Yoji Iwase

In this Japanese name, the surname is Iwase.
Yoji Iwase
Born (2004-01-06) January 6, 2004
Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Other namesYuuki Ohsugi (大杉 侑暉)
OccupationActor
Years active2020–present
AgentA-Plus
Japanese name
Kanji岩瀬 洋志
Hiraganaいわせ ようじ
Transcriptions
RomanizationYōji Iwase
Websiteyoji-iwase.com

Yoji Iwase (岩瀬 洋志（いわせ ようじ）, Iwase Yōji; born January 6, 2004) is a Japanese actor. He is managed by the talent agency A-Plus.

Career

In 2019, when Iwase was in his sophomore year of high school, a senior student took a picture of him waiting for a train and posted it on TikTok with the caption "My junior is cute", it quickly went viral and attracted much attention.[1]

In May of the following year, after the video of him gained attention, his Instagram account had amassed 170,000 followers, but he later posted that he was tired and would take a break from social media for the time being; he then deleted all of his social media accounts. In August of the same year, Iwase was scouted by a talent agency and made his debut in the entertainment industry,[1] he joined the talent agency acali and made his debut as an actor under the stage name "Yuuki Ohsugi (大杉 侑暉)".[2]

In September 2021, Iwase made his acting debut in season 2 of the web drama My Graduation Project.[3] On August 27 of the following year, he made his television debut in the drama Love You Just as You Are.[4]

In February 2023, Iwase left acali and ended his activities with the agency. On the 11th of the same month, he made his first film appearance in the web movie Icarus: The Town of One Wing inspired by Hata Motohiro's light novel, Icarus. In March of the same year, Iwase moved to the talent agency A-PLUS and changed his stage name back to his real name, Yoji Iwase. In July, he made regular appearances in the Saturday television drama The Greatest Teacher by Nippon Television.[5]

In January 2024, Iwase appeared in the crime and suspense television drama Captured New Airport, as Naoki Tamba.[6][7] In June, he launched his official fanclub website "Daphne".[8] Later in July, Iwase landed his first lead role in the television drama Takara's Treasure,[9] he also appeared in the drama Minami-kun is my lover!? by TV Asahi.[10]

In December 2025, he won first place in the "NEXT" category of the women's fashion magazine Vivi's popularity poll, "ViVi National Treasure-level Handsome Men Ranking for the Second Half of 2025".[11]

Personal life

Yoji Iwase was born on January 6, 2004, in Hyogo Prefecture. His hobbies include playing the guitar and watching koshien tournaments.[12] He is skilled in skateboarding and karate.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Icarus: The Town of One Wing
2025 A Girl & Her Guard Dog Ruka [13]
2026 Yamaguchi-kun Isn't So Bad Rio Ishizaki [14]
Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – Capital Crisis So Takinogawa [15]

Television drama

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 My Graduation Project Taniguchi Season 2 [3]
2022 Love You Just as You Are Episode 4 [4]
2023 The Greatest Teacher Taijiro Toyama [5]
Dear Adult You Taijiro Toyama Web series; episode 6, spin-off [16]
Muddy Table Taniguchi [17]
2024 Captured New Airport Monkey/Naoki Tamba [18]
Takara's Treasure Takara Shiga Lead role [9]
Minami-kun is My Lover!? Eto [10]
Snowdrop's First Love Riku Mochizuki [19]
Octo: Emotional Investigator Akari Kokoro Minato Imanishi Season 2 [20]
2025 Notice: What Happens in the Haunted Property Yuto Mayama Lead role [21]
Kita-kun is too Cute to Handle, so we Decided to Share Him Among the Three of Us Manaka Kita [22]
2026 Dream Stage Ryo [23]

Commercials

Year Company Notes Ref.
2024 Lancôme Ambassador [24]

Bibliography

Photobook

  • LYRE (September 3, 2024, Kodansha ) ISBN 978-4-0653-6073-6[25]

Calendar

  • Desktop Iwase Yoji 2025 Calendar (2024, Hagoromo)[26]

