Daigo (musician)


Daigo Naitō, known mononymously as Daigo, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, television personality and voice actor. He debuted in 2003 as Daigo Stardust under Victor Entertainment. In 2007, he formed the rock band Breakerz. With the solo debut of Akihide, Daigo continued his solo project in 2013, but dropped the pseudonym surname "Stardust".
He is known for portraying Yukichi Oishi in the television series Love Shuffle.
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Biography

1978–2001: early life

Daigo was born on April 8, 1978, in Nakano, Tokyo. He lived in Ichikawa, Chiba from the age of three until the summer of his third grade of elementary school. He moved back to Tokyo after his maternal grandfather, Noboru Takeshita, became the prime minister of Japan. His older sister is Eiko Naitō, a manga artist known as Eiki Eiki. He attended Tamagawa Gakuen. He attended Tamagawa University Department of Arts, but dropped out.
He developed a love of music at a young age when he listened to the Japanese rock band Boøwy and tried to learn the classical guitar, which he immediately quit to learn the electric guitar instead. He was also a fan of B'z, a major group under Daigo's current label. He formed a cover band for them in high school. He began voice-training during his third year in high school, and formed the band JZEIL, and performed at his high school festival before graduating. At that time, various visual bands were active, and blond hair, flashy makeup, and sexy costumes were trademarks. JZEIL grew in popularity and was expected to make a professional debut, but that did not occur and the band was dissolved on September 25, 2001.

2001–2007: Daigo Stardust

After the band disbanded, he started his activity as a solo singer with the name "Daigo with the space toys." At age 25, with the help of photographer Katou Masonori, he made his debut, styled as "DAIGO☆STARDUST," on July 21, 2003, deriving the name from David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust persona.

Family

Daigo married actress Keiko Kitagawa, who portrayed Sailor Mars in the live-action series Sailor Moon, on January 11, 2016. Their first daughter was born on September 7, 2020. On September 25, 2023, Daigo and Kitagawa announced they were expecting a second child. Their second child, a son, was born on January 31, 2024.

Filmography

Film

Drama

Anime

Dubbing

Discography

Albums

As DAIGO☆STARDUST

  1. MARIA
  2. Eien no Space Cowboy
  3. ROCK THE PLANET
  4. Daisy / SUMMER ROSE
  5. SCAPEGOAT
  6. SUPERJOY

As Daigo

  1. いつも抱きしめて /無限∞REBIRTH
  2. BUTTERFLY/いま逢いたくて…
  3. Deing

Mini albums

As DAIGO☆STARDUST

  1. The space toy
  2. HELLO CRAZY GENTLEMAN
  3. DAIGO☆STARDUST BEST