To commemorate the launch of Kento Nakajima‘s first Asia Tour “IDOL1ST KENTY” ASIA TOUR 2026—which just concluded its Taipei performances—STARTO ENTERTAINMENT is collecting digital fan letters from fans living overseas! This is a special opportunity to share the words of encouragement you’ve always wanted to send to “Kenty.”
Send your Digital Fan Letter here: https://starto-news.com/en/idol1st-kenty-asia-tour-2026-fanletter-en/
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About STARTO NEWS ARCHIVES
In case you missed it, the agency STARTO ENTERTAINMENT has launched a new website dedicated to content for fans outside Japan, marking a significant step toward expanding global reach. Currently available in Chinese (Traditional), Thai, Korean, and English, the platform already features plenty of up-to-date articles highlighting and promoting many chart-topping groups and artists—some even have member-exclusive content! Rather than relying solely on polished announcements or formal press materials, this site offers something more personal: the stories, memories, and passion of the artists who have touched so many fans all around the world.
In addition to fan-relatable reviews of select new music releases, original docuseries, and other globally available streaming media, there will also be a focus on content those living outside Japan can enjoy in-person; including but not limited to: behind-the-scenes reports of local concerts and live events featuring the participation of the company’s beloved icons. Registered users will also have the option to follow their favorite artists for a more personalized feed and reader experience.
Be they local or internationally-accessible events, new release announcements, merchandise news, or original content, your cherished memories will be preserved forever. Sign up today to be a part of this community!
About Kento Nakajima
There are performers who step into the spotlight because they were made for it.
And then there are performers who spend their entire careers asking what the spotlight can become. Kento Nakajima has always felt like the latter.
Born on March 13, 1994, Kento entered the entertainment world as a teenager and made his major debut in 2011 as a member of Sexy Zone (now timelesz). Over the years, he became known simply as “Kenty”—a name that came to carry far more than the image of a sparkling idol. It became shorthand for a particular kind of presence: theatrical but sincere, romantic but self-aware, impossibly composed yet never afraid of being earnest.
After leaving Sexy Zone, Kento began a new chapter under his own name. His solo debut album, “N/bias,” arrived on Christmas Day in 2024, marking the beginning of a career in which the creative choices surrounding him could increasingly become his own. The transition was not simply from group member to solo artist—it was from being one part of an identity to asking what that identity could mean when placed entirely in his own hands. And Kento seemed ready for the question.
As an actor, he has moved through romance, comedy, action, mystery, and drama, building a body of work that allowed him to inhabit characters very different from the polished persona audiences associated with “Kenty.” As a performer, however, he has always remained unmistakably an idol. For Kento, idolhood does not appear to be something he wants to graduate from—it is something he wants to understand more deeply.