NAOYA

## Kida Naoya紀(き)田(だ)直(なお)哉(や)

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**NAOYA** (ナオヤ), birth name **Kida Naoya** (紀田直哉), is a Japanese singer and dancer under Japanese management company BMSG as a member of boy group MAZZEL, formed through documentary program MISSIONx2. He made his debut with the group in May 2023.

Before joining BMSG, NAOYA was an **EBiDAN** trainee and a member of trainee unit **BATTLE BOYS**.

### Early Life

Naoya started taking dance classes at 3 years old .

In early 2015, NAOYA auditioned for EBiDAN and passed the audition, which gave him the chance to sign with Stardust Promotion in March.

Starting in 2017, NAOYA was a part of the selection project BATTLE BOYS, through which fans could vote for EBiDAN trainees that they wanted to see participate in the group's singles and various activities.

### 2018

In February, while NAOYA wasn't chosen to be a part of the BATTLE BOYS 1st Stage line-up, he was selected to be a part of the BATTLE BOYS OSAKA 1st Stage members, who released a coupling song for BATTLE BOYS 1st Stage single "ebidence" titled "Are you?" .

On August 4, he was selected to be a part of the BATTLE BOYS 2nd Stage line-up (as well as BATTLE BOYS OSAKA 2nd Stage members). BATTLE BOYS 2nd Stage released a single titled "Sha na na" on October 24, and BATTLE BOYS OSAKA 2nd Stage provided a coupling song named "Gera・Gera".

### 2019

On February 3, Naoya was selected to be a part of BATTLE BOYS 3rd Stage line-up (as well as BATTLE BOYS OSAKA 3rd Stage members). BATTLE BOYS 3rd Stage released a single titled "With you With me" on March 20 and BATTLE BOYS OSAKA 3rd Stage provided a coupling song titled "Kimi no Tame ni".

In August, he started modelling for magazine "nicola".

On August 28, Naoya was selected to be a part of BATTLE BOYS 4th Stage line-up along with fellow MISSIONx2 contestant Ohara Kouhei. The group released a single titled "NEXT ZONE" on September 25, and Naoya also participated in b-side "Alterity".

### 2020

On February 12, BATTLE BOYS OSAKA released the single "Zubatto! Onomatope!".

On October 26, Naoya was selected to be a part of BATTLE BOYS 5th Stage line-up along with fellow MISSIONx2 participant Ohara Kouhei. The group released a single titled "Bokutachi to Kagayaku Mirai e". Naoya also participated in the b-side "Moonlight Lovers".

### 2021

On March 28, during BATTLE BOYS LIVE 2021 -Bokutachi to Kagayaku Mirai e-, it was announced that Naoya would no longer participate in future BATTLE BOYS activities.

On August 1, Naoya left Stardust Promotion, inspired by Kimura Masaya's success on PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SEASON2, which motivated Naoya to seek new challenges outside the company. Masaya had been his dance teacher as an EBiDAN trainee.

### 2022

In March, he graduated from "nicola".

In April, he auditioned for Nizi Project Season 2 with "God's Menu" by Stray Kids, and he was put on hold before getting the chance to advance to the Tokyo training camp. According to Naoya, he rejected an offer from a Korean company in order to participate in the 3rd round of the BMSG AUDITION 2022. This is believed to be JYP's, who got in touch with him so he would attend the Nizi Project traning camp, which took place around the same time as BMSG's.

During 2022, NAOYA took part in MISSIONx2.

### 2023

On February 10, NAOYA was revealed to be a member of MAZZEL.

On March 31, MAZZEL released their pre-debut single MISSION.

On May 17, MAZZEL released their debut single Vivid.

## Personal Life

* Family
* Education
* Friendships
* Nicknames
* Name Meaning

He has an older brother and an older sister. His sister has a son.

NAOYA has kept many pets at his parents' home in Kobe: 5 male and 4 female chabo chickens (one of them named Kinako), rabbit(s), parakeet(s), goldfish, medaka, shrimp, pond loach , and a male cream dachshund named Kurin . He also had 9 hamsters over the years and a canary called Pitch, which passed away on July 5, 2017 .

In March 2022, Naoya graduated from high school.

He did not pursue higher education.

