Yuto Adachi

Yuto Adachi (安達 祐人, Adachi Yuto, born January 23, 1998), known mononymously as Yuto (Korean: 유토; Japanese: ユウト), is a Japanese rapper, songwriter and record producer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Pentagon, formed by Cube Entertainment.[1]

Yuto Adachi
安達 祐人
Yuto in September 2017.
Born	January 23, 1998 Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Rapper singer-songwriter composer
Musical career
Genres	K-pop hip hop dance-pop
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Cube Universal Music Japan
Associated acts	Pentagon United Cube
Website	cubeent.co.kr/pentagon
Japanese name
Kanji	安達 祐人
Hiragana	あだち ゆうと
Katakana	アダチ ユウト
Transcriptions Romanization Adachi Yuto
Korean stage name
Hangul	유토
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Yuto McCune–Reischauer Yut'o

Biography

Early life and education

Yuto was born on January 23, 1998, in Nagano, Japan.[1] He is the youngest of a family of three children with one sister and one brother.[1] He got interested in K-pop since he was in grade 4 elementary school. After seeing K-pop groups such as TVXQ and Girls' Generation together with his sister on television, he was fascinated with their vocal skills, synchronized dance, and visual.[1]

In an interview with BuzzFeed Japan, he said "I was not interested in music. I was the type who don’t listen to music, and just played sports such as baseball and soccer. However, when I heard about K-pop for the first time, I got attracted and after that, gradually being more into it." After becoming a middle school student, he became a K-pop fan. He danced to K-pop choreography with friends together and uploaded choreography videos to the internet. Later, he applied to the global audition opened in Japan by a Korean entertainment company when he was in grade 2 middle school. However, he was rejected because he was too young. During the reading session set in the morning in his middle school, he studied Korean and imitated dancing while watching K-pop videos. People around him recognized his affection for K-pop. In the graduation article collection of his middle school yearbook, he wrote "I want to become a big star."[1] He was the school baseball and soccer player and a member of dance club which he would perform on stage for his school festival every year.[2]

At 15 years old, he moved to Korea after persuading his parents several times. He aimed to be the first Japanese male K-pop "[but] my skills was completely insufficient."[1] During his trainee days, Yuto's grandfather had passed away. However, he continued his practice with his grandfather's encouragement letter. Yuto trained for 3 and a half years as a trainee before debuting with Pentagon.[1]

Pre-debut and Pentagon Maker

Yuto was a former JYP Entertainment trainee. He passed "Cube Star World Audition" global selection and became a Cube trainee in 2014.[3][1] In 2015, Yuto participated in 2015 Idol Star Athletics Ssireum Basketball Futsal Archery Championships.[4] At the championship, Yuto teamed with Goaldae-Sliga alongside Doo-joon and Yoseob of Beast, and Roh Ji-hoon, and took the gold medal in the men futsal.[5][6]

In 2016, Yuto joined as survival candidate in a South Korean television reality program Pentagon Maker, hosted by Cube Entertainment and co-produced by Mnet.[7][8] Though he was initially in the bottom four in the first elimination,[9] he was save in the ninth week after performing "Young" (Prod. by Dok2) with his team.[10] On July 9, "Young" was released on various online music sites.[11] In episode 9, week 10 of Pentagon Maker, Yuto performed Block B's "Very good" alongside Jinho and Wooseok for the 3 vs 3 vs 3 match, where the confirmed member were selected as unit leaders and each team includes the elimination candidates including Yuto. As a result of the final mission, Yuto's team won first place in the unit performance. Thus, he was excluded from the candidate for elimination after completing his Pentagraph and joined as Pentagon's 6th member.[12] Before the group officially debuted, Yuto made his first cameo on Yeo One's web drama Spark, alongside fellow Pentagon members Hui, E'Dawn and Wooseok.[13]

Yuto in April 2020

2016–present: Debut with Pentagon and solo activities

On October 10 2016, Yuto officially debuted as a member of Pentagon with their first extended play Pentagon.[14] He is the lead rapper and lead dancer in the group.[2] Less than two months later, Yuto participated in Pentagon's second extended play Five Senses. He co-wrote the song "Engine", making this his first Pentagon's song after debuting as a Pentagon member.[15] In 2017, he makes a cameo in the drama Hello, My Twenties! 2 with his bandmates as a member of Asgard.[16] On September 24, Yuto challenged his first role as the MC for Japan-Korea 10th Anniversary KMF2017 which was held at Yokohama Arena.[17] In 2018, Yuto co-host 69th Sapporo Snow Fest 10th Anniversary K-POP FESTIVAL2018 along with Monsta X's Hyungwon and Target's Woojin. The MCs were selected due to born in the Olympic year, while Yuto was born in 1998 during Nagano Winter Olympic.[18][19][20]

