His social circle consists of directors and manga artists, not other idols. He is close friends with Attack on Titan illustrator Hajime Isayama. They meet weekly to play Go (the board game).
Unlike his former group mates, Sho has taken a lo-fi, acoustic route for his solo music. He plays , often posting covers of 70s Japanese folk rock. He cites Yosui Inoue and Kazumasa Oda as his major influences. Sho Nishino Uncensored
For fans in Tokyo, New York, or London, Nishino represents the ideal future of celebrity: authentic, quiet, and immensely talented. Whether he is chasing a villain through a rainy alleyway on screen or brewing tea in his 100-year-old farmhouse, Sho Nishino lives his life as a work of art. And we are all just living in it. His social circle consists of directors and manga