Kento Nakajima

• Name — Kento Nakajima • Native Name — 中島健人 • Born — 13 March 1994 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Agent — * Starto Entertainment (2024–present) • Smile-Up (2023–2024) • Johnny & Associates (2008–2023) • Occupation — * Singer • actor • voice actor • television personality • Years Active — 2008–present • Website — https: nakajimakento.com/

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

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, which debuted in November 16 with the release of their eponymous debut single. Their average age was 14.4, making them the youngest group to debut since the Oricon Singles Rankings began in January 1968. 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."

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.

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, Kesshō, at the "TEAM JAPAN farewell party" held at Lala Arena Tokyo Bay in Chiba on the 18th.

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

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

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

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.

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.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref(s) Reference(s) • 2008 — Scrap Teacher — Kento Minobe • 2009 — Koishite Akuma: Vampire Boy — Hiroto Handa • 2011 — You Taught Me All the Precious Things — Kentaro Kodama • Umareru. — Koji Hayashida • 2012 — Kazoku no Uta — Kosei Sakagami • 2013 — Bad Boys J — Tsukasa Kiriki — Lead role • 2014 — Kurofuku Monogatari — Akira Ogawa — Lead role • 2015 — Defying Kurosaki-kun — Haruto Kurosaki — Lead role; miniseries • 2016 — Guard Center 24 — Mamoru Shinomiya — Lead role; television film • 2018 — Cops' N Robbers — Tsutomu Madarame — Lead role • The Story of Shotaro Ishinomori, the Man Who Created a Hero — Shotaro Ishinomori — Lead role; 24 Hour Television film special • 2019 — Castle of Sand (2019) — Eiryo Waga — Television film • 2020 — Detective Novice — Kai Honma — Lead role • 2021 — She Was Pretty (Japanese series) — Sousuke Hasebe — Lead role • 2023 — Legal Enforcement with Dogs — Yūsuke Kurihara • 2024 — Living-Room Matsunaga-san — Jun Matsunaga — Lead role • Concordia (drama) — Akira John "A.J." Ohba — Overseas drama debut • In the End, It's Someone Else's Problem — Osamu Yasuda • 2026 — Song of the Samurai — Okada Izō • S and X — Ichito Shimotori — Lead role

• Year — Title — Notes — Ref(s) Reference(s) • 2026 — Nakajima 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)

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref(s) Reference(s) • 2014 — Silver Spoon — Aoyama — Episode 8

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

List of studio albums, with selected details, peak chart positions and sales • Title — Details — Peak positions — Sales • JPN — JPN Cmb. — JPN Hot • 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

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name • Title — Year — Peaks — Certifications — Album • JPN — JPN Cmb. — JPN Hot • "Fatal" (with Tatsuya Kitani as Gemn) — 2024 — 5 — 2 — 3 — * RIAJ: Platinum (st. streaming) — rowspan="2" • "Hitogoto" (as Hitogoto featuring Kento Nakajima) — 5 — 5 — 28 • "Picaresque" — — — — — — — N / Bias • "Montage" (with Hiroyuki Sawano) — 2025 — 3 — 2 — 8 — Idol1st • "Idolic" — 3 — 4 — 6 • "XTC" — 2026 — — — — — 67 • "Gods' Play" (featuring Naomi Watanabe) — — — — — — • "Onigoto" — 3 — 3 — 4 — rowspan="2" • "Fiction Love" — — • "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.