Emerging from Kanagawa Prefecture, his early training began with Johnny & Associates around 2005, followed by participation in the 5th D-Boys audition in 2008 and a contract with Watanabe Entertainment that placed him in the D2 unit in December 2010. Known for his straightforward honesty, he achieved broader visibility as Ryoji Hase in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Gaim, where directors urged h…