Entertainer and actor Yuji Ayabe was born in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. In 1999, he entered "NSC: New Star Creation", the entertainer school managed by one of the largest entertainment agency "Yoshimoto Kogyo", and made his debut in 2000. In 2003, he formed comedic duo "Peace" with Naoki Matayoshi, and it didn't take that long until they became the most popular comedic duo in the theater scene. Their number of TV appearances increased since 2008. Peace won second place in "KOC: King of Conte," Japan's premier skit championship in 2010, and also won fourth place in "M1 Grand Prix," the top national championship for traditional Japanese comedy style "Manzai". This solidified his status as a popular TV entertainer, and made his appearance through 568 TV shows in 2011.He started the career as an actor when he appeared as one of the main cast of the movie "Drop" in 2009. The movie became a big hit with 2 billion Japanese yen at the box office, and Yuji attracted attention as an actor as well. After he made his appearance through various films and TV series, he spread his name as an actor once again as he got main character roll for "Kamen Rider" series in 2014. In 2015, he played a leading role in the daytime drama (airing to a national audience every weekday) "Wakaretara Sukinahito". This was the first accomplishment by an entertainer, establishing his position as both of an entertainer and actor in Japan. Show less «