* **SHUNTO**: NAOYA is close with BE:FIRST member SHUNTO because they're the same age.
* **RAN**: NAOYA is close with fellow MAZZEL member RAN
* **HAYATO**: NAOYA is close with fellow MAZZEL member HAYATO
* **EIKI**: NAOYA is close with fellow MAZZEL member EIKI.

* **Nao** (なお): most common nickname used by MAZZEL members
* **Nao-chan** (なおちゃん): used by KAIRYU and SEITO
* **Nao-kun** (なおくん): used by himself
* **Nao-tan** (なおたん): used by himself and his fans during his EBiDAN days
* **Animal Nao** (アニマルなお): used by himself and his fans during his EBiDAN days

NAOYA's given name, "直哉" means "honesty" (直), while "哉" is used for emphasis.

## Profile

* Information
* Q&A

* **Birth Name**: Kida Naoya (紀田直哉)
* **Stage Name**: NAOYA (ナオヤ)
* **Nicknames**: Nao (なお  *Nao*)?, Nao-chan (なおちゃん  *Nao-chan*)?
* **Birth Date**: April 28, 2003 (2003-04-28) (age 20)
* **Birth Place**: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
* **Blood Type**: O
* **Height**:
* **Western Zodiac**:  Taurus
* **Eastern Zodiac**:  Goat
* **Emoji**: 💖 / 🐥
* **BMSG Status**:
	+ 2022-10-30: Joined
	+ 2022-10-30: MAZZEL member
* **BMSG Groups**:
	+ MAZZEL (2022-present)
* **BMSG Units**:
	+ BMSG WEST (2023)

* **Special Skills**: Taking care of animals , dancing
* **Hobbies**: dancing, karaoke, drawing illustrations and manga
* **Motto**: love yourself more than anyone else
* **Favorite Color**: pink, light blue
* **Favorite Food**: meat, strawberries
* **Favorite Artists**: TWICE (favorite member Dahyun), BTS (favorite members Jimin and Taehyung) , Otsuka Ai
* **Favorite Sanrio Character**: Pochacco
* **Favorite Subject**: social studies and music
* **Subjects he was good at in school**: PE, sports
* **Subjects he wasn't good at in school**: English and Social Studies. He wasn't good at them but he spent a lot of time studying and working on them and got good test scores.
* **Charm Point**: His pretty fingers
* **Something he's into recently**: Rooibos
* **A habit he'd like to fix**: laughing at times when it's inappropiate
* **Song he listens to on a rainy day**: RAIN by SEKAI NO OWARI
* **What he would bring to a deserted island**: blanket
* **Nail polish he wants to try**: Glitter after seeing Shota do it on his. He also wants to put the MAZZEL and MUZE logo in the future
* **Color hair dye he wants to try**: Pink, he has been wanting to try pink hair since 2 years ago

## Discography

*Main article: NAOYA/Discography*
* MAZZEL
* Collaborations
* BATTLE BOYS

* **Digital**
	+ [2023.03.31] MISSION
	+ [2023.08.14] LIGHTNING
* **CD**
	+ [2023.05.17] Vivid
	+ [2023.10.18] Carnival

* [2018.03.26] Are you?
* [2018.10.24] Sha na na
* [2018.10.24] Gera・Gera
* [2019.03.20] With you With me
* [2019.03.20] With you With me (West Japan ver.)
* [2019.03.20] Kimi no Tame ni
* [2019.09.25] NEXT ZONE
* [2019.09.25] Alterity
* [2020.02.12] Zubatto! Onomatope!
* [2020.02.12] Illuminate
* [2021.02.24] Bokutachi to Kagayaku Mirai e
* [2021.02.24] Moonlight Lovers

## Live Events

*Main article: NAOYA/Live Events*
* One Man Lives
* Featured Lives
* Tours

## Other Works

* Starring TV Programs
* TV Appearances
* Music Videos
* Modeling
* CM

* [2023] MISSIONx2

* [2015.08.12] Piramekino 640 / TV Tokyo

*Main article: NAOYA/Music Videos*
Featured
* [2019] BATTLE BOYS - With you With me
* [2020] BATTLE BOYS OSAKA - Zubatto! Onomatope!
* [2020] AMEZARI RED STARS - Impulse to the higher (cameo)
* [2021] BATTLE BOYS - Bokutachi to Kagayaku Mirai e

