Ni-ki "Almighty Maknae" from Japan by ENHYPEN, excels at I-LAND

Ni-ki is a young male idol from Japan, he holds the main dance position in the b.oy group ENHYPEN. Exposed to music and dance since childhood, Ni-ki has proven his outstanding talent at the survival show I-LAND.

In addition to outstanding activities with the b.oy group Belift Lab, Ni-ki also left her own mark in the process of making art. At the same time, the male singer also showed the potential to become a new generation of Kpop "dance machines".

Ni-ki, whose full name is Nishimura Riki, was born in 2005 in Okayama Prefecture, Japan in a family of four. It is known that the male singer was originally a "son of the family" when his parents were both professional dancers, owning his own studio.

That's why from an early age, the young man had the opportunity to be exposed to dances. At the age of three, Ni-ki watched a video of the performance of the "king of pop" Michael Jackson. Since then, he began to cherish his passion for becoming a famous star.

When she was eleven years old, Ni-ki had the opportunity to appear on the Tokyo Dome as a backup dancer for the idol group SHINee during the "SHINee World 2017" performance.

During this time, the young man was also inspired to become an idol by his senior Key (SHINee). In 2019, Ni-ki officially set foot in Korea to find an opportunity to realize her dream.

After excelling as an intern at Belift Lab, a joint venture between HYPE and CJ Entertainment, Ni-ki was quickly seen as a promising factor. Accordingly, the male singer often ranks first in each dance skill assessment.

With more than eight months of relentless training at Belift Lab, Ni-ki has honed all the skills needed to compete with 22 other contestants in the well-invested survival program called I-LAND.

Ni-ki impressed the judges with a video of imitating Michael Jackson dancing as a c.hild. His eyes and dancing ability also help the young man score points with everyone.

In episode one, Ni-ki and the other contestants underwent an entrance skills assessment by performing solo or pairing up with two to three people. After that, they must vote for themselves to choose worthy elements of the I-Land squad, which has a high chance of debuting.

Accordingly, Ni-ki and two other foreign contestants performed the song Jopping by SuperM seniors. The Japanese male singer is one of the factors that the judges have high expectations for.

Although the time to become a trainee is not long, Ni-ki has succeeded in proving her strength. At the e.nd of the first performance, he received many compliments from the judges for his body and keeping a good balance in each dance step.

Besides, Ni-ki excellently won 90.9% of the votes from other trainees to go straight to I-Land.

Throughout the process of participating in I-LAND, Ni-ki always expressed her desire to express herself through the stage in each round of the competition. At the same time, he also scored points in the eyes of the audience thanks to the spirit of supporting his teammates.

At the final round held in September 2020, Ni-ki officially entered his name in the debut lineup of the new b.oy group Belift Lab when he ranked fourth with more than one million votes from the global audience.

The b.oy band Belift Lab called ENHYPEN owns seven talented members who came out of the survival program I-LAND, including Heesung, Sunoo, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Jungwon, and Ni-ki.

After I-LAND ended, the ENHYPEN boys officially released two introductory videos including Choose-Chosen, Dusk-Dawn. Different from the usual youthful and bright appearance, Ni-ki has shown a new and mysterious side.

The management company has announced that the position that the youngest brother of the ENHYPEN family will take on includes the main dancer and rapper. With the talent shown during the competition, Ni-ki is expected by fans to be a new generation "jumping machine".

Living up to fans' expectations, the Given-Taken MV reached 9.3 million views in just 24 hours, and sold more than 229 thousand albums on the first day. This helps Ni-ki and the b.oy group Belift Lab become potential newcomers of Kpop. The young Ni-ki quickly gained attention when he showed his skillful dancing skills on stage.

Despite taking on the main dance position, Ni-ki also had to admit that it took a lot of effort to complete the Drunk-Dazed performance on stage because the choreography this time was three times more difficult than Given-Taken.

In early July 2021, ENHYPEN officially "attacked" the market in the land of cherry blossoms with the single BORDER: Hakanai. As the only Japanese member of the group, Ni-ki often represents to answer interviews or interpret for seniors at many events.

Ni-ki said that the fact that he and ENHYPEN received love from Japanese fans surprised him, and affirmed that he would make more efforts to bring excellent performances to the audience.

According to data collected from Google, Twitter and many other polls on social networks, the youngest Ni-ki is the most popular member of ENHYPEN in Phu Tang.

Ni-ki is often on the list of fourth-generation male idols with good dancing skills, possessing an impressive height also helps him always stand out from the crowd. This is an advantage when Ni-ki and ENHYPEN do fashion photo shoots.

Although the youngest of the Belift Lab b.oy group, Ni-ki has honed her diverse expressive abilities and professional, masculine poses through every corner of the photo.

In addition, ENHYPEN has also appeared on the covers of major magazines such as ELLE Japan, Dazed Korea, W Korea or Seventeen. The charisma of the youngest brother Ni-ki is not inferior when compared to the seniors in the group.

In particular, Ni-ki is also famous for her ability to use language flexibly. In addition to speaking Japanese fluently, Ni-ki also knows Korean, English, and is often the main spokesperson when the group works abroad. In addition to promoting promotional activities with the b.oy group Belift Lab, Ni-ki also constantly builds an image and shapes an increasingly diverse and new personal style every time she appears in public.

Typically, it must be mentioned Ni-ki's hosting ability when he was the MC for KCON Japan. Although he is only eighteen years old, the male idol has quickly handled stage situations and interacted well with his colleague Ryujin (ITZY). Looking at the journey of artistic activities from the early days of participating in I-LAND to enrolling in ENHYPEN, Ni-ki has refined her stage skills significantly and become a promising young artist.

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