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Ni-Ki

This article is about the Japanese singer born in 2005. For other people with this given name, see Niki (disambiguation).
In this Japanese name, the surname is Nishimura.

Nishimura Riki (Japanese: 西村 力/にしむら りき, Hepburn: Nishimura Riki, born 9 December 2005), known mononymously as Ni-Ki (Korean: 니키, Japanese: ニキ),[1] is a Japanese singer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Enhypen.

Ni-Ki
니키
Ni-Ki in June 2022
Born
Nishimura Riki

(2005-12-09) 9 December 2005 (age 19)
Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • dancer
Years active2014–present
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocal
Years active2020–present
LabelsBelift
Member ofEnhypen
Websitebeliftlab.com/enhypen
Korean name
Hangul니키
Revised RomanizationNiki
McCune–ReischauerNiki
Japanese name
Kanji西村 力
RomanizationNishimura Riki
Signature

Career

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2014–2019: Early life and pre-debut activities

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In 2014, Ni-Ki passed the Kento Mori [ja] commercial audition, and appeared in a commercial for Sony DVD players in the same year.[2][better source needed]

On July 25, 2015, Ni-Ki and his older sister Konon appeared as "Riki Jackson feat. Konon" in the Japanese TV show FNS 27hour TV.[3][better source needed]

In 2016, Ni-Ki appeared in The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face" Japanese music video. He appeared at a Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra concert and danced to "Paradise Has No Border". In the same year, he appeared in Legend Tokyo Chapter 5 as a dancer to 'Michael Jackson Legend Tribute' choreographed by Travis Payne. He also appeared on a Nichii Sharyo commercial using the name "Riki Jackson".[4][5][6]

In 2017, he appeared as a dancer at the 2017 Yumi Katsura Grand Collection. Later in the same year, he appeared as a child dancer in SHINee WORLD 2017 ~FIVE~ Special Edition. On March 11, Ni-Ki appeared in Yuzu's music video "タッタ".[7]

2020–present: Debut with Enhypen

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Main article: Enhypen

In 2019, 13-years-old Ni-Ki came to South Korea, and became a trainee under Belift. On June 26, 2020, he participated in the survival show I-Land, a reality competition series produced by Mnet and Belift Lab, a joint venture between CJ E&M and Hybe Corporation. He placed fourth in the final episode, securing his place in the final boy group. On November 30, 2020, Ni-Ki debuted as part of Enhypen with extended play (EP) Border: Day One.[8]

From March 30, 2021 to 29 March 2022, Ni-Ki served as a host on the radio program Enhypen's All Night Nippon X [ja].[9] In the same year, he appeared as a guest on &Team Gakuen.[10]

On May 14, 2023, he served as a special MC of KCON Japan 2023 with Ryujin of ITZY.[11][12]

Discography

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For Ni-Ki's works with Enhypen, see Enhypen discography.

Filmography

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For Ni-Ki's works with Enhypen, see Enhypen § Filmography.

Television shows

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Year TV Station Name Role Note Ref.
2015 Fuji Television Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!
FNS 27hour TV [13][better source needed]
2020 Mnet／tVN I-Land Contestant Finished in 4th place
2021 Nippon Television New Japan Boy and Nakai [14]
Legal consultation center with a queue [15]
2022 TBS Television To Masahiro Nakai's Friday Sumas [16][better source needed][17][better source needed]

Hosting

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 KCON Japan 2023 MC with Ryujin [11][12]

Radio presenting

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Year Name Role Radio Station Note
2021－2022 Enhypen's All Night Nippon X MC Nippon Broadcasting System [9][18]

Commercials

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Year Commercial Note
2014 Sony DVD player [2]
2016 Nichii Sharyo（Riki Jackson Ver） [6][better source needed]
2018 Pocari Sweat

Live Performance

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Year Title Artist Role Ref.
2016 Paradise Has No Border Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Guest [5]
Legend Tokyo Chapter.5 WORLD GUEST Piece: Michael Jackson LEGEND Tribute Travis Payne Dancer [19][better source needed]
2017 SHINee WORLD 2017 〜FIVE〜 Special Edition Shinee SHINee Kids

Videography

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Music video appearances

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Year Title Singer Role Note Ref.
2016 〈Can't Feel My Face〉 The Weeknd Dancer Japanese version MV [4]
2017 〈タッタ〉 Yuzu Dancer [20]

Awards and Nominations

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See also: List of awards and nominations received by Enhypen
Year Award
2020
  • 24th in TC Candler The 100 Most Handsome Face[21]
2021
  • 18th in TC Candler The 100 Most Handsome Face[22]
2022
  • 9th in TC Candler The 100 Most Handsome Face[23]
2023
  • 4th in TC Candler The 100 Most Handsome Face[24]
2024
  • 5th in TC Candler The 100 Most Handsome Face [25]

