[Profile] Kamiya Hiroshi

while searching about KamiYu new song. I found very interesting facts about Kamiya Hiroshi. Originally posted here.

Full name: Hiroshi Kamiya.

Popular nicknames: Kamiyan, HiroC.

Occupation: Voice actor (seiyuu), singer, host.

Agency: Aoni Production.

Height: 167 cm.

Type of blood: A.

Date of birth: January 28, 1975.

Place of birth: Matsudo, Chiba (but he was raised in Ushiku).

TRIVIA:

• When he was little, he dreamt to become a bus-driver.
• He joined the karate club since elementary school and received his black belt in high school.
• After that, he quit the karate club and was then persuaded to join the drama club by a friend, which led him to become the awards-winning star of the club.
• Before graduation, he wanted to attend Osaka University of Arts to become an actor, but he failed the entrance exam.
• Finally, he entered Aoni Coaching School and was trained to become a voice actor under Aoni Production.
• His voice-acting career began in 1992 with a minor role in Kiteretsu Daihyakka.
• His two break-out roles were Gundam 00’s Tieria Erde and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei’s Nozomu Itoshiki in 2007.
• In 2006, he was hospitalized for 2 months after being involved in a traffic accident, which happened before the recording of the final episode of Honey & Clover II. He was then replaced with Kenji Nojima for the voice of Yuuta Takemoto.
• Unlike others, Kamiya is quite secretive about his private life, including his family. It’s only revealed that he has a younger brother.
• He was once mistaken for a girl by his own grandmother because of his long hair.
• He is weak against cute young girls, which explains his obvious crush against Kana Hanazawa.
• His favorite colors are red and purple.
• A cat-lover. He has a cat named “Nyanko-sensei”. Coincidentally in the anime Natsume Yuujinchou where he plays the protagonist Takashi Natsume, Natsume’s youkai cat is also named “Nyanko-sensei”.
• He doesn’t usually eat very much. In the morning, he usually buys some bread and a bottle of tea at the nearby convenience store before going to work.
• He didn’t really care about his appearance, until that one time when the director of his “Hare no Hi” PV complained that his thick leg hair stood out too much during the shooting.
• He is very popular as a radio host, mostly known for his spontaneously witty and sadistic humor. He has been hosting various radio talk shows.
• The nickname “HiroC” was given to him to match Daisuke Ono’s “OnoD” when both of them are hosting the radio talk show Dear Girl ~Stories~.
• From the radio show, a manga with the same title was produced, which is about two voice actors solving girls’ problems. In the manga, Kamiya’s character is portrayed as a brown-haired bishounen with sadistic personality.
• According to Daisuke Ono, Kamiya is a fast-thinker, which explains why he is the one who usually does the most talking when they are on the radio.
• For some unknown reason, he has the tendency to appear in Shaft Animation Studio’s works, including Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Bakemonogatari,Nisemonogatari and many more.
• He admitted that he’s not popular with voice actresses. During the recording for Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, it’s revealed that no voice actress wanted to sit beside him.
• On the contrary, he is very popular among fellow voice actors, especially the younger ones. Mamoru Miyano, for example, described him as a reliable big brother when they’re working together for Durarara!!, while Tomokazu Sugita used to call Kamiya “Nii-san” and often hangs out with him.
• At the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, his collaboration with Daisuke Ono was nominated for Top Animation Artist category for their single Smiley Time.
• He is obviously not a natural singer, but for some reason, he is quite successful in that field. In 2010, he released his 1st single “For Myself” underKiramune label, and it reached #6 on Oricon Chart.
• In 2011, his 1st full album Harezora succeeded to reach #2 on the chart on its first day release and sold over 16,000 copies in a week.
• He is also a member of the unit KamiYu with Miyu Irino and becomes one of the regular hosts of the annual concert Kiramune Music Festival.
• He is the most frequent winner at the Annual Seiyuu Awards. In 2008, he won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gundam 00. In 2009, he won Best Lead Actor for his performance in Natsume Yuujinchou and Best Personality for his talent as a radio host. And in 2012, he was voted to win a special award called “Most Votes Award”. And this year (2013) too ^_^
• In 2011, his name came up at 1st on the Voice Actors Popularity ranking.
• Also in 2011, he was ranked in at #47 on Japan Top 50 Celebrities ranking, which is above Kat-Tun’s Kazuya Kamenashi and several more well-known celebrities.
• On the 2011 Top Selling Voice Actors and Voice Actresses ranking based on the sales of vocal works including drama CDs and character songs, Kamiya reached #9 with sales 93,500,000 yen while his collaboration works with Daisuke Ono reached #16 with sales 62,600,000 yen.
• In 2012, he became the narrator for the movie “Kami Voice”.
• Daisuke Ono often commented that he has a very adorable tsundere side. He is actually kind, but he rather shows his sadistic personality than kindness. Whenever he feels disturbed about something or is forced to do something embarrassing, he will usually sulk.
• He is also quite stingy. It’s revealed that he often came early for the Dear Girl Stories’ recording just to wait for the bread sold at a café near the broadcasting building to go half-priced.
• Also a big bully. Ono once complained that whenever they’re working together for an anime, Kamiya often hit his arm whenever he screwed up his own lines. When they are on the radio, it is Ono who is always forced to do embarrassing things, but for some reason, he doesn’t really feel troubled about it.