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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[]

  • Wind and Sea X FCMM (2022)
  • Round a' Round (2022)[6]
  • MAC Cosmetics Japan (2022)[7]

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[]

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