Kousuke Yonehara

Yonehara Kousuke (米原 幸佑, Yonehara Kousuke, born March 13, 1986) is a Japanese singer and actor. He is part of the J-pop and acting group Run&Gun. He was born in Osaka.

He started his career as a Johnny's Jr. but left the company early to join the dance group DANK which later evolved into Run&Gun.

He is best known for his part in Musical Air Gear. In the first musical he played Team Bacchus' member Hamlet, but in the second installment he took over the role of Romeo from Kamiyama Ryuji after he had replaced Kenta Kamakari (who had fallen ill) as Ikki.

He also played the female role of Rosemary in several Maria Magdalena stages.

Between April 2010 and March 2012, he was the drummer of the ikemen J-rock group ココア男 (Cocoa Otoko).

Currently he mainly does stage acting.

Discography

• Run&Gun
• Cocoa Otoko
• ヨースケ・コースケ [YosukeKosuke]

Filmography

Movie

• Route 58 (2003)
• The Kabocha Wine - Another (2007)
• Detroit Metal City (2008)
• Wangan midnight the movie (2009)
• Hero Show (ヒーローショー) (2010)
• のぼうの城 (2012)
• どうしても触れたくない [Doushitemo Furetakunai] (2014)
• Gachiban New Generation (2015)
• Jinroh Shokei game 人狼 処刑ゲーム (2015)
• Killing curriculum Jinroh Shokei game prologue キリング･カリキュラム ～人狼処刑ゲーム 序章～(2015)

TV drama

• Yama Onna Kabe Onna (2007) as Morita Goro
• ヘヴンズ・ロック ～Heaven's Rock～ （2010） (Together with Cocoa Otoko) as Yuusake
• Black Market Ushijima-kun ( 闇金ウシジマくん) （2010） as Sugure (last episode)
• Emperor of New Minami (新・ミナミの帝王) （2013）
• Wednesday Mystery 9 「浅草下町通交番 子連れ巡査の捜査日誌」 （2013）

