{{Short description|Japanese musician and actor (born 1970)}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- For individuals; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Shigeru Joshima | image = Shigeru Joshima SOS47 20211203.jpg | alt = | caption = | image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | native_name = {{Nihongo2|城島 茂}} | native_name_lang = jpn | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|11|17}} | death_date = | origin = Yamatokōriyama, Nara, Japan | instrument = Guitar | genre = Rock | occupation = {{flatlist| * Guitarist * actor}} | years_active = 1986–present | label = {{flatlist| * Sony Music Entertainment * Universal Music Japan * Storm Labels}} | past_member_of = Tokio | website = https://joshima-farm.tokyo/ }}
{{nihongo|'''Shigeru Joshima'''|城島 茂|Jōshima Shigeru|born November 17, 1970}} is a Japanese musician, actor and agricultural entrepreneur.<ref name="jonnysnet">{{cite web |url=http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/tokio/prof/prof.html |title=Johnny's Net Tokio Profiles |access-date=2009-11-26 |language=Japanese |archive-date=2009-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926181743/http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/tokio/prof/prof.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="imdb">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2421730/ |title=Shigeru Joshima on IMDB |access-date=2009-11-26 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055820/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2421730/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joshima Farm About Us 私たちについて |url=https://joshima-farm.tokyo/about |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260105075328/https://joshima-farm.tokyo/about |archive-date=5 January 2026 |access-date=5 January 2026 |website=Joshima Farm Official Site |language=Japanese}}</ref> He was the leader and main guitarist of Tokio, a musical group of Starto Entertainment, formerly from Johnny & Associates, until its disbandment in 2025.<ref name="Oricon 20250625">{{Cite web |date=25 June 2025 |title=TOKIOが解散 国分太一のコンプライアンス違反を受け決断 突然の報告「心よりお詫び」【コメント全文】 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2392470/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250625075923/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2392470/full/ |archive-date=25 June 2025 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}</ref>
==Career==
=== Musical career === Prior to debuting with Tokio, Joshima was a backup-dancer for various Johnny's Entertainment boy bands at the time.<ref name="jamebio">{{cite web| url=http://www.jame-world.com/us/database-artists-overview-403-tokio.html| title=TOKIO - artists - JaME U.S.A.| access-date=2009-09-29| archive-date=2009-08-22| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822045302/http://www.jame-world.com/us/database-artists-overview-403-tokio.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> He also formed temporary music units during that time, such as Tokio's predecessor, Tokio Band,<ref name="Joshima radio">{{Cite web |date=2 May 2018 |title=城島茂 揺れる胸中にあった山口達也との“Cコードの思い出” |url=https://jisin.jp/entertainment/entertainment-news/1594940/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105094929/https://jisin.jp/entertainment/entertainment-news/1594940/ |archive-date=5 January 2026 |access-date=5 January 2026 |website=Josei Jishin |language=Japanese}}</ref> or the Joshima Band with other to-be Tokio members. In 1990 he became the leader and guitarist of Tokio, but it wasn't until 1994 that the band debuted.<ref name="jamebio" />
Joshima, Masahiro Matsuoka and Taichi Kokubun, the remaining members of Tokio, after Tatsuya Yamaguchi's contract termination because of a scandal and subsequent suspension of musical activities of the group in 2018,<ref>{{cite news|title=Tokio bassist on his own after talent agency lets him leave|url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201805070048.html|access-date=7 May 2018|work=The Asashi Shimbun|publisher=The Asahi Shimbun Company|date=7 May 2018}}</ref> and Tomoya Nagase's decision to retire in 2020,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2020/07/23/entertainment-news/tomoya-nagase-tokio/ |title=Tomoya Nagase to leave Tokio in March, bringing Japan boy band's founding five to three |date=23 July 2020 |access-date=14 November 2021 |publisher=The Japan Times }}</ref> decided to disband after a report of Kokubun's violation of compliance by Nippon TV, which resulted in his suspension of activities.<ref name="Oricon 20250625"/>
