Taiki Sato

Taiki Sato (佐藤 大樹, Satō Taiki, born 25 January 1995)[1] is a Japanese dancer and actor. He is the youngest member of Exile and also the leader of the Japanese group Fantastics from Exile Tribe.

Taiki Sato
佐藤 大樹
Born (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995
Shiraoka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
OccupationDancer, actor
Years active2011–present
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Musical career
GenresJ-pop, dance
LabelsLDH, Rhythm Zone
Associated actsExile, Fantastics from Exile Tribe
WebsiteTaiki Sato

Life and career

In 2009, Taiki got interested in dancing due to his mother's invitation to watch "Exile Live Tour 2009 The Monster",[2] he then joined Tokyo's EXPG.

In 2011, he started his activities as both an actor and a back dancer for Generations from Exile Tribe.

In February 2014, he participated in "Exile Performer Battle Audition" and in April of the same year he became one of five people who passed the final audition to join Exile as performers.[3]

In April 2015, he appeared in NTV's drama "Wild Heroes", followed by NTV's drama "High & Low The Story Of S.W.O.R.D." in October of the same year.

On December 29, 2016, he was announced as a member and leader (alongside Exile's member Sekai) of the unit Fantastics from Exile Tribe which released their major debut single "Over Drive" on December 5, 2018.[4]

Filmography

Movies
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Arakawa Under the Bridge The movie
2014 The World of Kanako Kawaki
Our Tomorrow Takuya Aihara [5]
2016 Road To High & Low Chiharu
High & Low The Movie Chiharu
High&Low The Red Rain Chiharu
2017 High&Low The Movie 2 / End of Sky Chiharu
High&Low The Movie 3 / Final Mission Chiharu
2018 My Teacher, My Love Kotake Sawada [6]
Marmalade Boy Ginta Suou
DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from High&Low Chiharu [7]
2019 You Are Brilliant Like a Spica Taiyo Udagawa Lead Role [8]
2020 Our Story Ichiya Chitani Lead Role [9][10][11]

Short films
Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Cinema Fighters Project "Majo ni Kogarete" Masato [12]

TV Dramas
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2012 Sugarless Hiraori Tanaka NTV
2013 Kamen Teacher Junichi Nakagawa NTV
2014 Minowa: Love and Law Yuji Akiyoshi YTV/NTV (ep.11–12) [13]
2015 Senryokugai Sosakan NTV 2 hours special
Wild Heroes Tooru Ritou (Tooru) NTV
High＆Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. Chiharu NTV
2016 High & Low Season 2 NTV, Hulu
Nigh Hero Naoto TV Tokyo Ending Dance [14]
2017 High＆Low The DTC Chiharu Hulu
2019 High & Low The Worst Episode.0 NTV, Hulu
2020 Terror Newspaper Yusuke Matsuda Fuji TV [15]

Stage
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 GEKIDAN EXILE "Attack No.1" Yokogawa first soldier
Monsieur! Hatori Yuu
2017–2019 Rusted Armors Magoichi Saika Lead Role

Advertisements
Year Title Ref.
2013 ESS "piu"
2014 ABC-Mart "adidas Climacool" [16]
2015 Suntory The Malts
2018 Nissin "Cup Noodle"

TV Shows
Year Title Network Ref.
2016 Dancer's Pride Abema TV [17]

Music Videos
Year Artist Title Ref.
2011 Funky Monkey Babys Love letter [18]
2012 Generations from Exile Tribe Brave It Out
2013 ANIMAL
Love You More
HOT SHOT
Dance Earth Party Inochi no Rhythm
2015 Crystal Kay Kimi ga ita kara [19]
2018 EXILE Shokichi Futen Boyz
Doberman Infinity You & I
Twice × Sensei Kunshu I Want You Back

Voice Acting
Year Title Role
2017 HiGH&LOW g-sword Animation DVD Special Edition Chiharu

References
  1. "TAIKI SATO | MANAGEMENT | LDH". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. "＜FANTASTICSデビュー記念リレーインタビューVol.1佐藤大樹＞5つの質問から紐解く素顔とは？ – モデルプレス". モデルプレス – ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. "EXILE reveals new members! | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  4. "FANTASTICS、メジャーデビュー決定 – モデルプレス". モデルプレス – ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  5. "俺たちの明日". eiga.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  6. "EXILE佐藤大樹は「本当に良いヤツ」すぎて報われない？思わず嘆き節＜センセイ君主＞ – モデルプレス". モデルプレス – ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  7. "The much-anticipated "HiGH & LOW" new spin-off movie "DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from HiGH & LOW" to be released on 9/28 (Fri.)!! | LDH – LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  8. "福原遥×佐藤大樹W主演！「4月の君、スピカ。」が実写映画化". シネマトゥデイ. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  9. Inc, Natasha. "佐藤大樹と橋本環奈が高校生小説家に、W主演作「小説の神様」5月公開（コメントあり）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  10. "佐藤大樹×橋本環奈Ｗ主演！「小説の神様」実写映画化で". シネマトゥデイ. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  11. "佐藤大樹×橋本環奈が"ナイーブ＆ドS"の高校生作家に！ 「小説の神様」実写映画化 : 映画ニュース". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  12. "All the details of all the five works in "CINEMA FIGHTERS project Part 3" unveiled! | LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  13. "EXILE・MATSU、メンバーの"心意気"にエール ドラマ初共演が実現 – モデルプレス". モデルプレス – ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  14. "EXILE TRIBE、NAOTO主演ドラマでド迫力ダンス 豪華メンバーとコラボ – モデルプレス". モデルプレス – ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  15. "【On air from 8/29 (Sat.)!!】 Taiki Sato appearing in "Terror Newspaper" to be aired on TOKAI TV / Fuji TV national network!! The theme song is "FEARS" by THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE!!". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  16. "ABCマート「adidas CLIMACOOL」新CMでEXILE新メンバーがCM初出演！". EXILE Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  17. fashion-j (December 17, 2016). "『DANCER'S-PRIDE』佐藤大樹、中務裕太、佐野玲於が分かりやすく解説". Fashion-J　週刊ファッション情報 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  18. Inc, Natasha. "佐藤大樹". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  19. "EXILE佐藤大樹、CrystalKay新曲MV初主演 年上女性と恋に「意外とリアル」". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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