Niki

Niki Profile

• Birth Name: Nishimura Riki (西村リキ)
• Korean Name: 니키 (Niki)
• Stage Name: Niki
• Nationality: Japanese
• Date of Birth: 2005.12.09
• Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
• Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
• Height: 177cm (5’8”)
• Weight: N/A
• Blood Type: B
• Personal Social Media: N/A

Niki Facts & TMI

• Niki was born in Okayama, Japan.
• His family consists of his mother, father, an older sister (born 2004), and a younger sister.
• Niki participated in SHINee’s Japan concerts as one of little SHINee(s) as well as became their backup dancer.
• He is not fluent in Korean, but he keeps trying to use Korean in daily conversation. He is one of the best Korean speakers among I-LAND’s foreign contestants.
• Niki has been trained for 8 months.
• His final rank in I-LAND is 4th.
• He debuted as a member of ENHYPEN on November 30, 2020.
• Niki is the youngest in the group (maknae).
• Many viewers predict that Niki will be ENHYPEN’s main dancer because of his acknowledged dance skill.
• During I-LAND, he was known as one of the best dancers. He learned choreography for 10 minutes while other contestants learn it for 1 hour.
• Niki has an opposite persona, full charisma on stage, and a cute maknae off stage.
• He has a lot of tears, he mostly cried because of others’ misfortunes instead of his own’s.
• He has some moles in his face: under his eye, in his lower chin, and two in his nose.
• He is left-handed.
• He can do acrobatic moves.
• He can also make dance choreography.
• His most treasured item is dance shoes.
• He wants to stand on Billboard’s stage in the next 10 years.
• His favorite color is black.
• Niki’s favorite season is spring.
• His favorite fashion item is hooded tees.
• He is a fan of SHINee’s Key.
• Jungkook once gifted him a hanbok which he wears almost every day.
• His favorite ice cream flavors are green tea and mint-choco.
• He likes to play soccer.
• One of his favorite foods is dumpling.
• His MBTI personality type is ENFJ.
• He has a lot of aegyo.
• He cries easily.
• He says ‘뭔가’ very often (뭔가 romanized as ‘mwonga’, it means “somehow”).
• A lot of fans think that Niki resembles a cat, chick, or duck.
• He can perform acrobatic.
• He is an avid fan of Michael Jackson, it is said that prior to his debut, he used the stage name Riki Jackson.
• His parents are running a dance studio.
• He shared that he always wears this strawberry pattern underwear on special occasions.
• He saved Sunoo’s contact with Kim Oosun; Heeseung with Lee Heeseung; Jake with Australian Friend; Sunghoon with Ice Man; and Jake with SseokSo.
• He really loves eating seaweed.
• His family is raising a puppy named Bisco.
• He said that during 2020, he grew 13 cm taller.