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Shotaro
쇼타로Osaki Shotaro (大﨑将太郎) (오사키 쇼타로)
The oldest member of RIIZE — a Japanese rapper and dancer who debuted in NCT in 2020 before re-debuting with the group in 2023.
- Age
- 25
- Nov 25, 2000
- Height
- 178 cm
- 5′10″
- MBTI
- ESFP
- self-reported
- Debut
- 2023
- with RIIZE
At a glance
Profile
- Stage name
- Shotaro (쇼타로)
- Birth name
- Osaki Shotaro (大﨑将太郎) (오사키 쇼타로)
- Position
- Rapper, Dancer
- Birthday
- November 25, 2000 (age 25)
- Zodiac sign
- Sagittarius
- Chinese zodiac
- Dragon
- Height
- 178 cm (5′10″)
- Weight
- 62 kg
- Blood type
- A
- MBTI
- ESFP
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Birthplace
- Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Representative emoji
- 🧋
10 facts
About Shotaro
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture and raised in Zama, Shotaro trained as a dancer at EXPG Studio in Tokyo, was scouted by SM Entertainment on social media in 2019 and moved to South Korea in 2020. He debuted that year as a member of NCT, left the group in 2023 and re-debuted with RIIZE.
- 01
Started dancing at the age of five, inspired by his mother, who is a dancer herself.
- 02
Trained at LDH’s EXPG Studio in Tokyo after deciding in middle school to make dance his career.
- 03
Worked as a backup dancer for Exile and Gackt and appeared as an extra in commercials, including for Pocari Sweat.
- 04
Ran a TikTok account dancing to NCT songs; an SM Entertainment scout spotted him on social media in 2019 and he moved to Korea the following year.
- 05
Was revealed alongside Sungchan in September 2020 as one of NCT’s 22nd and 23rd members, and took part in NCT U’s “Make a Wish (Birthday Song)”.
- 06
Performed a cover of Got7’s “Hard Carry” at the 2020 KBS Song Festival with Stray Kids’ Hyunjin, Astro’s Moonbin and The Boyz’s Juyeon.
- 07
Got his first solo magazine pictorial in the August 2021 issue of Vogue Korea.
- 08
Hosted the ten-episode show Welcome to NCT Universe with Sungchan, guiding the SM Rookies through NCT, from November 2022 to February 2023.
- 09
Became the face of MAC Cosmetics Japan in 2022.
- 10
Named Artist of the Month by Mnet’s Studio Choom in December 2024, releasing a performance video to Kanye West’s “Clique”.
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