With his soft expressions, clear-looking skin, distinctive lips and ability to completely change his hair, silhouette and presence from role to role, actor Jun Shison has continually reinvented both his performances and the way he sees himself.
He made his acting debut in 2011 and became widely known in 2014 as Light / ToQ 1gou, the lead character in the Super Sentai series Ressha Sentai ToQger.
He went on to appear in a wide range of television dramas, films, stage productions and streaming projects, including Kimi wa Petto, Joshi-teki Seikatsu, Hanbun, Aoi., Junichi, Reach Beyond the Blue Sky, Ranman, Fermat no Ryori, Yu Yu Hakusho and 52-Hertz Whales.
In the 2018 NHK drama Joshi-teki Seikatsu, he played Miki Ogawa, a transgender woman living as her authentic self. The performance earned him an individual award in the Television Drama category at the 73rd Agency for Cultural Affairs National Arts Festival and helped establish him as an actor capable of taking on highly varied roles.
More recently, his work has included Nippon Ichi no Saitei Otoko, Koi wa Yami, Glass Heart, the 2026 starring drama 10-kai Kitte Taorenai Ki wa Nai, and the films SAKAMOTO DAYS and Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen.
Shison is also an especially interesting figure from a beauty and grooming perspective.
He has spoken in surprising detail about his eyebrows, skin, eyes, lips, hair, hands and facial contours. Features that once felt like insecurities gradually became things he could recognize as part of his individuality through years of seeing himself objectively in photographs and on screen.
Since 2024, he has served as a “Friend of NARS” in Japan, appearing in beauty visuals featuring lip color, base makeup and color cosmetics. In 2026, he moved even further into the creative side of beauty, taking on his first self-directed shoot and later photographing himself for a self-portrait project.
His approach to health and work has changed just as significantly.
As a younger actor, Shison often worked on several productions at the same time and wanted to keep working as much as possible. After being hospitalized with acute myocarditis in 2021, however, he began placing greater importance on sleep, rest, physical condition and time with family as part of sustaining a long career.
From skincare, makeup, lip care and haircare to body maintenance, character preparation, food, protein, morning routines, sleep, rest, family and his outlook on work in his thirties, here is a comprehensive look at Jun Shison’s beauty and wellness habits alongside the evolution of his acting career.
Jun Shison Profile
Date of birth: March 5, 1995
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 178 cm
Blood type: A
Profession: Actor
Acting debut: 2011, as Gakuto Mukahi in Musical: The Prince of Tennis 2nd Season
Breakthrough: 2014, as Light / ToQ 1gou in Ressha Sentai ToQger
Notable dramas: Kimi wa Petto, Joshi-teki Seikatsu, Hanbun, Aoi., Junichi, Reach Beyond the Blue Sky, Ranman, Fermat no Ryori, Nippon Ichi no Saitei Otoko, Koi wa Yami, 10-kai Kitte Taorenai Ki wa Nai and more
Notable films and streaming works: Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High, Run! T High School Basketball Club, The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window, 52-Hertz Whales, Yu Yu Hakusho, Glass Heart, SAKAMOTO DAYS, Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen and more
Major honors: Confidence Award Drama Prize for Best Actor, Agency for Cultural Affairs National Arts Festival individual award, Elan d’or Newcomer Award, GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2021 Inspiration Award and others
Skills and sports: Baseball, soccer, kendo, mixed martial arts and swimming
Current activities: Working independently since 2024; active in beauty as a Friend of NARS; celebrated his 15th anniversary as an actor in 2026 while continuing to appear across television, film and streaming productions
Jun Shison’s Career: From ToQger to Acclaimed Actor, Independence and His Thirties
Shison’s interest in the entertainment world grew after he began being approached by talent scouts on the street.
He chose to first learn the fundamentals of acting and entertainment and entered the Watanabe Entertainment School.
In 2011, he joined the young male actor group D2 and made his acting debut as Gakuto Mukahi in Musical: The Prince of Tennis 2nd Season.
His major breakthrough came in 2014.
