Ken Maeda

Ken Maeda
Ken Maeda
前田健
Born	14 June 1971; Suginami, Tokyo
Died	26 April 2016 (aged 44)
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Maeken; Ken-chan (けんちゃん); Kenchimu (けんちむ);
Education	Tokyo Metropolitan Agricultural High School
Occupations	Comedian; impressionist; actor; choreographer;
Agent	K Dash Stage
Style	Monomane
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)

Ken Maeda (前田健, Maeda Ken, 14 June 1971 – 26 April 2016)^[1]^[2] was a Japanese comedian, impressionist, actor^[3] and choreographer. He was nicknamed Maeken (まえけん).

Maeda was born in Suginami, Tokyo. He was represented with K Dash Stage. Maeda graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Agricultural High School. At the same school, his senior was Taizo Harada of the comedy trio Neptune.

Comedy career[edit]

Impressions[edit]

One-man shows[edit]

Title
Shokyū Eigo Kōza
Chūkyū Eigo Kōza
Honne shika Iwanai Honne-chan Series
Aisubeki Mochida-kun Series
Shizuka-chan
Wakame-chan
Furitsukeshi Pierre
Nukumori o Uru Obāsan
Shinji Shimae
Shitamachi no Cleaning-ya
Ningen Kansatsu Conte Series

Filmography[edit]

Variety[edit]

Year	Title	Network	Notes
	Bakushō On-Air Battle	NHK-G	1 win and 5 losses; up to 365 KB (off-air; on-air was 329 KB)
	Monomane Grand Prix	NTV
	MTM	MBS
	PosiTV	RKB
	Gachagacha Pong!	Fuji TV
2006	Furifuri Song Book	Fuji TV One-Two-Next	As Freedom Maeda or Frill Maeda; Choreographed programme
	Aoi Sora ga Suki'!	YAB
2008	Renai Hyakkei	TV Asahi	Episode 94; Guest
2015	Ad' zehi Nenmatsu Namahōsō: Ken Maeda Geinō Seikatsu 20-shūnenkinen Kagayake! 2016-Nen Fukuotoko Fukume Kettei-sen omoshiroidesu yō	CTV

TV drama[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2002	Remote		NTV	Episode 8
2006	Gal Circle		NTV
2006	Urami-ya Honpo	Moshin Tsukida	TV Tokyo	Regular
2007	Otorisōsa-kan Shiho Kitami 12	Masato Ebina	TV Asahi
	Hotaru no Hikari	Disgusting manager	NTV	Episode 7
	Juken no Kamisama		NTV	Episode 5
	Nagai Nagai Satsujin	Ryuichi Morimoto	WOWOW
2008	Tadashii Ouji no Tsukuri Kata	Shigeo Sangawa, Sekio Mitarai	TV Tokyo	Dual role
	Bara no nai Hanaya		Fuji TV	Episode 9
	Kimi Hannin janai yo ne?	Shemale	TV Asahi	Episode 2
	Seiichi Morimura Suspense: Toki	Hiroshi Sonada	TBS
	Koiuta Drama SP: Genki o Dashite	Maurice Yamada	TBS
	Men-dol: Ikemen Idol	Kokorozashiai Hatori	TV Tokyo
	Room Of King	Noboru Hotta	Fuji TV
2009	Anmitsu Hime	Hiruton Tomoe Nikkei	Fuji TV
	Senryoku-gai Tsūkoku	Hello Work staff	WOWOW
	Onna Taxi Driver no Jiken Nisshi		TBS
	Uta no onīsan	Kazuhiro Sumiyoshi	TV Asahi	Regular
	Yusuke Kamiji no genki no deru Koi	Etsuko Master	Bee TV
	Keishichō Minamidaira Han: Shichinin no Keiji	Kenji Tomii	TBS
	Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo	Bus Jack offender	TBS
	Otokomae! 2	Kami Shuzō	NHK-G
	Ijin no Kuru Heya	Michinaga Fujiwara	Tokyo MX	Episode 9
	Mito Kōmon Chapter 40	Tomekichi	TBS	Episode 20
2010	Onna Keiji Otomichi Takako Kogoerukiba	Yumeka	TV Asahi
	Mattsugu: Kamakura Kashi Torimono Hikae	Getanuki	NHK-G	Regular
	Daimajin Kanon	Tamekichi	TV Tokyo
	Shōfu to Shukujo	Brothel customer	THK	Episode 44
	Tokyo Eki o Wasuremono Azukari-sho	Yukio Kitaguchi	TV Asahi
2011	Urakara	Tsutomu Uesugi	TV Tokyo	Episode 10
	Gō	Yūki Hideyasu	NHK-G
	Last Money: Ai no Nedan	Yoshio Isogai	NHK-G	Episode 3
2012	Kagi no kakatta Heya	Kawasaki	Fuji TV	Episode 1
2012	Resident – 5-nin no Kenshui	Tsuruko	TBS	Episode 4
2013	Hōkago Groove	Tsuyoshi Mori	TBS	Episode 3
	Dandarin: Rōdō Kijun Kantoku-kan	Kitagawa	NTV	Episode 6
	Yorozu Uranai Sho: Onmyō-ya e yōkoso	Ando	KTV	Episode 8
2014	Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi		Fuji TV	Episode 7
2014	Onna wa sore o Yurusanai	John	TBS	Episode 8
2015	Garo: Gold Storm Sho	Gerril	TV Tokyo	Episode 12

Anime television[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2006	Digimon Data Squad	Gotsumon	Fuji TV		^[4]
2009	Fresh Pretty Cure!	Kaoru-chan	ABC	^[a]Also did the choreography at the ending theme

Advertisements[edit]

Year	Title
2007	Suntory Vitamin Water
2007	Tsuchzaki BC "Happy Cute na Kibun de, Tanoshiku asobo."

