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Travis Japan Members Profile

Travis Japan Members Profile and Facts

Travis Japan (トラビス・ジャパン), nicknamed Traja (トラジャ) for short, is a seven-member boy group under STARTO ENTERTAINMENT (formerly Johnny & Associates). They were formed in 2012 and debuted on October 28, 2022 with their first digital single JUST DANCE!. They are known for their high-quality choreography and have appeared in numerous dance competitions, including Season 17 of America’s Got Talent. The group currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Group Name Meaning: A tribute to Travis Payne, an American choreographer who assisted with the group’s formation in 2012.

Fandom Name: Traja-tan (トラジャ担)
Fandom Color: N/A

Official SNS:
Website: Travis Japan
Label Profile: Travis Japan
Twitter: @TravisJapan_cr
Instagram: @travis_japan_official
YouTube: Travis Japan
TikTok: @travisjapan_capitol
LINE: @travis_japan
Spotify: Travis Japan
Apple Music: Travis Japan

Members Profile:
Kaito Miyachika

Name:
Kaito Miyachika (宮近海斗)
Nickname: Chaka (ちゃか)
Member Color: Red
Birthday: September 22, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tokyo
Height: 167 cm (5’6)
Weight: 55 kg
Shoe Size: 26.5cm
Blood Type: O
Years Active: 2012-present (Founding member)
IMDb: Kaito Miyachika

Kaito Miyachika Facts:
He is the group’s leader.
— His hobby is watching movies.
— His charm point is his eyes.
— He has two older brothers and one younger sister.
— His strength is cheering up the people around him.
— Kaito’s weakness is giving up too easily.
—His treasure is his phone.
He auditioned for Johnny’s because his mother suggested it.
Kaito is also an actor and has appeared in many dramas.
He is also a former member of the Johnny’s Jr unit Sexy Boys.

Kaito Nakamura

Name:
Kaito Nakamura (中村海人)
Nickname: Umi (うみ)
Member Color: Green
Birthday: April 15, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tokyo
Height: 173 cm (5’8)
Weight: 52 kg
Shoe Size: 26.5cm
Blood Type: O
Years Active: 2012-present (Founding member)
IMDb: Kaito Nakamura
YouTube: After School GAMING LIFE

Kaito Nakamura Facts:
— His hobby is playing Uta-garuta and watching anime.
— Kaito’s special skills are dance and baseball.
— He has an older brother who’s eleven years older than him.
— His strength is being really energetic.
— According to himself, he doesn’t have any weaknesses in particular.
— He joined Johnny’s after watching Tomoya Nagase in My Boss My Hero.
—  His treasure is the people he cherish.
—  Like his bandmates, he is an actor in multiple dramas.

Ryuya Shimekake

Name:
Ryuya Shimekake (七五三掛龍也)
Nickname: Shime (しめ)
Member Color: Pink
Birthday: June 23, 1995
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ibaraki Prefecture
Height: 166.2 cm (5’4)
Weight: 50 kg
Shoe Size: 25.5cm
Blood Type: AB
Years Active: 2012-present (Founding member)
IMDb: Ryûya Shimekake

Ryuya Shimekake Facts:
— His hobby is listening to music while walking.
— Ryuya’s special skill is his individuality in his dancing.
— His charm point is his voice.
— He has two minature dachschunds named Jam and Nana.
— His strength is his positive attitude.
— His treasure is his family and friends.
— He joined Johnny’s after being inspired by seeing Ryosuke Yamada (from Hey! Say! JUMP) and Tomohisa Yamashita on TV.
—  Like his bandmates, he is an actor in multiple dramas.

