Career
Takuya is also well known as the Japanese Representative on Korean variety television Show, JTBC"s Non-Summit. Pre-Idol In 2008 Takuya took part in the 21st JUNON Superboy Contest(ジュノン・スーパーボーイ・コンテスト). Takuya signed with Japanese Entertainment Label Amuse, Incorporated. and starred in a handful of Amuse productions including Japanese Drama Sign and stage musical Black & White.
In 2010 Takuya transferred to the Korean subsidiary branch "Amuse of Korea" to join Project A (later named CROSS GENE), an all male Asian popular group to be made up of members from the different East Asian countries.
2012: K-People’s Debut Takuya debuted as an idol with the boy group, Cross Gene, on June 7, 2012 as the leader and vocalist of the group. He is known as the "Gorgeous Gene".
Takuya later participated in and promoted movie roles including Live Action movie Ai Ore in which he played the supporting role Kiryuuin Ruii alongside Karam from K-popular group DaeGukNamA and also Run 60 along with another Cross Gene member Shin Won-house 2013: J-People’s Debut During Cross Gene"s Cross U concert in Japan, Takuya advised that he had given up the leadership role in Cross Gene.
2014: JTBC Non Summit In early 2014 Takuya took part in filming Cross Gene"s project movie ZEDD in which he played the role of XI. Following promoting with Cross Gene for their first Korean comeback, Takuya joined Korean variety television Show Non-Summit on JTBC as the representative for Japan.
Takuya was well received by Korean audiences and earned the nickname Mr 섬섬옥수 (seomseom ogsu) for his attractive hands. With the shows sudden popularity Takuya also experienced an increase in popularity. In November, Takuya was Military Cross on the Red Carpet of the Melon Music Awards.
Takuya also starred in the for Starship Entertainment Collaboration Hyolyn x Jooyoung, Erase.
Korean Hallyu Awards.