Ryota Katayose

Ryota Katayose (片寄 涼太, Katayose Ryōta; born 29 August 1994) is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a vocalist of Generations from Exile Tribe and is represented by LDH.

Ryota Katayose
片寄涼太
Ryota Katayose in Taiwan in 2019
Born	(1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 (age 30)[1] Yao, Osaka, Japan
Occupations	Singer actor
Years active	2011–present
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Spouse	Tao Tsuchiya ​ (m. 2023)​
Children	1
Relatives	Shimba Tsuchiya (brother-in-law)
Musical career
Genres	J-pop dance
Instruments	Vocal piano
Labels	LDH Rhythm Zone
Website	LDH profile

Early life and career

Katayose is the only child.^[2] He learned to play piano from his grandfather and father.^[3] He was a keen football player in his youth. He joined the National Training Center to join the team. In February 2010, Katayose participated in the Vocal Audition 2: Yume o Motta Wakamono-tachi e, becoming a finalist. He then joined Osaka's EXPG (Exile Professional Gym) on a scholarship.^[4] On 19 July 2011, Katayose became a candidate for Generations and an official member on 17 April 2012. On 21 November 2011, they made a major debut with the single "Brave It Out". He made his acting debut in the drama GTO. Katayose starred in a leading role for the films, My Brother Loves Me Too Much and Ride Your Wave.^[5]

Personal life

On January 1, 2023, Katayose married actress Tao Tsuchiya, and announced that they are expecting their first child together.^[6] On August 29, 2023, Tsuchiya and Katayose announced the birth of their first child.^[7]

Discography

Lyrics

Year	Title	Artist	Album
2015	"Story"	Generations from Exile Tribe	Generation Ex
2017	"Pray"	Generations from Exile Tribe	Namida o Nagasenai Pierrot wa Taiyō mo Tsuki mo Nai Sora o Miageta

Participating works

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2018	"Psychic Magic"	M-Flo presents Prince Project feat. Ryota Katayose	[8]

Digital singles

Year	Title	Ref.
2020	"Possible"

Filmography

For the group's filmography, see Generations from Exile Tribe § Filmography.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref(s).
2014	Great Teacher Onizuka	Masaru Kiritani	KTV
2017	My Brother Loves Me Too Much	Haruka Tachibana	NTV	Co-starring with Tao Tsuchiya
2018	Prince of Legend	Kanade Suzaku	NTV	Lead role
2019	Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom	Kai Hayato	NTV		[9]
	Nippon Noir		NTV	Episode 6
2020	Prayers in the Emergency Room	Reiichi Tanaka	TBS		[10][11][12]
2021	Radiation House 2	Takeshi Muto	Fuji TV	Episode 6
2022	Unmei Keisatsu	"Seven" / Nanase Fukuyama	TV Tokyo	Lead role
2023	Wave, Listen to Me!	Chūya Nakahara	TV Asahi		[13]

Web dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2019	Tokyo Coin Laundry	Yuto Kurashima	GyaO!	Lead role	[14]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	My Brother Loves Me Too Much	Haruka Tachibana	Lead role	[15]
2019	Prince of Legend	Kanade Suzaku	Lead role	[16]
	Ride Your Wave	Minato Hinageshi (voice)	Lead role	[5]
	Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight	Kaede Ayase	Lead role	[17]
2020	Kizoku Kourin -Prince of Legend	Kanade Suzaku		[18]
	Threads: Our Tapestry of Love	Sasaki		[19][20]
2023	Sana	Himself	Lead role	[21]

Game

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Prince Of Legend Love Royale	Kanade Suzaku	Available on iOS / Android

Advertisements

CM

Year	Title	Ref.
2015	Moist Diane "Extra Shine"
	Samantha Thavasa "Samantha Vega"	[22]
2017	Tokyo Nishikawa "Afit"
	Recruit Jobs "Town work"
2019	Tokyo Nishikawa "Afit" (Season movie "Spring & Summer")	[23]
	Zoff "Zoff SMART meets 0kiss"	[24]
2023	Tomodachiga Yatteru Cafe

Other

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	Gentosha Bunko	Fair Character	[25][26]

Live

Year	Title	Ref.
2014	Vocal Battle Audition Presents: Vocal Battle Stage 2014	[27]

Awards

Year	Organisation	Award	Work	Result
2018	WEIBO Account Festival in Japan 2018	Popular Artist Award	—	Won[28]
2019	4th International Film Festival and Awards Macao	Asian Stars: Up Next Award	—	Won[29]

Photobook

	Release date	Title	Ref.
1st	7 August 2018	Goodbye.White (グッバイ、ホワイト)	[30]