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Yuta (musician)

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Yuta
Yuta in photoshoot for D-icon Magazine, released on August 5, 2019.
Background information
Native name
悠太
Birth nameNakamoto Yuta
Born (1995-10-26) October 26, 1995 (age 29)
Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Rapper
  • Dancer
  • TV Personality
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2013–present
Labels
Associated acts
Japanese name
Kanji中本悠太
Korean stage name
Hangul
유타

Nakamoto Yuta (中本悠太, Nakamoto Yuta, born October 26, 1995), known mononymously as Yuta (Hangul: 유타), is a Japanese singer, rapper, dancer and television personality. He is a member of the boy group NCT based in South Korea, formed by SM Entertainment. He is part of the main dancers and sub-vocalists of NCT 127, and is also the only Japanese member in NCT 127. He joined SM Entertainment through SM’s Global Audition 2011 in Osaka. He once auditioned in a Japanese singing contest called “Juice Winter Collection 2011“. In 2015, he joined the cast of the Non-Summit program as a representative of Japan.[1]

Early life[edit]

Yuta was born on October 26, 1995 in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. Yuta used to be a soccer player[2] in Osaka, practicing the sport since he was kindergarten until he was 16 years old.[3] His family consists of his mother Sayuri, father Tatsuo, older sister Momoka, and younger sister Haruna

In the March 2019 issue of Men's Non-No magazine, Yuta stated he audition in secret and only told his parents when he got called from SM. He stated, "I want to go to Korea. My mom was really surprised ... so I saw my dad cry for the first time. I may have been a little alone because I was going to live far away. But I was so focused that I don't remember much of that. I didn't tell my sisters either. I was a teenager, so I was a little embarrassed. I used to check auditions only in magazines. " He continued, "I was in a situation where I didn’t understand Korean at all so before I moved there I studied hard, even sticking Korean words in our bathroom walls".[4]

Career[edit]

Pre-debut[edit]

Yuta was inspired by SM group TVXQ and joined SM Entertainment through SM’s Global Audition 2011 in Osaka. He once auditioned in a Japanese singing contest called “Juice Winter Collection 2011“ before moving to South Korea to begin his training under SM Entertainment at 16 years old. He was introduced as a member of SM Rookies[5], a Pre-Debut Training Team, on December 23, 2013.[6]

On July 1, 2015, it was announced Yuta was a new cast on the show Non-Summit[7][8] The talk show program features a group made up of non-Korean men, but who reside in the country, where they debate on various topics and on "Korean culture seen through the eyes of a foreigner".[9] Abnormal Summit PD Kim Hee-Jung talked about choosing Yuta as a cast member, stating: "When we met with many people from many different countries, we choose Yuta as panelist.[10]

On September 28 2015, he appeared as a substitute for SHINee 's Minho who suffered an ankle injury in the futsal game at MBC's “Idol Athletics Tournament”.[11]

At the end of December 2015, Yuta left the show after Episode 78 to prepare for his debut as a singer with his contracted company, S.M. Entertainment.[12]

In 2016, Yuta was featured in the April issue of South Korean magazine "The Celebrity".[13]

2016–present: Debut with NCT, NCT 127 and solo activities[edit]

On July 10, 2016, Yuta made his debut on the sub-unit NCT 127 with the mini-album, NCT #127. On August 11, that same period he appeared as special MC for the M Countdown program. From November 2016 to January 2017, he appeared on the program Idol Party: Under The Sky Without a Mother (2016) with comedians Park Mi-sun and Lee Bong-won become a family, adopting Yuta as their children along with CLC's Sorn.[14]

In January 2017, NCT 127 returned with the EP Limitless with the title track of the same name.[15] In June, the group released their third EP, Cherry Bomb. The title track, "Cherry Bomb", was later named as one of the best K-pop songs of the year by Billboard and Idolator.[16][17] On September 24, 2017, Yuta served as a special MC with Yuto of PENTAGON at "10th Anniversary KMF 2017" held at Yokohama Arena.

On March 14, 2018, NCT released their first full album as part of a large-scale project uniting NCT 2018 with the full album, NCT 2018 Empathy. He made his debut in Japan with NCT 127's EP Chain in May 2018. The album peaked at number two of the Oricon Weekly Albums chart.[18] In May 2018 Yuta appeared as special Global MC for the M Countdown program. On August 11, 2018, Yuta made a special participation in the sub-unit NCT U with the special stage of "I Wanna Be a Celeb".

