NOA

 is a Japanese singer-songwriter and dancer.

In 2022, he also became a member of the temporary boy group 8LOOM for the TV drama Kimi no Hana ni Naru.

Profile

 * Languages: Japanese, English, Korean
 * When he was five years old, he saw the movie "High School Musical" and it inspired him to sing and dance. A few years later, he saw K-Pop group BIGBANG on TV and started aspiring to be like them, which led him to move to Korea.
 * At the age of 12, he was scouted at a beauty salon in Korea and passed an audition for the Korean agency YG ENTERTAINMENT. (The salon was frequented by YG artists, and he was approached by the hair and makeup artist in charge of BIGBANG.)
 * He lived in Korea for 6 years as YG ENTERTAINMENT's first Japanese trainee, and returned to Japan in 2018.
 * Still keeps in touch with his friends from his trainee days in Korea.
 * In January 2020, he debuted with his 1st Digital Single "LIGHTS UP" from AMUSE, and began his music career in earnest.
 * In June of the same year, his 2nd Digital Single "TAXI feat. tofubeats" was released and reached #1 on the Spotify viral chart in Thailand.
 * In January 2021, he released his 1st Digital EP "Too Young". Inviting Ksuke, Ryosuke "Dr.R" Sakai, Chaki Zulu, and mabanua as producers, the work presented a variety of roots such as POP, R&B, and DANCE.
 * When he held his first online live concert in March, he was ranked 3rd in Indonesia, 8th in the Philippines, and 26th in Thailand in the Twitter trends.

Digital EPs

 * 1) [2021.01.29] Too Young

Digital Singles

 * 1) [2020.01.10] LIGHTS UP
 * 2) [2020.06.12] TAXI feat. tofubeats
 * 3) [2021.08.22] LET GO feat. JEON WOONG (AB6IX)
 * 4) [2021.09.19] Don't Waste My Time
 * 5) [2021.10.10] Highway