Hokuto Matsumura

, is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a member of the idol group SixTONES. Background Matsumura was born in Shizuoka and has one older brother who is 3 years his senior. He holds a black belt in Karate and has also won some tournaments. His best achievements include ranking 2nd in the prefectural tournament and qualifying for the national tournament. He quit Karate in 2009 to focus on his entertainment career. He was motivated to send in his application to the talent agency Johnny & Associates by his admiration toward Tomohisa Yamashita after watching the drama Kurosagi. Career Matsumura joined the talent agency Johnny & Associates in 2009 and soon made a CD debut as a part of the temporary units Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow and NYC boys.