Shunsuke Kazama

Kazama Shunsuke is a Japanese actor entertainer voice actor and presenter born in Sumida Tokyo Japan After leaving SMILEUP he has been active as a freelancer Kazamas interest in television dramas led him to audition for Johnny Associates in 1997 during his second year of junior high school at the encouragement of his family He debuted that same year with the group Shonentai and continued as a Johnnys Jr He also worked as a backup dancer for groups like TOKIO and V6 Despite joining BIG in September 1998 a hiatus due to high school exams led to a shift in his role within the agency In 2000 Kazama ventured into voice acting debuting in the TV anime YuGiOh Duel Monsters In early May 2013 Kazama married a noncelebrity woman with the announcement made through Johnny Associates in July of that year On October 15 2015 a dedicated page for Kazama was established on the Johnny Associates official website signifying his departure from Johnnys Jr On February 11 2019 reports surfaced of Kazamas wife giving birth to their first son On December 16 2023 SMILEUPs official website announced Kazamas intention to become independent by the end of that month He subsequently established his own personal agency and now holds the title of representative director