x Ninomiya Kazunari
Name: 二宮和也 (hiragana: かずなりにのみや, katakana: カズナリニノミヤ, romaji: Ninomiya Kazunari, Chinese pinyin: Er Gong He Ye)
Usually called by: Nino (but Kazu-chan by family & close friends)
D.O.B: June 17 1983
Birthplace: Tokyo (Japan)
Height: 168cm
Weight: 53kg (but weight can vary, so who really knows?)
Blood type: A
Horoscope: Gemini (Western), Boar (Japanese), Pig (Chinese)
Family: Parents, elder sister (2 years older)
Talents: Composing, acting, singing, dancing, baseball, playing pranks (二の嵐), comedy (大宮SK),
sacarasm :)
Instruments: Guitar,
bass, piano, drums, harmonica (let's just admit it, he's musically gifted)
Joined Johnny & Associates: 19 June 1996 (at age 13)
Dramas
流星の絆 / Ryuusei no Kizuna, as Ariake Koichi (2008)
魔王 / Maou, as Kumada Masayoshi - cameo (2008)
山田太郎ものがたり / Yamada Taro Monogatari, as Yamada Taro (2007)
拝啓父上様 / Haikei Chichiuesama, as Tahara Ippei (2007)
優しい時間 / Yasashii Jikan, Wakui Takuro (2005)
南くんの恋人 / Minamikun no koibito, as Minami Susumu (2004)
Stand Up!, as Asai Shohei (2003)
熱烈的中華飯店 / Netsuretsu Teki Chuuka Hanten, Nanami Kenta (2003)
ハンドク / Handoku, as Sakaguchi Nobu (2001)
涙をふいて / Namida o fuite, as Fuchigami Kenta (2000)
あぶない放課後 / Abunai houkago, as Natsu Katsuyuki (1999)
あきまへんで / Akimahende, as Aoki Taiki (1998)
あまぎごえ / Amagi Goe (1998)
Special Dramas
最後の約束 / Saigo no Yakusoku, as Yamagiwa Shoji (2010)
Door to Door, as Hideo Kurasawa (2009)
マラソン / Marathon, as Miyata Shoutaro (2007)
少し恩返しができたかな / Sukoshi wa, ongaeshi ga dekitakana, as Kitahara Kazunori (2006)
Mini Drama
Vの嵐 / V no Arashi, as Ninomiya Kazunari (1999)
Movies
Gantz, as Kei Kurono *releasing in 2011
大奥 / Ooku, as Mizuno Hiroyuki *releasing in 2010
ヘブンズ・ドア / Heaven's Door, as a host - cameo (2009)
黄色い涙 / Kiiroi Namida, as Muraoka Eisuke (2007)
鉄コン筋クリート / Tekkon Kinkreet - voice talent as Kuro (2006)
硫黄島からの手紙 / Letters from Iwo Jima, as Saigo (2006)
ピカ☆☆ンチ / Pika**nchi Life is Hard Dakara Happy, as Onda Takuma (2004)
青の炎 / Ao no Honou, as Kushimori Shuichi (2003)
ピカ☆ンチ / Pika*nchi Life is Hard Dakedo Happy, as Onda Takuma (2002)
Stage
見知らぬ乗客 / Strangers On A Train (2008)
理由なき反抗 / Rebel without a cause (2004)
シブヤから遠く離れて / Shibuya Kara Tooku Hanarete (2004)
Stand by me (1997)
Song Lyrics/Compositions
5x10 (written with all the guys, rap lyrics by Sho)
愛ちゃんの唄 / Ai-chan no Uta (composed for a little girl, during 24 Jikan Terebi in 2008)
Green (composition, lyrics by Sho)
大宮SKOSHI / OhmiyaSKOSHI (lyrics/composition)
Gimmick Game (lyrics/composition/arrangement)
虹 / Niji (lyrics)
ファイトソング / Fight Song (composition, lyrics by all the guys)
楽園 / Rakuen (lyrics/composition, only broadcasted on radio)
はちゃめちゃテンガロン / Hacha Mecha Tengaron (lyrics/composition, for OhmiyaSK)
スケッチ / Sketch (composed it with Sho)
痕跡 / Kako (lyrics/composition, Nino said that's how the name is pronounced.)
もういない…ない / Mou Inai...Nai (composition)
松本クンの唄 / Matsumoto-kun no Uta (lyrics/composition, for Jun's 20th birthday)
スキューンバズーカ / Sukyuun Bazukka (lyrics/composition, for OhmiyaSK)
Regress of Progess (composed it with Domoto Tsuyoshi from Kinki Kids)
生涯何があっても愛する人へ / Shougai nani ga attemo ai suru hito e (lyrics/composition)
僕が幸せでいられる場所 / Boku ga shiawase de irareru basho (lyrics/composition)
カセットテープ / Kasetto Teppu (lyrics/composition)
Radio
Bay Storm (2002 - present)
Nikki
Nino had a nikki (diary only available in Japanese handphones) that lasted for 4 years, and he was one of the rare few (among JE) who actually updated every single day. His nikki ended on the same date that he started. Without any warning (or maybe he did dropped hints) and he asked us fans not to ask. So the real reason to why he stopped, is not exactly known.
Game Nikki (started on 28 Dec 2004)
Game Nikki X (just a change of name, started around 2nd half of 2007, ended on 28 Dec 2008)
Awards
2009: 46th Galaxy Awards: Individual Award for Ryuusei no Kizuna and Door to Door
2008: 59th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Ryusei no Kizuna
2008: 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Fall): Best Actor for Ryuusei no Kizuna
2007: Galaxy Award for Marathon
2007: 62nd Cultural Affairs Award: Marathon
2007: 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer): Best Actor for Yamada Taro Monogatari
2007: 10th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Winter): Best Actor for Haikei, Chichiue-sama
2006: Hashida award for Sukoshi wa, ongaeshi ga Dekitakana
2005: 16th Rendora 110Award: Best Supporting Actor for Yasashii Jikan
2003: 10th Rendora 110Award: Best Actor for Stand Up
Random Facts
o1 Nino is left-handed but he injured his
left hand. So he learnt to write with his right hand. Now, he can write with
both hands.
o2 His solo performance (known as Konseki first) in Arashi 2004 concert, is his own composition (both music & lyrics) and very well-received by fans.
o3 Nino gets sea sick easily. REALLY.
o4 Nino does wear specs. And he looks nice wearing it :)
o5 Nino once mentioned in Mago Mago Arashi (Kodomo no Bangohan, segment where the guys take care of children and prepare their meals), that the Ninomiya line will stop with him (Maybe because in that episode, he really tried his best and yet he lost...). However, in a program he went on (2008), he was asked, he would probably get married right, he said he think he will get married <--- thank goodness Nino XD
*Complied with the help of DramaWiki, Wikipedia and Wikipedia (Japanese) which is for the above section 'Song Lyrics/Compositions'.
These are just the basic info of Nino. There's way lots more to know about the boy. Always learning new stuff about him :)