Narimiya Hiroshige, better known as Narimiya Hiroki, is a former Japanese actor. He was born and raised in Tokyo.

His parents divorced when he was young, and in his third year of junior high school, his mother died, and he raised his brother by dropping out of school, taking on part-time jobs, and paid for his brother's high school and college expenses. He had made a promise to his mother to become serious about acting and, through his multitude of part-time jobs, was eventually scouted and passed an audition, making his way into his debut in 2000.

While working on his acting career, Hiroki has been proving himself quite the fashion leader. He designed a line of clothes along with many collaboration projects. In fall 2003, he appeared as a model for his Tokyo collection. His trademark hairstyle (the "Narimiya Cut") became all the rage among Japanese teens. Hiroki has also appeared on more than 10 covers of fashion and other magazines in the past year, and received the 2005 Crystallized Style Award.

On December 9, 2016, Narimiya sent a fax to TV news channels announcing that he was leaving the entertainment industry due to allegations he used illegal narcotics. In a statement, Narimiya said he has been “betrayed by a friend I have trusted from the bottom of my heart” and that he can “no longer last, thinking that my privacy will continue to be exposed due to someone’s malicious intent.”

It's universally accepted at this point that Narimiya was the victim of a frame job, a false allegation done deliberately to destroy his career.

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