Kota Yabu

Infobox musical artist
Name = Kōta Yabu
宏太 薮　


imagesize =
Caption =
Birth_name =
Born = birth date and age|1990|01|31
Origin = Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Blood type = A
Genre = Japanese Pop
Occupation = Singer, Talent, Pop Idol
Years_active = September 23, 2001
Label = Johnny & Associates
Associated_acts = Hey! Say! JUMP, Hey! Say! BEST, Ya-Ya-yah (former)

Kota Yabu (薮 宏太 "Yabu Kōta", born January 31, 1990), is a Japanese singer as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture and lives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.

Profile

*Name: nihongo|Kota Yabu|薮宏太|Yabu Kōta
*Profession: Singer
*Date of birth: birth date and age|1990|01|31
*Birthplace: Yokohama City
*Height: 178 cm
*Weight: 53 kg
*Blood type: A
*JPop group Hey! Say! JUMP, Hey! Say! BEST
*Talent agency: Johnny & Associates

Personal

* His older sister was an Arashi(Johnny's Group) fan and she sent an application to the Johnny's Agency without telling him. After the audition he successfully joined the agency as a trainee, but the dance lessons that took place every week were so hard, he told his mom that he wanted to quit. But after his mom said "I'll buy you a soccer badge" he decided to stay.
* From the time he joined the agency (2001) to the year 2004, he had the most high pitched voice in the history of Johnny's. Many people called his voice "An Angel's Voice". Using that voice and his talent for singing, soon after he joined the agency he was told to sing solos and medleys on TV.
* For the musical, PLAZONE 2002, he was given his first solo song, Boku wa tada…. Not many trainees can get a solo song.
* In The Shounen Club, the most popular TV show for Johnny's Jr, over 100 Johnny's Jr.s performed but his performances stood out the most. Even his seniors, NEWS, KAT-TUN, and other Johnny's Jr. groups became backdancers for Yabu.
* In NEWS's first single, NEWS Nippon, he sang the high pitched notes and his voice is recorded in the CD.
* In 2006, he wrote the lyrics to a song for the first time which was Asu e. In that lyrics, he put one or two chinese letter from the Ya-Ya-yah members' names. (Kota's Ko means vast or large, Hikaru's Hikaru means light, Taiyo's Taiyo means sun, Shoon's Sho means fly)
* He has an older brother and an older sister.
* He looks up to Domoto Koichi of the group Kinki Kids as a mentor.
* He was named Kota because his parents wanted him to have a large(Ko) heart.
* He is close to Akanishi Jin of KAT-TUN who was rumored to have even called Yabu's mother and ask her if he could adopt him as his younger brother. Akanishi even said to Yabu, "Stay beside me until you're 14 years old".

Career

On September 23, 2001, he entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee. Inoo Kei, a member of the same group as him, was also there during that time.

He had the most talented dance skills and high pitched voice which let him get to the top member of Johnny's Junior.

Two months later, he was chosen to be the leader of Ya-Ya-yah. They released a CD which was very unusual because they were still members of Johnny's Junior.

On September 21, 2007, he began performing as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP.

Trivia

* He became the lead singer for a Junior Unit Ya-Ya-yah.
* He hates tomatoes, cucumbers and green peaches.
* He loves playing soccer.
* His favorite color is red.
* He can play the piano and the guitar.
* He is loved by many seniors from his agency.
* He and Jin Akanishi (KAT-TUN) are very close, they even bought a puppy together.
* He was voted for "Most wanted as a little brother" and "Most wanted as a pet" in idol magazines.

olo Songs

# Boku wa tada...
# Hoshi no furu toki
# Hoshikuzu no beru
# Mayonaka no ANSWER
# Angel Come To Me
# Jewel Star
# Asu e (Lyrics written by Yabu)
# Arashi no carnival
# Rain Dance
# My Everything
# ikujinashi〜DREAM BOYS Ver.〜
# Chikai no sora (Lyrics written by Yabu)

Appearances

For Hey! Say! JUMP-related appearances, please see Hey! Say! JUMP.