Joshima announced in January 2026 his intention of continuing with his entertainment career.<ref name="JF">{{Cite web |date=5 January 2026 |title=城島茂「株式会社城島ファームを設立いたしました」Ｘも開設「今日を耕し、明日を育てる」 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202601050000177.html?Page=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105085513/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202601050000177.html?Page=2 |archive-date=5 January 2026 |access-date=5 January 2026 |website=Nikkan Sports |language=Japanese}}</ref>
=== Acting career === Joshima has had parts in various dramas since 1989. One of his first roles ever was as a supporting cast member in the show ''Gomendou Kakemasu'', where he acted alongside Kazuya Takahashi of Otokogumi and Naoto Endou of former Johnny's band Ninja.<ref name="potato-scan">{{cite web |title=Potato 1989, September Issue, Page 23 |url=http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4701/019su.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610130741/http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4701/019su.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 10, 2011 |publisher=学研パブリッシング |access-date=2010-07-08}}</ref> He has also hosted ''Ai no Apron'' and ''Leader's How-To Book'', ''Brain Power Expedition Quiz! Homunculus'' with fellow member Kokubun, and with other Tokio members, hosted ''Gachinko!'', ''The Tetsuwan Dash'', ''Mentore G'', and ''5LDK''.<ref name="imdb" />
=== Other === ==== Joshima Farm ==== On January 5, 2026, Joshima Farm, a business represented by Joshima, launched its official website and SNS. Content of the site includes Joshima's entertainment activities, and information about his intentions to provide lectures, community support, education, social cooperation, and e-commerce business, related to agriculture and other themes.<ref name= "JF"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2026 |title=城島茂「株式会社城島ファームを設立いたしました」Ｘも開設「今日を耕し、明日を育てる」 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202601050000177.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105072702/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202601050000177.html |archive-date=5 January 2026 |access-date=5 January 2026 |website=Nikkan Sports |language=Japanese}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year/s ! Title ! Medium ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan=2|1997 || ''D×D'' || TV || || Tomoya Nagase and Tatsuya Yamaguchi also acted in this drama |- | ''Hagure Keiji Junjoha'' || TV || || Seasons 10 and 11 (1997–1998) |- |rowspan=3|1999 || ''Makasete Darling'' || TV || || |- |''Tenshi no Oshigoto'' || TV || || |- |''Shin Oretachi no Tabi'' || TV || || |- |rowspan=1|2002 || ''Engimono'' || TV || Dr. Hirune || ''Black Handkerchief'' series, co-starred with Tatsuya Yamaguchi |- |rowspan=1|2003 || ''Manhattan Love Story'' || TV || || |- |rowspan=1|2004 || ''Gekidan Engimono'' || TV || || ''Automatic'' specials only |- |rowspan=1|2006 || ''Imo Tako Nankin'' || TV || Tokiuchi Hanaoka || |- |rowspan=1|2007 || ''Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Fall Special'' || TV || Hamaguchi Naoki || ''Vending Machine Man/Jihanki Otoko''(自販機男) segment |- |rowspan=2|2009 || ''Ketsuekigatabetsu Onna ga Kekkon Suru Hoho'' || TV || Hitoshi Gondawara || |- |''0 Goshitsu no Kyaku'' || TV || || Episodes 4 and 5 |- |rowspan=1|2017 || ''Blazing Transfer Students'' || Netflix || Himself || Guest appearance in the final episode |}
==Radio== * Tokio Club (TBS Radio)<ref name="Joshima radio"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=2421730}} * [https://archive.today/20260105074107/https://joshima-farm.tokyo/ Joshima Farm Official Website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20250620000641/https://starto.jp/s/p/artist/7/profile?lang=en Tokio Official Website (archived)]
{{Tokio}} {{Starto Entertainment}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joshima, Shigeru}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Chiba Prefecture Category:Japanese male actors Category:Japanese rock guitarists Category:Tokio (band) members Category:Musicians from Nara Prefecture Category:People from Yamatokōriyama, Nara Category:20th-century Japanese guitarists Category:21st-century Japanese guitarists Category:Starto Entertainment artists