Takashi Nikaido | |
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二階堂高嗣 | |
Born |
Tokyo, Japan | August 6, 1990
Other names | Nika, Nika-chan |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, Idol |
Years active | 2001–present |
Agent | Starto Entertainment ( Johnny & Associates 2001–2023, Starto Entertainment 2024–present) |
Musical career | |
Genres | J-pop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, Bass |
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Member of | |
Website |
Kis-My-Ft2(Starto Entertainment) Kis-My-Ft2(MENT Recording) |
NIKAchanNEL | ||||
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YouTube information | ||||
Channel | ||||
Years active | 2023 - | |||
Genre | Camping | |||
Subscribers | 60,200 [1] | |||
Total views | 1,208,931 [1] | |||
Last updated: June 1, 2024 |
Takashi Nikaido ( Japanese: 二階堂高嗣, Hepburn: Takashi Nikaidō, born August 6, 1990) is a Japanese actor and singer who is a member of boy band Kis-My-Ft2 and its derivative group Busaiku ( 舞祭組) under Starto Entertainment. His nickname is Nika and Nika-chan. [2]
Nikaido's older sister was a fan of the Kinki Kids and sent Nikaido's resume to the Johnny & Associates when he was 10 years old. He said his sister told him that he was going to a Kinki Kids concert today and took him to the audition site. [3] After auditioning, he joined Johnny & Associates in February 2001. At the same audition venue were Toshiya Miyata and Wataru Yokoo, who later became members of Kis-My-Ft2. [4]
He was only 10 years old when he entered the entertainment industry, and it is said that he had a rebellious period due to the frustration of not being able to CD debut quickly. [5] At the Johnny's, which had a strict hierarchical relationship, he surprised everyone by calling his seniors without an honorific title. [6] When he met Shingo Katori of SMAP, the most successful group in Johnny's at the time, he scared everyone by saying, "Who are you?." [7] But he is said to have had a strange charm that did not make people hate him for it. [7]
After joining several groups as a trainee ( Johnny's Jr.), [8] he was selected as a member of Kis-My-Ft2 in 2005, and he made his CD debut with Everybody Go on August 10, 2011, seven years after their formation. [9]
In 2001, he made his first drama appearance in Fuji TV's "NO KISS". [10]
In 2011, he made his first film appearance in the movie "Ogawa no be" 小川の辺. [10]
On December 13, 2013, Busaiku was formed from Kis-My-Ft2 with Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata and Wataru Yokoo produced by Masahiro Nakai who was a member of SMAP. [11]
He is physically strong and a good acrobat, often performing somersaults and backflips at live shows. [12] He is also a good rapper and often raps in Kis-My-Ft2's songs. [12] In Kis-My-Ft2, he is in charge of live direction. [12]
He loves solo camping and opened his personal official YouTube channel on the theme of camping in December 2023. [13]
Masahiro Nakai is known for taking care of his junior members of Johnny's, and Kis-My-Ft2 members are said to be especially fond of him as his direct juniors. [14] In 2016, four members of Busaiku had dinner with Nakai, who had produced busaiku, Nikaido was given a luxury watch by Nakai. [15] The watch was a Franck Muller wristwatch that Nakai bought it for himself on his 30th birthday, Nikaido jokingly asked, "It's a nice watch. I want it," and Nakai removed the watch on the spot and gave it to Nikaido as a real gift. [15] Since then, Nikaido always wore this watch, appeared on TV and at concerts, and at every occasion mentioned that it was a watch given to him by Nakai. Nakai had told him, "When you turn 30, buy your own watch," [16] so in 2021, the 10th anniversary of Kis-My-Ft2's debut, Nikaido bought a limited edition watch at Franck Muller. [17] Nikaido is said to have great respect for Nakai, and often appears at Kis-My-Ft2 concerts wearing a hat, as Nakai did when he was in SMAP. [18]
Title | Lylics | Composer | Name | Recorded by | Note | |
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Solo songs | ||||||
"Jossy Matsumura's Scream" | Jossy Matsumura | Erik Smaaland | Kis-My-Ft2 Takashi Nikaido |
Album I Scream (4cups) | Live video on YouTube | |
"Hagusta" | Diggy-MO' | Christofer Erixon Josef Melin |
Kis-My-Ft2 Takashi Nikaido |
Album Free Hugs! (Normal Edition) | ||
"Brave Tuning" | Super Bears | Super Bears | Takashi Nikaido Kis-My-Ft2 |
LiveDVD/Blu-ray Live Tour 2021 Home (Normal Edition BonusCD)
Single Fear/So Blue (First Edition A, MV) |
Brave Tuning on YouTube | |
Small group songs | ||||||
"Catch & Go!!" | ENA | Chokkaku SYB・Iggy |
Kis-My-Ft2 | Album Kis-My-1st - Wataru Yokoo, Toshiya Miyata, Takashi Nikaido and Kento Senga | ||
"Forza!" | Hikari | Hikari Stephan Elfgren |
Kis-My-Ft2 | Album Good Ikuze! - Yuta Tamamori with Wataru Yokoo, Toshiya Miyata, Takashi Nikaido and Kento Senga | ||
"Chance Chance Baybee" | Takuya Harada | Takuya Harada Samuel Wearmo |
Kis-My-Ft2 | Album Good Ikuze! - Wataru Yokoo, Toshiya Miyata, Takashi Nikaido and Kento Senga | ||
"Double Up" | Komei Kobayashi | Kei Kwangwook Lim Ryan Kim CR Chase |
Takashi Nikaido Kento Senga Kis-My-Ft2 |
Album Kis-My-World - Takashi Nikaido and Kento Senga | ||
"2 in 7 billion" | SHIKATA | SHIKATA KAY |
Kis-My-Ft2 Takashi Nikaido Kento Senga |
Single Sha la la Summer Time (First edition B) - Takashi Nikaido and Kento Senga | ||
"Happy Birthday" | Rena Komatsu | Takuya Harada Christofer Erixon Josef melin |
Hiromitsu Kitayama and
Takashi Nikaido Kis-My-Ft2 |
Single Love | ||
"#No!No!" | Shingo Asari | Shingo Asari | Yuta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaido Kis-My-Ft2 |
Album To-y2 (Normal edition) - Yuta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaido |
For activities as a member of Kis-My-Ft2, see Kis-My-Ft2#Group activities.