# Toshiya Miyata

Toshiya Miyata (Japanese: 宮田俊哉, Hepburn: Toshiya Miyata, born September 14, 1988) is a Japanese singer, actor, TV personality, voice actor, and novelist. he is a member of boys band Kis-My-Ft2 and its derivative group Busaiku(舞祭組) under Starto Entertainment. His nickname is Miyacchi.

## History

Since Miyata's mother was a big fan of Koichi Domoto of the Kinki Kids and hoped her son would become a prince-like star like Koichi, she sent Miyata's resume to the Johnny & Associates. After auditioning, Miyata joined Johnny & Associates on February 4, 2001. Wataru Yokoo and Takashi Nikaido, who would later become members of Kis-My-Ft2, also participated in the same audition.
After joining several groups as a trainee (Johnny's Jr.), he was selected as a member of Kis-My-Ft2 in 2005 and made his CD debut with Everybody Go on August 10, 2011, seven years after their formation.
In April 2012, he made his first appearance in a drama series on Nippon Television's Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō, and in October of the same year, he made his first film appearance in its film version, Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō the Movie (劇場版 私立バカレア高校).
In May 2013, he played his first starring role on stage in Adventure in the Land of Kifsham (キフシャム国の冒険).
On December the same year, Busaiku was formed from Kis-My-Ft2 with Kento Senga, Wataru Yokoo and Takashi Nikaido produced by Masahiro Nakai who was a member of SMAP.
Even before his debut, he professed his love of anime (anime geek: "otaku"), which was unusual for an idol at the time. He has also appeared in animated productions as a voice actor, playing the lead role in 2024.
The music video for his solo song Nemophila, released on YouTube in May 2021, featured Miyata and Tokiya Ichinose who is an idol from the game/anime work Uta no Prince-sama. As it was unusual for an idol and a character from a game/anime to perform together on the same screen, the music video received a strong response from anime fans.
On August 4, 2023, he opened his personal official X (formerly Twitter) account.
In January 2024, he opened his personal official Instagram. He made his debut as an author with his novel Boundary Melody, on May the same year.

## Anecdotes about Anime
### Love for Nana Mizuki and Love Live!

Miyata is big fan of Nana Mizuki, a voice actress and singer, and professed to be a member of her fan club, always carrying his fan club membership card in his wallet. He is also a fan of the popular anime Love Live! and has been selected to host a related program.
One winter in 2014, Miyata stood in line for four hours in heavy snow to buy penlights and merchandise for at a Love Live! event. Due to the snow, trains shut down, forcing Miyata to spend an extra three hours at the station.
Another day during the Spring of 2016, Miyata lied to his agent to take a day-off and attend a Love Live! concert wearing a tee-shirt from the anime. Miyata's attendance was discovered by his own fans at the concert, who posted about his appearance on social media. Upon returning, Miyata was scolded by his managers who told him "You are the one whom your fans being obsessed with, so it's not right for you are obsessed with someone else". Miyata had plans to attend a Nana Mizuki concert the following week and still went without notifying his agency, resulting in another scolding from them.
Aside from these well-known stories, he is often seen making private visits to Comiket venues and anime events. He is close with Daisuke Sakuma of Snow Man due to their shared love for anime, and have been since their trainee days. Miyata and Sakuma have been called the "Miyata faction".

### Regarding Vanguard starring

It was announced in December 2023 that Miyata would voice Akina Myodo, the lead character for the anime Cardfight!! Vanguard Divinez, which would air from January of the following year. Bushiroad President Takaaki Kidani said that he first became aware of Miyata at a 2016 Love Live! event at a 2016 Sunshine City, Tokyo, where he heard about a TV personality who stood in line for three hours to buy merchandise, and that is how he came to know him. He also said that the story starring Miyata had been warming up for a year, but when the Johnny & Associates held a press conference in September 2023 admitting the founder's guilt, Miyata's appointment was temporarily in jeopardy since the anime would broadcast around the world. However, Kidani said that Japanese animation industry has so far been indebted to Miyata, and that although many people in the world suddenly change their attitudes for the talent of Johnny's, he wanted to deal with Miyata as a human being, not as "J" (Johnny's), and decided to appoint him as originally planned. Miyata talked about this story on his radio program Burn! Radio, he revealed that he had been spending anxious days at the time, and that he was "really saved" when Kidani said he wanted to work with him on the project.

