So Matsushima

So Matsushima
松島聡
Born (1997-11-27) November 27, 1997
Shizuoka, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2011–present
Member oftimelesz

So Matsushima (松島聡, Matsushima Sou, born November 27, 1997[1]) is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, artist, and member of the group timelesz (formerly known as Sexy Zone[2]). He is from the city of Shimada in Shizuoka prefecture.[3][4]

Career

Matsushima entered Johnny & Associates in February 2011, at the age of 13, after being inspired to join the entertainment world by idol group Hey! Say! JUMP, also belonging to Johnny's.[5]

He was selected to join the group Sexy Zone, and on September 29, 2011, their CD debut was announced to take place in November of that year.[6]

In May 2014, Matsushima was placed into a sub-unit named "Sexy Matsu", together with Juniors Kaito Matsukura and Genta Matsuda. The name was chosen due to the shared occurrence of the character 松 (Matsu) in the trio's family names.[7] In March, 2025, Sexy Matsu reunited after 10 years for the program "Ano koro kara watashitachi wa".[8][9]

When Kento Nakajima left on March 31, 2024, Sexy Zone ceased activities. On April 1, the next day, Matsushima, Fuma Kikuchi and Shori Sato continued under the name "timelesz",[2] which officially started as a group of eight in 2025, after including the five members selected through auditions in the so–called "timelesz project".[10]

Theater

In February 2022, it was announced that he would star in the play "Kodomo no Issei" in April of the same year, replacing Hey! Say! JUMP's Hikaru Yaotome who withdrew due to sudden hearing loss.[11][12]

Television

In 2022, he appeared on Nippon Television's The! Tetsuwan! DASH!!, becoming a weekly cast member in 2024.[13][14]

Radio

He occasionally presents the radio show timelesz no Qrzone (previously Sexy Zone no Qrzone).[15]

Tourism promoter

As a Shizuoka native, in the autumn of 2022 Matsushima became a travel ambassador for the prefecture in a campaign to encourage tourism.[4]

Art

Due to his artistic skill, Matsushima was in charge of designing the charity T-shirt for 24 Hour Television and also designed Sexy Zone's mascot, the Sekubear (a portmanteau of Sexy Bear). He also designed sneakers for Takahisa Masuda of the group NEWS, for their tour NEWS LIVE 2022 ONGAKU (音楽).[16]

In 2023, he prepared an art exhibition titled Ko-ten at Omotesando Hills Space O from September 27 until October 15.[17] The works consisted of installation pieces, many using mannequins to represent his experiences and feelings.[18] In May 2024 he released a book containing images of the artworks.[19]

Clothing design

In October 2023, he has collaborated twice with the brand Peach John to produce a collection of unisex loungewear featuring motifs related to his dog, Bisu.[20]

SNS

He opened an official Instagram account on January 9, 2024[21][22] and maintains a paid blog titled SO GOOD DAY via the agency's Family Club Web.[23][1]

Personal life

He is known affectionately by fans and colleagues as So-chan.[24]

He is a fan of the Harry Potter series, and once queued for 6 hours to get an autograph from Tom Felton,[25] who played Draco Malfoy in the films series. In 2025, he appeared alongside Felton at the opening event for the Harry Potter Shop in Harajuku in Tokyo,[26] the first flagship Harry Potter Shop in Japan.[27]

Health

On November 28, 2018, he announced that he would take a hiatus from activities to recover from idiopathic panic disorder.[28] On August 12, 2020, he announced that he would return.[29]

Family

He has made reference to being raised for at least some portion of his life in a single father household,[30] with an older sister 8 years his senior.[5]

In 2019, during his hiatus, he acquired a pet French Bulldog known as "Bisu", short for "Biscuit" (Bisuketto).[31]

Filmography

Television

Dramas

Year Title Role Role type Notes Ref(s)
2017 Yonimo Kimyouna Monogatari Kanta Lead Autumn Special. Drama debut [32]
Wagahai no Heya De Aru Textbook Guest Voice [33]
2018 Zero - Episode Zero Keisuke Support [34]
2021 Kotaro wa Hitorigurashi Tasuku Iwanaga Guest Eps. 8–10 [35]
Waiting at the Big Bathroom Wall poster model Uncredited Ep. 5 [36]
2022 Kioku Sosa: Shinjuku Higashisho Jiken File Takumi Yojo Support role Special 2; Season 3 [37]
2023 Kaettekitazoyo! Kotaro wa Hitorigurashi Tasuku Iwanaga Season 2 [38]
Beni Sasu Life Kazuma Hojo [39]
2025 Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking Akira Sengoku Lead [40]
2026 Sounds of Winter Ryosuke Tabata Guest Ep. 6 [41]
First Cry: Boshi Kyumei Kyukyu Han Kaito Nagasaka Support [42]

Programs

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2024 timelesz project -AUDITION- Himself Timelesz's new member auditions [43]
2026 The World's Astonishing News! Co-host with Shōfukutei Tsurube II
World news with drama recreations		 [44]

