johnny & Associates, agency to which he belonged since entering in September 2006.[4]

In 2012, Jesse and other members of then-called Johnny's Juniors, acted in the drama Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou, which was Jesse's debut as an actor. The six-member group was given the official name SixTones when they were performing in "Johnny's Ginza 2015". [5] The group debuted in 2020.[6] Following the annual tradition of choosing the group's leader by Rock paper scissors started in Arashi's show Arashi ni Shiyagare in 2020, as suggested by Arashi's leader Satoshi Ohno, Jesse was chosen as SixTones' leader for 2024.[7]

Besides singing (as part of SixTones) and acting in TV dramas, Jesse has also acted in theater plays, which have included musicals such as Beetlejuice.[8]

In 2023, after the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal, activities of artists of Johnny & Associates, including SixTones, were taken over by a new entity called Starto Entertainment,[9] which officially started in April 2024. On 19 July 2024, Jesse announced on his Instagram that he had established a private company for his individual activities, but that his activities as part of the group would continue under Starto.[10]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou Yuki Satonaka [11]
2020 K2: Dodgy Badge Brothers Ichiro Morohoshi [12]
2024 Captured New Airport Rat/Taiga Niimi [13][14]

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Revolver Lily Kiyochika Josef Tsuyama [15]
2025 A Girl & Her Guard Dog Keiya Utō Lead role [16]

References

  1. ^ "ジェシーは歌が上手い。歌声や歌い方が評判。玉置浩二＆好きな曲、ラップも得意". Asuneta (in Japanese). 13 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. ^ "9 Pesona Jesse Lewis, Idola Blasteran Jepang-Amerika yang Menawan". IDN Times (in Indonesian). 4 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ "ジェシー英語で話せる?表記・英語力や発音が下手でない理由". Okayama Cafe (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ^ "ジャニーズ新星！ジェシー、月９初出演で改名(1/2ページ)". Sanspo (in Japanese). 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. ^ "ジャニーズJr."バカレア組"に正式ユニット名「シックストーンズ」". Merumo (in Japanese). 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  6. ^ "ジェシー プロフィール". Natalie (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  7. ^ "SixTONES　24年リーダーはジェシーに決定「それぞれが輝いて、ひとつになった時にがっと！」". Sponichi (in Japanese). 31 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Interview: Jesse (SixTONES) Wishes for a Revival of BEETLEJUICE". Broadway World. 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Japanese talent agency STARTO ENTERTAINMENT introduces itself to the world". Bandwagon Asia. 8 December 2023. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  10. ^ "SixTONESジェシー、個人会社設立を報告「グループ活動を軸に新しい分野への挑戦も」 公式サイトも開設". Oricon (in Japanese). 19 July 2024. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  11. ^ "私立バカレア高校の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  12. ^ "キワドい2人-K2-池袋署刑事課神崎・黒木の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  13. ^ "櫻井翔主演『大病院占拠』続編『XXX占拠』新キャスト発表 SixTONESジェシーが謎の男役". Oricon (in Japanese). 10 December 2023. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  14. ^ "「新空港占拠」ジェシー(SixTONES)演じる"謎の男"の正体がついに明らかに！"獣"メンバーの"鼠"大河". NTV DBS2 (Shin Kuukou Senkyo) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  15. ^ "リボルバー・リリー". eiga.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  16. ^ "お嬢と番犬くん". eiga.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
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