Yuto Nakajima
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is a Japanese actor and dancer, as well as a singer from the group Hey! Say! JUMP
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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 four original members along with Kouhei Matsumoto, Takumi Yamashita, and current Hey! Say! JUMP
member, Kei Inoo.
. 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 current 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.
, Yuri Chinen and Daiki Arioka
.
On October 11, 2008, Nakajima played another lead role in the drama called Scrap Teacher
. The theme song used in the drama was Hey! Say! JUMP's fourth single Mayonaka no Shadow Boy
. Yamada Ryosuke, Chinen Yuri, and Arioka Daiki also co-star at the drama.
in 2010, Nakajima wrote a song called Dash!! which was track #15 in Hey! Say! JUMP
's first album JUMP No. 1
.
In 2012, Nakajima will appear in a drama with Yamada Ryosuke.
Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP is a ten-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The name Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP is an acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power...
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2004: Joined Johnny's Entertainment
Nakajima joined Johnny's Jr.Johnny's Jr.
is a part of Johnny & Associates that focuses only on boys who have not yet officially debuted either with a unit or as a solo act. The juniors are mostly younger than 30, with the exception of Sano Mizuki.- A.B.C-Z : is a part of Johnny & Associates that focuses only on boys who have not yet...
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 four original members along with Kouhei Matsumoto, Takumi Yamashita, and current Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP is a ten-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The name Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP is an acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power...
member, Kei Inoo.
2005-2007
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' with two of his agency seniors, Kamenashi Kazuya, and Yamashita Tomohisa. He also appeared in 'Engine' along with current bandmate, Daiki AriokaDaiki Arioka
is a Japanese actor, tarento and singer as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture.- Career:...
. 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 current bandmate Ryutaro Morimoto
Ryutaro Morimoto
is a Japanese singer as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He is the youngest boy in the group.-Career:On August 12, 2004, when he was 9 years old, Morimoto appeared on the variety show Ya-ya-yah, where his audition for Johnny and Associates was aired along...
, 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!
Hey! Say!
"Hey! Say!" is the first single from the Johnny's Junior group Hey! Say! 7. The songs Hey! Say! and BON BON are both opening and ending themes for the anime Lovely Complex.The single is released in two editions; limited and regular...
, 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
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 YamadaRyosuke Yamada
is a Japanese tarento, actor, singer, dancer, and a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates and currently resides in Kanagawa Prefecture.-Career:...
, Yuri Chinen and Daiki Arioka
Daiki Arioka
is a Japanese actor, tarento and singer as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture.- Career:...
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On October 11, 2008, Nakajima played another lead role in the drama called Scrap Teacher
Scrap Teacher
is Japanese school comedy drama series aired on NTV at 21:00-21:54 every Saturday from October 11 to December 6, 2008. It consisted of nine episodes. Its viewership ratings was 11.4% . Its theme song was "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" by Hey! Say! JUMP.-Synopsis:...
. The theme song used in the drama was Hey! Say! JUMP's fourth single Mayonaka no Shadow Boy
Mayonaka no Shadow Boy
is the fourth single release by the Japanese pop music boy band Hey! Say! JUMP. It was released on October 22, 2008.-Single information:Fourth single release from Hey! Say! Jump featuring their first actual love song, which is used as a theme to the TV drama "Scrap Teacher - Kyoshi Saisei -"...
. Yamada Ryosuke, Chinen Yuri, and Arioka Daiki also co-star at the drama.
in 2010, Nakajima wrote a song called Dash!! which was track #15 in Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP is a ten-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The name Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP is an acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power...
's first album JUMP No. 1
Jump No. 1
-Charts:-External links:**...
.
In 2012, Nakajima will appear in a drama with Yamada Ryosuke.
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)
Dramas
- Engine (Fuji TV, 2005) as Kusama Shuhe
- 24 Hour Television special drama －小さな運転士 最後の夢 （The Little Engineer's Last Dream） (2005)
- Nobuta wo Produce (NTV, 2005) as Kiritani Koji
- Primadam (NTV, 2006) as Kurahashi Haruo
- Sensei wa Erai! (NTV, 2008) as Matsuki Souta (Lead role)
- Scrap TeacherScrap Teacheris Japanese school comedy drama series aired on NTV at 21:00-21:54 every Saturday from October 11 to December 6, 2008. It consisted of nine episodes. Its viewership ratings was 11.4% . Its theme song was "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" by Hey! Say! JUMP.-Synopsis:...
~Kyoushi Saisei~ (NTV, 2008) as Kusaka Shusaburo (Lead role) - Risou no Musuko (Perfect Son) (January 2012, NTV) as
Variety shows
- Yan Yan JUMP (TV Tokyo, April 16, 2011 – present)
- The Shōnen Club (NHKNHKNHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
, 2004–present) - YOUtachi (NTV, October 2006 - October 2007)
- Bakushō Hyappun Terebi Heisei Families (爆笑100分テレビ!平成ファミリーズ) (NTV, October 2007 - March 2008)
- 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, April 2008 - March 2009)
Theatre
- Endless Shock (2005)
- Dream Boys (January 3, 2006 - May 29,Imperial Theatre)
- Takizawa Enbujo (March 7, 2006 - April 25,Shimbashi theater)
- One!-The history of Tackey-(September 5, 2006 - September 28,Nissay)
- Takizawa Enbujo 2007 (3 July 2007 - May 29, Shimbashi theater)