Kei Hosogai (細貝 圭, Hosogai Kei, born October 10, 1984 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and musician associated with GMB Production. In 2008, he debuted as an actor as Hiyoshi Wakashi in Musical: The Prince of Tennis, and since then, has starred in multiple television, stage, and film productions, such as Battle of Demons (2009), Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011) and Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga (2021). As a voice actor, he starred as Kaoru Hakaze from the Ensemble Stars! multimedia franchise.
In addition to his acting career, Hosogai was also the bassist for the rock band Cocoa Otoko from 2010 to 2012.
Personal life
From ages 6–9 and 11–23, he lived in the United States, primarily in Seattle, Washington, and in the state of Hawaii; because of this, he is fluent in English. When he lived in Seattle, he attended a Japanese school every week from elementary to high school and was classmates with YouTuberChika Yoshida (known as Bilingirl).[1][2][3]
He married actress Hitomi Satō on October 10, 2019.[4] On February 23, 2023, they announced they had divorced, citing they had grown apart.[5]
^Hosogai, Kei [@kei_hsgi1010] (October 20, 2014). "最近びっくりした事。人気ユーチューバーで、CMにも出たりしているバイリンガール…なんと俺のシアトル時代の同級生笑 週に一回の日本人学校で小学生から高校生までずっと同じ笑 覚えてるかなー？笑 なんか…めちゃ不思議や笑笑" [Something surprising happened recently. Bilingirl, a popular YouTuber, appeared in a commercial. She was my classmate when I lived in Seattle (lol). She's always been the same since we attended Japanese school once a week from elementary to high school (lol). I wonder if she remembers me? (lol) Somehow... this is very weird (lolol).] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 24, 2021 – via Twitter.
^"佐藤仁美・細貝圭 離婚発表「互いが仕事を優先するあまり、生活のすれ違い、価値観の違い大きくなった」" [Hitomi Satō and Kei Hosogai announce divorce, "We both put our work as first priority, and the differences in our lives and values grew"]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). February 23, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
