| Yuto Nakajima 中島 裕翔 |
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| Birth name | Yuto Nakajima |
| Born | August 10, 1993 |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-Pop |
| Occupations | Singer, actor, talent, pop idol |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Drums |
| Years active | March 28, 2004-present |
| Labels | Johnny & Associates |
| Associated acts | Hey! Say! 7, Hey! Say! JUMP, Tap Kids, J.J. Express |
Yuto Nakajima (中島 裕翔 Nakajima Yūto, born on August 10, 1993) is a Japanese actor and dancer, as well as a singer from the group Hey! Say! JUMP.[1]
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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 four original members along with Kouhei Matsumoto, Takumi Yamashita, and current Hey! Say! JUMP member, Kei Inoo.
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 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 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.
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.[2] 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.
During their press conference at Yokohama Arena, Kota Yabu announced that finally Hey! Say! JUMP would released their debut album in Summer. In which members would take part in writing songs and lyrics.[3] [4] One of them was Nakajima who wrote the lyrics of Dash! which is track #15[5] in their then released album, JUMP No. 1.
In 2012, Nakajima will appear in a drama with Yamada Ryosuke.
For Hey! Say! JUMP-related concert, please see Hey! Say! JUMP.
For Hey! Say! JUMP-related appearances, please see Hey! Say! JUMP.
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