## Discography
### Solo and small group songs

| Song title | Lylic | Conposer | Name | Album | Note |
| Solo songs ||||||
| Even if you are an otaku (geek), it's all right! | Kenichi Maeyamada | Kenichi Maeyamada | Toshiya Miyata by Kis-My-Ft2 | Album I Scream (4cup ver.) | Official Live Video on YouTube |
| Beautiful days | Toshiya Miyata | Rock Stone | Toshiya Miyata Dream boys Jet Dream boys 2014 | DVD Dream Boys | |
| My Own Princess | Megumi Hayashibara | Takahiro Yamada | Toshiya Miyata by Kis-My-Ft2 | Album Free Hugs! | |
| Nemophila | Toshiya Miyata Tokiya Ichinose | Noriyasu Agematsu | Toshiya Miyata | Live DVD/Blu-ray Live Tour 2021 Home bonus CD "Kis-My-Ft2 10th Anniversary Extra CD" Toshiya Miyata feat. Tokiya Ichinose (STRISH) Single Fear/So Blue (First edition A) | Official Music Video - YouTube |
| Champions | Toshiya Miyata | Ohrn Andreas Jakob Erik Smith Henrik Martin | Toshiya Miyata Dream boys | Live DVD/Blu-ray Live Tour 2021 Home bonus CD | |
| Another story of "Even if you are an otaku (geek), it's all right!" | Kenichi Maeyamada | Kenichi Maeyamada | Toshiya Miyata by Kis-My-Ft2 | Album Music Colosseum | |
| Small group songs ||||||
| Catch & Go!! | ENA | Chokkaku Syb Iggy | Kis-My-Ft2 | Album Kis-My-1st - Wataru Yokoo & Toshiya Miyata & Takatsugu Nikaidou & Kennaga Senga | |
| Sing for you | Takashi Ueda Hiroya.T | Dr Hardcastle youwhich Daichi | Kis-My-Ft2 | Album Kis-My-1st - Yuta Tamamori & Toshiya Miyata & Kento Senga | |
| Forza! | Hikari | Hikari Stephan Elfgren | Kis-My-Ft2 | Album Good Ikuze! - Yuta Tamamori with Wataru Yokoo & Toshiya Miyata & Takashi Nikaido & Kento Senga | |
| Chance Chance Baybee | Takuya Harada | Takuya Harada Samuel Wearmo | Kis-My-Ft2 | Album Good Ikuze! - Wataru Yokoo & Toshiya Miyata & Takashi Nikaido & Kento Senga | |
| Be Love | miyakei | youwhich L-m-T | Yuta Tamamori & Toshiya Miyata /Kis-My-Ft2 | Album Kis-My-World - Yuta Tamamori & Toshiya Miyata | The first drama project of "Kiss My Doki Doki!" |
| Snack Show Wa | Shingo Asari | Shingo Asari | Kis-My-Ft2 Hiromitsu Kitayama Wataru Yokoo Toshiya Miyata | Single Sha la la Summer Time - Hiromitsu Kitayama & Wataru Yokoo & Toshiya Miyata | One of these songs, "Cinema for Men and Women," is Miyata's solo. |
| Wish upon a star | YU-G | YU-G 陶山隼 | Yuta Tamamori & Toshiya Miyata /Kis-My-Ft2 | Single Love - Yuta Tamamori & Toshiya Miyata | |
| Destiny | YU-G | Noriyasu Agematsu | Kis-My-Ft2 Yuta Tamamori & Toshiya Miyata /Kis-My-Ft2 | Album To-y2 Yuta Tamamori & Toshiya Miyata | |

## Filmography
### Films

* Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō — The Movie - as Junichi Koba - (October 13, 2012)
* Tsugaru Lacquer Girl - as Naoto Suzuki - (September 1, 2023)

### Television drama

* Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō (April 14, 2012 - June 30, 2012, Nippon TV) - Junichi Koba
* Sekai ni Bizarre Story '13 Autumn Special Edition "0.03 Frame Woman" (October 12, 2013, Fuji TV) - Satoshi Kariya
* Shinbei with Child - (November 13 - December 18, 2015, NHK BS Premium) - Seizaburo Enokido
* Shinbei with Child season2 (November 11 - December 23, 2016, NHK BS Premium) - Seizaburo Enokido
* Monday Golden Public Prosecutor's Office Clerk, Kuroyuri (February 22, 2016, TBS Television (Japan)) - Naoki Munakata
* Monday Golden Private Forensic Investigation: Kirino Mai's Murder Appraisal - (March 14, 2016, TBS Television (Japan)) - Kenta Asakura
* XXX People's Lives - (April 24 [midnight on April 23] - June 26 (midnight on June 25), 2018, Nippon TV) - as Yoichi Mano, the group lead (starring in a quartet with Wataru Yokoo, Takashi Nikaido and Kento Senga)
* Yasuragi no Toki - Michi - (April 8, 2019 - March 27, 2020, TV Asahi) - as Kouji Negoro
* Midsummer Boy - 19452020 Final Episode (September 18, 2020, TV Asahi)
* Karei-naru Ichizoku (April 18, 2021 - July 4, 2021, Wowow) - Kazuya Hosokawa
* Doctor White - (January 17, 2022 - March 21, 2022, Kansai Telecasting Corporation/Fuji TV) - Junpei Okumura
* Doctor White Special Edition (March 28, 2022, Kansai Telecasting Corporation/Fuji TV)
* Nice Flight! -Final episode (September 9, 2022, TV Asahi) - Ryo Enomoto
* Smiling Lady episode 4 (August 17, 2024, Tōkai Television Broadcasting, Fuji Television) - Kanzaki Doguma

