Naoto | |
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片岡 直人 | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Naoto_JSB_2018.jpg) Naoto at an event in 2018 | |
| Born | Naoto Kataoka 30 August 1983 Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | EXILE NAOTO |
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| Agent | LDH |
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| Height | 169[1] cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Musical career | |
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| Years active | 2003– |
| Labels | Rhythm Zone |
| Website | Official website |
Naoto Kataoka (stylized as NAOTO; born 30 August 1983)[2] is a Japanese dancer, actor, rapper and creative director. He is a performer (dancer) of J-Pop dance and vocal group Exile, and is a leader and performer (dancer) of J-Pop dance and vocal group Sandaime J Soul Brothers. He was also a member of Nidaime J Soul Brothers until their migration to Exile in 2009.[3] In 2016, he formed Hip Hop unit HONEST BOYZ® with his friend Nigo and other members.[4] As a member of Sandaime J Soul Brothers, he has received the Japan Record Awards twice, and received the same award third times as Exile's member.[3] Naoto has acted in a few TV dramas and films and he has become a regular guest on TBS's popular Variety show Ningen Kansatsu Variety Monitoring since April 2016.[3] Furthermore, he launched his own fashion brand STUDIO SEVEN in 2015 and has been working as the creative director for the brand since then.[3] In 2017, he was appointed as the director for LDH Apparel, a subsidiary of his management company LDH.[5][6]
On 14 February 2020, Naoto opened his own Youtube channel EXILE NAOTO HONEST TV.[7]
- ^ "EXILEのSHOKICHIとNAOTO、ドラマ初ダブル主演で肉体美". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Hochi Shinbun. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "NAOTO｜PROFILE". Exile Official Website (in Japanese). Avex Marketing. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d "NAOTO | MANAGEMENT | LDH". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Inc, Natasha. "NAOTO、メンディーがラップに挑戦！新ユニット結成しドラマ主題歌担当". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 October 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "LDH apparel～STUDIO SEVEN～". LDH mobile (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ 里緒, 西山 (17 May 2019). "LDHが挑む芸能人の"パラレルキャリア"問題。EXILE、三代目JSBらは｢アーティストの寿命｣とどう向き合うか". www.businessinsider.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Inc, Natasha. "EXILE NAOTOがYouTubeデビュー「HONEST TV」スタート（動画あり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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