Native name 松岡 昌宏 Associated acts Tokio Genres Rock music Instruments drums, percussion Height 1.81 m | Years active 1990–present Role Drummer Occupation Drummer, actor Name Masahiro Matsuoka | |
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Born January 11, 1977 (age 47) ( 1977-01-11 ) Sapporo, Japan Labels Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Japan, J Storm Music groups Tokio (Since 1990), J-Friends (1998 – 2003) Albums Sorafune/Do! Do! Do!, Love You Only, Tokio Movies and TV shows Godzilla: Final Wars, THE TETSUWAN DASH, Tengoku ni ichiban chikai oto, Manhattan Love Story, Gachinko! Similar People Tomoya Nagase, Shigeru Joshima, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Taichi Kokubun, Noriyuki Higashiyama | ||
Matsuoka masahiro the director s chair
Masahiro Matsuoka (松岡 昌宏, Matsuoka Masahiro, born January 11, 1977) is a Japanese drummer and actor. He is a member of Tokio, a Johnny Entertainment musical group. His nicknames are Mabo and Maa-kun. He starred as Shinichi Ozaki in Godzilla: Final Wars., and comedy series Yasuko to Kenji.
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As an artist
Matsuoka joined the pop/rock band Tokio as a drummer in 1990, although the band did not debut until 1994. Along with other Tokio members, he was a background dancer for idol bands such as Hikaru Genji.
As an actor
Matsuoka has had parts in over 20 dramas. His first lead role was in Psychometrer Eiji, a 1997 mystery science fiction drama. In 2008 he starred a comedy series Yasuko to Kenji, based on a comical manga by artist Aruko.
Endorsements
Matsuoka has endorsed many various brands with the band Tokio and by himself. With Tokio, he has endorsed among others Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Eneos, a brand for Nippon Oil.