References

  1. ^ a b 日経クロストレンド. "岩瀬洋志 『最高の教師』で注目、時代関係なく心に響く作品が好き" [Iwase Yoji in The Best Teacher gets attention, I like works that resonate with the heart regardless of the era]. Nikkei Cross Trend (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "株式会社acali | TALENT | 大杉侑暉". September 27, 2020. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "「私の卒業」プロジェクト、第二期メンバー決定！ – 小学館コミック". shogakukan-comic.jp (in Japanese). October 22, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Love You Just as You Are". fod.fujitv.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  5. ^ a b 日本テレビ放送網株式会社. "岩瀬洋志「最高の教師」出演決定！剣道部所属の生徒役「役になり切れるように」練習中【コメント】" [Iwase Yoji to appear in The Best Teacher Practicing to "get into the role" as a student in the Kendo club [Comment]]. 日本テレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "「新空港占拠」"獣"虎＆猿の正体明らかに 元SATの管理官・丹波と息子だった - モデルプレス". Modelpress (in Japanese). December 18, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  7. ^ "『新空港占拠』獣「虎」「猿」の正体判明 "かつての仲間"とその息子【キャストコメントあり】". ORICON NEWS. January 27, 2024. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "岩瀬洋志 公式ファンクラブ「Daphne」7/5 20時～、開設記念の生配信決定 初浴衣姿をおさめたオリジナルグッズ販売や早期入会キャンペーンも実施". PR Times (in Japanese). June 29, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "岩瀬洋志と小西詠斗がドラマ「タカラのびいどろ」主演、クーデレ先輩×ピュア後輩の恋（コメントあり）" [Iwase Yoji and Konishi Eito star in the drama Takara's Treasure, the love story of a kuudere senior and a pure junior]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  10. ^ a b "武田玲奈、『南くんが恋人!?』で"ちよみ"の恋のライバル役 大和奈央＆岩瀬洋志の出演も決定【コメントあり】" [Rena Takeda plays Chiyomi's love rival in Minami-kun is My Lover!? Yamato Nao & Iwase Yoji also confirmed to appear [comments included]]. ORICON NEWS. November 8, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "岩瀬洋志、「ViVi国宝級イケメンランキング」NEXT部門1位 "あざとよーじ"全開" [Iwase Yoji, No. 1 in the NEXT category of the "ViVi National Treasure-Class Handsome Men Ranking" "Iwase Yoji" fully open]. オリコンニュース（ORICON NEWS）. December 16, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  12. ^ a b "俳優・岩瀬洋志「今、失われた学生生活を取り戻してる感覚」 | with digital（講談社）". with digital (in Japanese). July 28, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  13. ^ "映画『お嬢と番犬くん』公式サイト". 映画『お嬢と番犬くん』公式サイト (in Japanese). July 31, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  14. ^ "山口くんはワルくない". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  15. ^ "劇場版TOKYO MER 走る緊急救命室 Capital Crisis". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  16. ^ "『最高の教師』の2年後を描く Huluオリジナルストーリー『拝啓、大人になる貴方へ』配信" [The Best Teacher spin-off drama "We Three Years Later" will be streamed for free from 12:00 noon on Wednesday, July 26th]. Nippon Television (in Japanese). September 23, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  17. ^ "原菜乃華「強烈なキャラだけど…」戸田菜穂＆筒井真理子と『泥濘の食卓』出演". Mynavi (in Japanese). September 20, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  18. ^ WEBザテレビジョン. "＜新空港占拠＞"猿"の素顔に「イケメンすぎ」と驚きの声…岩瀬洋志に「仮面外した瞬間叫んだ」と反響" [[New Captured Airport] People are surprised at the "monkey's" true face, saying "he's too handsome"... Iwase Yoji is responded to with "I screamed the moment he took off his mask"]. WEBザテレビジョン (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  19. ^ "曽田陵介が「スノードロップの初恋」で宮世琉弥の恋敵に、新キャスト10名解禁（コメントあり）" [Ryōsuke Sota plays Ryubi Miyase's love rival in "Snowdrop's First Love", 10 new cast members announced]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  20. ^ "松井玲奈がドラマ「オクトー」Season2に続投、浜野謙太・岩瀬洋志・高野洸も出演" [Rena Matsui will continue in Season 2 of the drama "Octo", with Kenta Hamano, Yoji Iwase, and Akira Takano also appearing]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  21. ^ "「ほん怖」スタッフが贈る"不動産ミステリーホラー"、岩瀬洋志と齊藤なぎさが共演" [A real estate mystery horror brought to you by the staff of 'Honkowa,' starring Yoji Iwase and Nagisa Saito]. 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  22. ^ "本田翼が主演ドラマで志田未来＆増子敦貴と好きな人をシェア、恋の相手役は岩瀬洋志（コメントあり）" [Tsubasa Honda shares her crush with Shida Mirai and Masuko Atsuki in the lead drama, with Iwase Yoji as her love interest]. 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  23. ^ "岩瀬洋志がTBSの新ドラマ「DREAM STAGE」でライバルグループの圧倒的センターに" [Iwase Yoji becomes the overwhelming center of a rival group in TBS's new drama "DREAM STAGE"]. 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  24. ^ "ランコム「ジェニフィック アルティメ セラム」のアンバサダーに、俳優の岩瀬洋志さんが就任！" [Actor Yoji Iwase appointed as ambassador for Lancome's Genifique Ultime Serum!]. PR TIMES (in Japanese). November 6, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  25. ^ "話題の若手俳優・岩瀬洋志、1st写真集決定 20歳の"今しか見られない素顔"収録【LYRE】 - モデルプレス". Modelpress (in Japanese). July 29, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  26. ^ "俳優・岩瀬洋志さんの卓上カレンダー発売決定！12月6日に予約販売スタート (2024年12月6日)". エキサイトニュース (in Japanese). December 6, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
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