Maki (&TEAM)

For other people known as 'Maki', see Maki.

Maki
Concept photo for "Go in Blind"
Background
Other name(s)	Wan Wan (nickname) Maki Maki (nickname)
Birth name	Hirota Riki (宏田 力) (Japanese) Riki Maus (German)
Birth date	February 17, 2006 (2006-02-17)
Birth place	Tokyo, Japan
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Blood type	O
Career
Occupation	Singer
Group debut	December 7, 2022
Years active	2022–present
Agency	YX LABELS (2022–present) B-PRO (formerly)
Associations	&TEAM &AUDITION - The Howling -
Related Wikis
&TEAM Wiki • J-Pop Wiki

Maki (Korean: 마키; Japanese: マキ) is a Japanese-German singer and actor under YX LABELS. He is the maknae of the boy group &TEAM.

He is also best known for participating in the reality survival show &AUDITION - The Howling -.

Career

2022: &AUDITION - The Howling -, &TEAM

On June 4, 2022, Maki was introduced as a participant in the HYBE Labels Japan's upcoming survival show &AUDITION - The Howling -. In the final episode, which was aired on September 3, he was announced as one of the contestants who will be debuting in the winning group &TEAM. They debuted on December 7, 2022 with the mini album First Howling : ME.

Filmography

Dramas

• Dr. Chocolate (Dr.チョコレート) (NTV, 2023) - as Curtis

Survival shows

• &AUDITION - The Howling - (Hulu, 2022) - contestant

Theatre

• Bracken Moor ~Arechi no Borei~ (ブラッケン・ムーア～荒地の亡霊～) (2019) - as Edgar Pritchard

Musical

• Robinson Robinson (ロビンソン・ロビンソン)
• On Your Feet! (オン・ユア・フィート！) (2018) - as Naibu and Young Emilio
• A little lady Grace (小さな貴婦人) (2021)

Trivia

• His MBTI personality type is ESTJ.
• He is half German-American (father) and half Japanese (mother).
• He is close friends with ZEROBASEONE's Matthew since they trained together under HYBE.
• His favorite food is the katsudon that his mother makes.
• He is multilingual, and can speak Japanese, German, Korean and English.
• His favorite song is "SHOUT OUT" by ENHYPEN.
• In his bucket list it is: Skydiving.

Gallery

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