It's entrance ceremony season in Japan, and schools across the country are welcoming a flood of new students eager to embark on the next chapter of their academic journeys.
But one Japanese university recently set the internet ablaze. Nihon University, Japan's largest private comprehensive university, held its entrance ceremony at the legendary Budokan, and guess who showed up as a special guest? None other than Kento Nakajima from the popular group Sexy Zone! The surprise appearance, completely unannounced beforehand, instantly went viral, leaving countless fans green with envy over how a university entrance ceremony could land such a massive star.
According to netizens, Kento Nakajima didn't just make a surprise appearance at the Nihon University entrance ceremony at Budokan to congratulate the new students; he performed three songs live! One of them was last year's hit, "CANDY ～Can U be my BABY～." This had the Nihon University freshmen collectively shouting, "Love Kenty~~~!" during the ceremony itself. Was this an entrance ceremony or a full-blown concert?!
▼ Kento Nakajima's "CANDY ～Can U be my BABY～"
Many Nihon University freshmen were absolutely floored. They went to an entrance ceremony and ended up witnessing a live Kento Nakajima performance, even catching silver streamers! What an unbelievable plot twist! And seriously, he's absolutely gorgeous!
Even their families couldn't believe it, exclaiming how incredibly lucky they were.
Netizens reported that during the Nihon University entrance ceremony, a senior student gave a speech, saying, "Fate in French is 'fatal' (meaning destined)..." and then added, "Jun Fukuda, the president of STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, is also a Nihon University graduate..." And then, Kento Nakajima appeared!
Kenty: "Shinichiro! Mariko! How are you doing!?" "I'll apologize to you later, it was rude of me to call you by your first names just now~"
(Mariko Hayashi is the President of Nihon University, and Shinichiro Onuki is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Nihon University.)
Ah, so that's the connection! This relationship paved the way for Kento Nakajima to appear as a guest at Nihon University. Many Japanese fans are incredibly envious of the Nihon University freshmen, calling it a once-in-a-lifetime surprise at their entrance ceremony.