Noa Kazama (born March 13, 2000), known mononymously as Noa, is a Japanese singer and actor associated with Amuse. He debuted as a singer in 2020 with the song "Lights Up". In 2023, he released his debut album, No.A, which reached no. 2 on Oricon and Billboard Japan.

Noa made his acting debut in the television drama I Will Be Your Bloom (2022), of which he was also part of the show's in-universe boy band 8loom. After resuming his acting career in 2025, he starred in his first leading role in Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest (2026).

Early life Noa became interested in music after watching High School Musical and began composing music in elementary school. He is also a fan of Big Bang and planned on eventually auditioning for K-pop agencies after moving to South Korea. While living in South Korea, he became fluent in Korean and English. He initially attended an international school in South Korea, but YG Entertainment requested that he drop out of school to focus on their academy after he passed their audition.

Career

In 2012, after relocating to South Korea due to his mother's job, Noa was scouted by a hairstylist for K-pop artists, who encouraged him to audition. He became a trainee at YG Entertainment, and after training for seven years, he left the company in 2018 to return to Japan. Noa made the decision after seeing One Ok Rock performing in Seoul, inspiring him to "[share] music from [his] country to the world." Noa signed with Amuse, Inc. and released his debut single, "Lights Up", on January 10, 2020, as a digital single in both Japanese and Korean versions. The song was co-produced with , another former YG trainee who Noa had been friends with since they were 12 years old. On June 12, 2020, Noa released his second digital single, "Taxi", which featured Tofubeats. The song received at least 1 million playbacks on YouTube as of 2020 and also reached No. 1 on Spotify's Viral Chart in Thailand.

On March 5, 2021, Noa released the digital single "Too Young", a collaboration with Twopee Southside. On March 13, 2021, Noa held his first online concert on his 21st birthday. Later in the year, he announced that he will be releasing one digital single per month over the course of three months. "Let Go", featuring Jeon Woong from AB6IX, was released on August 22; "Don't Waste My Time" was released on September 19; and "Highway" was released on October 10.

On March 4, 2022, Noa released the song "True Colors" digitally, which was used in a campaign by the brand Liese. On May 6, 2022, Noa was announced to star in TBS' television drama I Will Be Your Bloom as Takumi Kurushima, which was set to premiere in October 2022. He will also participate in the drama's in-universe boy band 8loom, where he was announced as the fifth member of the group. On April 3, 2022, Noa released the song "It Ain't Over" digitally, of which the song was produced by KM-Markit. On September 9, 2022, Noa released the song "Paradise" digitally; the song was produced by Tofubeats.

On March 22, 2023, Noa released his debut studio album, No.A, which featured "Purple Sky" as its lead track.

Endorsements

Throughout his music career, Noa has modeled and endorsed brands such as Marc Jacobs and Crocs. He also served as a brand ambassador for Liese, of which his song "True Colors" was featured in a campaign.

Artistry

Noa cites Justin Bieber and Chris Brown as his musical influences, in addition to being a fan of Big Bang.

Discography

Studio albums

+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales JPNOricon JPNHotPeak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums: No.A: Primary Colors: No.A Released: February 22, 2023 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download 2 2 JPN: 61,437Peak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Top Albums: No.A: Primary Colors Released: May 29, 2024 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download 3 5 JPN: 22,385

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album JPNHot "Lights Up" 2020 — No.A "Taxi" — "Too Young" 2021 — rowspan="3" "Let Go" — "Don't Waste My Time" — "Highway" — No.A "True Colors" 2022 — "It Ain't Over" — No.A "Paradise" — "Burn" 2023 82 Primary Colors "Between" 99 "YBOM (You've Been On My Mind)" 2024 — "Colors" — "Red Light" — "YBOM (Korean ver.)" — "Christmas Lights" — "Seasons" 2025 — "Merry Go Round" — "Just Say It" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes2022I Will Be Your Bloom Takumi Kurushima TBS Debut role, supporting role 2026Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest Chiaki Hosho MBS Lead role

Film YearTitleRoleNotes2025My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Eita Sasaki

References

External links

Profile at Amuse