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Yamashita Tomohisa is a member of the Johnny's Jimusho group NEWS. After his highly successful venture with KAT-TUN's Kamenashi Kazuya, in their group "Shuuji To Akira" (to promote the drama that they had starred in together, "Nobuta wo Produce"), Johnny decided to cut Yamashita lose the next year for an attempt at a solo act.

Yamashita's nickname is "Yamapi" (a combination of "Yamashita" and "Pink"). This nickname was given to him by his Johnny's mentor Takizawa Hideki (Tackey of Tackey and Tsubasa), because when he first joined Johnny's Jimusho, Tackey thought he was very feminine looking.