References

  1. 1 2 "プロフィール｜STARTO ENTERTAINMENT". プロフィール｜STARTO ENTERTAINMENT (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  2. 1 2 "Sexy Zone、新グループ名は「timelesz」 由来明かす「Sexy Zoneの思いを継承していきたい」". ORICON NEWS. 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  3. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡「パニック障害」から一定の回復で活動再開へ 静岡・島田市出身...県民ファンも歓喜". LOOK 静岡朝日テレビ (in Japanese). 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  4. 1 2 "静岡出身のセクゾ松島、聡だけに「そうなんだ！」と思う静岡の魅力をPR（コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  5. 1 2 "Ｓｅｘｙ Ｚｏｎｅ松島聡を支えたジャニー喜多川さんの言葉「自由に、自分らしく表現したらいい」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  6. ↑ "セクシーさ売りにジャニーズに新ユニット - 音楽ニュース". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  7. ↑ "Sexy Zone に弟分ユニット誕生 - 音楽ニュース". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  8. ↑ "timelesz松島聡、Travis Japan松田元太・松倉海斗が「あの頃からわたしたちは」で同窓会 "青春だった"あの頃、言えなかった想いとは？". NTV Anokoro official site (in Japanese). 2 March 2025. Archived from the original on 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "timelesz松島聡&Travis; Japan松田元太・松倉海斗が同窓会 同じグループで活動した10年前を回想". Oricon (in Japanese). 2 March 2025. Archived from the original on 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Timelesz Project". Timelesz Project (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 December 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡、主役交代の八乙女光からの助言に感謝「一緒になって悩んでいこう」". ORICON NEWS. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  12. ↑ "突発性難聴で主演舞台降板のJUMP八乙女の代役にセクゾ松島聡 自身もパニック障害で休養経験：中日スポーツ・東京中日スポーツ". 中日スポーツ・東京中日スポーツ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  13. ↑ "「DASHバーガー」究極のバンズづくりがスタート 松島聡がバンズづくりにのめり込む". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  14. ↑ "timelesz松島聡「鉄腕DASH」休憩時間の過ごし方明かす「太一さんとかと一緒に」 番組に対する意気込みも - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  15. ↑ "『timeleszのQrzone』スペシャルウィークの2月3日、10日の放送は佐藤勝利、菊池風磨、松島聡の3人が集結！". Radiko (in Japanese). 27 January 2025. Archived from the original on 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡"初出し情報"NEWS増田貴久のライブ衣装をデザイン 経緯も説明 - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  17. ↑ "松島聡 コ。展". 松島聡 コ。展 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  18. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡の個展「松島聡 コ。展」表参道ヒルズで、マネキンをモチーフにした作品等を展示". www.fashion-press.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 11 June 2026. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  19. ↑ "松島聡 コ。展". 松島聡 コ。展 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡、プロデュースのルームウェア第2弾が発売 愛犬にちなんだ刺しゅうがポイントに". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  21. ↑ "Sexy Zone菊池風磨・佐藤勝利・松島聡、個人インスタ開設 初投稿から個性発揮 - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  22. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡、なにわ男子・大橋和也とのライブ配信熱望「松島聡は1人でインスタライブやっちゃいけないタイプの人間」". Model Press (in Japanese). 21 March 2024. Archived from the original on 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡、なにわ男子・大橋和也とのライブ配信熱望「松島聡は1人でインスタライブやっちゃいけないタイプの人間」 - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  24. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡：「赤シャツ」で舞台初出演「貴重な機会に感謝」 主演・ジャニーズWEST桐山照史の弟役 「聡ちゃん」トレンド2位". MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ） (in Japanese). 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  25. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡、ハリポタ愛熱弁! マルフォイ役俳優との思い出も「号泣しちゃって」". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  26. ↑ "timelesz松島聡、寺西拓人からトム・フェルトンへの伝言も…「嫉妬しちゃうかも」". オリコンニュース（ORICON NEWS）. 2025-08-13. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
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  28. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡が突発性パニック障害の治療で休養 当面活動休止". ライブドアニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  29. ↑ "Johnny's net". 2020-08-12. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  30. ↑ Matsushima, So. "【5月5日】こどもの日、おめでとうございます。". Instagram. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  31. ↑ "（私のThe Best!）つらい時、癒やしてくれた アイドル・松島聡さん：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  32. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡「世にも奇妙な物語」でドラマ初出演にして初主演 愛される「聡ちゃん」トレンド入りの反響 - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  33. ↑ "吾輩の部屋である". 日本テレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  34. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡が手越祐也主演のHulu『エピソードZERO 城山小太郎編』に出演". TV LIFE web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  35. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡：「コタローは1人暮らし」で連ドラ初挑戦 復帰後初ドラマに「喜びが押し寄せてきました」". MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ） (in Japanese). 2021-05-29. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  36. ↑ "DK風呂場の予告。聡ちゃん僕街diaryで登場♡". Matsushima Sou ga sukisugite ~ timelesz ōen Non burogu ~ (松島聡がスキすぎて～timelesz応援Nonブログ～) (in Japanese). 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  37. ↑ "ドラマ「記憶捜査」新シーズン決定、Sexy Zone松島聡がレギュラーキャストに（コメントあり）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  38. ↑ "山本舞香・Sexy Zone松島聡ら「コタローは1人暮らし」続編に続投決定 白洲迅が新キャラで登場 - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  39. ↑ "Sexy Zone松島聡がドラマ「紅さすライフ」出演、大西流星＆井桁弘恵と三角関係に（コメントあり / 動画あり）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  40. ↑ "Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking Manga Gets Live-Action Series in October". Anime News Network. 2025-09-05. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  41. ↑ "timelesz松島聡、『冬のなんかさ、春のなんかね』出演 杉咲花演じる主人公の"すごく好きだった人"役「なんだか詩の中で生きていたような感覚」". Oricon (in Japanese). 11 February 2026. Archived from the original on 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  42. ↑ "timelesz松島聡、"天性の巻き込まれ体質"専攻医役で医療ドラマ初挑戦 比嘉愛未と初共演も「親近感」【ファーストクライ 母子救命救急班】". Model Press (in Japanese). 3 June 2026. Archived from the original on 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  43. ↑ "timelesz's New Member Auditions to Stream Exclusively on Netflix". tokyohive. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  44. ↑ "「仰天ニュース」かつての中居正広の席にSTARTOアイドル　鶴瓶と「いいコンビ」視聴者好反応". Sponichi (in Japanese). 3 February 2026. Archived from the original on 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
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