His schedule became packed, causing him to lose 7 kg in a month as a result. Just a few months before his debut with Arashi, he was given his first lead role in the drama Abunai Hōkago ( あぶない放課後, Dangerous After School) with Subaru Shibutani acting as his stepbrother.
In 1998, he made his television debut as a fifteen-year-old runaway in the TBS television movie Amagi Goe ( 天城越え, Crossing Mt. He starred as the psychopathic murderer Bruno in Mishiranu Jōkyaku ( 見知らぬ乗客, Strangers on a Train), which was based on the novel of the same name. From Apto May 4, 2005, he took up Rebel Without a Cause, playing the James Dean character Jim Stark.įrom Jto August 11, 2009, Ninomiya appeared in his first stage play in four years. However, in 2004, Ninomiya appeared in his first lead role in the stage play Shibuya Kara Tooku Hanarete ( シブヤから遠く離れて) directed by Yukio Ninagawa. He did not return to do any major stage productions for nearly seven years after Stand by Me, instead focusing on dramas. Ninomiya began his acting career in a 1997 stage play based on the American coming of age film Stand by Me with future bandmates Masaki Aiba and Jun Matsumoto.
The album, Marumaru to Ninomiya to (〇〇と二宮と), debuted at the top spot on the Oricon download ranking within a week of its release. With this, he became the second member, after Satoshi Ohno, to release a solo work. ĭuring Arashi's hiatus, Ninomiya released, in 2022, a solo album with his choice of cover songs, on June 17, in CD (+DVD/BR) for the members of Arashi's Fan Club, and June 20, in digital download and streaming. According to Ninomiya himself, the title is read as "arigatō" ( ありがとう, thank you). In 2010, Ninomiya also composed, co-arranged and penned the lyrics for his solo " 1992*4#111". In 2008, Ninomiya composed, co-arranged and penned the lyrics for his solo " Gimmick Game". He later reprised the performance throughout Arashi's second Asia Tour in 2008. Ninomiya wrote the lyrics to his solo song, "Niji" ( 虹, "Rainbow"), and played the piano portion of the song throughout Arashi's summer tour. On July 11, 2007, the Time album was released with the limited edition containing solo song of each member. In 2007, the group's eighteenth single " Love So Sweet" was released with the limited edition containing the bonus song "Fight Song" ( ファイトソング, "Faito Songu"), which was written by Arashi and composed by Ninomiya in 2006 for their variety show G no Arashi. Although Arashi's fifth studio album One was the first of their albums to feature solo songs of each member, Ninomiya did not provide lyrics or music for official release until the Time album almost two years later. In 2004, Ninomiya penned and composed "Konseki" ( 痕跡) for his solo performance during Arashi's Iza, Now!! tour. Music career įor music-related releases and activities as a member of Arashi, see Arashi. Ninomiya graduated from high school in March 2002 at the age of 18. After attending and passing the auditions due to his mother's prodding, he joined the talent agency. However, when Ninomiya was twelve years old, his cousin sent in an application to Johnny & Associates without his knowledge. When Ninomiya was born, his grandfather immediately came home and named him the heir to the family's windshield wiper factory since he was his grandfather's only grandson. His father and mother were both working as chefs when they met and his sister is two years older than he is. Ninomiya was born in Katsushika, Tokyo as the youngest child of his family.