Hiromitsu Kitayama (北山宏光, Kitayama Hiromitsu; born September 17, 1985) is a Japanese idol, singer and actor, under Tobe, former member of Johnny & Associates boy band Kis-My-Ft2. Kitayama has also appeared in many television drama series such as Kazoku Gari (as Suzuki Keitoku) and in musicals such as Let's Sing A Song Of Love (celebrating 40 years of Kansai TV). Kitayama left the group and the agency on 31 August 2023.
Early life and education
Kitayama was a sports-oriented youth who devoted himself to football until his junior high school years. He entered Horikoshi High School, which is well known for its entertainment course, through a soccer-based recommendation. At the time, Kitayama was unaware that the school had an entertainment course or that many entertainers attended it; however, he later recalled realizing the presence of celebrity classmates when students with flamboyantly dyed hair entered the hall during the entrance ceremony. Influenced by his classmate Tomohisa Yamashita, who was already active in the entertainment industry, Kitayama auditioned for Johnny & Associates and joined the agency in 2002, during his second year of high school and subsequently entered the entertainment industry.
^ "サッカー推薦で堀越高校に入学した40歳俳優「芸能科があることを知らないで…何で金髪が？」". oricon (in Japanese). April 17, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
