He is a performer of J-Pop dance and vocal group Sandaime J Soul Brothers and a former member of Gekidan Exile.
[3] He has appeared in a few TV dramas and films, and he held starring roles in the film Pan to Bus to Nidome no Hatsukoi ("Our Blue Moment") and dramas Fukuyadou Honpo - KYOTO LOVE STORY -, Love or Not, Manga Mitai ni Ikanai, Game Mitai ni Ikanai.
[10] With an ambition to win the favour of girls, Yamashita began dancing in his second year of high school.
[11][14] Upon graduation, Yamashita was offered the job of a parade dancer at Universal Studio Japan.
[11] He enrolled in EXPG Osaka(a talent school run by Exile's management company LDH) as soon as it opened and he became an instructor there later.
[11] He performed in Gekidan Exile's play NIGHT BALLET and was in charge of the choreography for the final all-in dance scene.
The life changing announcement for Yamashita was announced at the rehearsal for Exile's Exile Live Tour 2010 'Fantasy' in Noevir Stadium Kobe by Hiro, producer of Sandaime J Soul Brothers, and he was thrilled to finally saw his dream coming true.
In fact, he had considered giving up his dream and going back to Kyoto to become a dance instructor or a professional angler if he failed this audition.
[17][18] On 27 September, He appeared and performed for the first time as a member of Sandaime J Soul Brothers on the stage of Exile's Live FANTASY After Night Festival ～EXILE Soul～.
[24] In August, he reprised his role as Hamada in TV drama Rokudenashi BLUES as a guest star.
He became the Friday host for the famous Japanese radio program All Night Nippon in April 2015.
[5][29] He appeared in NHK BS Premium's drama Aru Hi, Ahiru Bus as Kosuke Namiki, the former boyfriend of the main character Hazuki (starring Norika Fujiwara)in July and August 2015.
[37] In October 2016, he starred in Amazon Prime Video Drama Fukuyadou Honpo - KYOTO LOVE STORY - as Kaoru Hiyama, the fiancé of Nozomi Sasaki's character Hina Fukuyoshi.
As office worker Kosuke Usami, he had an unexpected love story with Yuika Motokariya's character Mako.
A sitcom version of the play was released on Hulu Japan in October and then broadcast on NTV in January 2018.
[2] What's more, a spin-off comedy series led by Yamashita as Dan, High&Low The DTC, was released on Hulu in August.
Yamashita starred as a fisherman in one of the six stories of the anthology, Genkou no Hate, which was directed and written by Tsukasa Kishimoto.
[51] Then in October, he successfully held the special show J SOUL BROTHERS III Yamashita Kenjiro no ALL NIGHT NIPPON presents Yama Fes.
[43][53] In March, he announced that he would leave radio program All Night Nippon at the end of the month, and started his personal radio program, Sandaime J Soul Brothers Yamashita Kenjiro's Zero Base, which would be broadcast at 24:00 pm every Friday.
[55] In January, 2020, he again successfully held his special show, J SOUL BROTHERS III Yamashita Kenjiro no Zero Base presents Yama Fes.
[56] On 17 July, the movie version of Hachioji Zombies was released, in which Yamashita reprised his role of monk Takashi Habuki.
It is a brand that offers fashionable and functional clothing for people who enjoy DIY, fishing and camping.
The couple jointly announced through their official social media accounts that they had welcomed the birth of their first child, a son, on March 25, 2024.
His love for sneakers took root in his years in the basketball clubs at high school and was influenced by his street dance teacher Hiro.