He was cast as Light / ToQ 1gou, the lead character in the 38th Super Sentai series, Ressha Sentai ToQger.
Spending a full year playing a hero watched by children also changed the way he thought about his behavior away from the set. He later recalled becoming more conscious of acting in a way that young viewers could look up to.
Roles in Kimi wa Petto, Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High, Todome no Kiss and Hanbun, Aoi. followed.
In 2018, his performance as Miki Ogawa in Joshi-teki Seikatsu earned him an individual award at the Agency for Cultural Affairs National Arts Festival.
That same year, he also starred in the film Run! T High School Basketball Club.
Sensitive young men, athletes, mysterious characters and softer romantic roles could all appear within the same period of his career.
💡 At one point, he was juggling up to five productions while completely shaved
During one especially busy period early in his career, Shison was filming as many as five projects around the same time. Because he had actually shaved his head for one role, he wore different wigs for other productions, switching between characters such as a monk, a superhero, a schoolboy and other very different personalities.
Major projects continued with NHK’s historical drama Reach Beyond the Blue Sky in 2021, followed by the morning drama Ranman, TBS’s Fermat no Ryori and Netflix’s Yu Yu Hakusho in 2023.
At the end of 2023, he concluded his exclusive contract with Watanabe Entertainment after 12 years.
From January 2024, he began working through his own company and entered a new stage in which he could take greater responsibility for the direction of his career.
After spending years giving everything to the roles offered to him, Shison entered his thirties with a stronger desire to make deliberate choices about both work and life.
Jun Shison’s Skincare, Makeup, Lip Care and Hair: From Insecurity to Self-Expression
Among male Japanese actors, Shison has been unusually open about the way he sees his face and his relationship with beauty.
Skin, eyebrows, eyes, lips, hair, hands and profile—he pays close attention to how each feature appears on camera.
His natural eyebrows were encouraged by Mariko Kaga
In a 2021 MAQUIA interview, Shison spoke about keeping his eyebrows largely natural.
One reason was a memorable conversation with veteran actor Mariko Kaga.
She complimented his brows and told him, in essence, that he should preserve their natural shape.
💡 Mariko Kaga helped him see his eyebrows as a distinctive feature
Something Shison had always taken for granted was recognized as attractive by a highly experienced actor. Over time, he learned to include the qualities other people noticed in him as part of his own sense of individuality.
His approach to skin is about highlighting what is already there
Shison has said that people often complimented his skin and that he felt grateful for what he had inherited from his family.
Later, work with skincare brands encouraged him to learn more about products and begin using several items suited to his own preferences.
In 2024, he became a Friend of NARS in Japan.
Since then, he has appeared in beauty looks featuring deep brown-red lips, nude tones, base makeup and color cosmetics, expanding the range of beauty expression associated with a male actor.
At a 2026 event, he explained that he prefers makeup that allows the natural texture and character of his skin to remain visible.
💡 His mother complimented his skin after he stepped out of the bath
In 2026, Shison shared that his mother saw him after bathing and told him his skin looked beautiful. After hearing about what he had been using, she immediately asked whether there was any for her too—a warm family story that drew laughs at a beauty event.
The lips he once disliked became one of his defining features
Shison’s full lips are one of his most recognizable facial features.
For many years, however, they were a major insecurity for him.
As he spent more time seeing himself in photographs and on screen—and hearing others describe his lips as a charm point—he gradually learned to view them more objectively.
Today, he wears NARS lip colors and enjoys seeing how different shades create different versions of his expression.
In a 2024 VOGUE JAPAN interview, he spoke about the excitement of seeing himself in a brown-red lip color and discovering a version of himself that felt new.
A feature that once felt like an insecurity eventually became part of his identity as an actor and a central element of his beauty expression.
His everyday lip care is extremely practical
Because his lips tend to feel dry, Shison uses lip balm frequently.
He has said that he carries around two when he goes out, keeps them in different rooms at home and even stores one in his car.
The point is simple: whenever he wants one, it is already within reach.
💡 Lip balm in every room, in the car and two when he goes out
Shison has built lip care directly into his daily environment. Rather than treating it as an occasional beauty ritual, he makes it easy to reach for lip balm whenever he notices dryness.
