Yabu Kota

Yabu Kota promoting "Hey! Say! JUMP 2007-2017 I/O" (2017)

Yabu Kota is the oldest member of the Johnny's Entertainment Hey! Say! JUMP.

Profile

• Name: Yabu Kota (薮宏太)
• Nickname: Yabu-kun, Yabu-sama, Yabu-chan, Yabu, Koppi, Kou-chan, Kota
• Birthday: January 31, 1990 (1990-01-31)
• Horoscope: Aquarius
• Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
• Height: 178cm
• Weight: 57kg
• Shoe size: 26cm
• Eyesight: 2.0(Right) 2.0(Left)
• Blood Type: A
• Schools: Horikoshi Gakuen (High-school), Waseda University (Human-Sciences Department)
• Admired senior: Domoto Koichi
• Admired Person: Johnny Depp
• Date Entering Johnny's: 23rd September 2001
• Favorite Color: Red
• Disliked Color: Blue
• Favorite Food: Curry Rice, Oden, Boiled Fish, Raw egg over Rice
• Disliked Food: Tomatoes, Cucumber
• Favorite Fruit: Tangerine
• Favorite Sport: Soccer
• Favorite Subject: English
• Weak Subject: Mathematics
• Favorite Animal: Newborn Kittens
• Hobby: Listening Music
• Family: Parents, Older Sister (4 years older, Kokoro), Older Brother (2 years older, Koichi)

Information

Yabu Kouta entered Johnny's Entertainment on September 23rd, 2001. He was put in the group Ya-Ya-yah where he remained the member with the most face time until his graduation from the group to join Hey! Say! JUMP in 2007.

Trivia

• He became the lead singer for a Junior Unit Ya-Ya-yah.
• He hates tomatoes, cucumbers and green peaches.
• He loves playing soccer.
• His favorite color is red.
• He is left handed.
• He can play the piano and the guitar. He has even displayed talent in lyrics writing.
• He is loved by many seniors from his agency.
• He and Akanishi Jin (KAT-TUN) are very close, they even bought a puppy together.
• He was voted for "Most wanted as a little brother" and "Most wanted as a pet" in idol magazines.
• He is like the older brother in the group Hey! Say! JUMP.
• He is also very close to Yaotome Hikaru.
• His sister was actually a fan of KinKi Kids, and she was the reason Yabu is in Johnny's Ent. She sent an aplication to Johnny's entertaiment without telling him.
• He worked very hard, and when he wanted to quit, His mom said she'll buy him a soccer badge so he stayed.

Works

Dramas

• [2002] Taiyou no Kisetsu
• [2004] 3nen Bgumi Kinpachi Sensei (Season 7)
• [2009] Ninkyo Helper
• [2014] White Lab

Plays & Musicals

• [2002] SHOW Geki.SHOCK
• [2002] PLAYZONE 2002 Itoshii
• [2002] Nintama Rintarou Musical
• [2002] ANOTHER
• [2003] SHOCK ~is Real shock~
• [2003] Stand by Me
• [2004] DREAM BOY
• [2004] Stand by Me
• [2006] Takizawa Enbujou
• [2006] One!-the history of Tackey-
• [2007] Takizawa Enbujou 2007
• [2008] DREAM BOYS
• [2009/2010] She Loves Me
• [2012/2013] JOHNNYS' WORLD

Gallery

Yabu Kota

Yabu Kota (2013)

Yabu Kota (2017)

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia