Yuta (Japanese singer)
{{Short description|Japanese singer (born 1995)}}
{{Western name order|Nakamoto Yuta}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Yuta
| image = 20231006 Yuta (NCT).jpg
| caption = Yuta in October 2023
| birth_name = Yuta Nakamoto
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|10|26}}
| birth_place = Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actor|dancer|radio host}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|rock}}
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2013–present
| label = {{hlist|SM|Avex Trax|Capitol}}
| current_member_of = {{hlist|NCT|NCT 127|NCT U|SM Town}}
| past_member_of = SM Rookies
| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.smtown.com/artists/10593}}
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes
| kanji = 中本悠太
| romaji = Nakamoto Yūta
| hangul = 나 유타
| rr = Na Yuta
| mr = Na Yut'a
| ibox-order = ja, ko1
}}
}}
{{nihongo|Yuta Nakamoto|中本悠太|Nakamoto Yūta|born October 26, 1995}}, known professionally as Yuta ({{langx|ko|유타}}, {{langx|ja|ユウタ}}), is a Japanese singer, actor, dancer and radio host based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT, debuting in the group's second fixed sub-unit NCT 127 in 2016 and in the group's first rotational sub-unit NCT U in 2020. Yuta made his solo debut on October 3, 2024, with the extended play (EP) Depth.
Early life
Yuta was born on October 26, 1995, in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. He has an older sister and a younger sister.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-09 |title=日本人K-POPアーティストの先駆け、NCT 127 ユウタに聞く |url=https://www.mensnonno.jp/post/15517/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=MEN'S NON-NO WEB |language=ja |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727010714/https://www.meonsnonno.jp/post/15517/ |url-status=live }} He graduated from Yashima Gakuen University International High School.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Wendi |title=5 Things to Know About Yuta Nakamoto of NCT 127 |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/fun-facts-about-yuta-nakamoto-nct-127-kpop-idol |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Tatler Asia |language=en |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304023617/https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/fun-facts-about-yuta-nakamoto-nct-127-kpop-idol |url-status=live }} Yuta played soccer from ages five to 16 and wanted to become a professional footballer, a dream he gave up to pursue a career as an idol.{{Cite web|last=Young-jun|first=Jang|date=July 6, 2015|title='비정상회담' 유타 "가수 되려 한국행, 전직 축구 선수 출신"|url=https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=117&aid=0002629106|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-23|website=MyDaily|language=ko|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204616/https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=117&aid=0002629106}}
Career
= 2011–2015: Pre-debut activities =
Yuta became interested in an idol career in 2011 after watching TVXQ on television. He attended multiple auditions despite not having any background in singing or dancing. In 2011, he participated in an audition program, Juice Winter Collection. In 2012, he participated in SM Entertainment's first global audition without the permission of his parents and was one of three out of 10,000 participants to pass.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-17|title=NCT 127 talks about activities since debut with Yuta" Zeroichi "... Introduction of SM company building & question to Rino|url=https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2166666|website=Kstyle|access-date=2021-05-23|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727055003/https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2166666|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=NCT 127ユウタ、16歳で韓国練習生に デビューまでの覚悟・父との約束明かす - モデルプレス |url=https://mdpr.jp/k-enta/detail/2524792 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース |date=February 26, 2021 |language=ja |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127072829/https://mdpr.jp/k-enta/detail/2524792 |url-status=live }} When he was 16, he participated in a month-long training camp in Seoul during the summer.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-07 |title=インスタ・フォロワー数670万のNCT 127 YUTA──16歳の挑戦の日から9年、やりたいことがいっぱいある |url=https://www.gqjapan.jp/culture/article/20211107-yuta-from-nct-127-hot-prince |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=GQ JAPAN |language=ja-JP |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111071908/https://www.gqjapan.jp/culture/article/20211107-yuta-from-nct-127-hot-prince |url-status=live }} On December 23, 2013, he was introduced as a member of SM Rookies, a pre-debut team of trainees under SM Entertainment.{{cite web|title=SM루키즈, 쟈니·유타·텐 공개 '다국적 글로벌 루키'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000021567|website=TenAsia|language=ko|author=Choi Jin-sil|date=December 24, 2013|access-date=June 27, 2021|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627054521/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000021567|url-status=live}}
