Article: Top Ten Japanese Actors Who Started Their Acting Career Through Modeling

1. Kento Yamazaki

Kento started his career as a model when he got scouted by Takeshita Dori (current agency) in junior high school, where he worked as a model from 2009 to 2011. He made his first acting debut in the series Atami No Sousakan and later played a supporting role in clone baby, his role as a hacker. His acting in the film Control tower(2011) was received well by the audience, where he also played the guitar. The film Control Tower was his first film debut. After he played roles in many series, such as Sato Family Breakfast, Jinx, LDK, and other TV series are Water Polo Yankees, Death Note, A girl and three sweethearts, Good doctor( an adaption of the American series Good Doctor. His latest series is a Netflix series Alice in Borderland, which is said to make a comeback for season 2.

 

2. Suzu Hirose

Her real name is Ooishi Suzuka. She got scouted while attending an event for seventeen magazines where her sister was already a model. She began modeling for seventeen magazines in 2012. Suzu Hirose made her first acting debut in 2013, but she gained recognition for her role in 'Our Little Sister' and 'The Third Murder' shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. Suzu Hirose's recent TV series was Nemesis.

 

3. Yudai Chiba 

He is an actor and a fashion model. Yudai Chiba started his career in 2010 when he starred as Alata in Tensou Sentai Goseiger. It was a break throughout his career, and his next major was Mitsukuni Haninozuka in Ouran Highschool Host Club ( a Live Adaptation). His most recent TV series was Likes! Mr. Genji (2020).

 

4. Aoi Morikawa

In 2010, she won the Seventeen Magazines Miss Seventeen among 5,575 participants. She made her first acting debut in Sprout's TV series. She is most popularly known for Ninja the Monster (2015), Too Young to Die (2016), Love and Lies (2017), A virgin women of literature (2018), and Kakafukaka (2019).

 

5. Kaya Kiyohara

She is a singer, an actress, and a fashion model. She started her modeling career first in the magazine 'Nicola' and later signed as an exclusive model for the seventeen magazines. She made her acting debut in Asa ga Kita's TV series. She then starred in death clash (2016). In 2018 she acted in the NHK series Toumei  Yurikago", which brings recognization to her. Her recent Tv series is Okaeri Mone (2021).

 

6. Mio Imada

She began her modeling and acting career in 2015. She has been referred to as the ``Cutest girl in Fukuoka" or "Fukuoka's Bishojo" by the media while she was still attending high school. Her big break was in 2018 when she got cast as Airi Maya for Boys Over Flowers 2. Her most recent TV series DoctorX7 and Okaeri Mone (2021).

 

7. Ryusei Yokohama

He first made his appearance through a commercial for Eiko Seminar. He was a male fashion model for Nikopuchi. His first acting debut in Karmen Force Fourze's TV series. He has since appeared in many TV series for Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: Dinosaur Great Battle! Farewell, Ressha Sentai ToQger (2014), JK is snow women(2015), I bought my boyfriend on loan (2018), Yours to KIll (2019), Cursed In love (2020), and many more. His most recent TV series is Why I Dress Up For Love.

 

8. Yuko Araki 

Yuko Araki first got scouted when she was in elementary school. Her first acting debut was in the film Ikari o Nagero. She was an exclusive model for the magazine non-no in 2014. Her first lead role in a television series was Love Love Alien in 2016; her most recent TV series is My Murderous Intent Was In Love(2021)

 

9. Yosuke Sugino

He won the 12th Fine Boy Model Audition Grand Prix and made his first acting debut in the hit television series Pretty Proofreader (2016). Then he played his first lead role in The Flower and the Beast Season 1. He appeared in many series- Scam (2019), Good Morning Call: Our Campus Days (2017), Tokyo Mysteries Sake (2021).

 

10. Ryo Narita

He started his career as a model for Men's non-no and made his acting debut in Flash. Then he starred in many television series She (2014), A girl's breakfast (2015), Take the picture (2019), Alibi Breaker(2020), Ochoyan (2021).