### Streaming drama

* Be Love - (October 16 - November 6, 2020, Lemino(dTV)) - Editor

### Animation Works

* Delicious Party Pretty Cure (June 5, 2022 - January 29, 2023, TV Asahi) - Yuan Kasai and Mitsuki Kasai (two roles)
* BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! Episode 6, compilation (July 20, 2023, September 7, 2023, Tokyo MX, etc.) - as Yuji Takamatsu, compilation narration.
* Cardfight!! Vanguard Divinez (January 2024 - , TV Tokyo) - Starring Akina Myodo
** Cardfight!! Vanguard Divinez season2 (July 2024-, TV Tokyo) - Starring Akina Myodo
** Cardfight!! Vanguard Divinez deluxe arc (January 2025 -, TV Tokyo) - Starring Akina Myodo
* Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc (July 2024 - Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting and TBS Television (Japan) affiliate) - Black Hole
** Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc season2 (January 2025 -) - Black Hole
* Party kara Tsuihō Sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsu wa Saikyō ni Tsuki (October 2024 - Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and TV Asahi) - Hanzam
* I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (April 6, 2025 –) - Liam Sera Banfield (previous life)

### Animated feature film

* BEM: Become Human (October 2, 2020, THE KLOCKWORX Co., Ltd.) - Burgess
* Eiga Senpai wa Otokonoko: Ame Nochi Hare (February 14, 2025, Aniplex) - Hiroshi Hongo

### Dubbing

* IF -(June 14, 2024, Paramount Pictures, Toho-Towa Co.Ltd.) - Blue

## Live Performances

* Ikemen desu ne - (April 8, 2011 - May 8, 2011)
* Adventure in the Land of Kifsham - (May 18 - June 23, 2013) - Prince Ilima (leading role)
* Dream Boy (January, 2004)
* Dream Boy (January, 2006)
* Dream Boy (September, 2007)
* Dream Boy (April, 2008)
* Dream Boy - (September, 2012)
* Dream Boy - (September, 2013) - Miyata
* Dream Boy - (September, 2014) - Toshiya
* Dream Boy - (September, 2015) - Toshiya
* Dream Boy - (September, 2016) - Toshiya
* Dream Boy - (September, 2018) - Toshiya
* The End of the XXX People - The "XX" Choice We Made - Toshiyuki (February 9 - 26, 2020)
* Music Theater Great Pretender - (July 4 - August 8, 2021) - Makoto Edamura "Edamame"(Leading role)

## Other Activities

For activities as a member of Kis-My-Ft2, see Kis-My-Ft2#Group activities.

### Novel

* Boundary Melody- Kadokawa Corporation - (24 May, 2024)

### Radio

* Burn! Radio - FM Yokohama (April 2019 -)

### Live streaming

* Kismai Miyata no niko-nama yattatte It's All Right! - (May 24, 2022 - , niconico Live(ニコニコ生放送)) - Regularly broadcasts once a month

### YouTube

* After School GAMING LIFE(放課後 GAMING LIFE) - (The title was changed from "Johnny's Gaming Room" Oct. 2023) - (December 16, 2021 -) - Miyata was chosen as one of the main host member with Yuta Tamamori and Daiki Arioka.

### Commercial

* Line (software) - "Line Poko Poko(LINE ポコポコ)" - (September 2016- with Yuta Tamamori)
* Aderans Company Limited
** Hair dryer "KAMIGA" (May 2021 -)
** Image character for hair growth for men (September 2024 -)
* BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (March 10, 2023 - )

### Concert

* NicoNicoChoParty - (October 16, 2022, Saitama Super Arena) Performed as a surprise guest
* Animelo Summer Live 2024 -Stargazer- (August 30, 2024, Saitama Super Arena) - Performed as a solo artist