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Tomohisa Yamashita (山下 智久, Yamashita Tomohisa?, born April 9, 1985) is a Japanese idol, singer-songwriter and actor. He has been a member and the leader of the popular J-pop group NEWS since 2003 and has also achieved success as part of the unit Shuuji to Akira and as a solo artist. Yamashita graduated in September 2008 from Meiji University's faculty of commerce with a degree in marketing.

Tomohisa Yamashita
山下 智久
Born April 9, 1985 (1985-04-09) (age 24)
Origin Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Genres J-pop
Years active 1996 (groups)
2006 (solo)
2007–present (groups)
Associated acts NEWS
Shuuji to Akira
Kitty GYM
No Border
4TOPS
B.I.G