Naoto (dancer)

Naoto
Born Naoto Kataoka (片岡 直人, Kataoka Naoto)[1]
(1983-08-30) 30 August 1983
Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Occupation
  • Dancer
  • actor
  • creative director
Years active 2003–
Height 169[1] cm (5 ft 7 in)
Television
Website Official website

Naoto (stylized as NAOTO; born 30 August 1983, in Tokorozawa, Saitama)[2] is a Japanese dancer, actor and creative director. He is a performer for Exile[2] and leader[1] and performer of the Sandaime J Soul Brothers. He is a member of the former Nidaime J Soul Brothers.

Naoto is represented with LDH. He graduated from Saitama Prefectural Tokorozawa High School.

Biography

  • Naoto started getting interest to dancing when he became director of the dance department during his third year at high school.[2]
  • In February 2003, he formed the dance team Jazz Drug which consisted with two male members (Naoto and Nabe) and one female (Maiko).[2]
  • In 2004, Naoto visited Los Angeles, and accepted lessons from choreographers for artists such as Britney Spears.[2] After returning he served as a backup dancer for artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki, Ai, Bennie K and Maki Goto and to Japanese concerts for foreign artists such as Ashanti and Missy Elliott.[2]
  • In February 2006, Naoto formed the dance quintet Scream.[2]
  • In 10 November 2007, he joined the Nidaime J Soul Brothers.[2]
  • In 1 March 2009, Naoto later joined Exile.[2]
  • In 10 November 2010, in parallel with Exile, he became the leader and performer of the Sandaime J Soul Brothers.
  • In 26 October 2015, Naoto had announced that he launched his apparel brand Seven.[3][4]
  • In 15 April 2016, he formed the hip-hop unit Honest Boyz.[5]

Participating groups

Name Period of time
Jazz DrugFebruary 2003 – unknown
ScreamFebruary 2006 – unknown
Nidaime J Soul Brothers10 November 2007 – 1 March 2009
Exile1 March 2009 –
Sandaime J Soul Brothers10 November 2010 –
Honest BoyzApril 2016 –

Filmography

※His roles in bold are his starring works

TV dramas

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2010Okagesamade!Tatsuhiko KatoCBC
Spec –Keishichōkōanbu Kōan Daigoka: Mishō Jiken Tokubetsu Taisaku-gakari Jiken-bo–HimselfTBSEpisode 8
2013Last CinderellaTomonori KashiwagiFuji TV
Frenemy: Dobunezumi no MachiWataru OkajimaNTVCo-starring with Shokichi
2014Dear SisterKuwanaFuji TVEpisode 9
2016Night Hero NaotoNaotoTV Tokyo[6]

Internet dramas

Year Title Role Website Notes
2009Genryō BoxerSusumu KitaoojiBee TVCo-starring with Kenchi Tachibana

Films

Year Title Role
2014SakurasakuOmori
2015Mango to Akai KurumaisuShota Igarashi
2017HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE 2 / END OF SKYJESSIE
2017HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE 3 / FINAL MISSIONJESSIE

Stage

Year Title Role
2008Crown Nemuranai Yoru no Hate ni...
2009Atakku No. 1Soldier Kanichi Yokokawa, Chief of Staff Sergeant Katsushiro Kashida
Sono Tettō ni Otoko-tachi wa iru to iuKiyuki
2010Moshimo Kimi ga.Yumoto
2010Night BalletAzuma
Dance Earth: NegaiKazu
2013Guitar o Machinagara –Yatta ze! Honda Special–

Anime

Year Title Role Ref.
2015Ghost in the Shell: The New MovieOsamu Fujimoto[7]

TV programmes

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2014VikingFuji TVTuesday MC[8][9][10]
2016Ningen Kansatsu Variety: MonitoringTBSRegular

Advertisements

Year Title
2012GREE "Seisen Cerberus"
Fujitsu Arrows
2016SoftBank "Sponach Live"

Music videos

Year Title Notes
2003Bennie K "Better Days"
2005Ayumi Hamasaki "my name's Women"
2006Ayumi Hamasaki "Startin'"
Ayumi Hamasaki "Blue Bird"
Ayumi Hamasaki "Beautiful Fighters"
Maki Goto "Glass no Pumps"
Maki Goto "Some Boys! Touch"
Ai "I Wanna Know"
2007Jyongri "Getting Funky!"
2014Pharrell Williams "Happy"Japan Edition
2016Exile The Second "Yeah!! Yeah!! Yeah!!"

Live videos

Year Title
2006Maki Goto Maki Goto Secret Live at Studio Coast
2007Maki Goto Maki Goro Live Tour 2006 –G-Emotion–
Maki Goto Maki Goto Secret Live-Ekizona Disco

Magazine serialisations

Title Notes
Numéro TokyoOccasional series

Bibliography

Photo essays

Year Title ISBN Ref.
2015Jinsei Honoji-gumi ISBN 978-4908200038[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NAOTO｜PROFILE". Exile Official Website (in Japanese). Avex Marketing. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "11/1(日)にオープンするPKCZ GALLERY STORE @pkcz_gallery_store にて私EXILE NAOTO のディレクションさせて頂くアパレルブランド「SEVEN 」 @seven.official をスタートさせて頂きます。同日にオフィシャルWEBストアもオープンします！" (in Japanese). Instagram. 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "EXILE NAOTO、SEVENの立ち上げは「夢のよう」NIGO(R)とのコラボも実現" (in Japanese). Fashionsnap.com. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "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". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "EXILE NAOTO、連ドラ単独初主演 本業はヒーローだった!?". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "三代目JSB・NAOTOが『攻殻機動隊』で声優初挑戦「ひとつ夢が叶った！」". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 15 April 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "EXILEメンバー、「いいとも」後番組でお昼の顔に". Model Press (in Japanese). Net Native. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "「バイキング」大幅リニューアル発表 新レギュラー続々決定". Model Press (in Japanese). Net Native. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "EXILE NAOTO「バイキング」を卒業　新MCも明らかに". Model Press (in Japanese). Net Native. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "【写真レポート】EXILE NAOTOが初のフォトエッセイ集『人生ほの字組』を発売！喜びのランニングマン披露！=" (in Japanese). WWS Channel. Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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