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| Koji Imada | |
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| Native name | 今田 耕司 |
| Born | March 13, 1966 Osaka, Japan |
| Medium | Television |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Seifu Junior-Senior High School |
| Alma mater | NSC Osaka 4th Generation |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Employer | Yoshimoto Kogyo |
| Genres | Owarai, mantan, conte |
Koji Imada (今田 耕司, Imada Kōji, born March 13, 1966 in Osaka city) is a Japanese musician, comedian, tarento and TV presenter. His talent agency is Yoshimoto Kogyo.
In the mid-1990s, Imada paired with the acclaimed Japanese record producer Towa Tei under the stage name Koji 1200. He released two albums and multiple hit singles, including Now Romantic and Blow Ya Mind.
Imada is currently one of the most prominent figures in the Japanese television industry as an active TV presenter and comedian. Although they were not an official comedy duo, Imada along with Koji Higashino were known as the W Koji as they shared the same name and were both graduates of the Yoshimoto NSC Osaka Comedy School as the 4th generation. Among the shows he's presented for was Amazon Prime's Caligula.[1]
- ^ McCarty, Stephen (October 14, 2018). "Don't watch this: Japanese show Caligula on Amazon Prime". South China Morning Post. Retrieved July 28, 2023.