As part of the SM Rookies program, in August 2014, Yuta appeared on Exo 90:2014, an Mnet-produced show starring label mates Exo, where they danced to K-pop songs from the '90s, and participated in the music video remake of H.O.T.'s "Hope" and Jo Sung-mo's "Do You Know".{{cite news|url=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1109972619|title=[어저께TV] '엑소902014' K팝 시험, 90 반갑고 2014 새롭고|last=Kim|first=Sara|date=October 4, 2014|publisher=Osen|access-date=July 18, 2019|language=ko|archive-date=July 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721150008/http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1109972619|url-status=live}} In July 2015, Yuta appeared as the Japanese representative on Abnormal Summit, a show with a panel of non-Korean men residing in South Korea, debating Korean culture but left the show to focus on his debut in December 2015.{{Cite web|last=Choi|first=Hee-na|date=May 18, 2018|title=SM루키즈 유타 '비정상회담' 하차…가수 데뷔 준비|url=https://www.insight.co.kr/newsRead.php?ArtNo=44843|url-status=live|access-date=June 23, 2021|website=Insight|language=ko|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203359/https://www.insight.co.kr/newsRead.php?ArtNo=44843}}
=2016–2019: Debut with NCT 127=
He starred in the first season of NCT's reality show NCT Life, which partly documented SMROOKIES’s pre-debut concert the SMRookies Show in Bangkok, Thailand airing from April 16 to May 2, 2016.{{Cite web|last=Hong|first=Se-young|date=2016-04-15|title='SM신인' NCT, 첫 리얼리티 '엔시티 라이프' 16일 첫방송|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000466897|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Sports Donga|language=ko|archive-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212005301/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000466897}} He also starred in the second season of the show, that features the members touring around Seoul and completing missions, which aired from May 21 - June 11.
On July 2, 2016, Yuta was announced as a member of the NCT team, under the second sub-unit, NCT 127, in which he debuted with their single "Fire Truck" on July 6, 2016. Three days later, they released their first mini-album, NCT #127.{{cite web|title=New era of multinational K-pop groups dawns|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160705000588|website=The Korea Herald|author=Rumy Doo|date=July 5, 2016|access-date=June 27, 2021|archive-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605183824/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160705000588|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|title=NCT Debuts on World, Heatseekers Albums Charts With 'NCT #127'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7445875/nct-127-world-heatseekers-album-charts|magazine=Billboard|author=Jeff Benjamin|date=July 20, 2016|access-date=June 27, 2021|archive-date=July 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714112712/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7445875/nct-127-world-heatseekers-album-charts|url-status=live}}
From November 2016 to January 2017, he appeared on TV Chosun's Idol Party, in which comedians Park Mi-sun and Lee Bong-won become a family, adopting him and Sorn of CLC as their children.{{cite web|title=TV조선 측 "NCT 유타·CLC 손, '아이돌잔치' 합류 확정"(공식입장)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0002392734|website=News1|language=ko|author=Myung Hee-sook|date=November 15, 2016|access-date=June 27, 2021|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627061542/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0002392734|url-status=live}} He hosted the Chuseok special episode of the 2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships alongside Leeteuk, Dahyun, Johnny, Jaehyun and Mark.{{Cite web|date=Sep 11, 2019|title=Idols Go Head-To-Head In Exciting Sneak Peek Of "2019 Idol Star Athletics Championship – Chuseok Special"|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1351853wpp/idols-go-head-to-head-in-exciting-sneak-peek-of-2019-idol-star-athletics-championship-chuseok-special|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Soompi|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428190919/https://www.soompi.com/article/1351853wpp/idols-go-head-to-head-in-exciting-sneak-peek-of-2019-idol-star-athletics-championship-chuseok-special}}
