SB19 and Kento Nakajima Release a New Version of GENTO
SB19 releases a new version of GENTO featuring Kento Nakajima today, October 30, on digital streaming platforms. The group confirmed the date on X on October 28 with a short “Save the date” post.
It started over yakiniku
In mid-August, SB19 posted a photo of Pablo, Stell, Ken, Justin and Josh at a yakiniku meal with Nakajima. The caption said something might be in the works. Fans filled the replies under #SB19_KENTO and asked what it meant. Nothing had been announced.
Tokyo came first
On August 15, Nakajima joined SB19 on the Pacific Stage at Summer Sonic 2026 in Tokyo. He performed GENTO with the group and delivered a Japanese verse. The set also included a new dance break. SB19 had played the festival’s Massive Stage in Osaka the day before.
Nakajima said he wrote part of the lyrics for the track. Adding words to a song that matters this much to SB19 felt like pressure, he said. The members told him, “Just be yourself, as always.”
GENTO already has a guest list
GENTO came out in 2023. ATEEZ, ENHYPEN and Sandara Park have all posted their own takes on its dance challenge. That same year, SB19 performed it with &TEAM at the Asia Artist Awards. Nakajima’s verse adds a Japanese voice to a song that has already been shared across several fandoms.
It also fits the group’s year in Japan. SB19 made its Summer Sonic debut in Osaka and Tokyo, appeared on NTV’s DayDay on August 13, and released Toyfriend with the Japanese group BE:FIRST earlier this year.
Who Nakajima is
Nakajima is a half-Japanese, half-Filipino singer, actor and television personality, known to fans as Kenty. He began in the idol group B.I. Shadow and later joined timelesz (formerly Sexy Zone), while also working on solo music and acting.
The Tokyo set is still streaming
SB19’s full August 15 Summer Sonic set has been on WOWOW On Demand since October 25. It stays available for 30 days.
