Nakajima Sota

Nakajima Sota

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Nakajima Sota中島 颯太
Nakajima Sota promoting Dimensional Bridge (2025)
Nakajima Sota promoting BATTLE OF TOKYO Jr.EXILE vs NEO EXILE (2024)
Personal Information
Name	Nakajima Sota 中島(なかじま) 颯太(そうた) ナカジマ ソウタ
Nickname(s)	Sou-chan (颯ちゃん), Sota (そた), Sotasota (そたそた), Nakaji (なかじ)
Born	August 18, 1999 (age 25)
Birth Place	Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Blood Type	B
Height	175 cm (5 ft 8.8 in)?
Zodiac Sign	♌︎ Leo
Professional Information
Occupation	Singer, performer
Years Active	2017-present
Labels	rhythm zone
Agency	LDH JAPAN
Associated Acts	FANTASTICS, EXILE TRIBE, Jr.EXILE, EXILE B HAPPY
External Links
Profile	EXILE TRIBE mobile
Instagram	@sotanakajima_official
FANTASTICS Information
Joined	December 20, 2017
Time in Group	7 Years, 4 Months, 24 Days
Position	Vocalist, performer
Debut Release	"OVER DRIVE"
EXILE B HAPPY Information
Joined	June 1, 2023
Time in Group	1 Year, 11 Months, 13 Days
Position	Vocalist

Nakajima Sota (中島颯太) is a Japanese singer, performer and actor. He is a member of the groups FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE and EXILE B HAPPY.

He passed the EXILE Presents VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 5 ~Yume wo Motta Wakamono Tachi e~ as one of two winners in 2017 and was selected as one of the vocalists of FANTASTICS.

Early Life

Nakajima Sota was born on August 18, 1999, in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He has a younger sister​.

He grew up surrounded by music, having learned to play the piano under the influence of his parents from kindergarten to the third grade of elementary school, and playing the guitar since junior high school.

He started singing later than playing instruments and was originally embarrassed to sing in front of others, but when he formed a band with his friends in junior high school, this feeling gradually changed and and he started going to karaoke by himself. Additionally, his interest in the entertainment industry sparked after watching a concert of EXILE: "When I was in junior high school, I went to see EXILE's live performance at Kyocera Dome and heard ATSUSHI's singing voice, I thought 'It's singing after all!'."

As a result, he started attending EXPG Osaka when he was a high school student in order to follow his dream of becoming a singer. During his time as an EXPG student, he actively attended the live performances of Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS and GENERATIONS in addition to EXILE. He also went to watch the first musha shugyo of FANTASTICS (a performance group without vocalists at that time).

Career

2017

Impressed by the performance of FANTASTICS, Nakajima decided to participate in the EXILE Presents VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 5 ~Yume wo Motta Wakamono Tachi e~. On December 20, 2017, on the TV show Sukkiri, it was announced that he had become one of the winners of the audition and been added as a member to FANTASTICS alongside Yagi Yusei. Looking back on his audition and his determination, he later said, "I went to a preparatory school for junior high school, high school and university, but the third screening (of the audition) was on the same day as my university (entrance) exam, so (in the end) I chose this path because I wanted to pursue a career in singing."

2018

On December 5, he debuted in FANTASTICS with the release of their first single "OVER DRIVE".

2022

On November 15, he became an ambassador for FM802's "Moderna Meets Music" project. With this announcement, it was also revealed that he would become the DJ of a regular program on FM802 that would start in January 2023, and that FANTASTICS were creating a song for the project with the full version scheduled to be aired in 2023. The song was later revealed to be "Easy come, easy go".

2023

In February, Nakajima made his acting debut in the digital drama Love Death Match.

On March 24, his first solo photobook titled Sotabon was released.

On June 1, it was announced that he had become a member of the new unit EXILE B HAPPY consisting of EXILE TRIBE members for LDH JAPAN's KIDS B HAPPY project.

Personal Life

Family

Despite paying for preparatory school, his parents encouraged him to continue VBA5 when its third screening clashed with the university entrance exams. "I talked to my parents about it, but they pushed me and I was able to follow my dream without hesitation. But actually, I later heard that my grandparents were against me choosing to audition... they told my parents that they wanted me to go to university. But they didn't let me know that, and they kept telling me to choose my dream. I really felt the greatness of my parents, and knowing that my grandparents were also worried about me made me realize that I shouldn't be half-hearted in the future."

Nakajima himself describes his family as "really close", "positive", "eager to get out" and "never quarrelling". His parents also give him feedback to his performances, and they keep in touch with each other frequently despite living in different parts of the country.

