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Ni-Ki
Ni-Ki in June 2022
Born	Nishimura Riki (2005-12-09) 9 December 2005 (age 19) Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Occupations	Singer dancer
Years active	2014–present
Musical career
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2020–present
Labels	Belift
Member of	Enhypen
Musical artist
Korean name
Hangul	니키
Revised Romanization	Niki
McCune–Reischauer	Niki
Japanese name
Kanji	西村 力
Romanization	Nishimura Riki
Signature

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

Career

2014–2019: Early life and pre-debut activities

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

On July 25, 2015, Ni-Ki appeared as "Riki Jackson" in the Japanese TV show FNS 27hour TV.

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".

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".

2020–present: Debut with Enhypen

In 2019, 13-year-old Ni-Ki became a trainee under Belift in South Korea. He competed in the survival show I-Land in 2020, placing fourth and earning a spot in Enhypen. On November 30, 2020, he debuted as a member of Enhypen with the release of their first extended play (EP) Border: Day One. In 2022, he appeared as a guest on &Team Gakuen. On May 14, 2023, he served as a special MC of KCON Japan 2023 with Ryujin of ITZY.

Discography

Filmography

Television shows

Hosting

Radio presenting

Commercials

Live Performance

Videography

Music video appearances

Awards and Nominations

References

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2. ^ 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. ^ "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.
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6. ^ 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
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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. &TEAM OFFICIAL (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.
10. ^ "뉴스 : 네이버 엔터['M Countdown' KCON Japan, into the heat]". m.entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
11. ^ "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.
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13. "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.
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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.

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• 2005 births
• Living people
• Enhypen members
• Japanese-language singers of South Korea
• Japanese dancers
• Reality show winners
• Hybe Corporation artists