Kenta’s Debut with JBJ
JBJ (Just Be Joyful) was a South Korean project boy group that was made by fans consisting of six members Noh Tae-hyun, Takada Kenta, Kim Sang-gyun, Jin Long-guo or Kim Yong-guk, Kwon Hyun-bin, and Kim Dong-han who previously participated in Mnet’s 2017 survival show program Produce 101 Season 2. JBJ debuted under FAVE/LOEN Entertainment, while CJ E&M oversaw the group’s released production.
JBJ debuted on October 18th, 2017, and they just signed a contract for about 7 months. They debuted with the release of the single “Fantasy” and made their official stage debut on October 19th, 2017, in Mnet’s Music Show M! Countdown.
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On January 3rd, 2018, JBJ made a comeback with the release of their new single album True Colors with the title track “My Flower” for which the music video was released two days later.
They held their first and final concert on April 22nd, 2018, and also performed in some other countries, such as South Korea and Indonesia. Meanwhile, JBJ disbanded on April 30th, 2018. They gave their fans a goodbye gift with a music video with the title “Call Your Name.”
In JBJ, Kenta was part of the 2nd hyung line after Noh Tae-hyun. His position was the main vocalist and lead dancer. Interestingly, even though he is Japanese, Kenta can speak Korean very well and he sounds more like Korean because his pronunciation and dialect sound like he is a local. He is known as “Sexy Cutie Kenta” among JBJ fans because he has a naturally sexy face but he looks very cute when he smiles. Kenta is also the most naive member who makes the other members always joke around him and pamper him like the maknae (the youngest) member in the group because he is so cute and kind.
Kenta’s Debut with JBJ95
Shortly after JBJ disbanded it was revealed that two of the members will make a debut with a duo project, namely Takada Kenta and Kim Sang-gyun. On October 30th, 2018, Kenta and Sang-gyun debuted as a duo under Star Road Entertainment called JBJ95 (JBJ coming from their roots and 95 because they were born in the year 1995).
In JBJ95, Kenta’s positions are Main Vocalist, Main Dancer, and Face of the Group, while Sang-gyun’s positions are Main Rapper, Vocalist, and Maknae.
Their debut single is titled “Home” and was released on October 30th, 2018, following their first showcase as JBJ95 on the same day.
On March 10th, 2019, it was announced that Kim Sang-gyun had exited from his previous agency, Hunus Entertainment and signed an exclusive contract with Star Road Entertainment, making JBJ95 exclusively managed by Star Road going forward and the duo project will become a permanent group named JBJ95. Their second EP, Awake, was released on March 26th, 2019, at a Seoul Showcase.
