Koji Abe (あべ こうじ, Abe Kōji, born 19 February 1975, in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture)[1] is a Japanese comedian (pin entertainer), comic chat artist, actor and lyricist. His wife is former Morning Musume member and tarento Ai Takahashi.[2]

Koji Abe
あべ こうじ
Born
Koji Abe (阿部 公二)

(1975-02-19) 19 February 1975 (age 49)
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • lyricist
Years active1997–
AgentYoshimoto Creative Agency
Notable workKoji Abe no Podcast Banchō
StyleMandan
Television
  • Current
  • Yume wa koko kara Namahōsō: Happy
  • Former
    • Shōjo B
    • Happy Music
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
(m. 2014)
PartnerKazuyuki Sakuma (Abesaku)
WebsiteOfficial website

Abe is represented with Yoshimoto Kogyo in Tokyo (Tokyo Yoshimoto, a subsidiary of Yoshimoto Creative Agency).

Programme appearances

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Year Title Network Ref.
2006 Koji Abe no Podcast Banchō TBS Radio
Dai Shōten NTV
Bakushō Red Carpet Fuji TV
Enta no Kamisama NTV
Owarai Dynamite! TBS
2007 Kuchikomi Johnny NTV
Yoshimoto Mugendai Yoshimoto Fandango TV
2008 Gold Rush 2008 –Kotoshi koso Break shitai Geinin ga Hiraku Atarashiki Iromonea no Yoake!! TBS
MS Young Town Doyōbi MBS Radio
Tensai TV-kun Max NHK-E
2009 Shinshun Golden Pink Carpet SP Fuji TV
Hitoshi Matsumoto no Marumaru na Hanashi
Happy Music NTV
Futtonda CTV
2010 U-La-La@7 Tokyo MX
Dai Kaizō!! Gekiteki Before After ABC [3]
2011 Yamagata Hatsu! Tabi no Kenmonroku TV Saitama, YBC
2012 wktk Radio Gakuen NHK Radio 1
HKT48 no Baby Radio FM Fukuoka [4]
2013 Pon! NTV
Yume wa koko kara Namahōsō: Happy ABA
2015 Yume wa koko kara Shinya Hōsō: Lucky

Films

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Year Title Role
2006 Tsukue no Nakami Moto Baba
2007 Hero
Switch
2008 my Moto Baba
2011 Yuki no Naka no shiro Usagi
2024 Zagin de Shisu!? [5]

Television dramas

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Year Title Role Network
1997 Ultraman Tiga TBS
2011 Yūsha Yoshihiko to Maō no Shiro Burglar TV Tokyo
2013 Amachan NHK
2022 Short Program[6] Shopkeeper Amazon Prime Video
2022 Kamen Rider Geats Morio Koganeya/Kamen Rider Mary TV Asahi

Stage

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Year Title
Abesaku Talk
Pinspo'
The Momo-Taro
Boku o Wasurete
Hinode Apart no Seishun
2011 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Songwriting

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  • Nander Max
Year Title
2009 "Saāikō"

Videography

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Year Title
1997 Yuzu "Chikagai"

In-store broadcasts

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Year Title Network Ref.
2014 Fami Yoshi "Egao no Takkyūbin FamilyMart Store Broadcast [7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "あべこうじ" (in Japanese). Yoshimoto Kogyo. Retrieved 3 Mar 2017.
  2. ^ Takahashi, Ai (21 Dec 2013). "ご報告|高橋愛オフィシャルブログ「I am Ai」Powered by Ameba" (in Japanese). CyberAgent. Retrieved 3 Mar 2017.
  3. ^ "ビフォーアフター2010年11月7日放送「憧れが落胆に変わった家」". Dai Kaizō!! Gekiteki Before After (in Japanese). 7 Nov 2010. Asahi Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2015-05-17.
  4. ^ "「全力で笑わせます」村重杏奈も「R-1」参戦 読売新聞西部版 2012年12月22日" (in Japanese). 22 Dec 2012. Retrieved 3 Mar 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "ザギンでシースー!?". eiga.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. ^ "板尾創路が川西拓実の父親に、JO1主演ドラマ「ショート・プログラム」全キャスト発表". Natalie (in Japanese). 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ^ "ファミマ店内放送新番組にパンサー&あべこうじ登場". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 3 Jun 2014. Retrieved 3 Mar 2017.
  8. ^ "ファミリーマート×よしもと"いっしょに、笑顔。プロジェクト|イベント・キャンペーン情報|FamilyMart" (in Japanese). FamilyMart. Retrieved 3 Mar 2017.
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