Background
Taichi Kokubun was born in Higashikurume, Tokyo.
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Taichi Kokubun was born in Higashikurume, Tokyo.
He plays keyboard for Tokio, a Johnny & Associates musical group. As an actor Kokubun began his acting career with a role in Abunai Shōnen III, a 1989 Japanese drama. Since 1993, he has played parts in drama shows and movies such as Fantistipo and Shaberedomo Shaberedomo.
He has hosted Gachinko! with other Tokio members.
Currently Kokubun hosts Kaitai Shin Show and Shonen Club Premium on Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, Tetsuwan Dash and Guruguru Ninety-Nine on NTV, R30 on Turner Broadcasting System, Mentore G on Fuji television, and Aura no Izumi on television Asahi. In April 2009, Kokubun became a sportscaster for the Fuji television show Sports!.
In 2001, it was revealed that Taichi Kokubun has dated Japanese singer-songwriter Aiko from 1998. However, the two broke up in 2007.
In 2009, Kokubun announced in an interview that he began a new relationship.