Kenta Kamiya

Kenta Kamiya
神谷健太
Born (1995-05-27) May 27, 1995 (age 29)
Other namesKamiken
Occupation(s)Dancer, actor
Years active2007–present
Musical career
GenresJ-pop, Dance
LabelsLDH, Rhythm Zone
Websitewww.ldh.co.jp/eng/management/kamiya/

Kenta Kamiya (神谷健太, Kamiya Kenta, born May 27, 1995)[1] is a Japanese dancer, actor and singer. He is one of the performers of the J-Pop group The Rampage from Exile Tribe and a vocalist of their sub-unit MA55IVE The Rampage.

Kamiya is represented with LDH.

Life and career

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Kenta Kamiya was born on May 27, 1995, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. His childhood friends and former classmates include fellow The Rampage member Rui Yonamine, JO1's Sho Yonashiro and model Ryucheru/Ryuchell.[2]

Kamiya has been active as a child actor and starred in the two films Ryukyu Cowboy Yoroshiku Gozaimasu (2007)[3] and Nirai no Oka〜A Song of Gondola〜 (2010).[4]

However, when he was in his third grade of junior high school, he stopped his acting career and entered EXPG Okinawa, a talent school run by LDH.[5]

Before and after The Rampage's debut Kamiya was active as a support dancer for Exile The Second. At that time, Exile The Second members Exile Shokichi and Nesmith, who act as a vocalist and performer, influenced him to pursue the same career, thus he was originally training to become a vocalist. During The Rampage's musha shugyō, he did indeed sing on stage two times, however his official position in the group is only being a performer.[6]

In March 2014, he participated in the EXILE PERFORMER BATTLE AUDITION[7] (to find a new performer for Exile) but didn't make it to the finals.

In April 2014, he was announced as a candidate member of The Rampage from Exile Tribe, and in September of the same year he became an official member.[8]

During The Rampage's first tour The Rampage Live Tour 2017-2018 "Go on the Rampage" Kamiya was introduced as a member of the group's first sub-unit alongside 4 other performers. In this sub-unit he takes on the position of a vocalist, marking the first time he would provide his vocals to any work of The Rampage. The quintet made their official debut as MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE with the digital song "Determined" on February 6, 2020.[9]

Kamiya was cast in TV Asashi's The 3Bs You Shouldn't Date as Bandman Yu.[10]

Works

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Choreography

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Group choreography
Year Title Notes Ref.
2017 "Dirty Disco" Alongside Zin and Rui Yonamine [11]

Filmography

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Movies

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Ryukyu Cowboy Yoroshiku Gozaimasu (Under the Grandpa's Umbrella) Kaito Kinjo Lead role [3]
2010 Nirai no Oka 〜A Song of Gondola〜 Ryo Kuwae Lead role [4]
2012 Beyond Outrage [12]

TV series

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2013 Okinawa no kowai hanashi Yashikigami RBC Episode 2
2020 The 3Bs You Shouldn't Date Bandman Yu ABC TV / TV Asahi

Music videos

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Year Artist Title Ref.
2016 Generations from Exile Tribe "Ageha" [13]

References

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  1. ^ "KENTA KAMIYA | MANAGEMENT | LDH". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  2. ^ "りゅうちぇる・JO1與那城奨・THE RAMPAGE与那嶺瑠唯&神谷健太「小学校からの友達」"沖縄95年組"ショット公開" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  3. ^ a b "Under the Grandpa's Umbrella". JFDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  4. ^ a b "A Song of Gondola". JFDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  5. ^ "EXPG STUDIO GRADUATE". EXPG STUDIO (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  6. ^ "神谷健太(THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE)のプロフィール" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  7. ^ "EXILETRIBEの新ユニット『THERAMPAGE』の候補者16名が正式メンバーに決定". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  8. ^ "EXILE TRIBE新グループTHE RAMPAGE、"武者修行ファイナル"で涙の全力パフォーマンス<セットリスト> - 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 2019-04-18.
  9. ^ Inc, Natasha. "THE RAMPAGE派生ユニット・MA55IVE THE RAMPAGEが初の音源リリース". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-25. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ Inc, Natasha. "ランぺ神谷健太、FIVE NEW OLD・HIROSHI、桜田通「3Bの恋人」で馬場ふみかと危険な恋(コメントあり)". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-09. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE オンタマ独占インタビュー!!!" [THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE Ontama exclusive interview !!!]. onsentamago (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  12. ^ Beyond Outrage (2012) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-04-18
  13. ^ Inc, Natasha. "GENERATIONS新曲MVにEXILE、THE RAMPAGEメンバーもダンス客演". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-04-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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