Nishi Hiroto

**Nishi Hiroto** (西 洸人; born June 1, 1997) is a Japanese singer. He debuted as a member of the Japanese boy group INI on November 3, 2021, under the label Lapone Entertainment.

## Early life

Nishi Hiroto was born on June 1, 1997 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Nishi picked up dancing after learning the dance to LMFAO's "PARTY ROCK ANTHEM" in his third year of junior high school. He then participated in various dance competitions, being the runner-up at the 2015 Dance Expo Tokyo and winning first place at both World of Dance Japan in 2016 and the 2016 VIBE Dance Competition in the Kanto region. He also won the 2017 Ayu Festival Dance Contest and placed second in the Gaku-P Contest the same year.

He worked as a background dancer for SHINee's Taemin, Miura Daichi, and Chanmina amongst others. He also participated as a model in various commercials for brands such as Nissan and ABC-Mart.

In December 2019, he became the leader of the nine member dance crew THE GREAT GATSBY. In 2020, he started the online salon "Neighbor House" with fellow dancers MiQael, BELL, and KAN.

## Career

### Pre-debut: *Produce 101 Japan*

In 2021, Nishi participated in the second season of the Japanese reality competition show *Produce 101 Japan*. He auditioned as part of the group IKINARI SMILE. He received an evaluation grade of A and was re-evaluated as C. He ended up ranking 6th with 259,628 votes, securing him a spot in the boy group INI.

### 2021–present: Debut with INI

Nishi officially debuted as a member of INI on November 3, 2021 with the extended play *A*.

## Tours

Appearances as a background dancer during live tours based on his former profile on the official Major Dance Studio website.

 2020

## Trivia

* His name is written with the kanji in "west" (西), "sparkling water" (洸), and "person" (人).
* His hobbies are playing video games and watching anime.
* His special skills are playing soccer and lifting weights.
* His debut pledge for *Produce 101 Japan* was that he'd write an original song.
* His MBTI type is INFP.
* His role model is DPR LIVE.
* His favorite anime is *Great Pretender*.
* His favorite show is *Stranger Things*.
* His top three dishes are rice, pork shogayaki, and jagarico.
* His charm points are his moles and his wide shoulders.
* He thinks a person's nape is the most attractive.
* He can speak English and passed the second grade of the EIKEN Test, which is usually for high schoolers, when he was in fourth grade.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 INI Official Website — Nishi Hiroto's Profile
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Produce 101 Japan* Official Website — Nishi Hiroto's Profile
3. ↑ WEGO Official YouTube — -WEGO PRESENTS“PASSION FOR”-「ダンサー・hiroto」
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Smarby — 【東京メトロ×smarby】#メトロ男子総選挙　千代田線（代々木公園駅）ギャップに魅了！ダンサーhiroto
5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 Major Dance Studio Official Website — Instructors. Hiroto. (archived)
6. ↑ Modelpress — ＜「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」シーズン2話題の練習生まとめ＞元アイドル・バックダンサー・「今日好き」出身者など
7. ↑ The Great Gatsby Official Instagram — name:hiroto﻿
8. ↑ Neighbor House — Neighbor House【オンラインサロン開始!!】
9. ↑ Domani — 【INI（アイエヌアイ）】デビューシングル「A」リリース記念生配信イベント｜超詳細レポート
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Studio Shake Official Website — Instructor Hiroto.
11. ↑ Produce 101 Japan Official YouTube — 西 洸人(Nishi Hiroto)が「もしデビューメンバーに選ばれたら」｜PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SEASON2
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 ViVi — INI屈指のダンススキルをもつ西洸人に直撃！自己分析やプロフィールを教えて！