Haircare and hairstyling are collaborative parts of character creation
An actor’s hair can change dramatically from one project to the next.
Shison has gone through demanding combinations such as bleaching followed by perming for roles and has spoken about the trust he places in his longtime hairstylist when balancing the needs of a production with the condition of his hair.
He also enjoys allowing trusted hairstylists and makeup artists to bring ideas he might never have considered himself.
Even his hands, eyes and facial contours become part of how he performs for a camera
Shison pays close attention to how his individual features appear in still photography and video.
Because he personally feels his fingers look short, he may slightly bend his hands or change the angle during a photo shoot.
He once saw his slightly downturned eyes as another insecurity, but now uses them as part of his range—opening them more strongly for a sharper expression or softening them when a gentler look suits the image.
He has also said that when he feels facial puffiness, he sometimes massages around his jawline.
Rather than viewing his face and body as something that must be corrected, he increasingly treats each characteristic as a tool for expression.
Jun Shison’s Body Maintenance and Character Preparation: Changing Silhouette, Posture and Movement for Each Role
Shison has long valued the flexibility to alter his silhouette according to the character he is playing.
In 2021, he said that he regularly checked his weight and adjusted his food choices when he moved away from the range he personally considered appropriate for work.
That was his own approach to professional body management at the time.
Body type and nutritional needs vary widely from person to person, so his routine is best understood as one actor’s individual method rather than a general model to copy.
For The Anonymous Noise, he used posture to appear closer to a smaller character
In the film Anonymous Noise, Shison played Yuzu, a character portrayed as relatively small and delicate in the original manga.
At 178 cm tall, Shison approached the role by creating a slimmer overall silhouette.
Even while sitting with a guitar, he brought his shoulders inward and paid attention to the width of his body so that the character would appear more compact on screen.
💡 He could not change his height, so he changed the way he positioned his shoulders
To move closer to the smaller image of the original character, Shison worked not only with overall silhouette but also with posture. Even the position of his shoulders while holding a guitar became part of the role.
His body changed significantly during his school years
It may be surprising given his current image, but Shison has recalled being more solidly built while playing baseball in middle school.
After leaving the team, his weight changed significantly, and he later said that he began receiving more approaches from talent scouts around that period.
That experience belongs to his adolescence. As a professional actor, his approach evolved toward shaping his appearance around what each character requires.
Athlete, chef, sensitive young man, superhero, antagonist and military strategist—every role calls for a different presence.
For Shison, silhouette, posture, hairstyle, facial expression and movement can all become part of building that presence.
Jun Shison’s Morning Routine, Food and Sleep: Water, Banana & Protein and a Morning Shower
In July 2026, Shison gave a surprisingly detailed account of his current morning routine.
The three habits he named were drinking water, having banana and protein for breakfast, and taking a morning shower.
Water comes first after waking
Shison has made a habit of drinking water when he wakes up.
At the event, he said his own amount is around 500 to 750 ml.
That amount reflects Shison’s personal routine. Appropriate fluid intake varies according to factors such as body size, daily activity and individual circumstances.
Breakfast is banana and protein
For a breakfast he can continue even on busy mornings, he currently chooses a banana and protein.
He said in 2026 that the banana habit had already continued for around two to three years.
It is a simple routine that fits easily into mornings with filming or other work.
A morning shower helps him transition into work mode
Shison prefers to give himself some time to wake up gradually.
He gets up around an hour before leaving for work so that he has time to prepare at his own pace.
A morning shower is so important to his routine that he has described it as something he needs before heading outside.
It functions as both grooming and a mental transition into the working day.
💡 His current morning routine is “water → banana & protein → shower”
These were the three habits Shison shared in 2026. Rather than relying on a complicated set of routines, he has built a few simple habits into mornings that can still work on demanding production days.
Koji Kikkawa once looked after his meals like a parent
There is also a warm story connected to food.
