Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, and supported the reconstruction work in post-earthquake Tōhoku and Kumamoto. Naoki, took part in a few special lessons in some post-earthquake area, teaching dance move of Rising Sun, the song in support of the recovery after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, to children of those post-earthquake areas to cheer them up. Personal life Family Naoki has an older brother, and he calls his mother "funky" as she loves to sing and dance. Her love for music and dance has influenced Naoki to join the world of entertainment. Health On 25 January 2012, LDH announced that Naoki has been diagnosed with spinal canal stenosis, and he would limit his activity to undergo surgery and recovery. He returned to public eyes in April of the same year in Exile Tribe Live Tour 2012～Tower of Wish～. Hobby Naoki has a strong interest in traditional Japanese culture, especially the culture of the Japanese sword. He learned sword fighting from Ryōtarō Sugi in Ryōtarō Sugi's school for Acting before he joined his teacher in the TV drama Ishi Mondai Nashinosuke. He has been practicing sword fighting since then, and he took part in a few projects focusing on promoting the culture of Japanese Samurai and Japanese sword, including the Sword Cutting(辻斬り) musical he produced for drama × entertainment show Uzumasa Edo Sakaba in the same year in 2017, and his collaboration with EXPG Kyoto, The Samurai Sword Dance Performance.Although he dropped out of the Department of Philosophy of Hosei University, he continued his interest in philosophy and loved to read Socrates and Hippokrates in his spare time. Naoki is able to play the guitar and he gave a guitar performance in Sandaime J Soul Brothers Live Tout 2012 '0～Zero～. Participating groups Filmography ※His roles in bold''' are shown as his starring works Stage TV dramas Short film Internet dramas Films Advertisements Internet programmes Music Video Runways Works Produce Choreography Other Works References External links at LDH Japan at Exile Official Website at Sandaime J Soul Brothers Official Website Naoki Kobayashi Living people 1984 births People from Inzai Actors from Chiba Prefecture Japanese male dancers Japanese male actors LDH (company) artists