References

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  1. ^ Mnet I I-LAND2 (2020-06-23). "지원자 프로필 | 니키 (NI-KI)". X. Retrieved 2025-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Dance Station リキジャクソン×Kento Mori (in Japanese), 18 April 2016, archived from the original on 2022-09-12, retrieved 2021-08-10
  3. ^ NikittyVN Subteam (2021-01-31). [VIETSUB/ENG] RIKI JACKSON, CHỊ GÁI KONON VÀ MẸ TRÊN FNS 27H FUJI TV | NI-KI ENHYPEN PRE-DEBUT 2015. Retrieved 2025-01-07 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ a b "ザ・ウィークエンド、世界的ダンス・アーティストKENTO MORI監修・出演の「キャント・フィール・マイ・フェイス」日本版ＭＶ完成！ ハリセンボンが美女役を熱演| 海外ドラマ＆セレブニュース TVグルーヴ". www.tvgroove.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  5. ^ a b "ENHYPEN ニキとの思い出も！スカパラ谷中敦、SNSで応援メッセージ「背も高くなって…応援してます」". Kstyle. 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  6. ^ a b 2016/09/01 ニチイ車輌グループ CM リキジャクソン編 岡山！倉敷！TAX倉敷 ニチイ車輌 (in Japanese), 25 August 2016, archived from the original on 2023-07-01, retrieved 2021-08-11
  7. ^ "ENHYPEN ニキ「金スマ」に登場！ゆずのMVに当時11歳で出演…デビュー25周年を迎えた2人にお祝いメッセージ". ライブドアニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  8. ^ "Who are Enhypen? New K-pop group from BTS label Big Hit will release their first music this month". South China Morning Post. 2020-11-09. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  9. ^ a b "ENHYPEN『オールナイトニッポンX(クロス)』での1年を振り返る【まとめ記事】（ニッポン放送）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  10. ^ &TEAM OFFICIAL [@andTEAMofficial] (2022-11-19). "&TEAM初の冠番組『&TEAM学園』 3話は来週土曜日放送📢" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2023-07-01 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ a b "뉴스 : 네이버 엔터['M Countdown' KCON Japan, into the heat]". m.entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  12. ^ a b "NiziUアヤカ・LE SSERAFIMカズハら「KCON 2023 JAPAN」SHOWのMC決定 Kep1er・STAYCらのコラボレーションステージも - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  13. ^ NikittyVN Subteam (2021-01-31). [VIETSUB/ENG] RIKI JACKSON, CHỊ GÁI KONON VÀ MẸ TRÊN FNS 27H FUJI TV | NI-KI ENHYPEN PRE-DEBUT 2015. Retrieved 2025-01-01 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ "ENHYPEN ニキ、中居正広から心のこもったアドバイスも！「新・日本男児と中居」出演が話題". Kstyle (in Japanese). 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  15. ^ "ENHYPEN ニキ、日本テレビ「行列のできる法律相談所」出演が話題…フワちゃんとの共通点も！？". Kstyle (in Japanese). 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  16. ^ 祝25周年! ゆず★超貴重映像＆音源発掘!! 思い出の｢ゆず歌｣ランキング『金スマ』4/8(金)【TBS】 (in Japanese), 4 April 2022, archived from the original on 2022-09-05, retrieved 2022-09-05
  17. ^ nao (2021-02-06). ENHYPEN【NI-KI】新・日本男児と中居はNI-KIジャクソン？. Retrieved 2025-01-01 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "韓国発グローバルアイドルグループENHYPEN3月29日開始のニッポン放送『オールナイトニッポンX（クロス）』にて海外アーティスト初となるレギュラーパーソナリティに決定！". 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  19. ^ Legend Tokyo (2016-09-22). Legend Tokyo Chapter.5 WORLD GUEST Piece | Travis Payne | title "Michael Jackson LEGEND Tribute". Retrieved 2025-01-02 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ yuzuofficial (2017-03-30). ゆず「タッタ」. Retrieved 2025-01-01 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ TC Candler (2020-12-27), The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2020, retrieved 2024-12-31
  22. ^ TC Candler (2021-12-27), The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2021, retrieved 2024-12-31
  23. ^ TC Candler (2022-12-27), The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2022, retrieved 2024-12-31
  24. ^ TC Candler (2023-12-27), The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2023, retrieved 2024-12-31
  25. ^ TC Candler (2024-12-27), The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2024, retrieved 2024-12-31
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