In March 2019, Yuta’s appeared on a solo interview with Men’s Non-No! the Japanese magazine.[19] In April 2019, NCT 127 released their first full-length Japanese album, Awaken. The group appeared in a Japanese variety show, NCT 127 Teach Me JAPAN!, which began airing on dTV from June 9. Also, in 2019, Yuta ranked 7th in the "Vivi's National Treasure Ikemen Ranking"

In March 2020, NCT 127 released their second full album, Neo Zone. The album was commercially successful. It debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and together with the repackage, Neo Zone: The Final Round, was sold more than one million copies in South Korea.[20][21]

Filmography[edit]

See also: NCT videography

Television appearances[edit]

Year Title Network Episodes Notes
2014 EXO 90:2014 Mnet 1, 6 - 7 Recurring role/Guest
2015 Non-Summit JTBC 53 - 78 Regular cast[22]
2016 Under The Sky Without a Mother (2016) TV Chosun 1 - 12 Regular cast
2016 M Countdown Mnet 488 Special MC
2018 M Countdown Mnet 571 Special MC
2019 NCT 127 Teach Me JAPAN: Lesson 1 Japanese variety show dTV 1 - 6 Regular cast[23]
2019 Teach Me Japan: Lesson 2 dTV 1 - 6 Regular cast
2019 Hunman Jeongeum (2019) MBN 12 Guest
Appearances in music videos
Song Year Artist Note
"Hope" 2014 H.O.T. Remake made with Park Chanyeol[24]
"Do You Know" Jo Sung-mo Remake made with Huang_Zitao song by Wendy.[25]
"Phantasia" 2016 Girls' Generation Opening

Discography[edit]

See also: NCT discography

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "'비정상회담', 새멤버 G6 전격공개 '화려 훈남들'" (in 한국어). Osen by Naver. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  2. ↑ "'비정상회담' 유타 "가수 되려 한국행, 전직 축구 선수 출신"" (in 한국어). My Daily by Naver. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  3. ↑ "SM Rookies Yuta Says He Was a Soccer Player Before Moving to Korea to Become a Singer". Soompi. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  4. ↑ "Yuta's solo interview with Men's Nono!". fy. 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  5. ↑ SM Rookies - Yuta (in 한국어). S.M. Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ "«SM 루 키즈, 쟈니 · 유타 · 텐 공개 '다국적 글로벌 루키 ' » [SM Rookies introduce international rookies Johnny, Yuta, Ten]". Tenasia (in 한국어). Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  7. ↑ Hong, Hye-jin (July 2, 2015). "'Non-Summit' reveals its new cast". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ "[단독]SM 루키즈 유타, '비정상회담' 새 멤버 투입" (in 한국어). News Nate. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  9. ↑ Yong-won (2014-07-15). "미남들의 뼈있는 수다 '비정상회담'" (in 한국어). Sports Q. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  10. ↑ "'비정상회담' PD "일본은 필요한 나라, 멤버 교체 이유는…"" (in 한국어). News Nate. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  11. ↑ "Japanese SM trainee Yuta is the trump card! He appears in the futsal game in place of the injured SHINee Minho". Kstyle. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  12. ↑ Kang, Hee-Jung (December 29, 2015). SM루키즈 유타 ‘비정상회담’ 하차 “가수로 성공해 돌아오겠다” (in 한국어). JoongAng Ilbo/Newsen. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  13. ↑ "2016.4 The Celebrity SMRookies 유타" (in 한국어). Ten's lovely supporter. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  14. ↑ "NCT's Yuta and CLC's Sorn to join a segment on upcoming new show 'Idol Party'!". Allkpop. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  15. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (2017-01-18). "NCT 127 Scores No. 1 Spot on World Albums Chart With 'Limitless'". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  16. ↑ "The Best K-pop Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  17. ↑ "From BTS To HyunA, The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2017". idolator. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  18. ↑ "オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 年月日～年月日 | ORICON NEWS". Oricon.co.jp. 2018-05-30. Archived from the original on 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  19. ↑ "190309 NCT's Yuta for Men's Non-no Japan Magazine". Kpopping.
  20. ↑ Hugh McIntyre (March 20, 2020). "XXXTentacion, NCT 127 And Post Malone: 5 Big Moves On This Week's Billboard 200". Forbes. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  21. ↑ "NCT127, 新밀리언셀러 등극‥정규 2집 음반 판매량 121만장 돌파(공식)". Naver (in 한국어). May 21, 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  22. ↑ Hong, Hye-jin (July 2, 2015). "'Non-Summit' reveals its new cast". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  23. ↑ "NCT 127の冠番組『NCT 127 おしえてJAPAN！』メインビジュアル解禁！dTVで6・9スタート" [NCT 127's Variety Show "NCT 127 Tell Me JAPAN!" Main Poster Released, to Air June 9]. TV Life (in Japanese). May 19, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  24. ↑ "Chanyeol reveals his remake MV of H.O.T's 'Light' and S.M.ROOKIES perform H.O.T's 'I Yah'". Allkpop. 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  25. ↑ "EXO's Tao remakes Jo Sung Mo's 'Do You Know' with Yuta and Wendy + Chen covers 'To Heaven'". Allkpop. 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2017-05-23.

