Yuichi Nakamaru

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Yuichi Nakamaru

Role / Field:

Japanese entertainer known for singing, acting, and hosting roles.

Born:

1983-09-04

Century / Era:

1983s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Yūichi Nakamaru (中丸雄一, Nakamaru Yuuichi; born on September 4, 1983 in Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan), is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, television personality and radio host under Starto Entertainment. He joined the talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1998 and then officially debuted as part of KAT-TUN in 2006, group to which he belonged until its disbandment in April 2025. Individually, he has acted in numerous drama serials and is most known as a commentator and host of his own segment on NTV information variety show Sunday Countdown Show Shūichi. Nakamaru was born in Kita-ku, but raised in Sumida-ku, Tokyo. He is the oldest child in a family of five composed of his parents and two younger sisters with 6 and 4 years age difference respectively.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He has a fear of heights and phobia of needles. His reason for applying to Johnny & Associates was that in the last year of junior high school, a female classmate who liked Johnny's idols told him to try out and prepared his application form to the point that he only needed to sign it. His special skill is in beatboxing and this talent has been recognized by various other celebrities such as Rag Fair's Okkun and Masi Oka. In April 2008, he entered Waseda University and majored in Human Environmental Sciences through the university's undergraduate correspondence course e-school. He successfully graduated in March 2013.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Nakamaru officially joined Johnny & Associates in November 1998 with bandmate Kazuya Kamenashi and agency mates Jin Akanishi, Takahisa Masuda, Taisuke Fujigaya and Ryōichi Tsukada, who were all in the same audition. He was a member of four temporary units while still a Johnny's Jr. – Boys Be Ambitious (B.B.A), Musical Academy Dancing (M.A.D), Best Beat Dancing (B.B.D), and Toshi Otoko. He joined KAT-TUN when it formed in 2001, and debuted as part of the group in 2006. Besides singing and beatboxing in KAT-TUN, he also wrote lyrics for his solo songs or duet songs with the other members. For rap lyrics, he uses the alias Yucci.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1983 (1983-09-04): Birth of Yuichi Nakamaru — Japanese entertainer known for singing, acting, and hosting roles.
2. 1998: 1998 Milestone — He joined the talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1998 and then officially debuted as part of KAT-TUN in 2006, group to which he belonged until its disbandment in April 2025.
3. 2001: 2001 Milestone — He joined KAT-TUN when it formed in 2001, and debuted as part of the group in 2006.
4. 2008: 2008 Milestone — In April 2008, he entered Waseda University and majored in Human Environmental Sciences through the university's undergraduate correspondence course e-school.
5. 2013: 2013 Milestone — He successfully graduated in March 2013.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Yuichi Nakamaru

True or False: “Yuichi Nakamaru debuted as a member of KAT-TUN in the year 2001.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): He joined KAT-TUN when it formed in 2001, but his official debut as part of the group was in 2006.

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