English Stage Name:
Shota Matsuda
Japanese Stage Name:
松田翔太
Birth Name:
Shota Matsuda
Nickname:
Shota
Origin:
Suginami Ward, Tokyo, Japan
Blood Type:
A
Height:
181 cm ( 5 ft 11 inches )
Weight:
61 kg ( 134 bs)
Marital Status:
Single
Children:
None
Family:
Father, Mother, one older brother, one younger sister
Girlfriend:
None
Past Relationships/ Ex-Girlfriends:
- Erika Sawajiri, actress
Rumored to have dated in 2006
- Eimi Kuroda, model
Rumored to have dated in 2011
- Shiori Kutsuna, actress
Rumored to have dated in 2013
- Erika Toda, actress
Rumored to have dated
- Emi Takei, actress
Rumored to have dated
- Atsuko Maeda, actress singer and former member of AKB48
Rumored to have dated
Friends;
- Jun Matsumoto, singer and member of ARASHI
- Kento Nagayama, actor
- Go Ayano, actor
Hobbies：
- Hiking
- Skiing
- Cooking and baking
- Riding a motorcycle
- Fishing
- Reading books
- Watching movies
- Painting
Pets:
one Dachshund named “Choco”
Personality:
Shota is said to be;
- organized, neat
- out-spoken
Trivia:
- Shota’s father was a legendary actor, Yusaku Matsuda, who passed away in 1989 due to an illness. Shota was 4 years old at the time.
- Shota’s mother is an actress, Miyuki Matsuda.
- Shota’s older brother is an actor, Ryuhei Matsuda.
- Shota’s younger sister is an lead vocal for a rock band, “Young Juvenile Youth”.
- Shota has spent two years studying English in London, the UK from age 17 to 19.
- In 2007, Shota has gotten into a fight with his younger sister on what to eat for dinner. It was so intense their neighbors called for police and the police came to check on them at home.
- Shota had a part-time job as a casher at a fishers market when he was in high school.
- Shota had played soccer for nine years from elementary school to middle school. Eventually he quit because he didn’t like the number, #12 for his uniform given by the coach; he wanted to wear number 10.