Showing posts with label Shunji Igarashi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shunji Igarashi. Show all posts
Recently, retired Japanese actor Shunji Igarashi (Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius) was a guest on a Japanese variety youtube channel where he talked about his debut and what happened in his life during his retirement in the acting industry where he also teases his fans of a return.
Been missing the fiery spirit of Ultraman Mebius/Mirai Hibino lately? Good news is that former Ultraman Mebius actor Shunji Igarashi is now a youtuber!
D-BOYS member Shunji Igarashi announces, via the group's official website, that he will be retiring from the entertainment industry. Igarashi is known as Hibino Mirai in the 2006 television series, Ultraman Mebius.
According to his announcement, he will be retiring by the end of November. With his graduation from D-BOYS, his contract from Watanabe Entertainment will also be terminated. Lastly, Igarashi thanks fans from their utmost support and encouragement.
Igarashi started his entertainment career auditioning for D-BOYS in the group's first open audition, held on July 27, 2004. Winner of the Grand Prix second place, Igarashi joined the group shortly after, along with first placer Yuichi Nakamura and third placer Katsuki Nakamura.
He starred in various TV series such as Hana Kimi (2007) and ROOKIES (2008), and movies such as Paradise Kiss (2011) and all Ultraman related films from 2008 to 2010. In 2006, Igarashi also released his solo photobook "mirai", akin to his Ultraman Mebius character.
