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Not to be confused with Guy Berryman.
Guy Perryman
MBE
Perryman at Buckingham Palace in 2017
Born
Guy Richard Perryman

(1965-02-02) 2 February 1965 (age 59)
Dunfermline, Scotland
Occupations
Years active1983–present
AwardsMBE
Career
ShowThe Guy Perryman Show
StationInterFM
Time slotMonday–Friday, 5:00–7:00
CountryJapan
Japanese name
Katakanaガイ・ペリマン
Websiteguyperryman.com

Guy Richard Perryman MBE[1] (born 2 February 1965) is a British radio personality, narrator, voice actor, producer and writer.[2] He works in Japan principally as broadcaster with radio station InterFM, voice narrator with television station NHK World, and is a former Executive Committee member of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan.[3]

Biography[edit]

Perryman was born in Scotland on 2 February 1965 to English parents and was raised in Scotland, England, Singapore and Australia.[1] His grandfather was jockey, trainer and breeder Richard Perryman winner of various classic British horse races.[4]

Perryman started DJ'ing at a local university radio station at 16 year old.[5] From 1983 to 1990, he was a radio DJ and copywriter in Sydney.[6]

In 1990, Perryman went to Japan as the chief DJ of Virgin Megastores, and from 1996, started broadcasting at InterFM, hosting various programs and interviewing celebrities such as Paul McCartney, Sting, Nile Rodgers, Gwen Stefani and Coldplay as well as DJ'ing for Prince William's reception party during his visit to Japan in 2015.[7][8][9] Perryman was the first radio DJ in Japan to broadcast live from Fuji Rock Festival at the second annual festival held in 1998 at Tokyo Bayside Square broadcasting from the Virgin Club Tent across Japan on Virgin Mega Station cable/satellite radio channel on CAN System.[10]

In 2013 and 2014, Perryman was the world's first person to regularly DJ live onboard commercial airline flights for Virgin Atlantic Airways between Tokyo and London.[11][12] In 2017, Perryman was appointed MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his activities and contributions to British music in Japan.[13][14] Perryman won Person of the Year award at the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, British Business Awards 2013.[15] Perryman has hosted the morning radio show The Guy Perryman Show on InterFM 897 broadcast across Japan on Radiko since 2017.[16]

Perryman is voice narrator on programs for NHK World, including J-Flicks,[17] Japanology Plus,[18] and Zero Waste Life,[19] and on promotion videos for corporate brands including Panasonic, Honda,[20] Sony, Uniqlo, Citizen,[21] and Japan Imperial Palaces Guide app.[22] He is also a character voice actor in animations and games including Metal Gear Solid,[23] Shenmue,[24] Boktai,[25] Detective Conan,[26] and Hollywood film Road to the Sky.[27]

In 2020, Perryman executive produced and re-wrote lyrics for the song Christmas Hummingbird by Japan-based British brothers singer-songwriter duo The Watanabes.[28] Since 2020, music for the soundtrack of the series Supersonic Cities written and produced by Perryman has been released, starting with the launch story Adventure 1 – Tokyotronica.[29] For the 2022 New Year's Eve Countdown Perryman was the DJ at Park Hyatt Tokyo.[30]

Perryman has produced events in Tokyo including British Bonenkai series in 2012, 2013, 2014,[31][32] charity fund-raising series Black Card Cabaret in 2015, 2016, 2017,[33][34] and Bridge Street Market, London themed Christmas market in Tokyo in 2016, 2017.[35][36]

Perryman has MC'd for the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, British Business Awards annual event since 2012.[37] Perryman's music reviews and interviews have been published in magazines including the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan magazine Acumen,[38] Eyescream magazine in Japan,[39] and dDK magazine Singapore.

