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 signed to SMILE-UP (formerly Johnny & Associates.) Their group name is a tribute to Travis Payne, an American choreographer who assisted with their group’s formation in 2012. They made their major debut in 2022. They are known for their high-quality choreography and have appeared in numerous dance competitions, including season 17 of America’s Got Talent in 2022. The group currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Official Accounts:
Website
Twitter: @TravisJapan_cr
Instagram: @travis_japan_official
YouTube: Travis Japan
TikTok: @travisjapan_capitol
Fandom Name: Traja-tan (トラジャ担)
Fandom Color: —
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
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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