Ni-Ki

This article is about the Japanese singer born in 2005. For other people with this given name, see Niki.

In this Japanese name, the surname is Nishimura.

Nishimura Riki (Japanese: 西村 力, born 9 December 2005), known professionally as Ni-Ki (Korean: 니키, Japanese: ニキ),^[1] is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Enhypen under Belift Lab, formed through the reality survival show I-LAND in 2020.

Ni-Ki
Ni-Ki in 2024
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	Okayama, Japan
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2020–present
Labels	Belift
Member of	Enhypen
Japanese name
Kanji	西村 力
Romanization	Nishimura Riki
Korean name
Hangul	니키
Revised Romanization	Niki
McCune–Reischauer	Nik'i
Signature

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.^[2]

On July 25, 2015, Ni-Ki appeared as "Riki Jackson" 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

Main article: 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. ^[8]On November 30, 2020, he debuted as a member of Enhypen with the release of their first extended play (EP) Border: Day One.^[9] In 2022, 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]On December 31, 2024, he performed "Guilty" with SHINee's Taemin at the 2024 MBC Gayo Daejeon WANNABE.^[13]

Discography

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

Filmography

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

Television shows

Year	Name	Role	Note	Ref.
2015	Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!
	FNS 27hour TV			[14][better source needed]
2020	I-Land	Contestant	Finished in 4th place	[8]
2021	New Japan Boy and Nakai			[15]
	Legal consultation center with a queue			[16]
2022	To Masahiro Nakai's Friday Sumas			[17][better source needed][18][better source needed]

Hosting

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

Radio presenting

Year	Name	Role	Note
2021－2022	Enhypen's All Night Nippon X	MC	[19][20]

Commercials

Year	Commercial	Note
2014	Sony DVD player	[2]
2016	Nichii Sharyo（Riki Jackson Ver）	[6][better source needed]
2018	Pocari Sweat
2024	McDonald Triangle Choco Pie	[21]
2025	Digital Hollywood University	[22]

Live Performance

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	[23][better source needed]
2017	SHINee WORLD 2017 〜FIVE〜 Special Edition	Shinee	SHINee Kids

Videography

Music video appearances

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		[24]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Enhypen