is a

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group under

Johnny & Associates is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as . History 1962–1989 In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency rente ...

, made up of five members.

History

B.I.Shadow

In 2008 B.I.Shadow was formed as a

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group. At that time the members were: Kento Nakajima, Fuma Kikuchi, and Misaki Takahata. During that year, they acted in the drama

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. In March 2009, Hokuto Matsumura joined the group during a Hey! Say! 7 concert. On May 27, 2009, Takahata suddenly quit Johnny's, because of his studies. Later in the same year Yugo Kochi joined Johnny's and was put in the group shortly after his audition. On June 4, 2009, it was announced B.I.Shadow would debut with Yuma Nakayama as Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow.

Nakayama Yuma w/ B.I.Shadow

* They were created on June 3, 2009, and their debut single " Akuma na Koi/NYC" was released on July 15, 2009. * On June 7, 2009, Yuma Nakayama w/ B.I.Shadow,

Ryosuke Yamada is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a member of Hey! Say! JUMP.Hey! Say! JUMP Pr ...

and

Yuri Chinen , is a Japanese singer and actor as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. Early life Chinen is the son of Takashi Chinen, a former Japanese gymnast who won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olym ...

Hey! Say! JUMP Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical co ...

united to form

NYC Boys NYC was a Japanese band. The band's members are Ryosuke Yamada and Yuri Chinen, who are members of another Japanese band called Hey! Say! JUMP, and Johnny's Jr. Yuma Nakayama in 2010. Before that, seven-members unit NYC Boys (stylized NYC boys) ...

to be supporters for the Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix.

Members

Current members

Yuma Nakayama is a Japanese actor and singer. He was born in Osaka, Japan. He was a past member of many Johnny's Jr. groups such as Top Kids and 7 West. He released his debut CD single in 2009 as part of Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow and NYC Boys. He both perf ...

;B.I.Shadow *

Kento Nakajima is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known as being a member of the Japanese idol groups Sexy Zone and Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow. Career Nakajima was part of B.I.Shadow. In 2008, B.I.Shadow was formed as a Johnny's Jr. group. At that t ...

- He was born on March 13, 1994, in

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. He acted with Fuma Kikuchi and Misaki Takahata in ''

'' and in the Japanese Drama '' Koishite Akuma'' with main character and band member Yuma Nakayama. *

Kikuchi Fuma is a Japanese singer, actor and performer and is a member of Sexy Zone. Career In 2008, B.I.Shadow was formed as a Johnny's Jr. group. At that time the members were: Kento Nakajima, Fuma Kikuchi, and Misaki Takahata. During that year, they acte ...

- He was born on March 7, 1995, in Tokyo, Japan. He is, along with Kento Nakajima, one of the original B.I.Shadow members. He also played alongside Kento Nakajima and former B.I.Shadow member Misaki Takahata in the Japanese drama ''

''. *

Hokuto Matsumura , is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a member of the Japanese idol, idol group SixTONES. Background Matsumura was born in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Shizuoka and has one older brother who is 3 years his senior. He holds a Black belt (martial arts), ...

- He was born June 18, 1995, in

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, Japan. He is the newest member of B.I.Shadow and also the youngest member. His reason for applying to Johnny's was because he was a fan and admirer of

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. He is skilled in

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and has practiced it since his first year of elementary school. He holds a black belt. *

Yugo Kochi , is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer. He is currently a member of Johnny & Associates unit SixTONES. Background ‘Yugo’ was a name given by his grandfather, with the hope of him growing up to be a kind person. He was in football club du ...

- He was born March 8, 1994, in

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, Japan. He is also one of the newer members of B.I.Shadow and is the oldest. When first starting out in Johnny's, he was only a Johnny's Junior for one month before becoming a full-time member of B.I.Shadow.

Past members of B.I.Shadow

*Misaki Takahata (left Johnny's in 2009)

Singles

* Akuma na Koi/NYC #1 . 1st week sales - 175,788 . Total sales - 275,439 . RIAJ Certification
Platinum

References

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