[5] In his youth Machida also attended EXPG Tokyo, a talent school run by LDH.

[6] On 25 December 2022, Machida married South Korean actress, Hyunri [ja].

On 14 February 2012, it was reported that he had dropped out from being a Generations candidate and rejoined Gekidan EXILE to focus on acting.

[11] On 31 March 2021, he participated in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay as a torchbearer for his prefecture Gunma.

[12] In the same year he was selected as ambassador for the special exhibition celebrating the 260th anniversary of the birth of the famous Japanese artist Hokusai.