Sekai (dancer)

Sekai Yamamoto (山本 世界, Yamamoto Sekai, born February 21, 1991), better known with his stage name Sekai, is a Japanese dancer. He is a member of Exile and also the leader of the Japanese group Fantastics from Exile Tribe.

Sekai Yamamoto
山本 世界
Born (1991-02-21) February 21, 1991
Hayama, Kanagawa,Japan
OccupationDancer
Years active2014 – present
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Musical career
GenresJ-pop, dance
LabelsLDH, Rhythm Zone
Associated actsExile, Fantastics from Exile Tribe
WebsiteOfiicial Profile

Sekai is represented by LDH.

Life and career

Sekai started dancing at the age of two since his mother runs a dance school.[1]

He was in the Top 4 at the dance event "Step Ya Game Up 2010" held in New York in 2010, and won at the hip hop section of "Step Ya Game Up 2012" in 2012.[1]

In February 2014, he participated in "Exile Performer Battle Audition" held in order to find new performers for Exile, and on 27 April of the same year, he was chosen as one of the five Exile's new performers during the final held in Nippon Budokan[2].

On 29 December 2016, he was announced as a member and leader (alongside Exile's member Taiki Sato) of the unit Fantastics from Exile Tribe which released their major debut single "Over Drive" on December 5, 2018[3].

Personal life
  • Sekai's mother used to be in Takarazuka Revue group.[4]
  • On 4 July 2019, after the first day's performance of "Battle Of Tokyo-Enter The Jr. Exile-" he was diagnosed with a metatarsal bone fracture due to which he couldn't appear on the stage in the following 3 days.[5]

Works

Choreography
Year Title Group Notes
2019 Supersonic Generations vs Fantastics MV version; alongside Yuta Nakatsuka
2020 Hey, darlin' Fantastics Alongside Natsuki Sawamoto

Participating groups
Period Group Ref.
2014-present EXILE
FTHEB [6]
2017-present Fantastics from Exile Tribe

Filmography

TV dramas
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2016 Night Hero Naoto TV Tokyo Ending Dance [7]

Stage
Year Title Role
2001-2003 Gekidanshiki "Lion King" Young Simba
2013 Dance Earth ~ seimei no kodō ~

Internet shows
Year Title Network Ref.
2016-2017 Dancer's Pride Abema TV [8]

Live
Year Artist Title Notes
2010 Miriam Yeung World Tour Live Hong Kong "Ladies&Gentlemen"
2011 Daichi Miura Daichi Miura Live Tour 2011 ～Synesthesia～
Ketsumeishi "Aretsu? Kono Ojisantachi Mitakotoaru! Soudesu! Shita no Hou de Fes 2011 Tettere♪"
2013 Ketsumeishi "Yami Kara Hikari e Nyoui Doun! Ketsumeishi Tsua 2013 ~etsu? Tsuika Kouen? Itsu Yaru no? …Imadesho!"

Music Videos
Year Artist Title Ref.
2011 Shimizu Shota Madaowaranai
Miura Daichi Shout It -Live Edition-
2015 Exile Shokichi Ignition
2016 Generations from Exile Tribe AGEHA

Other
Years Title Notes Ref
2016, 2017, 2018 street dance contest "dance Cup" Official Supporter

Producing
Year Title Artist Ref.
2018 "Step Up" (Lyric Video) Exile [12]

References
  1. "EXILE新パフォーマー決定 関口メンディー・白濱亜嵐ら5人加入". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  2. "EXILE reveals new members! | tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  3. "FANTASTICS、メジャーデビュー決定 - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  4. "EXILE新パフォーマー決定 関口メンディー・白濱亜嵐ら5人加入". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  5. "Sekai's message to people who support him | NEWS (ALL) | LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  6. "話題性抜群のユニット！FTHEB(EXILE世界/toyotaka/YASS/KATSUYA/SHINGO)@STREET FIGHTERS 2016 | Dews (デュース)". ダンス情報サイト「Dews (デュース)」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  7. "EXILE TRIBE、NAOTO主演ドラマでド迫力ダンス 豪華メンバーとコラボ - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  8. fashion-j (2016-12-17). "『DANCER'S-PRIDE』佐藤大樹、中務裕太、佐野玲於が分かりやすく解説". Fashion-J　週刊ファッション情報 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  9. "『DANCE CUP 2016』ダイジェスト映像&フォトギャラリー | FINEPLAY". FINEPLAY [ファインプレー] (in Japanese). 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  10. "優勝チームはNYダンス留学7日間！キッズダンスコンテスト「DANCE CUP 2017」まだまだエントリー募集中！". FINEPLAY [ファインプレー] (in Japanese). 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  11. dews (2018-02-21). "EXILE HIRO賞は「NY or LAダンス留学」、小中学生対象のダンスコンテスト『DANCE CUP 2018』が今年も開催決定". ダンス情報サイト「Dews (デュース)」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  12. "EXILE、EXILE FRIDAY第2弾楽曲「Melody」のリリックビデオを公開 | OKMusic". okmusic.jp. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
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