ARASHI's : Masaki Aiba

 Full Name : Masaki Aiba

Known As : Aiba Masaki 

Place of Birth : Chiba, Japan

Date of Birth : December 24, 1982

Lives in : Japan

Star Sign : Capricorn

Height : 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Blood Type : AB

Profession : Actor, Musician, Producer, Songwriter, TV Host 

Family : Mom, Dad, younger brother (Yusuke) 

Pets : 2 dogs (Hime and Uran), a parrot, a turtle (Gonta) 

Least Favorite Subjects : Physical Education (during winter season) 

Food : ramen, fried chicken 

Color : black and white 

Precious Treasures : everyone around him, his pets and his stuffed animal

 

Aiba was raised by his grandparents until he was four years old because his parents were busy running their newly-opened Chinese cuisine restaurant then.

Prior to joining Johnny & Associates, Aiba watched a program called Love Love SMAP (愛ラブSMAP Ai Rabu SMA) and saw SMAP playing basketball on television. Wanting to play basketball with them, he sent in the application to join the talent agency himself, without exactly knowing what the agency specialized in until the day of auditions. Aiba became a Johnny's Jr. in August 1996 at the age of 13.

In collaboration with the other members, he has written the lyrics to "Fight Song" and "5x10". For his solo song "Hello Goodbye", Aiba played the harmonica portion of the song throughout Arashi's Arashi Marks 2008 Dream-A-Live and Arashi Marks Arashi Around Asia 2008 concert tours. Aiba also used to play the saxophone; however, due to the collapse of one of his lungs in 2002, he was forced to stop playing due to the operation he had to undergo.

Filmography

Movies

• Shinjuku Shounen Tanteidan (新宿少年探偵団)
• Pika✩nchi LIFE IS HARD Dakedo HAPPY (ピカ✩ンチ LIFE IS HARDだけどHAPPY) (2002)
• Pika★★nchi LIFE IS HARD Dakara HAPPY (ピカ★★ンチ LIFE IS HARDだからHAPPY) (2004)
• Kiiroi Namida (黄色い涙) (2007)

TV dramas

• Bokura no Yuuki, Mimantoshi　(ぼくらの勇気 未満都市) [1997.10–12]
• Ppoi! (っポイ!) [1999]
• Kowai Nichiyoubi, Chap.5 “Ugokasuna!”(怖い日曜日 第5話 「動かすなっ！」) [1999.8.8]
• V no ARASHI (Vの嵐) [1999.10]
• Mukodono　(ムコ殿) [2001]
• Yoiko no Mikata, Chap.9　(よい子の味方～新米保育士物語～) (cameo) [2003]
• Engimono “Kuruugamama” (演技者.「狂うがまま」) [2003.6]
• Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru　(ヤンキー母校に帰る) [2003.10–12]
• Triple Kitchen SP [2006.8.1]
• Kuitan　(喰いタン) (cameo) [2006.09.30]
• My Girl [2009]
• Saigou no Yakusoku [2010]
• Freeter, ie wo kau (Episode 10) [2010]
• Bartender [2011]

Theatre

• STAND　BY　ME
• Tsubame no iru eki (燕のいる駅) (2005.9.6–27)
• Wasurerarenai hito (忘れられない人) (2007.10.22~11.18)
• Green Fingers (グリーンフィンガーズ) (2009.02.23~03.23)

Recognitions

• 13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Fall 2009): Best Actor for My Girl 
• TV Navi Drama Awards (Fall 2009) Best Newcomer (My Girl)