is a Japanese actor and television personality affiliated with Pasture.
Since 2007, Ueda has been involved with 2.5D musicals and other musical theatre productions, most notably as Choromatsu from Osomatsu-san on Stage: Six Men's Show Time, Yukine from the Noragami stage plays, Misaki Yata from the K stage plays, Japan from the Hetalia musicals, Pharos and Ryoji Mochizuki from Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade, Chuya Nakahara from the Bungo Stray Dogs stage plays, and Syo Kurusu from the Uta no Prince-sama: Gekidan Shining musicals. He portrayed Sangaku Manami in both the Yowamushi Pedal stage plays and the live-action drama adaptation. As a voice actor, his leading roles include Heine Wittgenstein from The Royal Tutor and Hiroki from Pet, who he also portrayed in the tie-in stage adaptations.
Apart from his acting career, Ueda debuted as a singer in 2018 with the song "Start Line: Toki no Wadachi", with his first album, Voice of.. released in 2019.
Career Acting career Ueda was a finalist in the 19th Junon Super Boy Contest held in 2006. In 2007, he debuted as an actor in the stage play Osaero. In the same year, he made his leading role debut as Abe no Masahiro in the stage adaptation of Shōnen Onmyōji. Throughout his early theatre career, Ueda worked with the all-male theatre troupe Gekidan Studio Life. Ueda also had guest roles in Unubore Deka and Kamen Rider Wizard on television, but after being cast as Sangaku Manami from the Yowamushi Pedal stage plays, he reprised his role for the live-action drama series in his regular debut role.
In 2013, Ueda made his voice acting debut in Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories. In 2017, he was cast in his first anime leading role as Heine Wittgenstein in The Royal Tutor, who he also portrayed in the musicals.
Music career In 2016, Ueda collaborated with the music label Aquamarine for their Otogimmick music project. The Sleeping Beauty-inspired "Nemuri-hime" was released on December 23, 2016 in "Prince" and "Devil" editions. The single charted at #123 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
On May 30, 2018, Ueda released his debut single, "Start Line (Toki no Wadachi)" as part of the "Bogland Music" project between Yamaha Music Communications and stage actors. The song was featured as the ending theme to the television program +Music and peaked at #25 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Discography Albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales JPN Oricon Billboard Japan Voice of.. 2019Released: May 22, 2019 Label: Yamaha Music Communications Formats: CD, digital download 25 TBA JPN: 2,232 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album JPN Oricon Hot 100 2018 25 — — Non-album single "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album JPN Oricon Hot 100 2016 123 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Soundtrack appearances + List of soundtrack appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Other artist(s) Album JPN Oricon Hot 100 2017 19 — — Yūya Asato, Yūto Adachi, Daisuke Hirose, and Shouta Aoi (as P4 with T) Non-album single 2019 78 — — Yūya Asato, Yūto Adachi, Daisuke Hirose, and Shouta Aoi (as P4 with T) Non-album single
Filmography Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2007Shōnen Onmyōji Abe no Masahiro — 2008The Long Kiss Goodnight Kit — 2010Miracle Train: Ōedo-sen e Yōkoso Shiodome Iku The Heart of Thomas Ante Lower 2011Romeo and Juliet Juliet — 2013Yowamushi Pedal Sangaku Manami —2014Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade: The Blue Awakening Pharos Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade: The Ultramarine Labyrinth Pharos K Misaki Yata —Yowamushi Pedal Hakone Gakuen-hen: Yajū Kakusei Sangaku Manami 2015Yowamushi Pedal: Inter-high-hen: The Winner Sangaku Manami Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade: The Bismuth Crystals Ryoji Mochizuki K: Arousal of King Misaki Yata —Hetalia: Singin' in the World Japan 2016Noragami: Kami to Negai Yukine Samurai Warriors Ishida Mitsunari K: Lost Small World Misaki Yata Osomatsu-san on Stage: Six Men's Show Time Choromatsu Hetalia: The Great World Japan 2017Noragami: Kami to Kizuna Yukine Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade: The Indigo Pledge and Beyond the Blue Sky Pharos, Ryoji Mochizuki, Nyx Uta no Prince-sama: Gekidan Shining: Tenka Muteki no Shinobu Michi Syonosuke (Syo Kurusu) Bungo Stray DogsChūya Nakahara Hetalia: In the New WorldJapan The Royal TutorHeine Wittgenstein Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen THE STAGE 2017Fuyuhiko KuzuryuK: Missing Kings Misaki Yata 2018Osomatsu-san on Stage: Six Men's Show Time 2 Choromatsu Hetalia Final Live: A World in the UniverseJapanKigeki Osomatsu-san Choromatsu Pet: Kowareta Suiso Hiroki 2019The Royal Tutor: Musical II Heine Wittgenstein Bungo Stray Dogs: Sansha TeiritsuChūya Nakahara A3! Mankai Stage: Autumn & Winter 2019Mikage HisokaRe:VolverSuzuki2020Kimetsu no Yaiba: The StageZenitsu Agatsuma YasuRingo AmemiyaA3! Mankai Stage: Winter 2020Mikage Hisoka2021Minami KuboA3! Mankai Stage: Winter 2021Mikage HisokaKaiheiBungo Stray Dogs: Dead AppleChūya NakaharaWorld Trigger the StageYūma KugaBungo Stray Dogs: Dazai, Chūya, 15 Years OldChūya NakaharaHetalia: The World is WnderfulJapan2022Vanitas no Carte: StageVanitasTokyo Revengers: Bloody HalloweenChifuyu MatsunoKimetsu no Yaiba: The Mugen TrainZenitsu Agatsuma2023Vanitas no Carte: Stage (Encore)VanitasKimetsu no Yaiba: The Entertainment DistrictZenitsu Agatsuma2025Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Swordsmith VillageZenitsu Agatsuma
Television Year Title Role Network Notes 2011Unubore Deka Host Kazuta TBS Episode 2 2012Kamen Rider Wizard Satoshi Ishii / Lizardman TV Asahi Episodes 14 and 15 2016Yowamushi Pedal Sangaku Manami BS Sky PerfecTV! 2017Yowamushi Pedal 2nd Season Sangaku Manami BS Sky PerfecTV! 2019 Real Fake Yūsuke Ikuta MBS TV
Film Year Title Role Notes 2019The Royal TutorHeine Wittgenstein Voice in anime film
Anime Year Title Role Notes 2013Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Additional voices Episode 7, 142016My Hero Academia Lunch RushSupporting role 2017The Royal Tutor Heine Wittgenstein Lead role 2018My Sweet Tyrant Masago Matsuo Supporting role 2020Pet Hiroki Lead role
Publications Photo books Year Title Publisher ISBN 2015 Shufu to Seikatsu-sha 2019 U and You Shufu to Seikatsu-sha
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