When Shison worked with Koji Kikkawa on the 2020 drama Tantei Yuri Rintaro, Kikkawa would ask what he had eaten the previous day, talk to him about vegetables and protein, and sometimes give him health drinks.
Shison became so fond of the attention that he jokingly referred to Kikkawa as both a “father” and a “mother.”
💡 He jokingly called Koji Kikkawa both “Dad” and “Mom”
Kikkawa regularly checked what Shison had eaten and reminded him about vegetables and protein while they worked together. Shison has spoken warmly about how caring and parental that attention felt.
Sleep has become an important part of sustaining his work
Around age 20, Shison was so focused on gaining experience that he sometimes worked on as many as six projects within roughly two months.
At that stage of his career, he wanted to take on as much work as possible.
Today, he deliberately protects sleep within his schedule as part of maintaining his ability to continue working over the long term.
That change is closely connected to a major health experience in 2021.
How Acute Myocarditis Changed Jun Shison’s Outlook: Rest, Family and Paying Attention to His Condition
One of the most significant turning points in Shison’s approach to work, health and life came in 2021.
In March 2021, he was diagnosed with acute myocarditis and hospitalized.
He later explained that he spent the first several days resting in bed before gradually beginning rehabilitation.
The first step was simply standing.
Then came stepping in place.
After that, walking 20 meters.
A distance that would normally feel short suddenly felt extremely far to him.
💡 Rehabilitation began with “stand → step in place → walk 20 meters”
For an actor who had spent years constantly moving from project to project, rebuilding stamina from such basic movements became a major life experience. After leaving the hospital, he continued walking every day and began appreciating ordinary things such as going outside or visiting a convenience store in a different way.
After discharge, he said he continued walking every day—even on rainy days—as he gradually rebuilt his stamina.
Before the illness, he placed great value on accumulating as many work experiences as possible.
Today, he also prioritizes sleep and rest and pays closer attention to his physical condition when deciding where to put his time and energy.
His twenties were strongly focused on accumulating experience. In his thirties, the emphasis has shifted toward putting deeper energy into work he truly wants to pursue and sustaining that career over time.
His ideas about health and his approach to work evolved together.
He also allows himself to recognize how he feels emotionally
His ideas about emotional self-care have changed as well.
Earlier in his career, he often felt that someone in the public eye should always appear strong.
Today, if he feels down, he believes it is important to simply recognize that he is having a difficult day.
Do something he enjoys.
Eat something he likes.
Spend time with people he cares about.
His current approach is to first understand his own condition and then choose how he wants to spend that day.
Family time became even more meaningful
Shison has long had a close relationship with his mother and grandmother.
He has spoken about regularly talking with them by phone and sharing both work and personal matters.
After experiencing a major health change, he became even more conscious of expressing his feelings to family and other important people and appreciating the time they can spend together.
Today, his idea of wellbeing includes work volume, sleep, family, emotional state and rest as parts of one broader picture.
Jun Shison Today: NARS, Glass Heart, Leading Roles, Major Films and His Next Transformation
As of 2026, Jun Shison is 31.
After beginning his career as a teenager and taking on a wide variety of roles in his twenties, he is now expanding his expression in his thirties through acting, beauty and creative direction.
2026 marks his 15th anniversary as an actor
Fifteen years have passed since his acting debut in 2011.
On July 7, 2026, he held the anniversary event “S.S.J 15th.”
While continuing to challenge himself with new roles, he has also made time to connect directly with the fans who have followed his career over many years.
With NARS, he now directs the way he presents himself
Since becoming a Friend of NARS in 2024, Shison has appeared in a wide variety of lip, base and color makeup looks.
In 2026, the NARS and VOGUE JAPAN project “40 seconds, 4 transformations” presented him in several beauty looks inspired by different eras and cultures.
In July, he took on his first self-directed beauty shoot.
The project allowed him to decide which expressions and moments he wanted to present from his own creative perspective.
Then on September 18, the second project, “SELF PORTRAIT,” was released.
Wearing NARS makeup, Shison turned the camera toward himself and took his own portraits.