=2020–2023: NCT 2020, radio program and acting=
In September 2020, NCT's two-part second studio album, NCT 2020 Resonance, was announced. He appeared on the tracks "Dancing In The Rain", "Faded In My Last Song", "From Home", "Work It" and "Raise the Roof".{{Cite web|title=[단독]NCT 올해도 뭉친다..'NCT 2020' 10월 새 앨범 발매|url=https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/AYAI9qT731|access-date=2021-08-20|website=Daum News|language=ko|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307155538/https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/AYAI9qT731|url-status=live}} On November 24, 2020, it was announced that Yuta would host a two-month weekly radio program, NCT 127 {{langx|ja|ユウタの|label=no}} YUTA at Home, on InterFM897 to promote NCT 127's second Japanese EP, Loveholic, in Japan, which topped the Oricon Albums Chart.{{cite web|title=NCT 127 YUTA radio regular program "NCT 127 YUTA 's YUTA at Home" will start on InterFM897!|url=https://nct-jp.net/en/news/detail.php?id=1087572|website=NCT Japan|date=November 24, 2020|access-date=June 28, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417125656/https://nct-jp.net/en/news/detail.php?id=1087572|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=February 17, 2021|title=NCT 127's "Loveholic" Grabs No. 1 On Oricon's Daily Album Chart|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1454948wpp/nct-127s-loveholic-grabs-no-1-on-oricons-daily-album-chart|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Soompi|language=en|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428190918/https://www.soompi.com/article/1454948wpp/nct-127s-loveholic-grabs-no-1-on-oricons-daily-album-chart}} On March 19, 2021, it was announced that the broadcast would be extended and converted into a regular program.{{Cite web|title=Radio program "NCT 127 YUTA 's YUTA at Home" InterFM897 broadcast extension and net station expansion broadcast decision!|url=https://nct-jp.net/en/news/detail.php?id=1090345|website=NCT Japan|date=March 19, 2021|access-date=June 28, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417125653/https://nct-jp.net/en/news/detail.php?id=1090345|url-status=live}}
Since 2021, Yuta appeared in numerous Japanese magazines such as PMC,{{Cite web|date=2021-04-23|url=https://mdpr.jp/k-enta/detail/2545340|title=NCT 127 Yuta makes her first solo appearance in a Japanese music magazine" Even in the current difficult situation, "I still want to have a concert this year"|website=モデルプレス|access-date=2021-05-23|archive-date=June 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623203729/https://mdpr.jp/k-enta/detail/2545340|url-status=live}} Ginger,{{Cite web|date=2021-05-24|url=https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/2592919|title=NCT 127 Yuta also appeared on the cover of" GINGER "with Satomi Ishihara's"|website=モデルプレス|access-date=2021-06-03|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603102844/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/2592919|url-status=live}} Numéro Tokyo,{{Cite web|date=2022-04-22|url=https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3025140|title=NCT 127ユウタ、抜群のルックスでハイファッションの着こなし「Numero TOKYO」特装版表紙に登場|website=モデルプレス|access-date=2022-04-22|archive-date=April 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423074142/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3025140|url-status=live}} GQ Japan,{{Cite web |last=May |date=2021-09-24 |title=NCT's Yuta Is a "Hot Prince" On The Cover Of GQ Japan |url=https://www.envimedia.co/ncts-yuta-is-a-hot-prince-on-the-cover-of-gq-japan/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=EnVi Media |language=en |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304023608/https://www.envimedia.co/ncts-yuta-is-a-hot-prince-on-the-cover-of-gq-japan/ |url-status=live }} and Elle Japan.{{Cite web |last=Miyake |first=Yoko |date=2022-10-28 |title=NCT 127のYUTAがELLEMENに今年二度目の登場！ 特別版カバーとスペシャル動画も必見 |url=https://www.elle.com/jp/culture/music-art-book/a41593519/nct127-yuta-ellemen-22-1028/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=ELLE |language=ja-JP |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304023610/https://www.elle.com/jp/culture/music-art-book/a41593519/nct127-yuta-ellemen-22-1028/ |url-status=live }} In June 2021, a Tom Ford Neroli Portofino endorsement with Yuta was announced through Vogue Japan{{'s}} YouTube channel.{{cite AV media|title=NCT 127 YUTA Travels with the Scent of Tom Ford Neroli Portofino {{!