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Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow | |
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| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 2009–2011 |
| Labels | Johnny's Entertainment |
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Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow (中山優馬 w/ B.I.Shadow,Nakayama Yūma wizu Bī Ai Shadō) is aJ-pop group underJohnny & Associates, made up of five members.
In 2008 B.I.Shadow was formed as aJohnny's Jr. group. At that time the members were: Kento Nakajima, Fuma Kikuchi, and Misaki Takahata. During that year, they acted in the dramaScrap Teacher. In March 2009, Hokuto Matsumura joined the group during aHey! Say! 7 concert. On May 27, 2009, Takahata suddenly quit Johnny's, because of his studies. Later in the same year Yugo Kochi joined Johnny's and was put in the group shortly after his audition. On June 4, 2009, it was announced B.I.Shadow would debut with Yuma Nakayama as Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow.
The collaborative group with members from both Kansai (Nakayama) and Kanto (Nakajima, Kikuchi, Kochi and Matsumura) Johnny's Jr., was created on June 3, 2009,[1] their average age was 14.6 (14.4 on other sites),[1] making it the youngest group to debut, taking the spot fromMini-Moni, whose average age was 14.8 at debut. Four days later, on June 7,Ryosuke Yamada andYuri Chinen of Hey! Say! JUMP joined to form the temporary groupNYC Boys. Nakayama Yuma w/ B.I.Shadow's debut single "Akuma na Koi/NYC", released on July 15, 2009,[2] opened in first place, almost one and a half years afterHey! Say! JUMP's debut album did the same. "Akuma na Koi", Nakayama Yuma w/ B.I.Shadow's song, was used as theme song for "Koi shite Akuma ~ Vampire Boy ~", Nakayama's drama, while "NYC" was the image song for the Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix 2009, performed by the NYC boys.[3]