Noel Kawashima

Name:
Noel Kawashima (川島如恵留)
Nickname: Noel (ノエル)
Member Color: White
Birthday: November 22, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tokyo
Height: 173 cm (5’8)
Weight: 60 kg
Shoe Size: 26 cm
Blood Type: O
Years Active: 2012-present (Founding member)

Noel Kawashima Facts:
— His hobby is travelling alone.
— Noel’s special skill is backflips and piano.
— His charm point is his black eyes.
— He has a little sister, who is three years younger.
— He has three cats and a pet hedgehog named Gumi-san who was a 20th birthday gift.
— His strength is being super positive.
— Noel’s weakness is misreading the atmosphere.
— His treasure is his time as a junior (trainee.)
— He auditioned for Johnny’s after seeing Tackey & Tsubasa’s SAMURAI on Music Station.
— He was as a child actor part of the Shiki Theater Company, one of the best-known theatre companies in Japan.
In 2006, he was part of the kids dance unit Wonder☆5 until its disbandment.
He is the oldest member of the current group, and is currently the oldest debutant in Johnny’s.
— Although he has stage acting experience, he is the only member with no acting credits in a drama.

Shizuya Yoshizawa

Name:
Shizuya Yoshizawa (吉澤閑也)
Nickname: Shizu (しず)
Member Color: Yellow
Birthday: August 10, 1995
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture
Height: 173 cm (5’8)
Weight: 60 kg
Shoe Size: 26.5 cm
Blood Type: A
Years Active: 2012-present (Founding member)
IMDb: Shizuya Yoshizawa

Shizuya Yoshizawa Facts:
— His hobbies are basketball and choreographing dances.
— Shizuya’s special skill is basketball – he often plays with friends.
— His charm point is his occasional smile, although he doesn’t smile a lot.
— He has one older sister and three older brothers.
— His strengths are paying attention to his surroundings and staying calm.
— Shizuya’s weakness is being too serious.
His treasure is the Travis Japan members.
— Similar to Chaka, he joined Johnny’s because his mother and sister recommended it.
—  Like most of his bandmates, he has experience as an actor.

Genta Matsuda

Name:
Genta Matsuda (松田元太)
Nickname: Genta (げんた)
Member Color: Blue
Birthday: April 19, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saitama Prefecture
Height: 169.8 cm (5’7)
Weight: 60 kg
Shoe Size: 26 cm
Blood Type: O
Years Active: 2017-present
IMDb: Genta Matsuda

Genta Matsuda Facts:
— His hobbies are listening to music, watching movies, going to cafés, and collecting bath powders.
— Genta’s special skills are acting, singing, and sword-fighting.
— His charm point is the mole on his neck.
— He has a younger sister.
— He has a pet chihuaha named Hana.
— His strength is hating to lose and being easy-going and lively.
— Genta’s weakness is getting bored easily.
— His treasure is his family.
— He joined Johnny’s because he admired Ryosuke Yamada (from Hey! Say! JUMP).
— Genta was a back dancer for Sexy Zone and a member of Johnny’s Jr unit Sexy Show.
— He joined Travis Japan after acting as a backing dancer for their performances in 2017, alongside Kaito Matsukura.
— He is the youngest member of the group.
—  Like his bandmates, he is an actor in multiple dramas.

Kaito Matsukura

Name:
Kaito Matsukura (松倉海斗)
Nickname: Machu (まちゅ)
Member Color: Orange
Birthday: November 14, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture
Height: 163 cm (5’4)
Weight: 53 kg
Shoe Size: 26 cm
Blood Type: O
Years Active: 2017-present
IMDb: Kaito Matsukura

Kaito Matsukura Facts:
— His hobbies are listening to music.
— Kaito’s special skills are swimming, skateboard, and hula-hooping.
— His charm point is his cheeks.
— He has a younger sister.
— His strength is being bright and energetic.
— His weakness is being persistent to the point of annoyance.
— Kaito’s treasure is his family.
— He ws inspired to audition for Johnny’s after watching an ARASHI concert, and thinking he also wanted to stand on stage.
— Like Genta, he was a back dancer for Sexy Zone and a member of Johnny’s Jr unit Sexy Show.
— He joined Travis Japan after acting as a backing dancer for their performances in 2017, alongside Genta Matsuda.
—  Like most of his bandmates, he is an actor in multiple dramas.

