NI-KI

NI-KI Info

NI-KI Facts:

• Ni-ki is often known as the “4th Generation Dance Prodigy” and is regarded as one of the best dancers of his generation.
• Ni-ki contributed to the choreography of “Bite Me.”
• Ni-ki’s official nicknames (given by fans) are: ‘dance prodigy’, ‘legendary maknae’, ‘Nishimura-Manimura’, ‘Jjang-gu’ and ‘mandu’.
• His Korean nickname given by ENHYPEN members is “Nishimura Chulsoo”. (source)
• Ni-ki is ambidextrous. He can write with both hands.
• Ni-ki and Jay have the duo name “Brotherz” because they are close like brothers.
• Ni-ki (along with Jungwon) were selected as Enhypen’s representatives for the first ever Mix & Match collaboration by Studio Choom. (source)
• Ni-ki is the second male idol in the 4th generation of Kpop with the most streamed fancams, with a total of 9 fancams that has surpassed over 1 Million Views on YouTube (as of November 2022). Ni-ki also dominated 5 spots out of Top 10 Male Idol Fancams ranking released in 2021. (source)
• Ni-ki was mentioned by Modelpress as one of the 5 emerging Japanese kpop idols who are well known for their amazing facial expressions, they described him as someone who “used his whole body flexibly, and skillfully performed highly artistic expressions that set themselves apart from conventional pop idol images.” (source)
• His favorite superhero is Spider Man.
• Ni-ki’s movie of a lifetime is The Dark Knight. He enjoys Heath Ledger’s expressive skills as the Joker.
• His favorite animated character is Shin Jjangu, who he often draws.
• His favorite food is bungeoppang (fish-shaped pastry) and mandu (dumplings).
• His favorite dessert is ice cream.  His favorite flavor is vanilla ice cream.
• His favorite beverage is milk through a chocolate straw. 
• He really loves hot springs and wants to visit one again once he gets back to Japan.
• Ni-ki prefers warm strawberries.
• Pre-debut Ni-ki was once asked the question, “I would like to dance battle with you”, and he responded, “I don’t like battles. I think dance is not a competition but a connection.”
• Ni-ki loves the movie “Your Name” and watched it to get into vocal character and practice for his Japanese narrations for the Manifesto Day 1 album.
• Ni-ki was ranked #4 on TC Chandler’s The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2023
• Ni-ki was ranked #9 on TC Chandler’s The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2022
• Ni-ki was ranked #18 on TC Chandler’s The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2021
• Ni-ki was ranked #24 on TC Chandler’s The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2020
• Ni-ki was the Artist of the Month for Studio Choom for May 2024. His performance was the 5th most viewed AOTM with 1,745,633 views in the first 24 hours.
• Ni-ki was selected as the face of Digital Hollywood University (DHU) in a campaign that launched on March 18, 2025.
• Ni-ki was selected as the brand ambassador for Zone Energy, a Japanese energy drink brand, on May 12, 2025.