TV Dramas

* Taiyo no Kisetsu (July - September, 2002) as Tatsuya Tsugawa
* 3nen Bgumi Kinpachi Sensei 7th Series (October 2004 - March 2005) as Kojiro Suzuki
* 3nen Bgumi Kinpachi Sensei 7th Series Ma no Saishuukai Special (December 30, 2005) as Kojiro Suzuki

Variety Shows

* The Shōnen Club (2001 - Present )
* Hadaka no Shounen (2002 - Present)
* Ponkikees21 (2002 - 2004)
* Ya-Ya-yah (5 January 2003 - 27 October 2007)
* Hyakushiki (2007 - 2008)
* Hi! Hey! Say! (3 November 2007 - Present)
* Hyakushikiou (2008 - Present)

Concerts

* Johnny's Jr. Concert Tackey&Tsubasa Johnny's Jr. Daishugou (March 29 - May 6, 2002)
* Okyakusama wa kami SUMMER Concert 55 Mannin no Ai no Request ni kotaete (August 10 - 28, 2002)
* Tackey&Tsubasa「Hatachi」de Debut Giant Hits Concert (October 19 - 20, 2002)
* Tackey&Tsubasa Christmas Party (December 14, 2002)
* KinKi Kids DOME CONCERT ~FUN FAN FOREVER~ (December 31 - January 1, 2002)
* 2003 Concert Tour To be, To be, Ten made Ten made To be (March 29 - May 5, 2003)
* Kotoshi mo Ah Taihen ThankU Natsu (August 8 - 28, 2003)
* KAT-TUN no Daibouken de SHOW (August 12 - 20, 2003)
* NEWS Taiwan Concert (October 10, 2003)
* Johnny's Starship Count Down (December 31 - January 1, 2003)
* KinKi Kids 24/7 G TOUR (December 31 - January 1, 2003)
* A happy NEWS year 2004 (January 1 - 4, 2004)
* 2004 Concert Tour TackeyTsuba 22sai Kon (July 4, 2004)
* Johnny's Theater“SUMMARY”of Johnnys World (August 8 - 29, 2004)
* Tsubasa Con (August 18・25, 2004)
* Shinen so-soh Kinpachi Trio Ya-Ya-yah Concert (January 2, 2005)
* Ya-Ya-yah Haruyasumi Yokohama Arena Concert (March 26, 2005)
* Johnny's Theater SUMMARY Digest 2005 (July 29 - September 4, 2005)
* Johnny's Junior no Daibouken! (August 15- 26, 2006)
* youtachi no ongaku daiundokai (September 30 - October 1, 2006)
* 2007nen Kingashinnen Akemashite Omedetou Johnny's Jr. Daishugou (January 1 - 7, 2007)
* Johnny's Jr.no Daibouken! @Meridian (August 15 - 24, 2007)
* JOHNNY'S Jr. Hey Say 07 in YOKOHAMA ARENA (September 23・24, 2007)
* Johnny's Theater "SUMMARY" 2008

tage

* SHOWgeki・SHOCK (June 4 - 28, 2002)
* PLAYZONE 2002Aishi (July 14 - August 15, 2002)
* Nintama Rantaro Musical (July 20, 2002)
* ANOTHER (August 4 - 25, 2002)
* SHOCK~is Real Shock~ (January 8 - February 25, 2003)
* Stand by me (July 25 - August 10, 2003)
* DREAM BOY (January 8 - May 5, 2004)
* Stand by Me (July 16 - August 1, 2004)
* Takizawa Enbujyou (March 7 - April 25, 2006)
* One!-the history of Tackey- (September 15 - 28, 2006)
* Takizawa Enbujyou 2007 (July 3 - 29, 2007)
* DREAM BOYS (March 4 - 30, 2008)

Events

* KICK! ODAIBA 2002 (April 27 - 29, 2002)
* Odaiba Ponkikees21 (April 29, 2002)
* Nintama Rantaro 10th Anniversary Event (May 12, 2002)
* Nintama Rantaro Koukai Event (June 22, 2002)
* Pataya Music Festival (March 19 - 24, 2003)
* Johnny's Fan Kanshasai (October 12, 2003)
* World Cup Volley Ball (November 2003)
* Johnny's Senbatsu Star Baseball Tournament~What we can do right now~ (November 12, 2004)

DVD

* Koichi Domoto SHOCK (Released on January 16, 2003)
* Okyakusama wa kami SUMMER Concert 55 Mannin no Ai no Request ni kotaete!!(Released on February 26, 2003)
* KinKi Kids Dome F Concert~Fun Fan Forever~(Released on December 3, 2003)
* NEWS Nippon 0304 (Released on April 7, 2004)
* Johnny's Fan Kanshasai~Kanzen Micchaku Special Hen~(Released on June 4, 2004)
* DREAM BOY (Released on August 8, 2004)
* Takizawa Enbujyou (Released on July 18, 2004)

Commercials

* Fujiya Five Star (2002)
* KICK! ODAIBA 2002 (2002)
* Pizza-la Super Bingo Hen (2003)

External links

* [http://www.johnnys-net.jp/index.html Johnny's Net]
* [http://www.j-storm.co.jp/hsj/ Hey! Say! JUMP official website]