Personal life

Yuto has expressed his fond towards Shinee's song "Lucifer" in many of his interview. He also confessed that his role model is Taemin from the same group.[1] Yuto is known to have a low-tone voice especially during rapping.[1]

Discography

Other songs

Year	Title	Format	Ref.
2019	"Kuro"	Digital download, streaming	[21]
2020	"Pencil"		[22]
	"Sight（視線)"		[23]
	"Flower"		[24]
	"You are the main character"		[25]
	"Dreamer"		[26]
	"Honki" ft. Houdini		[27]

Songwriting credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[28]

Solo work

Year	Song	Featured artist	Album	Lyrics		Music
				Credited	With	Credited	With
2018	"Trust Me"[29]	Wooseok & E'Dawn	Non-digital single	Yes	E'Dawn, Wooseok	Yes	Wooseok, E'Dawn

Pentagon albums/singles

Year	Song	Album	Lyrics		Music		Arrangement
			Credited	With	Credited	With	Credited	With
2016	"Young (젊어)" (Prod. by Dok2)	Digital Single	Yes	Hui, Yeo One, Kino, Wooseok	Yes	Hui, Yeo One, Kino, Wooseok, Dok2	No	N/A
	"Back"	Digital Single	No	N/A	Yes	E'Dawn, Hui, Hongseok, Kino	No	N/A
2017	"Engine"	Five Senses	Yes	Ferdy, Kang Dong-ha, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Nothing"	Ceremony	Yes	Kang Dong-ha, Ra Young-ssi, E'Dawn, Wooseok, Seo Jae-woo	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Spectacular" (스펙터클 해)		Yes	Son Young-jin, Jo Sung-ho, E'Dawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"To Universe" (소중한 약속)		Yes	E'Dawn, Jinho, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Get That Drink" (멋있게랩) (sung by rap unit)	Demo_01	Yes	E'dawn, Wooseok	Yes	E'dawn, Wooseok	No	N/A
	"When I Was in Love" (설렘이라는건)		Yes	Hui, E'Dawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"One More Night" (오늘까지만)		Yes	Ferdy, E'Dawn, Jinho, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Like This"	Demo_01	Yes	Hui, E'Dawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Violet"	Demo_02	Yes	Edawn, Wooseok, Kino	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Runaway"		Yes	Hui, E'Dawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Pretty Boys" (sung by rap unit)		Yes	Edawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"All Right"		Yes	Son Young-jin, Jinho, E'Dawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
2018	"Shine"	Positive	Yes	Hui, E'Dawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Think About You" (생각해)		Yes	Jinho, Kang Dong-ha, E'Dawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Off-Road"		Yes	Kino, E'Dawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Do It for Fun" (재밌겠다) (sung by rap unit)		Yes	E'Dawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Shine" (Japanese ver.)	Shine	Yes	Hui, E'Dawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Naughty Boy" (청개구리)	Thumbs Up!	Yes	Hui, E'Dawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Just Do It Yo" (저두요)		Yes	Hui, Shinwon, Kino, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Skateboard"		Yes	Kino, Edawn, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"When It Rains at Night" (밤에 비가 내리면)		Yes	Kino, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
2019	"Alien" (에일리언)	Genie:us	Yes	Hui, Shinwon, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Round 1"		Yes	Hui, Jinho, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Wooseok, Kino	Yes	Hui, Jinho, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Wooseok, Kino, Mospick	No	N/A
	"Spring Snow" (봄눈)		Yes	Kino, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Lost Paradise" (Hip Hop Unit)		Yes	Hui, Wooseok, Kino	Yes	Hui, Wooseok, Kino, NATHAN	No	N/A
	"Round 2"	Sum(me:r)	Yes	Hui, Jinho, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo one, Yanan, Wooseok, Kino	Yes	Hui, Jinho, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo one, Yanan, Wooseok, Kino, Mospick	No	N/A
2020	"Camellia" (동백꽃)	Universe: The Black Hall	Yes	Wooseok, FCM Houdini	Yes	FCM Houdini	Yes	FCM Houdini
	"Happiness" (Korean Ver.)		Yes	Kino, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A
	"Eternal Flame" (불꽃)	Non-digital single	Yes	Kino, Wooseok, Universe	No	N/A	No	N/A