Works

Filmography

TV Dramas

• [2020] Mannequin Night Fever (マネキン・ナイト・フィーバー)
• [2023] Super no Kago no Nakami ga Ki ni Naru Watashi (スーパーのカゴの中身が気になる私)
• [2024] Ossan no Pants ga Nandatte Ii Janai ka! (おっさんのパンツがなんだっていいじゃないか!)

Digital Dramas

• [2023] Love Death Match (国宝級彼氏オーディション)

TV programs

• [2022] Pop UP! (ポップUP!) - Friday Regular
• [2022] Azatokute Nani ga Warui no? "Kimi ga Azatokute Nani ga Warui no?" (あざとくて何が悪いの？ 「君があざとくて何が悪いの？」) - Yoshino Yutaro
• [2023] Run for the Money ~Odaiba Revengers~ (逃走中～お台場リベンジャーズ～)

Advertising

CMs

• [2023] McDonald's "Kissa Mac"
• [2023] "Ready Samantha Beauty" special movie

Radio

• [2023.01.06-present] DESIGN YOUR FANTASTIC FUTURE: LET'S JUMP UP supported by Moderna Japan (FM802)

Publications

Photobooks

1. [2023.03.24] Sotabon

Other

• [2022] FM802 "Moderna Meets Music" - Ambassador
• [2022-2023] The 31st All Japan High School Girls Soccer Championship - Cheer Leader
• [2023] Samantha Beauty Project - Ambassador

Trivia

• Was born 2 days after groupmate Kimura Keito.
• According to Yagi Yusei, he looks sweet and gentle on the outside, but he has a strong will to fight and is very masculine. Additionally he is very serious and works diligently on his singing and dancing.
• According to himself, he is very positive and not shy.
  • Describes himself as a "Talkative Positive Monster" because he has a very positive attitude and likes chatting.
  • According to himself, he really likes people, and wants them to like him too.
  • Wants to be the mood maker of the group.
  • According to his members, he has " tremendous speaking ability".
• According to Hori Natsuki, he is a good communicator, very considerate, very charming and observant.
• Is still self-taught in piano and guitar and occasionally performs with the instruments on stage.
  • Looking back on his childhood when learning the instruments, he says: "There were times when I didn't like it, but now I'm glad I did it because I can keep my pitch when I sing."
  • Wants to learn playing the drums and bass guitar too to hone his music-making skills.
• Would like to try his hand at songwriting.
• Had very few dance experience before auditioning.
• Practices a lot at home, for example singing in the bathroom and the dance choreography he learned that day in front of a mirror.
• Used to sing at school festivals and other events before his debut.
• Loves comedians, and considers laughing as his way to keep healthy.
  • One of his favorite comedians is Jinnai Tomonori.
• His parents told him that if he puts everything in the past tense, it would come true. He has kept this mindset ever since.
• A morning person.
• Doesn't restrict his diet, and tries not to stress out by eating what he likes.
• Likes to cook for himself.
• His father played soccer, so he started playing with him when he was in kindergarten. He started going to soccer school in elementary school until the third year of junior high school, then he switched to playing futsal in high school.
  • When he was in the third year of junior high school, he received a doctor's order to avoid prolonged exposure to ultraviolet rays in his eyes. For this reason, he had no choice but to quit playing soccer, but he decided to continue playing futsal indoors.
• For the other members of FANTASTICS, he is "face of the group".
• Was give the name "Sota" by his parents in reference to the literary figure "Tom Sawyer" because they wanted him to be adventurous, free, and courageous.
• His favorite members in each of the Jr.EXILE groups are Kazuhara Ryuto, Zin, Sato Taiki and Sunada Masahiro.
• Is called "vegetable" (野菜; yasai) by Sano Reo since he's thin and used to wear his hair green for a while.
• A goal he has is to listen to 50 songs every day that he doesn't know, so he looks up artists he likes when he listens to the radio.
• Likes going to hot springs and saunas.
• Interested in skin care and beauty products.
• Particular about scents and uses incense and aroma diffusers.
• Admires the musical skills of Tom Misch and Brian McKnight.
• Loves the romance genre.
• The junior high school he went to was a private school. Additionally, it was an integrated junior and senior high school.
• Was a top-performing student in elementary school and excelled in arithmetic.
• When he was once invited to appear on Imaichi Ryuji's radio show, Nakajima told him that he had been playing the piano for a long time, and two days later Imaichi gave him a piano, speakers, a microphone, and headphones as a surprise.
• His parents have a miniature dachshund.
• As a child his favorite characters were Toy Story characters and "Usavich".
• Friends with OCTPATH member Kose Naoki since they took lessons together (at EXPG).

Honorary Titles

Honorary titles
Preceeded by Kimura Keito	Youngest Member of FANTASTICS December 2017 - present	Succeeded by Incumbent

External Links

• Profile on EXILE TRIBE mobile
• Official Instagram
• Agency Profile