Stage

• Yoshimoto Kogyo x Bkyu Knock Your Unknowns "Act of date" (2004)
• Gekidan Akaoni with RUN&GUN "Prisoner#5" (2004.11.26~28)
• "RUN&GUN -restructuring- theater odyssey 05-06 The Entertainment for Adult"(2005.06~2006.03)
• Hosted By Osaka Prefecture "OSAKA HEAVEN" (2006)
• Musical Air Gear (2007.01.07~14 Tokyo,2007.01.19~21 Osaka) as Hamlet
• Musical Air Gear vs. Bacchus Super Range Remix (2007.05.03~08 Tokyo) as Romeo
• RUN&GUN stage: Blue sheets (2008.01.09~20 Tokyo,2008.01.26~27 Osaka) as Masaru
• RUN&GUN stage: Yoosoro (2008.10.17~19 Kobe, 2008.10.22~26 Tokyo) as Daisaku
• Maria Magdalena ~Lady Maria's Mad (Apple) Tea Party~ (2008.11.12~16) as Rosemary
• Stage "DUST" (2009.01.14~27)
• Stage "Fruits Basket" (2009.02.26~03.08) as Souma Kagura
• Stage "Peacemaker Kurogane" (2009.05.06~10)
• Kyobashi Kagetsu x Gekidan Akaoni "Fake Heart" (2009.05.11~26)
• Stage "My sweetheart is invisible" (2009.07.08~12)
• "Thanks! Grasshopper" (2009.10.10~11)
• RUN&GUN stage: How many times can we save the world? (2010.02.17~22 Tokyo, 2010.02.25~27 Osaka)
• Musical Air Gear vs. BACCHUS Top Gear Remix (2010.04.09~16) as Hamlet
• Maria Magdalena ~Lady Maria's Dream is to open at night! House MAGDARA finally opened~ (2010.08.06~08 Osaka, 2010.08.12~22 Tokyo) as Rosemary
• THE RUN&GUN HORROR SHOW "Bacchus' Banquet" (2011.02.02~06)
• Maria Magdalena ~Lady Maria's Mad (Apple) Tea Party (Reprise!)~ (2011.05.25~29 Tokyo, 2011.06.03~05 Hyogo) as Rosemary
• "MEN-tertainment" (2011.06.15~26 Tokyo, 2011.09.17~18 Osaka）
• Maria Magdalena ~House MAGDARA and much ado about nothing~ (2011.10.08~10 Osaka, 2011.10.15~23 Tokyo) as Rosemary
• THE RUN&GUN Natale SHOW "Bacchus' Holy Night" (2011.12.14~25）
• Improvisational theatre event "Action Vol.3" (2012.04.20)
• SORARINE ♯3 "The Little Mermaid" (2012.05.16~20)
• "Men-tertainment 2012 Special Live" (2012.05.29~30)
• Maria Magdalena MAGDARA LIVE!(2012.06.18~20 SHIBUYA-AX) as Rosemary
• TEAM-ODAC 10th Public Performance "People who dose not fit is floating"(2012年7月26日〜30日)
• MASH UP! vol.3 (2012.09.01~02) Only appeared at 2012.09.02
• "Corpus Christi" (2012.09.06~17)
• Closet Drama "Partner of tail" (2012.12)
• Musical "Tropical Boy" (2012.02.07~17）
• BOYing!! (2012.03.08~17)
• "BOYS★TALK" (2013.06 Space Zero）as Sou
• Maria Magdalena "MAGDARA LIVE! 2013" (2013.06.29~30 SHIBUYA-AX)
• "Santa Claus Con-Game"~Side Story of Butas' Big Adventure~ (2013.07 Ikebukuro OWLSPOT)
• "CLUB SLAZY" (2013.09 Shinjuku FACE) as Coolbeans
• "CLUB SLAZY The 2nd invitation ~Sapphire~" (2013.12 Space Zero）as Coolbeans
• Yonehara Kousuke Star Stage "Dawn Romantic" (2013.01.07~12 Kichijoji Theater)
• "LUV SLAZY" (2014.04 DUO music exchenge)
• "Mom and us ~Babys don't want to study~" (2014.05.02~05.11 AiiA Theater Tokyo)
• Tokyo Jyanken Vol.3 "Comic Potential" (2014.07.02~06 Akasaka RED THEATER)
• Team Cat Mint #5 "The Kaidan A thousand feet up the Alps Final" (2014.07.30~08.03 Theater Sun Mall)
• "CLUB SLAZY The 3rd invitation ~Onyx~" (2014.10.08~10.13 Sogetsu Hall) as Coolbeans
• EMUKICHI-BEAT Musical "aka to kuro" (2014.11 ichijoji Theater) appeared as a special guest
• SORARINE #15 "The Little Mermaid" (2014.11.26~30 Sotetsu Honda Gekijo) as Depushi
• "BOYS★TALK"(2014.12.25~28 Shinjuku FACE）
• VIVID CONTACT -The just- (2015.01.07~11 Nakano The Pocket)
• Team Cat Mint #6 "Rainbow of Agartha" (2015.01.30 Nakano Kinkero Theater)
• "Mom and us ~Babys don't want to study~" (2015.02.21~03.01 AiiA Theater Tokyo)
• "Handsome Rakugo 5th" (2015.03.10~15 Tokyo CBGK!!)
• TEAM-ODAC 16th Public Performance "MOON & DAY ~Tama and Friends~" (2015.05.02~06 Space Zero)
• WATARoom Produce "I will tell you the reason of why man cry '4649'" (2015.05.07 19:30 Theatre BONBON）appeared as a guest
• Stage "Takiguchi Flaming" (2015.05.29~30 Meijiza)
• "Handsome Rakugo 6th"(2015.06.13~21 Tokyo CBGK!!)
• TOKYO Seven Lucky Gods GEKIJO Speedy Shocking Surprised Live "Tanabata Junction" (2015.07.08~12 Hakuhinkan) as Tsutaya Jyusaburou
• "WATARoom SUMMER FESTIVAL" (2015.07.18~20日 Nakano Theater BONBON)
• Team Cat Mint #8 "Flower of Agartha" (2015.07.22~26 Theater Haiyuza)
• EMUKICHI-BEAT Produce "Ryunosuke Akutagawa Hell Screen"(2015.08.29~30 Osaka ISSHINJI THEATER, 2015.09.02~06 Tokyo SUN-MALL STUDIO)
• "JINROU TLPT x PSYCHO-PASS ~INNOCENT MURDERER~" (2015.09.23~10.04 Theater Sun Mall)
• Stage "New Interpretation of Sanada Ten Braves" (2015.10.28~11.03 Space Zero)
• "CLUB SLAZY The 4th invitation ~Topaz~" (2015.12.09~12.20 Tokyo Space Zero, 2015.12.25~12.27 Osaka ABC Hall)as Coolbeans
• VIVID CONTACT -re:born- (2016.01.08~10 Nakano The Pocket) appeared as a guest
• Stage "SHOW BY ROCK!!　MUSICAL" (2016.02.11~16 Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi)
• KANATA ANOTHER Public Performance "KANATA NEXT" (2016.02.27~28 LAST WALTZ)
• Closet Drama "I Am a Cat" (2016.03.19~20 Theater Nihonbasi)
• "Cherry Boys" (2016.04.13~17 Hakuhinkan)
• Musical "Devils and Realist" (2016.06.01~05 Space Zero) as Camio
• PUBLIC∴GARDEN! "Hush By" (2016.06.24~06.26 Osaka ISSHINJI THEATER, 2016.06.29~07.03 Tokyo SUN-MALL STUDIO)
• Tanabata Junction ~Syowa ~ "A Game and a gentail lie" (2016.08.03~07 Hakuhinkan) as Tsutaya Jyusaburou
• "King Lear" (2016.09.14~19 Kichijoji Theater, 2016.09.22 Nagano City Arts Center Act Space, 2016.10.01~02 Kyoto Art Theater Shunjuza, 2016.10.08　Nagakute Cultural Center, 2016.10.15~16　KAAT Kanagawa Art Theater) as Fool / Cordelia

Commercial

• コロプラ （2011年8月 - ）
  • 「コロニーな生活」編 その1
  • 「コロニーな生活」編 その2
  • 「キャリー・ストーリー」

Books

• Flying Mellon (2007) Co-author: Ryuji Kamiyama
• 今夜ウォッカが滴る肉体 (Tonight, a body dripping with vodka) (2009)

External links

• Yonehara Kousuke's blog
• Run&Gun.jp - Official website (Japanese)
• https://twitter.com/kosk0313 - Twitter account