K (Japanese singer)

In 2017, K enrolled in the artist training school EXPG in Tokyo.^{[citation needed]} In 2019, he participated under his birth name in the audition program Deep Vocalist Audition: Road to D, a program recruiting new members for the LDH Japan vocal group Deep [ja].^{[4][unreliable source?]}

K studied^[5] dance in Los Angeles, where he saw a BTS performance on TV and decided to join their agency Big Hit. In June 2020, K participated in the Mnet idol survival competition program I-Land, produced by Big Hit Entertainment (now Hybe) and CJ ENM.^{[6][better source needed]} K was eliminated in the final episode of I-Land.^{[citation needed]}

On January 1, 2021, it was announced that K had been selected as one of five confirmed members for the global debut project of Big Hit Entertainment Japan's (later Hybe Japan and YX Labels).^[7] The other selected performers had also been eliminated from I-Land.^[7] On April 26, K appeared in Enhypen's "Drunk-Dazed" music video as a character in the story of the Dark Moon universe.^{[citation needed]}

From July to September 2022, K appeared in &Audition – The Howling –, the reality competition program to select members for Hybe's first Japanese group.^{[8][unreliable source?][9]} K debuted as a member of &Team on December 7, 2022.^{[citation needed]}

In the October 2023 episode of All-Star Thanksgiving, K won the mini marathon.^{[10][unreliable source?][11]} In March 2024, K collaborated with hip-hop choreographer Riehata on a dance session sponsored by Toyota.^[12] In the April 2024 episode of All-Star Thanksgiving, K took fourth place in the mini marathon;^[13] in the October 2024 episode, he placed sixth. In May, he was a tournament supporter for Nippon Television's The Dance Day contest.^[14] On July 6, 2024, K made his TV drama series debut in Take Me, I'm Yours, playing the role of a Grim Reaper. In August 2024, K appeared as an entertainment presenter on Mezamashi TV.^[15] K was a season regular on Friday episodes of Love it! [ja] on TBS from October to December.^[16] During Shanghai Fashion Week in October, K appeared at Moncler's "The City of Genius" event.^{[17][better source needed][18][better source needed][19]}

In January 2025, K served as MC for TV Asahi's Our Emotional Heisei.^[20] In May 2025, he became a brand ambassador for the South Korean skincare brand Sam'u.^[21] From July to September, K was a season regular on Monday episodes of Love it! on TBS.^[22] Also in September, K completed his nine-day duty as a TBS World Athletics supporter for the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships,^[23][24][25] where was praised for his insightful comments and passionate support.^[26] On November 27, he was selected as one of Modelpress's Faces of 2025.^[27]

On January 1, 2026, K was the official tournament supporter and commentator for TBS's New Year Ekiden 2026.^[28] On April 6, K was an MC for Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway's appearance at a promotional event for The Devil Wears Prada 2 in Tokyo.^{[29][better source needed][30]} Also in 2026, K appeared in the live-action film Blue Lock in the role of Seishiro Nagi.^{[31][better source needed][32][better source needed]}

K at the &TEAM showcase "Mark on Me" in Tokyo, September 21, 2026.

K regularly contributes to choreography for &Team's stage performances, possessing the position of "performance leader" in the group.^[33][34][35]

He started playing football and track and field in elementary school and belonged to a strong high school team for ekiden (long-distance relay races). Although he had already been accepted to university, he decided to give up track and field and pursue a career as an artist.^{[36][unreliable source?]}