Films[edit]

Year	Title	Role
2008	Nagai Nagai Satsujin	Ryuichi Morimoto
	Natsuyasumi no Yōna 1-kagetsu	Bartender
	Komori Seikatsu Kojo Club	Tsuji
2009	The Ramen Girl	Harumi
	20 Seiki Shōnen Dai 2-shō: Saigo no Kibō	Mariah
	Subaru	Sada
	Katen no Shiro	Tomekichi
	Kyō kara Hitman	Kamio
	Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs	Ajuba-hakase
2010	Kanzen naru Shiiku Maid, for you	Otake
	Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City	Member of Parliament
	Sword of Desperation	Kisuke
	Saiban-chō! Koko wa Chōeki 4-nen de dō suka	Forest judge
2011	Shōjo-tachi no Rashinban	Goro Mesaki
2011	Gal Basara: Sengoku Jidai wa Kengai Desu
2012	Miss Boys! Yūjō no Yukue-hen	Romeo
	Tane maku Tabibito: Minori no Cha
	Liar Game: Reborn	Tetsuya Murata
	Ai to Makoto	Teacher
	Rinjō: Gekijō-ban	Tension number policeman

Anime films[edit]

Year	Title	Role
2009	Movie Fresh Pretty Cure! The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!?	Kaoru-chan

Stage[edit]

Year	Title
2003	Cinderella Story
2008	High! Miracles

Discography[edit]

As part of Maeken Trance Project

Year	Title	Notes
2005	"Koi no Buchiage Tengoku"	Won the Japan Cable Awards Wired Topic Award and 47th Japan Record Awards Special Award
2006	"Tokyo Chalance"

Videography[edit]

Year	Title
2008	Furifuri Song Book Best Selection DVD Vol. 1

Choreography[edit]

Music

Fudanjuku (腐男塾)

Year	Title
2008	"Otokozaka"
2009	"Ore no Sora"
	"Katsu 'nda!"
	"Wotakisuto"
2010	"Muteki! Natsu Yasumi"
2011	"Onaji Jidai ni Uma reta Wakamono-tachi"

Nakano Fujo Sisters

Year	Title
2010	"Honey Bee"

Fudanjuku (風男塾)

Year	Title
2011	"Love Spider"
2012	"Kaze Ikki"
2012	"Ame tokidoki Hare nochi Niji"
2013	"Shita o Muite Kaerou"
	"Rikishi-Man"
	"Dansō Revolution"
2016	"This is Love"

AAA

Year	Title
2006	"Champagne Gold"

Naohito Fujiki

Year	Title
2006	"Hey! Friends"

Yoko Minamino

Year	Title
2005	"Hai kara-san ga Tōru"

TV drama

Year	Title	Notes
2006	Gal Circle	Flip choreography
2007	Juken no Kamisama	Creative dance choreography

Films

Year	Title
2011	Azemichi no Dandy

Anime television

Year	Title	Notes
2009	Fresh Pretty Cure!	Dance supervisor and choreographer, choreographed the first and last ending themes
2010	HeartCatch PreCure!	Choreographed the first and last ending themes
2011	Suite PreCure
2012	Smile PreCure!

Stage

Year	Title
2008	High! Miracles

Advertisements

2006	Yukiguni moyashi "Yukiguni moyashi no Uta: Mambo" Music video
2009	Nomi Tomo
2009	Kuroneko Yamato Hikkoshi Center

Other television programmes

Year	Title	Network	Ref.
2013	Oh! Taisō 2	OHK	^[5]

Director, screenplays[edit]

Films[edit]

Year	Title
2011	Soredemo Hana wa Saite iku

Bibliography[edit]

Year	Title
2005	Ken Maeda no Koi Chara Shindan
2009	Soredemo Hana wa Saite iku

References[edit]

^ "訃報】ものまねタレントの前田健さん死去". NTV News 24 (in Japanese). 26 Apr 2016. Retrieved 21 Dec 2016.
^ "前田健さんの死因は虚血性心不全…２６日午前１時３６分に帰らぬ人に". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 26 Apr 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 21 Dec 2016.
^ "お笑いタレント前田健心肺停止で救急搬送…直前に食事か". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 25 Apr 2016. Retrieved 21 Dec 2016.
^ "Digimon Savers (TV Series 2006– ) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 24 Jan 2018.
^ "【OH！体操2】ふりつけ全体見本。" (in Japanese). YouTube. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 21 Dec 2016.

Notes[edit]

^ Real name is Kaoru Tachibana.

External links[edit]

Official website (Wayback Machine) (in Japanese)
Official profile (in Japanese)
Furifuri Song Book official website (Wayback Machine) (in Japanese)

[1] "訃報】ものまねタレントの前田健さん死去". NTV News 24 (in Japanese). 26 Apr 2016. Retrieved 21 Dec 2016.

[2] "前田健さんの死因は虚血性心不全…２６日午前１時３６分に帰らぬ人に". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 26 Apr 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 21 Dec 2016.

[3] "お笑いタレント前田健心肺停止で救急搬送…直前に食事か". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 25 Apr 2016. Retrieved 21 Dec 2016.

[4] "Digimon Savers (TV Series 2006– ) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 24 Jan 2018.

[6] "【OH！体操2】ふりつけ全体見本。" (in Japanese). YouTube. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 21 Dec 2016.

[5] Real name is Kaoru Tachibana.

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