Tomoya

Tomoya
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Tomoya
NAMES
FULL NAME	Uemura Tomoya
JAPANESE	植(うえ)村(むら)朋(とも)哉(や) uemura tomoya
PERSONAL INFORMATION
BIRTH DATE	Jan. 19, 2006 (age 19)
BIRTH PLACE	Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan
NATIONALITY	Japanese
BLOOD TYPE	A
ZODIAC SIGN	♑︎ Capricorn 🐕 Dog
CAREER INFORMATION
OCCUPATION	Singer · Songwriter · Dancer
GROUP	NEXZ
DEBUT	May 20, 2024
YEARS ACTIVE	2023 – present
AGENCY	JYP Entertainment (2019 – present)
ASSOCIATIONS	Nizi Project Season 2
NEXZ INFORMATION
STAGE NAME	TOMOYA 토모야 トモヤ
POSITION	Leader, Vocalist, Dancer
NEXZOO	PPOMOYA
EMOJI	🐧 Penguin
COLOR	White Pink (NALLINA)
SIGNATURE
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Uemura Tomoya (植(うえ)村(むら)朋(とも)哉(や)), known mononymously as Tomoya (토모야), is a Japanese singer-songwriter and dancer under JYP Entertainment. He is a member of the boy group NEXZ, with the positions of leader, vocalist and dancer.

Career

Predebut

Uemura Tomoya was born in Munakata City in Fukuoka, Japan on January 19, 2006. His family includes his parents, two sisters, two nephews and a family cat.

Tomoya a started taking dance lessons at 4 years old and participated in various dance competitions. After placing Best 4 in the 2019 World Dance Competition during his 2nd year of middle school, he was contacted by JYP Entertainment's casting team. He auditioned in May 2019 and became a trainee on September 23, 2019, at the age of 13.

He trained for about 2 years and 7 months before being sent to LA CAMP for Nizi Project Season 2 auditions round in November 2021, after winning first place in the monthly evaluation. He managed to pass the audition and participated as a contestant on Nizi Project Season 2. After finishing first in the finale of the show, it was confirmed that Tomoya would debut as a member of the boy group NEXZ.

2024 – present: NEXZ

Tomoya debuted as the leader of NEXZ on May 20, 2024 with the single album, Ride the Vibe.

Discography

Covers

Date	Occassion	Original artist	Song	Link
Apr. 3, 2025	-	AKMU	"How can I love the heartbreak, you're the one I love"
Oct. 28, 2025	Lee Mujin Service	EJAE & Andrew Choi	"Free"
		NEXZ	"Next To Me"
		MAX (feat. Quinn XCII)	"Love Me Less"
		D.O.	"That's okay"
		Cool	"Aloha"

Credits

Discography

● = Credited as lyricist/composer/arranger
× = Not credited as lyricist/composer/arranger

The following credits are adapted from JYP Publishing. As of November 2025, Tomoya is currently credited on 2 songs.

Artist(s)	Album	Song	Writing	Composing	Arranging
2024
NEXZ	NALLINA	"Next Zeneration"	●	×	×
2025
NEXZ	Beat-Boxer	"Next To Me"	●	●	●

Choreography

Artist	Album	Song	Ref.
2025
NEXZ	O-RLY?	"Simmer"
		"O-RLY?"
	Beat-Boxer	"I'm Him"
		"Beat-Boxer"

Videography

Artist	Work	Role	Ref.
2024
NEXZ	"Ride the Vibe" B-Side	Director, Editor
2025
NEXZ	"Eye to Eye" B-Side	Director, Editor
	O-RLY? Break In!	Director
	Beat-Boxer Where it Started

Content

Web

Date(s)	Title	Link
Oct. 30, 2024 –	MOYALOG

Performances

See also: Tomoya/Fancams

Live broadcasts

Main article: Tomoya/Broadcasts

Guest appearances

TV

Date(s)	Network	Title	Role	Notes
May 11, 2025	SBS	Inkigayo	Special MC	Ep. 1266

Web

Date(s)	Series / Channel	Title	Link
Oct. 28, 2025	Lee Mujin Service	[리무진서비스] EP.188 넥스지 토모야 | NEXZ TOMOYA | Next To Me, Love Me Less, 괜찮아도 괜찮아, 아로하
Jan. 13, 2026	THE FIRST TAKE 【HIGHLIGHT＊】	TOMOYA (NEXZ) - Beat-Boxer / HIGHLIGHT

Radio

Date(s)	Network	Title	Link
Jan. 2, 2026	NHK Radio 1	Ahnmika Teen-ager Club

Interviews

Date(s)	Outlet	Title	Link
Nov. 22, 2025	News1	토모야 "중2때 한국행 결심…JYP 캐스팅 처음엔 가짜인줄" [물 건너온 아이돌]①
		토모야 "JYP 교육생·'니지2' 1위, 정말 '열심히' 했어요"[물 건너온 아이돌]②
		넥스지 토모야 "JYP상? 뿌듯…롤모델은 박진영 PD님" [물 건너온 아이돌]③

Navigation

Discography
Korean	Mini albums	NALLINA HARD NALLINA Next Zeneration Eye to Eye Keep on Moving (Korean Ver.) Z Side_241008 • O-RLY? O-RLY? Simmer Want More? One More! Run With Me Slo-mo Z Side_250226 • Beat-Boxer Legacy Beat-Boxer I'm Him Co-Star Next To Me Z Side_250823
	Single albums	Ride the Vibe Ride the Vibe Starlight
	Digital singles	Miracle (Korean Ver.) • Keep on Moving (Korean Ver.)
Japanese	Extended plays	Ride the Vibe (Japanese Ver.) / Keep on Moving Ride the Vibe (Japanese Ver.) Keep on Moving Miracle Here & Now / Ride the Vibe (Japanese Ver.) (Inst.) Keep on Moving (Inst.) • One Bite One Bite BURNING BLACK Make it Better One Day O-RLY? (Japanese Ver.) Simmer (Japanese Ver.) One Bite (Inst.)
	Digital singles	Miracle
English	Digital singles	Beat-Boxer (English Ver.)
Unofficial		Unreleased songs • Covered songs