Sexy Zone’s Nakajima Kento: “Great ambition” behind his graduation from the group

On January 17, “Josei Seven” reported on the love affair of Kento Nakajima (29) of “Sexy Zone. The couple, who is together with Reina Washio (29), formerly of “E-girls,” began dating about three years ago when they appeared together on a TV program, and last spring they enjoyed a five-day, three-night trip to Italy together.

Speaking of Nakajima, it was just announced on March 16 that he will appear in a special program on WOWOW that will broadcast the “96th Academy Awards Ceremony” on March 10 exclusively live, and that he will be the MC for the pre-program “The 96th Academy Awards Predictions” to be broadcast and distributed live on February 24. Nakajima will leave Sekzo on March 31, and will remain with SMILE-UP. as a solo artist. Nakajima will remain with SMILE-UP. and continue to work as a solo artist.

Sekzo was originally formed by the late Janie Kitagawa, who highly valued the talents of its member Katsutoshi Sato, 27, and made him a core member of the group. After their debut in 2011, Sato was the most popular member, but Nakajima and Fuma Kikuchi (28) have emerged as actors and TV personalities.

The group’s name, named by Janney and said to have sexual connotations, will be changed on April 1, and Nakajima commented, ‘I want to move on to a new path at the turning point of 30 years old at the timing of the group name change. He announced that he would be leaving the group. It is believed that Kikuchi will be the core member of the group from now on.

Nakajima has already played leading roles in the ongoing drama “Living Matsunaga-san” (Fuji TV) and in movies such as “Silver Spoon” (’14), “Nisekoi” (’18), and “Confess Your Crimes” (’23). He has already established himself as a leading actor with starring roles in “Silver Spoon” (’14), “Nisekoi” (’18), and “Confess Your Crimes” (’23).

In 2010, it was announced that he will appear as a main cast member in the major international drama “Concordia” (to be broadcast/distributed worldwide in 2012), and he also participated in the filming of the drama in Italy. She is making her long-awaited debut in an international drama series. The reason for his decision to graduate from the group and his big “ambitions” for his future activities were clear.