Daigo (musician)

Daigo Naitō (内藤 大湖, Naitō Daigo, born April 8, 1978), 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".

Daigo Naito
Daigo in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Daigo Naito
Also known as	Daigo Stardust
Born	(1978-04-08) April 8, 1978 (age 47) Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter actor voice actor
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Victor Entertainment Zain Records
Spouse	Keiko Kitagawa ​ (m. 2016)​
Website	Website

He is known for portraying Yukichi Oishi in the television series Love Shuffle.

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.^[1][2] Their first daughter was born on September 7, 2020. On September 25, 2023, Daigo and Kitagawa announced they were expecting a second child.^[3] Their second child, a son, was born on January 31, 2024.^[4]

Filmography

Film

• Kimi ga Odoru, Natsu (September 2010) as Tomoya Ishiguro
• Ultraman Saga (March 2012) as Taiga Nozomu/Ultraman Zero
• Stand Up! Vanguard (September 2012) as himself
• Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Three Games (August 2014) as himself
• The Lies She Loved (2017) as Kimura
• Nisekoi (2018) as Claude
• Fortuna's Eye (2019) as Kazuyuki Utsui
• Love Stage!! (2020) as Shōgo Sena (reprising his role from the anime)
• Kamen Rider Gotchard: The Future Daybreak (2024) as Ichinose Hōtarō (future) / Kamen Rider Gotchard Daybreak (voice)

Drama

• Love Shuffle as Yukichi Oishi
• Stand Up!! as Shin
• Higanbana - Keishicho Sosa Nana ka as Kento Kikuchi
• Eigyo Bucho Kira Natsuko as Ichijō Tatsuya
• Invisible (2022) as Rose^[5]
• Kamen Rider Gotchard (2023–2024) as Kamen Rider Gotchard Daybreak (voice)

Anime

• Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (April 2009) as Kōsuke Mizutani
• Cardfight!! Vanguard (August 2012) as himself
• Love Stage!! (July 2014) as Shōgo Sena
• Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis (December 2015) as himself
• Lu Over The Wall (May 2017) as Esojima
• D4DJ First Mix (October 2020) as Kū Mitsuhashi
• Anpanman: Dororin and the Transforming Carnival (June 2022) as Demon King Makkuro^[6]

Dubbing

• Wanted (2008) as Wesley Gibson^[7]
• Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (April 2016) as Ryan
• Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2019) as August Walker^[8]

Discography

See also: Breakerz § Discography

Albums

As DAIGO☆STARDUST

1. MARIA (2003.07.21)
2. Eien no Space Cowboy (永遠のスペースカウボーイ) (2003.10.22)
3. ROCK THE PLANET (2004.04.21)
4. Daisy / SUMMER ROSE (デイジー) (2004.07.21)
5. SCAPEGOAT (2005.06.22)
6. SUPERJOY (2005.09.22)

As Daigo

1. いつも抱きしめて /無限∞REBIRTH (Itsumo Dakishimete / Mugen∞Rebirth) (2013.07.31)
2. BUTTERFLY/いま逢いたくて… (Butterfly/Ima Aitakute...) (2013.12.4)
3. Deing (2018.12.05)

Mini albums

As DAIGO☆STARDUST

1. The space toy (2003.11.21)
2. HELLO CRAZY GENTLEMAN (2005.11.23)
3. DAIGO☆STARDUST BEST (2009.02.25)