See also[edit]


Merge this[edit]

Yuta Nakamoto (born October 26, 1995) is a Japanese singer from Osaka, Japan. He is one of the members of NCT, and one of the main dancers and vocalists of its sub-unit NCT 127. He is also occasionally featured in NCT U. Yuta was accepted at the SM Global Audition 2012 in Japan. He passed the audition, making it to SM Rookies on December 25, 2013. He trained for 3 years. Yuta debuted on July 10, 2016 as a member of NCT 127 with their mini-album, NCT #127.[1]

Early Life, Debut, and Career[edit]

1995-2017: Early years, television work and NCT 127[edit]

Nakamoto was born in Osaka, Japan, on October 26, 1995. Through his childhood and adolescent years, he was an active person. He also used to be a soccer player from around 5 to 16 years of age.[2]

In 2012, when he was 16, Yuta participated in an audition for SM Entertainment that was held in Japan, hidden from his family. [3][4] His family didn't discover that he was auditioning until he passed, and had to move to South Korea. In an interview he said, "My mom was really surprised… then, I saw my dad cry for the first time. I may have been a little lonely because I was going to live away. But I was so focused that I don’t remember much about it. I also didn’t tell my sisters. I was a teenager so I was kind of embarrassed." He continued, "I was in a situation where I didn’t understand Korean at all so before I moved there I studied hard, even sticking Korean words in our bathroom walls." [4]

Yuta joined SM's predebut team, SM Rookies, in December 2013.[3] From August to October 2014, he was part of the EXO 90: 2014 program, [5] where he starred in remakes for "Hope" [6] and "Do You Know." [7]

In July 2015, Yuta was one of the participants of the JTBC Non-Summit program, replacing Takuya Terada as a representative of Japan.[8] He left the program on December 28 after announcing that he wanted to focus on his debut as a singer. [9]

2017-present: NCT 127 and NCT U[edit]

Between 2017-2020, Yuta focused on his activities with NCT 127. The subgroup released its extended play, Limitless, in January 2017.[10] A few months later, another extended play, Cherry Bomb was released in June of that same year, resulting in an increased popularity for NCT 127 and that of Yuta himself. [11] From December 2017 to May 2018, he starred in the program NCT 127: Road to Japan. [12]

Image[edit]

Influences[edit]

Yuta credits TXVQ as one of his main inspirations to become a singer.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ nadiaputri. "Profile of NCT 127's Yuta: Age, Height, Plastic Surgery and Facts | Channel-K". Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  2. ↑ "SM Rookies Yuta Says He Was a Soccer Player Before Moving to Korea to Become a Singer". Soompi. 1436321558. Retrieved 2020-11-05. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 tenasia.hankyung.com, Digital (2013-12-24). "SM루키즈, 쟈니·유타·텐 공개 '다국적 글로벌 루키' | 텐아시아". 텐아시아 연예뉴스 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "FY! NCT". fy-nct.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  5. ↑ "EXO get together with S.M.ROOKIES for photos on 'EXO 90:2014'". allkpop. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  6. ↑ "Chanyeol reveals his remake MV of H.O.T's 'Light' and S.M.ROOKIES perform H.O.T's 'I Yah'". allkpop. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  7. ↑ "EXO's Tao remakes Jo Sung Mo's 'Do You Know' with Yuta and Wendy + Chen covers 'To Heaven'". allkpop. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  8. ↑ "SM Rookies' Yuta to Join "Abnormal Summit" Along With Five New Cast Members". Soompi. 1435764670. Retrieved 2020-11-10. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ↑ "SM Rookies' Yuta Leaves "Abnormal Summit" to Focus on His Debut". Soompi. 2015-12-28. Retrieved 2020-11-19. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  10. ↑ "Watch: NCT 127 Adds 2 New Members, Unveils Group And Individual Teasers For "LIMITLESS"". Soompi. 1482803385. Retrieved 2020-11-16. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ↑ Herald, The Korea (2017-06-14). "Rising K-pop rookie NCT 127 drops powerful 'Cherry Bomb'". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  12. ↑ "NCT-ENG-SUB". NCT-ENG-SUB. Retrieved 2021-04-13.


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