}} VOGUE JAPAN|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fTFHw20554|website=YouTube|publisher=Vogue Japan|language=ja|date=June 21, 2021|access-date=June 28, 2021|archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621032449/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fTFHw20554|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2021-06-23|url=https://music-book.jp/music/news/news/658708|title=NCT 127 Yuta goes on a journey to experience the scent of Tom Ford Beauty" Neroli Portofino "! "VOGUE JAPAN"|website=music.jpニュース|access-date=2021-06-24|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628193413/https://music-book.jp/music/news/news/658708|url-status=live}} In September 2022, Yuta made his acting debut in the film High&Low The Worst X (Cross). In October 2022, Yuta was featured on Forbes Japan{{'s}} 30 Under 30 list.{{cite web|url=https://forbesjapan.com/30under30/2022/|title=2022 Honorees - 30 Under 30 Japan 2022 Winners Announced|access-date=November 25, 2022|archive-date=September 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913100241/https://forbesjapan.com/30under30/2022/|url-status=live}} In March 2023, it was announced that he was cast in the live-action adaptation of the web manga Play It Cool, Guys, which will be broadcast on April 14.TV TOKYO . =ドラマ25「#クールドジ男子」. https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/cooldoji/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524200929/https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/cooldoji/ |date=May 24, 2023 }} from the original on March 02, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
=2024: Solo debut=
On August 5, 2024, it was announced that Yuta would make his solo debut with the release of his first EP Depth on November 13.{{Cite web |date=September 19, 2024 |title=NCTユウタが制作、2体のデビルが誕生 |trans-title=Created by NCT Yuta, two devils were born |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/591690 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919095733/https://natalie.mu/music/news/591690 |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |access-date=October 3, 2024 |website=Natalie |language=ja}} On October 3, the EP was available for digital download and the music video for its lead single "Off The Mask" was released. Starting from October 5, his debut showcase YUTA Solo Debut Showcase Tour ～ HOPE ～ commenced in Fukuoka, and was held across 5 cities in Japan before ending in his hometown Kadoma on the 27th.{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2024 |title=NCTユウタ、日本でソロデビュー＆全国5都市でショーケース開催 大阪公演は地元・門真市で |trans-title=NCT Yuta to make solo debut in Japan & hold showcases in 5 cities across Japan, with Osaka performance in his hometown of Kadoma |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/585177 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811173535/https://natalie.mu/music/news/585177 |archive-date=August 11, 2024 |access-date=October 3, 2024 |website=Natalie |language=ja}} His photobook Now was later released on October 17 to commemorate his solo debut.{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2024 |title=中本悠太（NCT 127）1stソロ写真集『今』、10月17日発売決定！ |trans-title=Nakamoto Yuta's (NCT 127) 1st solo photo book “Now” will be released on October 17! |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000915.000007254.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001084000/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000915.000007254.html |archive-date=October 1, 2024 |access-date=October 3, 2024 |website=PR Times |language=ja}}
Discography
=Extended plays=
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%" | JPN Hot {{cite web|title=Off the Mask|url=https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2024&month=11&day=25|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|date=November 20, 2024|access-date=November 20, 2024}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Off the Mask"
| 2024 | 99 | Depth |
| scope="row" | "Twisted Paradise"
| 2025 | — | {{Non-album singles}} |
Filmography
{{See also|NCT videography}}
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2022
| High&Low The Worst X (Cross) | Ryo Suzaki | Lead role |
=Television series=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Network ! scope="col" | Note ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2023
| Hayate Ichikura | TV Tokyo | Lead role |
=Television programs=
=Radio=
Bibliography
=Photobooks=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Release date ! scope="col" | Publisher ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row" | Yuta at Home Official Book vol. 1
| July 1, 2022 | Mogura Books |
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| scope="row" | Now
| October 17, 2024 | Gentosha |
References
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External links
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