is a Japanese actor and singer. He is a member of the

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and Mr. King. His nickname is "Renren." His agency is King & Prince K.K. He currently works at

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History

Nagase was born in

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. He grew up in

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from kindergarten to second grade, and from sixth grade to first grade of high school. He speaks

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, having spent much of his youth. His mother sent his resume without telling him. After having an audition, he joined the

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on April 3, 2011. He was a member of

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. Nagase was a member of the Kansai Johnny's Jr. group Ae Shonen, Nagase formed the unit Naniwa Oji, with Daigo Nishihata and Ryusei Onishi in 2012. Nishihata and Onishi later became members of

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. Nagase returned to Tokyo due to his family's job transfer. He was selected as a member of the limited-time unit Mr. King vs Mr. Prince. He formed it on June 5, 2015, and has been active as Mr. King since 2016. In April 2017, he entered the Department of

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. On May 23, 2018, he made his CD debut as

with the single ''Cinderella Girl''. In 2019, he had a leading role in the film ''According to My Butler'', and in the

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's special drama ''Fly, Boys, Fly! We Are Now Cabin Attendants!''. Nagase won the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best New Actor for the film ''Wimpy Pedal''. In 2021, he had a leading role for the series '' Okaeri Mone''. He won the 38th Best Geninist Award in the general selection category for the first time. In 2022, Nagase starred in the

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drama ''Wagemon: Nagasaki Interpreter''. This was his first full-fledged

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. He played

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in ''Shin Nobunaga Kouki: Classmate is a Warlord of the Warring States'', and won the 26th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix for Best Actor in a summer drama. On September 15, 2023, he reported on his blog that he graduated from the Department of Sociology, Meiji Gakuin University. On January 23, 2024, he launched his personal official

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Relationships

His decision to enroll at Meiji Gakuin University was based on the recommendation of former Timelesz member Kento Nakajima. Nagase worked with

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member Yuta Tamamori. He is a game companion of

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and

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. Nagase also worked with Nishihata and Yoshinori Masakado of Ae! Group for Johnny's since 2011. Nishihata and Masakado also appeared on Nagase's

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, and in each television series. Nagase's first collaboration song ''Shimi (Stain)'', which he sang with Nishihata and Masakado, was included on

's sixth album ''Re:Era''.

Awards

Filmography

Television

Film

Other Activities

Music Programs

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Radio

*King & Prince Nagase Ren's Radio Garden (June 13, 2019 - ,

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)

Commercial

*Kenei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.　(September, 2020 - ) *

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- Honda Heart (February 28, 2022 - )

Events

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GirlsAward 2019 Spring/Summer (May 18, 2019,

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) - secret guest

External links

King & Prince
- Universal Music Japan
Starto Entertainment
- King & Prince *

References

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