Appearances[edit]

Movies[edit]

Televised anime[edit]

Radio[edit]

  • Guy Perryman Show (MegaNet, 2007–2009)
  • Global Satellite (InterFM, 2009–2012)
  • LHR – London Hit Radio (InterFM, 2012–2017)
  • The Guy Perryman Show (InterFM, 2017–present)

Games[edit]

Web series[edit]

Commercials[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Guy Richard Perryman, MBE". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "ガイ・ペリマン". Excite (in Japanese).
  3. ^ "ガイ・ペリマン". Impleo Narrator Index (in Japanese).
  4. ^ "Perryman, Richard – Jockeypedia". sites.google.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Guy Perryman（ガイ・ペリマン）". Koetatsu (in Japanese).
  6. ^ "ガイペリマン". GC-Japan Daihyō Gumi Chako: Gaikoku-go Boisutarento Shozoku (in Japanese). Ameba.
  7. ^ "ラジオDJの宝物を詰め込んだベストサイズのクラッチバッグ。". Glenroyal of Scotland (in Japanese). 27 June 2019.
  8. ^ "THE GUY PERRYMAN SHOW". InterFM (in English and Japanese).
  9. ^ "Interview with Guy Perryman MBE". British Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  10. ^ "1998.08.02 – Fuji Rock Festival, Tokyo, Japan « The Prodigy On Tour". www.theprodigyontour.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Mile High DJ gives new meaning to being on air | radioinfo". www.radioinfo.com.au. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ^ "DJ In The Sky With Virgin Atlantic". British Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Guy Perryman". InterFM (in Japanese).
  14. ^ "Page N1 | Supplement 61803, 31 December 2016 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  15. ^ "BBA Winners 2008–2020". British Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  16. ^ "THE GUY PERRYMAN SHOW, Pt 1". Bangumi (in English and Japanese).
  17. ^ J-FLICKS – Special Programs – TV Programs – NHK WORLD – English, retrieved 31 October 2021
  18. ^ Japanology Plus – TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs, retrieved 31 October 2021
  19. ^ Zero Waste Life – TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs, retrieved 7 November 2021
  20. ^ Safety,the Honda way/Hondaの安全への想いについて, retrieved 31 October 2021
  21. ^ CITIZEN unveils Caliber 0200, its first new mechanical watch movement for 11 years.｜CITIZEN Watch, retrieved 31 October 2021
  22. ^ "Imperial Palaces Guide". App Store. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  23. ^ Shida, Hidekuni, Metal Gear Saga Vol. 2 (Documentary), Konami Computer Entertainment, retrieved 24 July 2022
  24. ^ "Shenmue (Video Game 1999)". IMDb. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  25. ^ Nakamura, Ikuya (19 October 2004), Zoku bokura no taiyô: Taiyô shônen Django (Action), Konami Computer Entertainment, retrieved 24 July 2022
  26. ^ "Guy Perryman". IMDb. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  27. ^ Road to the Sky (2015) – IMDb, retrieved 24 July 2022
  28. ^ "Christmas Hummingbird, by The Watanabes". The Watanabes. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  29. ^ Supersonic Cities Crewの「Where You're at (Tokyo) [SASUKE Mix] – Single」 (in Japanese), 12 August 2020, retrieved 24 July 2022
  30. ^ "パーク ハイアット 東京 「ピーク ラウンジ & バー」で過ごす大晦日「2021 COUNTDOWN LOUNGE」発売開始". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 4 November 2020.
  31. ^ "British Bonenkai 2014". www.wherevent.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  32. ^ "『BRITISH BONENKAI 2012 UKスタイルのパーティーを楽しもう！』". Britain Park – 英国政府観光庁 - (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  33. ^ savvytokyotop (28 January 2016). "Party Like a Celebrity at the Black Card Cabaret". Savvy Tokyo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  34. ^ "Black Card Cabaret: A Night in Monte Carlo | Things to do in Tokyo". Time Out Tokyo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  35. ^ "Market". BCCJ Acumen. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  36. ^ CO.,LTD, WATANABE & (15 November 2017). "Bridge Street Market 2017 参加のお知らせ | ニュース". watanabe-int.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  37. ^ "BCCJ 2012 British Business Awards". BCCJ Acumen. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  38. ^ "Guy Perryman MBE". BCCJ Acumen. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  39. ^ "EYESCREAM". EYESCREAM (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  40. ^ a b c d e f "Guy Perryman (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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