Keita (Korean: 케이타; Japanese: ケイタ) is a Japanese rapper and singer-songwriter under Rain Company. He is a member of the boy group Ciipher and the leader of the project boy group EVNNE.
He is best known for being a contestant on the reality survival shows YG Treasure Box and Boys Planet.
Career[]
2018–2019: YG Treasure Box[]
In November 2018, Keita was introduced as a contestant in the reality show YG Treasure Box in Group J.[2] Unfortunately, he was eliminated in the second to last episode, which aired on January 11, 2019.[3]
2020: Debut with Ciipher[]
On December 10, 2020, he was revealed as a member of the boy group Ciipher, scheduled to debut in early 2021.[4][5] His profile picture was released on December 28.[6] The group debuted on March 15, 2021 with their first mini album I Like You.
2022–2023: Boys Planet, "Metronome", debut with EVNNE[]
On December 29, 2022, Keita was announced as a contestant for the survival show Boys Planet, which premiered on February 2, 2023.[7] He ranked 12th place overall in the finale episode, thus being unable to debut with ZEROBASEONE.[8]
On May 6, 2023, rapper pH-1 announced that he will be collaborating with Keita in an upcoming release.[9] On July 2, it was announced that they will be releasing the digital single "Metronome" on July 5.[10]
On August 3, 2023, Keita was announced as a member of Boys Planet's byproduct group EVNNE (then known as BLIT).[11] They made their debut on September 19, 2023 with the mini album Target: Me.
Discography[]
Collaborations[]
Features[]
OSTs[]
- "My Military Valentine OST Part.1" ("Mirroring" with Kim Min Seok & Hyunbin) (2024)
Participation releases[]
- "Here I Am" (with contestants of Boys Planet) (2023)
- Boys Planet - Artist Battle ("Switch" as part of Gguggugi) (2023)
- "Boys Planet - Final TOP9 Battle" ("Hot Summer", "Not Alone" with finalists of Boys Planet) (2023)
Producing and writing credits[]
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[12]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||
| Rain | "Come Over" | Pieces by Rain | Writing |
| Ciipher | "Solo" | I Like You | |
| "I Like You (An Ggulyeo)" | |||
| "Give Me Love" | Writing Composing Arranging | ||
| "Fire" | |||
| "Fall In Love" | Writing | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Ciipher | "Fame" | The Code | Writing |
| "Slam The Door" | |||
| "On A Highway" | |||
| "Stay" | |||
| 2023 | |||
| EVNNE | "Even More" | Target: Me | Writing |
| 2024 | |||
| EVNNE | "Syrup" | Un: Seen | Writing |
| "Chase" | |||
| "Festa" | Writing Composing | ||
| "XO" | Ride or Die | Writing | |
| "2X (2배속)" | |||
Fanmeetings[]
Japan fanmeetings[]
- Keita First Fanmeeting in Japan [Welcome to my Room] (2023)[13]
Filmography[]
Reality shows[]
- YG Treasure Box (JTBC, 2018-2019) - contestant
- Boys Planet (Mnet, 2023) - contestant
Trivia[]
- During YG Treasure Box, he had the most training time in Team J, hence why he was considered as the leader of the team.[14]
- His favorite color is blue.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Keita/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 カンテレNEWS:【密着】K-popアイドルを目指す15歳 ダンスに語学・食事制限まで 突き付けられる厳しい現実 目指すは韓国から世界へ【関西テレビ・newsランナー】
- ↑ Soompi: Update: “YG Treasure Box” Completes Lineup With 7 Japanese Trainees
- ↑ Soompi: Watch: “YG Treasure Box” Features Eliminations Ahead Of Final Round + Trainees Perform BTS, EXO, Wanna One, And iKON’s Hits
- ↑ Soompi: Rain Reveals Rain Company’s First Boy Group Ciipher
- ↑ YouTube: (EN/JP/TH) 정지훈 숨겨왔던 아들 공개합니다
- ↑ Ciipher on Instagram (December 28, 2020)
- ↑ @_mnetboysplanet on Twitter (December 29, 2022)
- ↑ Boys Planet: Episodes 1-12
- ↑ Allkpop: pH-1 announces he and 'Boys Planet' contestant Keita of Ciipher will be releasing new song
- ↑ @H1GHRMUSIC on Twitter (July 1, 2023)
- ↑ Soompi: 7 “Boys Planet” Contestants Confirmed To Debut As New Boy Group BLIT
- ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search Z9999900 under Writers & Publishers)
- ↑ @offclKeita_jp on Twitter (July 6, 2023)
- ↑ YG Treasure Box: Episodes 1-9
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