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Toshio Matsumoto
松本 利夫
Matsumoto at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Born	(1975-05-27) 27 May 1975 (age 49) Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Matsu
Occupations	Dancer actor director
Years active	1994–
Notable work	Film Long Caravan Stage Taiyō ni Yaka rete Matsu bocchi
Television	Heaven's Flower The Legend of Arcana
Children	2
Website	Official website

Toshio Matsumoto (松本 利夫, Matsumoto Toshio, nicknamed Matsu (stylized as MATSU); born 27 May 1975, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa) is a Japanese dancer, actor and director. He is member and former performer of J-Pop group Exile. He was part of the first generation J Soul Brothers. Since 2016 he has been serving as the chairman of the Gekidan Exile Matsu-gumi.

Matsumoto is represented with LDH.

Participating groups

Personal life

On July 22, 2013, Matsu announced his engagement to a non-celebrity woman after 7 years of dating. The couple registered their marriage on January 1, 2014.

On April 21, 2016, it was announced that the couple had welcomed their first child, a boy.

Filmography

Films

TV dramas

TV programmes

Bibliography

Books

Lyrics

Productions

CD jackets

DVD

Directorial theatre works

Films

References

1. "Exileメンバー5人が改名へ、第四章が始動！ | 芸能ニュースならザテレビジョン". Web The Television (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. 22 Jul 2014. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
2. "EXILE" (in Japanese). LDH. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
3. "EXILE・松本利夫、USA、MAKIDAIが年内パフォーマー卒業". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 22 Jun 2015. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
4. "ＥＸＩＬＥのＵＳＡ、ＭＡＫＩＤＡＩ、松本利夫がパフォーマー引退「開拓の旅へ」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 22 Jun 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
5. "デジタルジャンキーズって知って". Chu's Blog: Ikiru (in Japanese). 18 Sep 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
6. "EXILE's MATSU engaged to non-celebrity woman 10 years his junior | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
7. "EXILE's MATSU announces his marriage to a non-celebrity woman | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
8. "EXILE MATSU announces the birth of his first child | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
9. "晴れのち晴れ、ときどき晴れ". eiga.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
10. "無頼". eiga.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
11. "アイミタガイ". eiga.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
12. "AKIRA主演『GTO』正月SP決定　MATSUがキャバクラ店長役で友情出演". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 16 Nov 2012. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
13. "ビンタ！〜弁護士事務員ミノワが愛で解決します〜の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
14. "松本利夫、EXILE初のソロ冠番組　単独MC初挑戦". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 16 Mar 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
15. "EXILE MATSU演出 舞台『かげろう』情報更新！" (in Japanese). Ex Family. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.

External links

• Official website at Exile Official Website (in Japanese)
• Toshio Matsumoto on Instagram (in Japanese)

• LDH (company) artists
• Japanese male dancers
• Japanese dancers
• Japanese male actors
• People from Kawasaki, Kanagawa
• 1975 births
• Living people