Shotaro (Korean: 쇼타로; Japanese: ショウタロウ) is a Japanese rapper under SM Entertainment. He is a member of the boy group RIIZE and a former member of the boy group NCT and its sub-unit NCT U.
Career
2020: Debut with NCT and NCT U
On September 21, 2020, it was revealed that Shotaro, along with Sungchan, will be debuting in NCT with the album NCT Resonance Pt. 1.[2] He was officially introduced in the V Live broadcast on September 23.[3]
On October 12, he made his official debut under the sub-unit NCT U, as a part of the NCT's 2020 project NCT Resonance Pt. 1, with the song "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)".
2023: Departure from NCT and debut with RIIZE
On May 24, SM announced that Shotaro would be officially leaving NCT in order to join the agency's upcoming new boy group scheduled to debut within 2023.[4] On August 1, 2023, Shotaro was officially introduced as a member of RIIZE.[5]
They debuted on September 4, 2023 with their first single album "Get A Guitar".
Personal life
Education
He studied economics in university.[citation needed]
Filmography
Variety shows
- Welcome to NCT Universe (NTV, Hulu, 2022)
Endorsements
Trivia
- He was one of the four members of NCT who was not a part of SMROOKIES before the group's debut.
- He is an EXPG Tokyo graduate.[8]
Gallery
- Main article: Shotaro/Gallery
References
- ↑ 晴耕雨読LIFE: NCT しょうたろうの出身は座間？身長や年齢は？経歴などプロフィールまとめ！
- ↑ (KR) SM 측 "NCT 2020 10월 12일 첫 정규앨범 발매, 멤버 23인 확정"(공식)
- ↑ Soompi: NCT Introduces New Members Shotaro And Sungchan, Revealing Their Personalities, Interests, And More
- ↑ SM Entertainment on Twitter (May 24, 2023 tweet)
- ↑ (KR) Osen: '윤상 아들 포함' SM 新 보이그룹 라이즈, 7인 멤버 공개[공식]
- ↑ @_shotaroo_ on Instagram (August 2, 2022)
- ↑ @_shotaroo_ on Instagram (September 9, 2022) #MACXSHOTARO
- ↑ EXPG Diary Vol.59 Page 13
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