Kazuma Kawamura

In this Japanese name, the surname is Kawamura.

Kazuma Kawamura (川村 壱馬, Kawamura Kazuma, born 7 January 1997)[1] is a Japanese singer, dancer and actor. He is a member of the J-Pop group The Rampage from Exile Tribe and represented with LDH.

Kazuma Kawamura
川村 壱馬
cropped headshot of Kawamura at Tokyo International Film Festival 2023
Kawamura at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2023
Born (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Other namesL.E.I.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • dancer
  • actor
Years active2014–present
AgentLDH
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsRhythm Zone
MoooD Records
Websitewww.ldh.co.jp

Early life

Kazuma Kawamura was born on January 7, 1997, in Osaka, Japan. Since his childhood he had dreamed of appearing on television. Initially, Kawamura wanted to become an actor but after a close friend of his lent him an Exile album during his third grade of junior high school, he was so impressed by the group, especially their vocalist Takahiro, that he changed his goals. Ever since, he aspired to become a professional singer.[2][3] With the support of his parents and the ambition to learn how to sing, he transferred from a normal high school to a music school later on. He was then scouted by EXPG Osaka [4] during an LDH seminar and became a scholarship student there.[2][5]

Career

Inspired by Exile and convinced LDH was the only way to achieve his dream of becoming a singer, Kawamura took part in the VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 4 - For Young People with Dreams in April 2014[6] as his first audition. Ultimately, he passed the audition as one of three winners out of 30 thousand contestants alongside Hokuto Yoshino and Riku Aoyama and became a vocal candidate for THE RAMPAGE. In September of the same year, he was chosen as an official member of the group.[7]

In January 2017, The Rampage from Exile Tribe made their debut with the single "Lightning".

In October 2018, he made his acting debut in the TV drama Prince of Legend, playing the role "Team Kyogoku Brothers'" prince Ryu Kyogoku.[2] On February 14, 2019, he attended the PRINCE OF LEGEND PREMIUM LIVE SHOW, a fan-meeting with the whole Prince of Legend cast, at Yokohama Arena.[8] There, he performed "Take on Me", a cover of A-ha's 80s hit and insert song of the show, alongside Nobuyuki Suzuki who played the other Kyogoku brother.[9][10] On September 7 in the same year, Kawamura was invited to the 29th Tokyo Girls Collection (Autumn/Winter) at Saitama Super Arena together with the main cast of the movie High & Low The Worst in which he stars as Fujio Hanaoka. This marked the first time he attended any fashion related event and walked a runway in his career.[11] A few months after, he also appeared at the 30th Tokyo Girls Collection (Spring/Summer) alongside the main cast of the movie Kizoku Tanjou -Prince Of Legend-.[12]

On June 23, 2020, his first photo essay titled SINCERE will be released.[13]

Personal life

Kawamura practiced Karate for 11 years starting in his first year of elementary school.[14]

He is one of the members of a Krump dance crew "Rag Pound" with fellow members Kaisei Takechi and Makoto Hasegawa.

Works

Participating works

Year Title Artist Ref.
2018 "Take on Me" m-flo presents PRINCE PROJECT feat. Kawamura Kazuma [15]

Lyrics

Year Title Artist Notes ref.
2017 100 Degrees The Rampage from Exile Tribe Rap part [16]
2018 Dream On The Rampage from Exile Tribe Rap part [17]
2022 STRAIGHT UP The Rampage from Exile Tribe
2020 FAST LANE The Rampage from Exile Tribe
2024 GO HARD MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE
SURVIVE MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE

Filmography

TV Dramas

Year Title Role Network Ref.
2018 Prince of Legend Ryu Kyogoku NTV [18]
2019 High & Low The Worst Episode.0 Fujio Hanaoka NTV [19]
Kizoku Tanjou -Prince Of Legend- Ryu Kyogoku NTV [20][21]
2023 Sexy Tanaka-san Kōsuke Shōno NTV [22]

Films

Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Prince of Legend Ryu Kyogoku [18]
High&Low The Worst Fujio Hanaoka [23]
2020 Kizoku Kourin: Prince Of Legend Ryu Kyogoku [20][21]
2022 High&Low The Worst X Fujio Hanaoka [24]
Sadako DX Oji Maeda [25]
2023 My (K)night Setsuna [26]

Game

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Prince Of Legend Love Royale Ryu Kyogoku Released on March 25

Available on iOS / Android

Bibliography

Photo essay

Release Date Title Ref
June 23, 2020 SINCERE [13]

Photo book

Release Date Title Ref
April 24, 2024 Étoile [27]

