Souma Nakanome｜中野目 崇真
Artist
Sound Art / Photograph / Tap Dance / Poet
Born May 13, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan

Born in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in 2000. At the age of three, he discovered tap dancing as a form of physical and musical expression. Since 2006, he has appeared on numerous television programs, and in 2012, he performed as a freestyle tap dancer at TEDxKids@Chiyoda. At the age of 13, he founded "Japanese Tapdance Practicemeeting," a community for junior tap dancers. At the age of 16, he traveled to the United States for the second time, and resumed his activities after returning to Japan. He starred in the short film "Bullying and Behavior," which depicts the struggles of bullying, based on his own experiences. After offering a dance to Gigeten of Akishino-dera Temple, he was appointed a tourism ambassador for Nara City. In 2020, he formed the music-focused group "Re:+α." In 2019, he witnessed an accident, which subsequently led to the development of multiple illnesses triggered by PTSD. He took a break from tap dancing to undergo treatment. On May 5, 2021, he released his third album, "Even Weather" In July, he released his album, which charted in the top 50 of the Bulgarian Apple Music World Music Albums chart. He will temporarily suspend his use of his real name in the first half of 2024, and will begin a project under a new name in the second half. In 2025, he established his private label, "Middle Field Eye Records. " He is currently continuing his activities while undergoing medical treatment. His albums under the names "Japanese Footsteps," "Reports of Oval," and "Somatic Imagined Landscape" include hir work. He is also active as a photographer and poet.

2000年,東京 池袋に生まれる. 3歳にタップダンスという身体表現/音楽表現と出逢う. 2006年より数々のテレビ番組に出演し,2012年にはフリースタイルタップダンサーとしてTEDxKids@Chiyodaにてパフォーマンスを披露する. 13歳よりジュニア層のタップダンサーが主体となるコミュニティ"JTP"を開設. 16歳に2度目の渡米を経て,帰国後より活動を再開する. 実体験も元となり「いじめの葛藤」を表現したショートフィルム‘Bullying and Behavior’の主演をつとめる. 秋篠寺伎芸天への舞踊奉納をきっかけに奈良市観光大使就任. 2020年,音楽を主軸とする"Re:+α"を結成. 2019年にある事故を目撃し,その後PTSDをきっかけに複数の病を発症. 治療してゆくため,タップの活動を休止することとなる. 2021年5月5日,3作目となるアルバム‘Even Weather’をリリースし,7月にはブルガリア Apple Music ワールドミュージック アルバム部門にてトップ50にチャートイン. 2024年上半期に本名の名義を一時休止し, 下半期より新名義によるプロジェクトを開始する. 2025年, プライベートレーベル"Middle Field Eye Records"を設立. 現在,療養をおこないながら活動を続けている. 名義は「Japanese Footsteps」「Reports of Oval」「Somatic Imagined Landscape」等. 写真家/詩家としても活動.