Hideyuki Nakayama

Hideyuki Nakayama
中山 秀征
Born (1967-07-31) 31 July 1967
Other names
  • Hide-san
  • Hide-chan
Education
  • Kakiyo High School
  • Kurume High School (dropped out)
EmployerWatanabe Entertainment
SpouseAyaka Shiraki (m. 1998)
Comedy career
Years active1982–
Notes
Same year/generation as:
Utchan Nanchan
Dacho Club
Tetsuro Degawa

Hideyuki Nakayama (中山 秀征, Nakayama Hideyuki; born 31 July 1967, in Fujioka, Gunma) is a Japanese tarento, presenter, actor, and comedian. He is nicknamed Hide-chan (ヒデちゃん) and Hide-san (ヒデさん).

He is represented with Watanabe Entertainment. He dropped out from Tsunamu Elementary School,[1] North Junior High School[2] (up to two semesters for three years[3][4]), Persimmon Junior High School (only three semesters for three years[3][4]), Kakiyo High School, and Kurume High School.

Biography

In 1985, he and Daisuke Matsuno (now a novelist) from the same production formed the AB Brothers (ABブラザーズ, Ē Bī Burazāzu). In the same year, they debuted in Fuji Television's Lion no Itadakimasu as assistants. They were popular mainly in young women in their appearances including Nippon Broadcasting System's AB Brothers no All Night Nippon (October 1985 - July 1987). However, their popularity declined after when they appeared in Itadakimasu in 1989. After that, he shifted to his work of acting and moderating by himself, in contrast to the direction with Matsuno seeking to be a comedical talent became prominent. In 1992, their activities as AB Brothers disappears spontaneously, as it is pursued by a third generation of comedy.[5]

He later participated in popular television dramas such as Fuji Television's Tokyo Love Story in 1991 and Tokyo Broadcasting System's Depart! Natsu Monogatari as a supporting character. Also, since 1992, he made regular appearances on Nippon TV's Daisuki! His light talks with Akiko Matsumoto and Naoko Iijima gathered support from viewers. Also, in 1994, he became a topic such as his relationship with former Onyanko Club member Yukiko Iwai. On the other hand, Nancy Seki said, "A star of bullfighting variety show scenes gave birth to a star who is watching TV. It's smooth with only the (entertainment industry) sharpness, relationships, and other circumstances which has nothing to do with me; Hideyuki Nakayama is a symbol of this in the inside of a cathode ray tube that is turning to." according to a column.[6]

He served as "Ambassador Gunma" serving as PR of Gunma Prefecture together with tarento Miyuki Imori who is also from Gumma Prefecture the same as Nakayama.[7]

He won the 30th Best Father Yellow Ribbon Award for Entertainment Category. Also, his wife played the role of the top daughter of the former Takarazuka Revue Company, and so on, there are exchanges between her Takaragenne career and her public and private life. In 2007, he played with Tsubasa Makoto in the stage show Show Mise-gai Kumikyoku,[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1998 Dangerous Cops: Forever Nakamura [9]

Television drama

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2025 Unbound Katō Chikage Taiga drama [10]

Other television

Year Title Notes Ref.
1994–1995 Sports 100 Man-bai As host [11]
1995–2002 The Night of Hit Parade As host [12]
2011–present Shu-Ichi As host [13]
2016 Hideyuki Nakayama no Kyūkyoku House As host [14]

Direct-to-video

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1991 Dandy to Watashi Keiichi [15]

Discography

Singles

7 inch EP
Date Title Label No. Tie-up
21 Sep 1986 Ashita ni One Way Pony Canyon 7A0641 Downtown-presented 4-Jidesu yō da opening theme
21 Jan 1987 Hoshikuzu no Angel 7A0677 Fujisankei Communications Group sponsored "Kokusai Sports Fair '87" image song

8 cm CD

Date Title Label No.
26 Sep 1993 Hajikete Nagareta Hoshikuzu mitai ni Polystar PSDR-5027
25 May 1994 Natsuda! PSDR-5063

Albums

Date Title Label No.
21 Feb 1987 19 Boy Story Canyon Record
  • LP: C28A-0550
  • CD: D32A-0269
2 Aug 2017 50 Universal Music Zen Music UPCH-2135

See also

  • Monta Mino – Predecessor of the Omoikkiri series

References

  1. ^ Okamoto, Mari (6 Nov 2014). "藤岡市に帰ってきました♪". Mari Okamoto official blog (in Japanese). CyberAgent. Retrieved 6 Jul 2017.
  2. ^ "『あいつ今何してる?』2016年5月11日(水)放送内容". What Do You Do Now? (in Japanese). 11 May 2016. TV Asahi. Retrieved 6 Jul 2017.
  3. ^ a b "『ウチくる!?』2012年8月19日放送回". Uchi kuru!? (in Japanese). 19 Aug 2012. Fuji Television. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 Jul 2017.
  4. ^ a b "プロフィール". Hideyuki Nakayama official web site Nakayama's Route.htm (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 Jul 2017.
  5. ^ It is said that Beat Takeshi recommended Nakayama that he "had better do it with a pin".
  6. ^ Seki, Seki (Jun 1996). 聞いて極楽. The Asahi Shimbun Company. p. 56. ISBN 4022612339.
  7. ^ "ぐんまの広告塔「ぐんま大使」 群馬県庁" (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  8. ^ "中山秀征&真琴つばさの舞台は、宝塚泥組!?" (in Japanese). Oricon. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 19 Jul 2017.
  9. ^ "あぶない刑事フォーエヴァー THE MOVIE". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  10. ^ "爆問・太田:「べらぼう」で大河ドラマ初出演 中山秀征、中村莟玉も 役柄&扮装写真が公開". Mantan-web (in Japanese). 17 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  11. ^ "特集 なつかしの番組 スポーツ100万倍_NHKアーカイブス" (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 Jul 2017.
  12. ^ "永瀬廉、『THE 夜もヒッパレ』MCに加わる! 今夜23年ぶり土曜22時に復活". Crank-in! (in Japanese). 24 May 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  13. ^ "日テレ、30年ぶり"土曜の朝昼"改編 『シューイチ』進出&小澤征悦の新ニュース番組". Oricon (in Japanese). 17 October 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  14. ^ "KBCテレビ『中山秀征の究極ハウス』|KBC九州朝日放送" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 20 Jul 2017.
  15. ^ "ダンディーとわたし". allcinema (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2025.