| Yuma Nakayama | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | 中山優馬 (Nakayama Yuma) |
| Born | January 13, 1994 |
| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Actor, singer |
| Instruments | Singing |
| Years active | 2006–Present |
| Labels | Johnny's Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Nakayama Yuma w/B.I.Shadow, Hey! Say! 7 West, NYC Boys |
| Past members | |
| TOP KIDS | |
Yuma Nakayama (中山優馬 Nakayama Yūma) (born January 13, 1994) is a Japanese actor and singer. He was a member of the temporary J-pop groups Nakayama Yuma w/B.I.Shadow, TOP KIDS and Hey!Say!7 West from Johnny's Entertainment and currently performs as a member of NYC.
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Nakayama was born January 13, 1994 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Nakayama Yuma is a singer and actor from the Japanese male idols agency Johnny's Entertainment. He released a the song "Akuma na Koi" in July 2009 along with the 4-membered Johnny's Jr unit B.I.Shadow, under the name Nakayama Yuma w/B.I.Shadow. The group NYC Boys, consisting of the same 5 boys plus Ryosuke Yamada and Yuri Chinen, provided the joint A-side to this single, entitled "NYC". "Akuma na Koi" was sung as the theme song to the drama "Koishite Akuma" in which Nakayama played the starring role; "NYC" was used as the theme song for the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009. Currently, this Johnny's unit is known as "NYC", and consists of only Nakayama, Yamada and Chinen. The four boys of B.I.Shadow (Kento Nakajima, Kikuchi Fuma, Hokuto Matsumura, Yugo Kochi) are now considered a separate Junior unit.
NYC have released 3 singles under their current status as a "special" yet officially undebuted Johnny's group; "Yūki 100%", "Yoku Asobi Yoku Manabe", which both reached number 1 on the Oricon singles chart, and their latest single, "Yume Tamago".
Yuma is related to Hello! Project Kansai group SI☆NA's former member and now a member of AKB48's Kansai sister group NMB48, Nakayama Nana under the name Yamada Nana. She is his older sister.
Yuma's solo song Glass no Mahou (Garasu no Mahou) that was sung in Playzone 2011, will be released together with NYC (band)'s new single on January 4, 2012.
| Year | Network | Drama | Role |
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| 2012 | KansaiTV | Tsubasa yo! Are ha Koi no hi da (『翼よ!あれが恋の灯だ』 Tsubasa yo! are ga koi no hi da) |
Sano Satoshi |
| 2011 | FujiTV | Hontou ni atta kowai hanashi (ほんとにあった怖い話 Honto ni atta Kowai Hanashi) |
Mikami Shunsuke |
| 2010 | NTV | Hidarime Tantei EYE (左目探偵EYE Hidari-me Tantei EYE) |
Kaito Masaki |
| 2009 | KTV, Fuji TV | Koishite Akuma (恋して悪魔 Koishite Akuma) |
Kuromiya Ruka |
| 2009 | KTV | Samurai Tenkosei (サムライ転校生 Samurai Tenkosei) |
Mifune Yuta |
| 2008 | NHK | Battery (バッテリー Battery) |
Harada Takumi |
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