💡 In his thirties, he took on his first self-directed beauty shoot and self-portrait project
The lips and eyes he once saw as insecurities have become parts of his creative identity. Today, Shison not only wears makeup but also directs the way those new expressions are presented and even presses the shutter himself.
In Glass Heart, he learned keyboard, bass and chorus work
In the Netflix series Glass Heart, Shison plays Kazushi Sakamoto, a highly knowledgeable and passionate pianist.
For the role, he worked not only on keyboard but also on bass and chorus parts.
That preparation eventually extended into activities connected with the fictional band TENBLANK, expanding his character work beyond appearance and acting into actual musical performance.
2026 brought a starring drama and major film roles
From April through June 2026, he starred in Nippon TV’s 10-kai Kitte Taorenai Ki wa Nai.
He played Kim Min-seok / Teru Aoki, a Japanese man adopted into a powerful Korean conglomerate family.
In the live-action film SAKAMOTO DAYS, released the same year, he plays the mysterious antagonist X, also known as Slur.
In July’s Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen, he joined the franchise as Mouten, an intelligent military strategist known for his calm judgment and tactical ability.
Romantic lead, musician, conglomerate heir, mysterious antagonist and military strategist—his image continues to change dramatically from one project to the next.
His next form of character preparation is realistic painting
In the film Sonzai no Subete wo, scheduled for release on February 5, 2027, Shison plays Ryo Naito, a former victim of an unresolved double-child kidnapping case who now lives as a realist painter.
For the role, he took on realistic painting seriously for the first time.
He studied techniques under a contemporary realist painter involved with the film and practiced repeatedly so that the character’s identity as an artist would feel convincing.
He also portrays the character across different periods of life and paid close attention to posture, gestures, pauses and other forms of physical expression.
💡 His next acting skill is realistic painting
After body transformation, hairstyling, musical instruments and beauty expression, Shison added realistic painting to his character preparation. He has explained that he practiced repeatedly while thinking about what the character himself would be trying to express through art.
He became widely known as the hero of ToQger in his teens.
In his twenties, he learned to alter his silhouette, hairstyle and physical presence according to each role.
In his thirties, makeup and beauty have also become tools for self-expression.
His body changes according to what a character needs.
His hair is shaped in collaboration with trusted professionals.
His lips evolved from an insecurity into a feature he actively uses in creative beauty work.
His mornings are built around simple habits such as water, banana, protein and a shower.
He protects sleep and rest and pays closer attention to his physical and emotional state.
And in his acting, he continues learning new skills—music, painting, makeup and physical expression.
The central theme running through Jun Shison’s approach to beauty and wellness is the ability to understand who he is now and adapt flexibly as life and work change.
He accepts more of his individual features, takes greater care of his body and continues stepping into unfamiliar creative worlds.
That flexibility is one of the qualities connecting his beauty, wellbeing and evolution as an actor.
References
・Jun Shison Official Website | Biography
・Jun Shison Official Website | S.S.J 15th Anniversary Event
・ORICON NEWS | Jun Shison Profile and Career
・MAQUIA | Skin, Eyebrows, Eyes and Body Image
・MAQUIA | Lips, Hair, Hands and Facial Contours
・MAQUIA | Family, Communication and Personal Values
・VOGUE JAPAN | Lip Care, Makeup and Self-Care
・ORICON NEWS | Water, Banana & Protein and Morning Shower Routine
・NARS JAPAN | Jun Shison’s First Self-Directed Beauty Shoot
・NARS JAPAN | SELF PORTRAIT Project
・RBB TODAY | Multiple Productions, Shaved Head and Wigs
・Fujin Koron | Koji Kikkawa and Food-Related Stories
・GQ JAPAN | Acute Myocarditis, Rehabilitation and Changes in Outlook
・Sponichi | Sleep, Rest and His Earlier Work Schedule
・Netflix | Glass Heart
・Nippon TV | 10-kai Kitte Taorenai Ki wa Nai
・Jun Shison Official Website | SAKAMOTO DAYS
・Jun Shison Official Website | Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen
・Sonzai no Subete wo Official Website | Realistic Painting and Character Preparation
