Tetsuya

I've always thought of Tetsuya as the guy who lets his body do the talking, and I mean that as the highest compliment. He's a performer's performer, the kind who treats dance less like decoration and more like a language he's fluent in, every step crisp and deliberate. There's something about that Akita upbringing and the Waseda brain that fits him perfectly: he's not just feeling the music, he's thinking about how to teach it, how to pass it down, which is exactly the energy I get from his work building up younger dancers. He could chase the spotlight harder than he does, but he seems more interested in leading from the back and letting the craft speak. Quietly intense, generous with what he knows. I genuinely root for people built like that.

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Tetsuya is a Japanese actor and dancer born on February 18, 1981, in Akita Prefecture, Japan. He is known under the single name TETSUYA and has pursued a career spanning both performance and acting. He attended Waseda University. His blood type, agency, and most personal details are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Tetsuya

Name (Japanese)

TETSUYA

Reading

てつや

Born

February 18, 1981 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

Origin

Akita Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Actor / Dancer

University

Waseda University

Works summary

Appearances

63 (2004–2026)

By year

2004: 1, 2005: 1, 2006: 2, 2008: 1, 2009: 2, 2010: 4, 2011: 4, 2012: 10, 2013: 8, 2014: 2, 2015: 3, 2016: 4, 2017: 3, 2018: 1, 2019: 2, 2020: 2, 2021: 5, 2022: 3, 2023: 2, 2025: 1, 2026: 1

Debut work

HEART of GOLD 〜STREET FUTURE OPERA BEAT POPS〜

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/exile_performance_institute/
• Xhttps://x.com/epi_tetsuya
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXILE%20TETSUYA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2648889

Tags

• From Akita Prefecture
• Actor
• Dancer

Last updated

2026-08-26

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