References

  1. ^ "KAZUMA KAWAMURA | MANAGEMENT | LDH". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "ＴＨＥ ＲＡＭＰＡＧＥ・川村壱馬、念願の俳優「なれる自信は１２０％あった」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "吉野北人＆川村壱馬 初対面で互いに直感シンパシー - 日曜日のヒーロー＆ヒロイン - 芸能コラム : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "EXPG STUDIO GRADUATE". EXPG STUDIO (in Japanese). Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE 陣・川村壱馬・武知海青・後藤拓磨 来校!!". EXPG STUDIO (in Japanese). Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "EXILETRIBEの新ユニット『THERAMPAGE』の候補者16名が正式メンバーに決定". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  7. ^ "EXILE TRIBE新グループTHE RAMPAGE、"武者修行ファイナル"で涙の全力パフォーマンス＜セットリスト＞ – モデルプレス". モデルプレス – ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "片寄涼太＆佐野玲於らイケメン王子が"胸キュン"ライブ「行くよ、僕のプリンセス」". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  9. ^ Inc, Natasha. "片寄涼太、川村壱馬、吉野北人が「PRINCE OF LEGEND」チーム曲歌唱、主題歌はm-flo（コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ Inc, Natasha. "【ライブレポート】「プリレジェ」の王子たちが大渋滞！京極兄弟の鈴木伸之＆川村壱馬が2人で熱唱（写真23枚）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Inc, Natasha. "【イベントレポート】THE RAMPAGE川村＆吉野「TGC」に登場、「HiGH&LOW」最新作をアピール（写真18枚）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ Inc, Natasha. "【イベントレポート】片寄涼太がTGC×プリレジェステージにサプライズ降臨！白濱亜嵐や川村壱馬らランウェイ（写真13枚）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved April 2, 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ a b "Kazuma Kawamura's first photo essay "SINCERE" to be released on 6/23 (Tue.)!". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  14. ^ 亜紀, 高山 (July 5, 2019). "NEXTブレイク確実！ UNDER 22歳のフレッシュBOYS： 川村壱馬編". ELLE (in Japanese). Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  15. ^ "【Featuring Ryota Katayose, Kazuma Kawamura & Hokuto Yoshino!】Theme songs produced by m-flo for teams of "PRINCE OF LEGEND" will be available on music distribution websites! | LDH – LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  16. ^ "THERAMPAGE、11・8新曲「100degrees」 川村壱馬がラップ作詞初挑戦". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  17. ^ "2018/4/25(水)release!! THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE 5th Single『Fandango』全収録内容解禁!!『Dream On』試聴開始！". EXILE TRIBE FAMILY -EXILE TRIBE OFFICIAL FAN CLUB-. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  18. ^ a b "「HiGH&LOW」チーム新企画は"全員王子"！片寄涼太、鈴木伸之、飯島寛騎らがバトル（動画あり / コメントあり）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  19. ^ "【Norihisa Hiranuma & Shoichiro Masumoto as scriptwriters and directors / Kei Watanabe as scriptwriter / with the appearance of Kazuma Kawamura, Hokuto Yoshino, Takahide Suzuki & RYU】Drama "HiGH & LOW THE WORST EPISODE.O" on air late at night on NTV from 7/17 | NEWS (ALL) | LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  20. ^ a b "「プリレジェ」新章始動！白濱亜嵐とDAIGOが兄弟に、板垣瑞生や前田公輝ら参戦（動画あり / コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  21. ^ a b "EXILE白濱亜嵐主演で「PRINCE OF LEGEND」新章始動＜貴族誕生 －PRINCE OF LEGEND－＞ - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  22. ^ ドラマ「セクシー田中さん」男性キャスト陣に毎熊克哉、川村壱馬、前田公輝、安田顕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 24, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  23. ^ "【Norihisa Hiranuma, Shoichiro Masumoto and Kei Watanabe serve as scriptwriters! Kazuma Kawamura, Hokuto Yoshino, RYU and Takahide Suzuki will appear!!】The movie "HiGH & LOW THE WORST" will be shown from 10/4 (Fri.) | NEWS (ALL) | LDH – LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  24. ^ "A project of movie "HiGH&LOW THE WORST X" coming to store!! To be launched in BIG ECHO Nakameguro Yamatedori Store for a limited period from 9/1 (Thu.)!| NEWS (ALL) | LDH – LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  25. ^ "貞子DX". eiga.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  26. ^ "MY (K)NIGHT マイ・ナイト". eiga.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  27. ^ "【Covers unveiled!!】Kazuma Kawamura's 1st photo book "Etoile" to be released on 4/24/2024 (Wed.)!". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved September 22, 2024.