Other works by Pentagon

Year	Song	Artist	Album	Lyrics		Music		Arrangement
				Credited	With	Credited	With	Credited	With
2020	"Genius"	Pentagon feat. Pentagon's dads	Non-digital single	Yes	Hui, Shinwon, Kino, Wooseok	No	N/A	No	N/A

Other artist

Year	Song	Artist	Album	Lyrics		Music		Arrangement
				Credited	With	Credited	With	Credited	With
2018	"Young & One"	United Cube	Digital single	Yes	Seo Jae-woo (Tenten), Seo Yong-bae (Tenten), BreadBeat (Tenten), Hyuna, Minhyuk, Peniel, Yeeun, Eunbin, E'Dawn, Wooseok, Soyeon	No	N/A	No	N/A
2020	"Hollow"	Houdini	Digital single	No	N/A	Yes	Houdini	Yes	Houdini
	"I'm the Trend"	(G)I-dle	Dumdi Dumdi	No	N/A	Yes	FCM Houdini	Yes	Houdini

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref
2017	Hello, My Twenties! 2	Member of idol group Asgard	JTBC	Cameo	[16]

Web dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2016	Spark		Naver Tv	Cameo	[13]

Variety shows

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2016	Pentagon Maker	Mnet-M2	Contestant	[30]

Hosting

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref(s)
2017	10th Anniversary KMF2017	N/A	with NCT's Yuta	[17]
2018	69th Sapporo Snow Fest 10th Anniversary K-POP FESTIVAL2018	N/A	with Monsta X's Hyungwon and Target's Woojin	[19]

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9. Park Soo-in (June 22, 2016). [팝업TV]'펜타곤메이커' 아이돌 능력치 못채운 첫 탈락자 누구? [[Pop-up TV] Who was the first dropout who couldn't fill the'Pentagon Maker' idol skills?]. HeraldPop. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
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17. 10th Anniversary KMF2017　日本人メンバー　ユウタ（NCT 127）＆ユウト（PENTAGON）スペシャルMC決定！ [10th Anniversary KMF2017 Japanese member Yuta (NCT 127) & Yuto (PENTAGON) special MC decided!]. KStyle. July 28, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
18. MONSTA X ミニョクからPENTAGON ユウトまで「第69回さっぽろ雪まつり 10th Anniversary K-POP FESTIVAL2018」スペシャルMCに決定！ [From MONSTA X Minhyuk to PENTAGON Yuto, "69th Sapporo Snow Festival 10th Anniversary K-POP FESTIVAL 2018" special MC!]. KStyle. January 11, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
19. @NPO_JKCA (February 10, 2018). さて、2部のスペシャルMCをしてくれるのは…グループを超えての共演、ヒョンウォン・ユウト・ウジンの3人です！1部に負けずもっと盛り上げていきます！会場には来れなかった皆さんもたくさんの視聴と拡散で一緒に応援して下さいね♪ #MONSTA_X. Twitter. NPO Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Association. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
20. @NPO_JKCA (February 10, 2018). オリンピックイヤーに生まれたスペシャルMCの3人が客席から登場 昨日からスタートした平昌オリンピックのトークで観客と盛り上がっていました! こんなに近くで登場してくれるなんて嬉しいサプライズですね #10thKPOP_FESTIVAL2018. Twitter. NPO Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Association. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
21. "Kuro". SoundCloud. December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
22. "Pencil". SoundCloud. January 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
23. "Sight（視線）". SoundCloud. March 24, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
24. "Flower". SoundCloud. May 27, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
25. "You are the main character". SoundCloud. July 16, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
26. "Dreamer". SoundCloud. August 10, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
27. "Honki [Feat.Houdini] by YUTO". SoundCloud. December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
28. "Songs Registered Under YUTO 유토 (10012821)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean).
29. "Trust Me". YouTube. March 15, 2018.
30. ‘큐브 비밀병기’ 펜타곤, 예비 10인 완전체 무대 21일 최초 공개. The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). May 21, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.

External links

• Yuto Adachi on SoundCloud