* [2016] Senshukai - Child Summer 2016 Catalogue
* [2019.08-2022.03] nicola

* [2017] Benesse Corporation Shinkenzemi High School 1st Course
* [2019.07] Tombow School Uniforms

## Publications

*Main article: NAOYA/Publications*
*See also: MAZZEL/Publications*

## Trivia

* He was in the swimming and soccer clubs in school
* He had piano classes before
* There was a period of time when he really wanted to stop dancing, because the teacher was giving him outfits for the girls to wear in performances, which made him uncomfortable. It was fine after he switched to a dance school that was only for boys.
* Since he has kept so many pet chickens, he doesn't eat chicken anymore.
* NAOYA slept with his pet dog Kurin every night until he had to move to Tokyo for MAZZEL's activities. He now sleeps with a dog plushie that looks a lot like Kurin
* He's scared of riding ferris wheels, but he's fine with roller coasters .
* He had the mumps when he was 12 years old .
* While he was an EBiDAN trainee, he looked up to Yamazaki Haruki .
* Among MAZZEL, him and KAIRYU are considered the funniest members.
* If MAZZEL go to a haunted house, he wants to take RAN and KAIRYU with him. RAN because they're close, and KAIRYU because if someone is beside him saying "It's not that scary!" or "What are you being so scared for?" he will feel better and it won't be as scary as he thinks it is.
* He used to run a lot, especially during the evening when the sun sets. His house in his hometown is close to the sea, so he’d do a seaside run and also swim a bit.
* Among MAZZEL, him and TAKUTO like nail polish the most.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Stardust profile
2. ↑ BATTLE BOYS 1st Stage Website
3. ↑ BATTLE BOYS 2nd Stage Website
4. ↑ BATTLE BOYS 3rd Stage Website
5. ↑ BATTLE BOYS 4th Stage Website
6. ↑ BATTLE BOYS 5th Stage Website
7. ↑ Kida Naoya - *永遠の絆 紀田直哉* 2021/03/31
8. ↑ Nizi Project Season 2 Part 1 #2
9. ↑ M-ON! SPECIAL MAZZEL ~MISSIONx2~
10. ↑ Kida Naoya - *感謝いっぱい♪アニマルなおです* 2016/11/27
11. ↑ Kida Naoya - *こおとなお 紀田直哉* 2020/05/21
12. ↑ Kida Naoya - **はじめまして！** 2015/03/07
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 MAZZEL RADIO STATION #1, 2023.04.02
14. ↑ Kida Naoya - **今なおに出来ること……** 2016/12/05
15. ↑ Kida Naoya - **今日だけアニマルすてた。紀田直哉です！** 2017/07/13
16. ↑ Japanese fans use the heart, international fans use the chick
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 We are MAZZEL (Q&A) -Vivid Ed.- KAIRYU / NAOYA
18. ↑ Kida Naoya - *4月15日リリイベ アニマルなおこと紀田直哉* 2018/04/15
19. ↑ Kida Naoya - *感激 刺激 紀田直哉* 2019/11/21
20. ↑ Naoya's Instagram
21. ↑ Kida Naoya - *アニマルなお～ほんのり日常～* 2017/03/13
22. ↑ MAZZEL RADIO STATION #17, 2023.07.23
23. ↑ MAZZEL RADIO STATION #17, 2023.07.23
24. ↑ Venue101 2023.06.10
25. ↑ MAZZEL RADIO STATION #4, 2023.04.23
26. ↑ MAZZEL RADIO STATION #8, 2023.05.21
27. ↑ Piramekino Website
28. ↑ MAZZEL RADIO STATION #11, 2023.06.11
29. ↑ MAZZEL RADIO STATION #11, 2023.06.11
30. ↑ MAZZEL RADIO STATION #11, 2023.06.11
31. ↑ Kida Naoya - **アニマルなーお？きだなおや 大阪城** 2017/08/25
32. ↑ Naoya's Instagram
33. ↑ Kida Naoya - **今年もよろしく♪大阪の直哉です！** 2016/01/10
34. ↑ Kida Naoya - **アニマルなおのexcitingなこと！( 'ч' )** 2017/06/21
35. ↑ MAZZEL RADIO STATION #2, 2023.04.09
36. ↑ MAZZEL RADIO STATION #17, 2023.07.23
37. ↑ MAZZEL RADIO STATION #17, 2023.07.23
38. ↑ MAZZEL RADIO STATION #24, 2023.09.10