Kento Nakajima

is a Japanese singer, actor, voice actor and television personality under Starto Entertainment . He is best known as being a member of the Japanese idol groups Sexy Zone and Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow.

Career Early career When he was in 6th grade, Nakajima listened to the song "Seishun Amigo" by Johnny & Associates temporary unit Shūji to Akira, formed by KAT-TUN's Kazuya Kamenashi and NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita and became interested in Johnny's. At the age of 14 years old, he sent in his application, and joined the agency in April 2008

Pre debut and Sexy Zone era In 2008, B.I.Shadow was formed as a Johnny's Jr. group. At that time the members were: Fuma Kikuchi, Misaki Takahata, and him. During that year, they acted in the drama Scrap Teacher.

He was chosen for the 5-member group Sexy Zone in 2011, when he was 17,

It was announced that Nakajima would leave the group on March 31, 2024, but continue in the agency as a talent and actor, seeking "to take on various challenges as an idol and an actor, both in Japan and abroad."

GEMN and other collaborations As a singer, Nakajima released a single in 2024, in a collaboration with Tatsuya Kitani, as the unit GEMN. The single, titled "Fatal", served as the opening theme song for the second season of anime series Oshi no Ko. He also released a song as part of the "Hitogoto Project", "Hitogoto feat. Kento Nakajima", which serves as theme song for the TV Tokyo drama series "Shosen Hitogoto desu kara: Toaru Bengoshi no Honne no Shigoto" in which he appears.

On November 20, 2025, it was announced a collaboration with Mori Calliope of Hololive on the song called Gold Unbalance.

Solo era Nakajima's solo debut was in December 25, 2024, with the release of the album N/bias. accompanied with his first solo live, "KENTO NAKAJIMA 1st Live 2025 N/bias" at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo on January 17–19, 2025.

On January 18, 2026, it was revealed that Nakajima would be singing the official cheer song for the 2026 Winter Olympics' Japanese team. Nakajima performed the song, , at the "TEAM JAPAN farewell party" held at Lala Arena Tokyo Bay in Chiba on the 18th.

Acting career Nakajima made his overseas debut as an actor in Hulu / SkyShowtime's drama Concordia, which started airing on May 23, 2024.

Other activities YouTube and SNS In a post dated October 17, 2024, Nakajima informed of the opening of official YouTube and TikTok accounts.

Brand ambassador On January 8, 2026, it was announced that Nakajima was appointed as brand ambassador for Bulgari Japan

Special navigator He was one of the chosen personalities to represent the network WOWOW during the broadcast of the Academy Awards. He studied English for this occasion and showed wonderful English-speaking skills.

Personal life Often fondly called "Kenty", Nakajima is an only child and was raised by his Filipino mother. He loves to play the piano and often performs it during their concerts. He updates his blog KenTeaTime or 'KTT' on Johnny's web everyday, reporting his daily life to his fans. He is a big fan of the manga Kimetsu no Yaiba. He coined the term "Sexy Lovers" or セクラバ (sekurabas) for Sexy Zone fans. He owns a toy poodle he named, "Bonita" or "Boni-chan".

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sociology at Meiji Gakuin University.

Filmography

TV series Year Title Role Notes 2008 Scrap Teacher Kento Minobe 2009 Hiroto Handa 2011 Kentaro Kodama Koji Hayashida 2012 Kazoku no Uta Kosei Sakagami 2013 Tsukasa Kiriki Lead role 2014 Akira Ogawa Lead role 2015 Defying Kurosaki-kun Haruto Kurosaki Lead role; miniseries 2016 Mamoru Shinomiya Lead role; television film 2018 Tsutomu Madarame Lead role Shotaro IshinomoriLead role; 24 Hour Television film special 2019 Eiryo Waga Television film 2020 Detective Novice Kai Honma Lead role 2021 Sousuke Hasebe Lead role 2023 Yūsuke Kurihara 2024 Living-Room Matsunaga-san Jun Matsunaga Lead role Akira John "A.J." Ohba Overseas drama debut Osamu Yasuda 2026 Song of the Samurai Okada Izō S and X Ichito Shimotori Lead role

Variety and other programs Year Title Notes 2026Nakajima Shigeoka Iwamoto no nakayoshi trio tabi taishi ni naritai!National travel and promotion with the aim to become a tourism ambassador. Hosted with Daiki Shigeoka (West.) and Hikaru Iwamoto (Snow Man)

Film

Animation series Year Title Role Notes 2014Silver SpoonAoyamaEpisode 8

Dubbing Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – Noah Diaz (Anthony Ramos)

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, peak chart positions and sales Title Details Peak positions Sales JPN JPNCmb. JPNHot N / Bias Released: December 25, 2024 Label: Sony Japan Formats: CD+DVD, CD+BD, CD, DL, streaming 3 3 10 JPN: 50,490 Idol1st Released: February 18, 2026 Label: Sony Japan Formats: CD+DVD, CD+BD, CD, DL, streaming 1 1 1 JPN: 70,104

Singles + List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name Title Year Peaks Certifications Album JPN JPNCmb. JPNHot 2024 5 2 3 RIAJ: Platinum 5 5 28 — — — N / Bias "Montage" 2025 3 2 8 Idol1st "Idolic" 3 4 6 "XTC" 2026 — — 67 "Gods' Play" — — — 3 3 4 "Fiction Love" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.