Toru Iwaoka

## Toru Iwaoka岩岡 徹

Promoting SCENE (2023)

**Toru Iwaoka** (岩岡徹, *Iwaoka Tōru*) is a Japanese dancer, singer, songwriter and actor. He is a performer of Da-iCE and is the group's oldest member.

He is also the owner of hair and body mist brand "Diario", skin supplement brand "Sol White" and lifestyle brand "COMFY".

## Biography

Toru was born on June 6, 1987. When he was a child, he liked playing outside all day. He wanted to become a soccer player. However, because of a fracture, that opportunity went away. Around the time he was in his fourth year, he was dazed by Music Station and started to think of working in the entertainment industry. He started sending in his resume to entertainment offices around his fifth year.

He spent time away from entertainment activities during university to experience things like studying abroad or job hunting. He originally had an office job but quitted and came back to the entertainment world.

He met with a manager and was called in for a performer’s audition where he first met Hayate. He met Yudai when he attended Avex Academy. That's also when he met Sota, and the three often went drinking tea together. Taiki was the only one that he got to know after joining Da-iCE. He was really happy to hear about Da-iCE's major debut, and thinks that it's a wonderful experience to be able to perform the opening act for AAA, a senior group that Da-iCE admires.

He graduated from Hosei University, Faculty of Intercultural Communication.

On March 30, 2018, he officially launched his self-produced hair and body mist, hand and nail cream brand Diario. On March 23, 2019, he produced sun protection and skin supplement brand Sol White.

In January 2023, he launched lifestyle brand "COMFY" as its director.

## Filmography

### Stage play/Musical

* Musical "～avex group The 20th Anniversary～「Kokoro no kakera」" (～avex group The 20th Anniversary～「ココロノカケラ」) (2008)
* Stage play "Chiruran Shinsengumi Requiem" (ちるらん 新撰組鎮魂歌) (2017) - as Okita Souji

### Dramas and movies

**2009**

* Movie "Subaru" (昴～スバル～)

**2018**

* Music x Drama dTV "FHIT MUSIC"
* dTV original drama "Kongai Renai ni Nitamono" (婚外恋愛に似たもの) - as 神田みらい/Kanda Mirai

**2019**

* Da-iCE 6th Anniversary short movies - as 春樹/Haruki
	+ Ep 1. TOKI
	+ Ep 2. Mou Ichido Dake (もう一度だけ)
* Short movie "All I Want…" - as 那奈人/Nanato

**2020**

* Movie "Iru Basho" (居る場所) - as 北原裕也/Yuya Kitahara
* Short movie "Aqua Girls" - as Miura Rei
* Drama "Gokushufudou" (極主夫道)

**2021**

* SP Drama "Uso kara Hajimaru Koi" (嘘から始まる恋) - as 川村正史役/Masashi Kawamura
* Drama "Saretagawa no Blue" (サレタガワのブルー) - as 森和正/Kazumasa Mori

**2022**

* ABEMA original series "Watashi ga Kemono ni natta Yoru ~Suki ni nacchaikenai~" (私が獣になった夜～好きになっちゃいけない～)

**2023**

* TV Tokyo Drama 25 "Zenryoku de, Aishite ii kana?" (全力で、愛していいかな？) - as 城野丈/Jou Jouno

## Solo photobook

* both (2022)
* COMFORTABLE (2023)

## Other activities

* TBS TV show "Toudaiou" (東大王) (2020)
* Iwaoka Toru Channel on OPENREC.tv
* Iwaoka Toru TALK SHOW 2023
* Regular radio program "Comfort Zone" - bayfm (24:30-24:54 every Thursday, July 2023 - December 2023)
* Toru Iwaoka FUN MEETING TOUR 2024

## Trivia

* He’s the only Da-iCE member to graduate university and have experience of working outside the entertainment industry.
	+ He was an office worker before becoming an artist.
* He came up with Da-iCE's original name "BLACKOUT".
* Favorite food: sushi, yakiniku, ramen
	+ He's especially knowledgeable about ramen.
* He has a driving license.
* Because he couldn't eat out during the COVID-19 quarantine period, he started cooking at home and has come to enjoy cooking since then.
* He has an older brother.
* His father is a doctor.
* He writes by his right hand but plays sports by his left hand.
* He wanted to be a soccer player when he was young.
* He can eat very sour food, such as lemon and dried plum extract (which is said to contain an amount of citric acid as 10 times as lemon)
* He hates going on a roller coaster.
* He studied abroad while he was in university.
* He has really bad eyesight.
* Motto: "Life can be lived sadly or it can be lived happily" (泣いて暮らすも一生笑って暮らすも一生)
* He used to live together with Yudai.
* His nickname at elementary school was Tururururu.

## Gallery

* Promoting SCENE Arena Tour (2023)
* Promoting Ima (2022)
* Promoting REVERSi (2022)
* Promoting Kartell (2021)
* Promoting Live at Shibuya -Escort- (2021)
* Promoting SiX (2021)
* Promoting EASY TASTY (2020)
* Promoting CITRUS (2020)
* Promoting image (2020)
* Promoting amp (2020)
* Promoting DREAMIN' ON (2020)
* Promoting FACE (2020)
* Promoting BACK TO BACK (2019)
* Promoting Da-iCE BEST (2019)
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## External links

* Diario official website: diario.jp
* Diario X: @Diario\_fragranc
* Sol White official website: solwhite.jp
* Sol White X: @\_sol\_white\_
* COMFY official website: comfy-official.com
* COMFY Instagram: @comfy\_jp

## References

1. ↑ ai-da-ice - Toru Iwaoka: First Photobook Solo Interview [ENG TRANS]
2. ↑ びりおん | Da-iCE(ダイス)オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba
3. ↑ Da-iCE STAFF on X: #岩岡徹 がディレクターを務めるライフスタイルブランド「COMFY」始動！
4. ↑ 岩岡徹（TORU Iwaoka） - PROFILE | Da-iCE（ダイス）オフィシャルサイト
5. ↑ BOYS ON STAGE vol.7, KADOKAWA
6. ↑ modelpress - 【Da-iCE】岩岡徹がファンの質問に答える！夢を持つ人へアドバイス、休日の過ごし方、大学に行ってよかったことは？【動画連載】
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 最後に... | Da-iCE(ダイス)オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba
8. ↑ NHK「Uta-Tube」 2019.12.14
9. ↑ Da-iCE BEST album Blu-ray C "ふざけちゃって五面なサイ ～ベストを尽くして、苦手克服！無敵で６周年を迎えよう！～"
10. ↑ mu-mo Channel -【mu--moショップ】Da-iCEの深層心理が丸ハダカ!?“君色占い”～メンバーに似合う色は、何色？編～
11. ↑ トゥルっトゥルー♪♪ | Da-iCE(ダイス)オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba