Yuto Nakajima
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| Native name | 中島 裕翔 |
| Born | 10 August 1993 |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-Pop |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Johnny & Associates |
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Yuto Nakajima (中島裕翔 Nakajima Yūto, born 10 August 1993) is a Japanese actor, dancer, model, voice actor, and singer from the group Hey! Say! JUMP.[1] He played Koji Kiritani in the 2005 Japanese television drama, Nobuta wo Produce.
Career
2004: Joined Johnny's Entertainment
Nakajima joined Johnny's Jr. on March 28, 2004, in his 5th year of elementary school. After joining Johnny's Jr., he began performing together with J.J.Express as one of the five original members along with Kouhei Matsumoto, Takumi Yamashita, Yuta Tamamori, and current Hey! Say! JUMP member, Kei Inoo.
2005-2007: Debut with Hey! Say! JUMP
In 2005, he made his debut as an actor and had appeared in a couple of dramas including the drama special for 24 Hour Television, and Nobuta wo Produce[2] with two of his agency seniors, Kamenashi Kazuya, and Yamashita Tomohisa. He also appeared in Engine along with current bandmate, Daiki Arioka. He continued his junior work and was cast in the drama Primadam in 2006, and towards the end of the year, he was chosen to be part of Tap Kids, a junior group, along with former bandmate Ryutaro Morimoto, and Kanda Noriyuki.
In April 2007, he was chosen to be a member of the temporary unit, Hey! Say! 7 with four others, and made his CD debut on August 1, with their single Hey! Say!, which hit number one on the Oricon charts. On September 24 of that same year, during a live television event from the Johnny's Jr's concert in Yokohama Arena, it was announced that the group would debut under a new name, Hey! Say! JUMP, with the five from Hey! Say! 7, plus five others. The debut single was released on November 14, titled "Ultra Music Power", and also took first place on the Oricon charts.
2008-2011: Acting career and Jump No. 1
On April 12, 2008, Nakajima got his first lead role on the drama Sensei Wa Erai along with his co Hey! Say! JUMP member Ryosuke Yamada, Yuri Chinen and Daiki Arioka.
On October 11, 2008, Nakajima played another lead role in the drama called Scrap Teacher.[3] The theme song used in the drama was Hey! Say! JUMP's fourth single "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy". Ryosuke Yamada, Yuri Chinen, and Daiki Arioka also co-star in the drama.
During their press conference at Yokohama Arena, current bandmate, Kota Yabu announced that Hey! Say! Jump would release their debut album in the summer, in which members would write songs and lyrics.[4][5] One of them was Nakajima who wrote the lyrics of "Dash!!", which was track number 15 on the album Jump No. 1.
2012
Nakajima appeared as Koji Kobayashi in NTV's comedy drama Perfect Son with his band mate Ryosuke Yamada, which started on January 14, 2012.[6] On February 17, it was reported that Nakajima together with Yamada and Chinen had officially graduated from Horikoshi High School.[7]
On July 10, 2012, his appearance on the August issue of Fine Boys Magazine also marked his entrance in the professional world of modelling. Later that year, too, it was announced that he would participate in Hey! Say! JUMP's upcoming April 2013-April 2014 annual calendar as a photographer.
2013
In January 2013, he co-starred in the TV drama Sharehouse no Koibito alongside Mizukawa Asami and Oizumi Yo. He then played another supporting role in the summer TV drama Hanzawa Naoki starring Masato Sakai, which started on July 7, 2013. He also had a small role in Tokyo Bandwagon that fall.
2014
In the spring of 2014, Nakajima was announced as part of the big-cast drama series Yowakutemo Katemasu starring his agency's senior and Arashi member Ninomiya Kazunari. That summer became another big break for Nakajima as he got his first starring drama role in Suikyuu Yankees.
2015
Nakajima started 2015 with a hit romantic comedy drama Date starring Watanabe Anne and Hasegawa Hiroki. That same month, it was announced that he will star his very first movie, Pink to Gray, a novel adaptation written by his agency's senior and NEWS member Shigeaki Kato. The movie was directed by renowned director Yukisada Isao.
On October 1, 2015, Nakajima, along with co-star Suda Masaki and director Yukisada, flew to Korea for the world premiere of the said movie in Busan International Film Festival.
Nakajima again appeared in the TV special of his earlier drama Date.
Discography
Solo songs
- "D.N.A"
- "Ai wa Hitotsu"
- "Uruwashi no Bad Girl"
Group participations
- J.J. Express (August 2005 – 2007)
- Small but Big (January 2006)
- Tap Kids (August 2006)
- J.J.Express ちびっこチーム (January - September 2007)
- Hey! Say! 7 (Temporary) (April 3 - September 30, 2007)
- Hey! Say! Jump (September 24, 2007–present)
- Hey! Say! 7 (September 2007–present)
Concerts
For Hey! Say! JUMP-related concerts, see Hey! Say! JUMP.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pink and Gray | Gocchi | Isao Yukisada |
| 2017 | Bokura no Gohan wa Ashita de Matteru | -- | -- |
Dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Little Engineer's Dream SP | Tomohisa Nishida | NTV |
| Engine[8] | Shuhe Kusama | CX | |
| Nobuta wo Produce | Koji Kiritani | NTV | |
| 2006 | Primadam[9] | Haruo Kurahashi | NTV |
| 2008 | Sensei wa Erai![10] | Sota Matsuki | NTV |
| Scrap Teacher | Shusaburo Kusaka | NTV | |
| 2012 | Perfect Son | Koji Kobayashi | NTV |
| 2013 | Share House no Koibito | Tsuyama Nagi | NTV |
| Hanzawa Naoki | Nakanishi Eiji | TBS | |
| Tokyo Bandwagon | Masutani Yuta | NTV | |
| 2014 | Yowakutemo Katemasu | Shirao Tsuyoshi | NTV |
| Suikyuu Yankees | Inaba Naoya | CX | |
| 2015 | Date | Washio Yutaka | CX |
| 2016 | Nobunaga Moyu | Mori Ranmaru | TX |
| 2016 | Keiji Ballerino | Usushima Kurumi | NTV |
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–present | The Shonen Club[11] | NHK |
| 2006-2007 | Youtachi | NTV |
| 2007-2008 | Bakushō Hyappun Terebi Heisei Families (爆笑100分テレビ!平成ファミリーズ) | NTV |
| 2008-2009 | Jikuukan Sedai Batoru Shōwa x Heisei Sho wa Hey! Say! (時空間☆世代バトル 昭和×平成 SHOWはHey! Say!) | NTV |
| 2011-2013 | Yan Yan Jump | TV Tokyo |
| 2015 | Star Wars Marugoto Nakajima Yuto | NHK |
| 2015-present | Itadaki High Jump | Fuji TV |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Endless Shock | - |
| 2006 | Dream Boys | Imperial Theatre |
| Takizawa Enbujo | Shimbashi Theater | |
| One!-The history of Tackey- | Nissay Theatre | |
| 2007 | Takizawa Enbujo 2007 | Shimbashi Theater |
Other ventures
Music videos
| Year | Song name | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Jibun no Tame ni | Tokio |
| Seishun Amigo | Shuuji to Akira |
TV commercials / advertisements
| Year | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Bennese Getting ready for secondary school |
| 2010 | Lotte |
| 2014 | Nippon Life Insurance Company |
| 2015 | AOKI business suits |
References
- ↑ Nakajima, Yuto. "Biography". Johnny's Entertainment. Retrieved 2011.
- ↑ "Nobuta wo Produce Official Site". NTV. Retrieved 2005.
- ↑ "Scrap Teacher Official Site". Retrieved 2008.
- ↑ "[2010.05.05] Hey! Say! JUMP announce their first album in Summer". ZygnetXTaka.Moto. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ↑ "Hey!Say!JUMP 1st Album!". Kamichan. Retrieved 05-04-2010. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "An Ideal Son". NTV.
- ↑ "Yamada, Chinen and Nakajima from Hey! Say! JUMP graduate from high school". momoedgewood. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ↑ "Engine Official Site". Fuji TV. Retrieved 2005.
- ↑ "Primadam Official Site". NTV. Retrieved 2006.
- ↑ "Sensei wa Erai! Official site". NTV. Retrieved 2008.
- ↑ "ザ少年倶楽部". NHK. Retrieved 2004.
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