Former Members:
Alan Abe


Name:
Alan Abe (阿部顕嵐) (also read as Aran Abe)
Nickname: N/A
Member Color: N/A
Birthday: August 8, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tokyo
Height: 173 cm (5’8)
Weight: 55 kg
Shoe Size: 26.5 cm
Blood Type: A
Years Active: 2012-2016 (Founding member)
IMDb: Alan Abe
Website: https://alanabe.com
Instagram: @alanabe_official
Twitter: @alanabeofficial
YouTube: チャンネル顕嵐 / Channel Alan
LINE: 阿部顕嵐

Alan Abe Facts:
— His hobby is cycling.
— Alan’s special skill is sports in general, but especially baseball.
— His charm point is the mole on his neck.
— He has a brother who is four years younger.
— His strength is being frank to anyone.
— His weakness is his pace.
— He joined Johnny’s after his mother sent his resume to them on her own.
— Alan departed the group in 2016.
— He joined Love-tune (later reformed as 7ORDER) as a guitarist in 2016.
— He left Johnny’s Entertainment in 2018.
—  Like most of his bandmates, he is an actor in multiple dramas, movies, and stage plays.

Hiroki Nakada


Name: Hiroki Nakada (仲田拡輝)
Nickname: N/A
Member Color: N/A
Birthday: January 4th, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Okinawa Prefecture
Height: 172 cm (5’7)
Weight: 58 kg
Shoe Size: 27.5 cm
Blood Type: O
Years Active: 2012-2017 (Founding member)
IMDb: Hiroki Nakada

Hiroki Nakada Facts:
— His hobby is learning from life.
— Hiroki’s special skill is his ability to be interested in anything.
— His charm point is his big and round eyes.
— He has a sister who’s older by 2 years, and a little brother who’s 3 years younger.
— Hiroki’s strength is being good at saving.
— His weakness is being kind and sympathetic no matter the situation or person.
— His treasure is his experiences.
— He decided to join Johnny’s because he admired Tomoya Nagase.
— He left the group in 2017 to pursue different opportunities, and is no longer with Johnny’s Entertainment.
—  Like most of his bandmates, he is an actor in multiple dramas.
— He shares a name with the stage actor Hiroki Nakada, although the latter spells his surname with different characters (“博喜” instead of “拡輝.”)


Myuto Morita

Name: Myuto Morita (森田美勇人)
Nickname: N/A
Member Color: White
Birthday: October 31, 1995
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tokyo
Height: 182 cm (5’11)
Weight: 60 kg
Shoe Size: 28 cm
Blood Type: A
Years Active: 2012-2017 (Founding member)
IMDb: Myûto Morita
Instagram: @myutomorita_official
Twitter: @MyutoMorita_jp
YouTube: MYUTO MORITA / FLATLAND

Myuto Morita Facts:
— His hobies are listening to music and reading.
— His special skill is dance impersonation – mimicking others’ style of dance.
— Myuto’s charm point is his legs.
— He has an older sister and a younger brother.
— His strength is being calm.
— His weakness is that his emotions show up quickly.
— Myuto’s tresure is his little brother.
— He joined Johnny’s after his parents “tricked” him into auditioning .
—Myuto left the group in 2017, and left Johnny’s Entertainment a year later.
— He joined Love-tune (later reformed as 7ORDER) as a guitarist in 2016, and departed the group in 2023.
—  Like most of his bandmates, he is an actor in multiple dramas and movies.
— He is also a model, regularly appearing in the fashion magazine “FINEBOYS.”
— He is the director of the clothing brand “FLATLAND.”
— His current focus is individual projects, especially ones which connect social issues such as support for people witih disabilities.

Asahi Kajiyama


Name: Asahi Kajiyama (梶山朝日)
Nickname: N/A
Member Color: Purple
Birthday: November 9, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Okayama Prefecture
Height: 173 cm (5’8)
Weight: 66 kg
Shoe Size: 27 cm
Blood Type: A
Years Active: 2012-2017 (Founding member)
IMDb: Asahi Kajiyama

Asahi Kajiyama Facts:
— His hobbies are having fun, improvisation, composing songs, and dancing.
— Asahi’s special skill is his presence.
— His charm point is making funny faces (hengao).
— He has a pet toy poodle.
— He has three siblings.
— His strength is getting along with everyone.
— Asahi’s weakness is often being late.
— His treasure is his friends.
— His inspiration for joining Johnny’s was a SMAP concert he saw as a child.
— He left both Travis Japan and Johnny’s in 2017.

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