Tajima Shogo

**Tajima Shogo** (田島 将吾; born October 13, 1998) is a Japanese singer. He debuted as a member of the Japanese boy group INI on November 3, 2021, under the label Lapone Entertainment.

## Early life

Tajima Shogo was born on October 13, 1998 in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan.

After seeing a Japanese drum performance at a KAT-TUN concert, he was so impressed that he decided to join Johnny & Associates. In 2009, he became a member of Johnny's Jr. and was one of their most promoted trainees, appearing in the variety show *Gamshala!* and the drama *Love's Reach*.

Tajima left Johnny's Jr in late January 2016 and a month later, he was announced as a member of the five-member boy group G=AGE under the stage name TASY. Their debut extended play *Age of Future*, which was released on June 21, 2016, placed first on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart. The group disbanded at the end of 2016, most likely because their producer Kumagai Hiroki was later arrested on child prostitution and pornography charges.

He later became a trainee at Cube Entertainment for about two years.

## Career

### Pre-debut: *Produce 101 Japan*

In 2021, Tajima participated in the second season of the Japanese reality competition show *Produce 101 Japan*. He auditioned as part of the group K-Phoenix. He received an evaluation grade of A and kept the same grade after his re-evaluation. He ended up ranking 3rd with 281,323 votes, securing him a spot in the boy group INI.

### 2021–present: Debut with INI

Tajima officially debuted as a member of INI on November 3, 2021 with the extended play *A*.

## Discography

### Credits

◯ Participated

✖ Did not participate

## Trivia

* His name is written with the kanji in "rice field" (田), "island" (島), "leader" (将), and "I" (吾).
* His hobbies are walking, reading, making music, watching shows, and going to cafés.
* His special skills are dancing in hip-hop and k-pop style, playing the drums, and rapping.
* His debut pledge for *Produce 101 Japan* was that he'd hold a counselling session for fans and give them advice if he debuts.
* He can speak Korean.
* His MBTI type is ESFJ.
* He admires Kai from EXO and Taeyong from NCT, as well as Travis Scott, Kanye West, and Chris Brown.
* His favorite book is *The Things That Become Brighter in the Silence* by Haemin Sunim.
* His favorite manga is *My Hero Academia*.
* His favorite movie is *One Fine Spring Day*.
* His top three foods are hayashi rice, chocolate, and fried rice.
* He likes drinking coffee.
* His charm points are the mole in his right eye and his ears.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 INI Official Website — Tajima Shogo's Profile
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Produce 101 Japan* Official Website — Tajima Shogo's Profile
3. ↑ *WINK UP* (in Japanese). Wanibooks. December 2013.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cyzo Woman — ジャガーズ一押しJr.・田島将吾が退所!?　「怖すぎ」の声上がる、事務所の“異例”対応
5. ↑ Barks — 未来から来たエージェントグループG=AGE、いきなりオリコン1位
6. ↑ Cyzo Woman — 有名元ジャニーズJr.・田島将吾、『日プ2』デビュー決定のウラで……“消息不明”ヴァサイェガ光に「嫌な予感」とファン
7. ↑ Smart Flash — ジャニーズJr.を毒牙にかけた変態貴公子の卑劣手口
8. ↑ 児童買春で逮捕の“社交界のプリンス”悪評続々！　ジャニーズJr.も毒牙に！？
9. ↑ Sports Kyeonghyang — (단독 인터뷰)INI “1년 후, 지금과 다른 우리 있을 것”
10. ↑ Domani — 【INI（アイエヌアイ）】デビューシングル「A」リリース記念生配信イベント｜超詳細レポート
11. ↑ Cyzo Woman — 元ジャニーズJr.、日本・中国で『PRODUCE 101』参加続々！　田島将吾・ヴァサイエガ光・羽生田挙武の過去と現在
12. ↑ Kakaku TV — 「YOUコントしちゃいなよ」 2014年1月1日（水）放送内容
13. ↑ NTV Official Website — Kinyori. 出演者
14. ↑ Kakaku TV — 「スパニチ！！」 2014年5月17日（土）放送内容
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Oricon — 田島将吾のTV出演情報
16. ↑ *WINK UP* (in Japanese). Wanibooks. October 2012.
17. ↑ *POTATO* (in Japanese). Gakken Publishing. March 2013.
18. ↑ *POTATO* (in Japanese). Gakken Publishing. November 2013.
19. ↑ *POTATO* (in Japanese). Gakken Publishing. February 2014.
20. ↑ *POTATO* (in Japanese). Gakken Publishing. February 2014.
21. ↑ *POTATO* (in Japanese). Gakken Publishing. March 2015.
22. ↑ The TV — ジャニーズJr.がクリエ公演で初座長！
23. ↑ *Monthly TV Navi* (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun Publications. April 2014.
24. ↑ EX Theater — ガムシャラ J's Party!! Vol.5
25. ↑ EX Theater — ガムシャラSexy夏祭り!!
26. ↑ TV Asahi — Cast. ＜VS公演＞
27. ↑ Produce 101 Japan Official YouTube — 田島 将吾(Tajima Shogo)が「もしデビューメンバーに選ばれたら」｜PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SEASON2
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Produce 101 Japan Official YouTube — ON:TACT SKILL CHECK\_10 QUESTIONS 10 ANSWERS【Tajima Shogo】PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SEASON2
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 ViVi — INIの田島将吾の自己分析は？韓国語も堪能？デビュー決定翌日に緊急インタビュー
30. ↑ Ria YouTube — MYSTA 自分の好きな物をプレゼン