In 2008, Ninomiya composed, co-arranged and penned the lyrics for his solo " Gimmick Game".
He later reprised the performance throughout Arashi's second Asia Tour in 2008. Ninomiya wrote the lyrics to his solo song, "Niji" ( 虹 ?, "Rainbow"), and played the piano portion of the song throughout Arashi's summer tour. On July 11, 2007, the Time album was released with the limited edition containing solo song of each member. In 2007, the group's eighteenth single " Love So Sweet" was released with the limited edition containing the bonus song "Fight Song" ( ファイトソング ?, "Faito Songu"), which was written by Arashi and composed by Ninomiya in 2006 for their variety show G no Arashi. Although Arashi's fifth studio album One was the first of their albums to feature solo songs of each member, Ninomiya did not provide lyrics or music for official release until the Time album almost two years later. In 2004, Ninomiya penned and composed "Kako" ( 痕跡 ?) for his solo performance during Arashi's Iza, Now!! tour. Music careerįor music-related releases and activities as a member of Arashi, see Arashi. Ninomiya's parents were Yukio Hattori's (of Iron Chef fame) teachers, and Ninomiya also mentioned that he has never tasted bad cooking from his mother. Ninomiya graduated from high school in March 2002 at the age of 18. After attending and passing the auditions due to his mother's bribery, he joined the talent agency. However, when Ninomiya was twelve years old, his cousin sent in an application to Johnny & Associates without his knowledge. When Ninomiya was born, his grandfather immediately came home and named him the heir to the family's windshield factory since he was his grandfather's only grandson. His parents divorced early in his life and his father left the family soon after. His father and mother were both working as chefs when they met and his sister is two years older than him. In April 2012, Aiba once again starred in a lead role as "Katayama Yoshitaro" in the NTV drama adaption of the similarly named novel series, " Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri (三毛猫ホームズの推理).Ninomiya was born in Katsushika, Tokyo as the youngest child of his family. Aiba also made a guest appearance on the final episode of bandmate Ninomiya's drama Freeter, Ie o Kau (フリーター、家を買う。, Part-time Worker, Buys a House?), which aired on December 21, 2010. Starting January 2011, Aiba starred as genius bartender Ryū Sasakura (佐々 倉溜, Sasakura Ryū?) in the drama adaptation of the manga Bartender. He portrayed Akira Tanada (棚田 昭, Tanada Akira?), a 28-year-old coffee shop employee who is caught up in a building hijack. In January 2010, Aiba co-starred with the other members of Arashi in the human suspense drama special Saigo no Yakusoku. In My Girl, Aiba portrayed a young man who discovers that he has a five-year-old daughter after receiving the news that his girlfriend, who he has not seen in six years, was killed in an accident.
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On August 2, 2009, it was announced that Aiba would not only act in his first drama series in nearly six years but also star as the lead actor for the first time. After the announcement of the formation of Arashi in September 1999 and their position as supporters for the 1999 Volleyball World Cup competition, all five members starred together for the first time in the volleyball-centered short drama V no Arashi.Īlthough Aiba was featured in a number of dramas such as Mukodono 2003 (ムコ殿2003, The Son-in-Law 2003?) and Yankee Bokō ni Kaeru (ヤンキー母校に帰る, Drop-out Teacher Returns to School?), he became more known for his appearances in variety shows instead and went on to focus on stage productions after Yankee Bokō ni Kaeru. In 1997, Aiba made his drama debut portraying Akira, one of the many children left to survive in a city under government lockdown after a mysterious disease wipes out all the adults, in the drama Bokura no Yūki: Miman Toshi (ぼくらの勇気, Our Courage: Miman City?).