Get to Know Ni-ki ENHYPEN, the Idol Who Used to Be a Backup Dancer for SHINee - Earned the Nickname 'Little Michael Jackson'

Kapanlagi.com - Ni-ki ENHYPEN is an idol from Japan. "Ni-ki," chosen as his stage name, is derived from his real name, "Nishimura Riki," abbreviated. After spending eight months as a trainee, this idol successfully debuted with ENHYPEN after passing the I-LAND survival show.

With the mini album 'BORDER: DAY ONE' and the title track Given-Taken, he debuted on November 30, 2020, under BE: LIFT Lab as his agency. Besides being a dancer and rapper in ENHYPEN, Ni-ki can also play the piano, KLovers.

Ni-ki ENHYPEN once said that he wants to be someone who can touch everyone's hearts. Of course, the chances are high for this idol who is called 'Super Dancer' to achieve that. Now, for those of you who are curious about the youngest and talented member of ENHYPEN, please check out some facts from various sources below.

1. Ni-ki ENHYPEN, the Youngest Hardworking Member

Ni-ki ENHYPEN (Credit: Instagram/enhypen)

ENHYPEN has two members who can celebrate their birthdays together! They are Sunghoon and Ni-ki, who have sequential birth dates despite a three-year age difference. Among the seven ENHYPEN members, Ni-ki is the youngest as he was born on December 9, 2005.

That means Ni-ki is now just turning 16 years old. Nevertheless, he is not any less hardworking than the other members. Like the other members, before debuting with ENHYPEN, he was also one of the contestants on I-LAND.

Not only that, Ni-ki also underwent 8 months of training as a trainee. Ni-ki left I-LAND with a ranking of 4th thanks to 1,140,718 votes. Therefore, he successfully secured a spot to debut with ENHYPEN and has been shining ever since.

2. Ni-ki ENHYPEN, a Dancing Pro with the Nickname 'Little Michael Jackson'

Ni-ki ENHYPEN (Credit: Instagram/enhypen)

The life motto of Ni-ki ENHYPEN is "dance is life". So it's no wonder that his specialization is dancing, dancing, and dancing. Even at a very young age of 11, he became a backup dancer for Shinee. Ni-ki's dancing skills have been praised by BTS J-Hope, The8, Seventeen, and Big Hit choreographer Son Sungdeuk. Amazing, right?

That's why it's not surprising that Ni-ki is called the 'Little Michael Jackson'. His dancing skills are matched by his ability to memorize choreography in just 10 minutes, and that has been acknowledged by other members.

3. According to Ni-ki ENHYPEN, English is Harder Than Korean

Ni-ki ENHYPEN (Credit: Instagram/enhypen)

Ni-ki's struggle as a K-Pop idol group member cannot be underestimated when it comes to language. As someone from Japan, he had to practice Korean until he became fluent before debut. Now, in addition to continuously practicing to improve their performance, Ni-ki and the other members have added English lessons to their busy schedule.

This information was known from ENHYPEN's Youtube channel. Ni-ki emphasized the importance of learning English, not only for himself but also for all the members. This is necessary so that they can communicate with ENGENE more. However, he also admitted that English is actually more complicated than Korean and Japanese.

"I can speak Japanese and Korean, and now we're learning English, it's a bit confusing and complicated," said Ni-ki.

According to Ni-ki, this is due to the grammatical differences between Asian languages and English. Japanese and Korean can be said to be similar, which is why Ni-ki can understand their grammar quite easily when learning Korean.

4. Ni-ki ENHYPEN is the 'Ghost' in the Group Chat and the Member Who Likes to Prank the Most

Ni-ki ENHYPEN (Credit: Instagram/enhypen)

Unique facts about Ni-ki ENHYPEN, who is considered the 'ghost' in the group, were revealed through the game 'who's who?' that aired on the YouTube channel BuzzFeed Celeb. The first question was 'who is the fastest at memorizing choreography?'. At that time, the six ENHYPEN members pointed to Ni-ki. Not only in that question, Ni-ki also received six index fingers.

In the question 'who is the most frequent 'ghost' in the group chat?', Sunghoon immediately responded that it was a very easy question. After that, all the members pointed to Ni-ki, which means Ni-ki also admitted it by pointing to himself. When the members were arguing and making many statements about the 'ghost' in the group chat, Ni-ki just stayed silent and smiled.

As the youngest member, Ni-ki once again received six index fingers for the answer 'who likes to prank the most?'. At that time, Ni-ki was the only one who pointed to Sunghoon. Sunghoon seemed unhappy and said, 'Don't point at me, Niki! It's you!' and all the members laughed.

Those are some facts about Ni-ki ENHYPEN that might answer your curiosity. Despite being young, he is able to survive and shine in the K-Pop industry until now. It's understandable why ENGENEs love him even more.

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