TAIKI

## Mizoguchi Taiki  溝(みぞ)口(ぐち)太(たい)基(き)

TAIKI, August 2023

**TAIKI** (タイキ), birth name **Mizoguchi Taiki** (溝口太基), is a Japanese teenage rapper and trainee of Japanese management company BMSG. He is currently pursuing various activities to prepare him for his eventual debut.

Before joining the company, he took part in the audition show THE FIRST, where he made top 15, and was a trainee under Avex Management. He also released his own music and took part in many MC battles and other events.

### Early Life

Taiki started taking dancing lessons at Avex Artist Academy Tokyo at 10 years old. At the same age, he started rapping, influenced by his father.

Over the years, he participated in many MC battles and other rap and hip hop related events.

On December 30, 2020, he released his first single, KAZOKU, written when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school.

### 2021

In February, Taiki auditioned for THE FIRST and passed the Quality screening round in Tokyo (conducted in-person) with his self-composed rap "Michi no Tochuu", and "RGTO" feat. SALU, H. TEFLON & K. Dabushaion by AKLO (dance performance). He ranked 11th after this round.

In THE FIRST Artisism screening, Taiki performed his original rap "PLAN" and was placed in Team D (with Kaji Takuma, Orito Shunsuke, Nishikawa Masayoshi, Tamiya Rintaro) to perform "BACK TO BACK" by Da-iCE. He ranked 9th after this round and successfully continued on to THE FIRST training camp.

During THE FIRST training camp Creativity screening, Taiki was placed in Team C with Shota, Shunto, Reiko, and Rui. The song they created in this round is titled "YOLO". Unfortunately, he was eliminated after this round.

On July 28 he released his second single, Yakusoku.

On August 15 he performed at Break Park 2021

On September 12 he released his third single, TO DO LIST.

On September 23, the tracklist for SKY-HI's album Hachimenroppi was revealed. It included 14th Syndrome, a song that featured Taiki along with the other two 14 year olds from THE FIRST, edhiii boi and RUI.

On November 26, it was announced that he would take part in the THE FIRST FINAL concert alongside his fellow THE FIRST contestants on January 29 and 30, 2022.

### 2022

On January 29 and 30, he performed in THE FIRST FINAL.

In March, he was a guest at SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Hachimenroppi-.

On April 8, he appeared as a surprise guest at the BMSG Artist Showcase 2022, where it was announced he would be joining BMSG as a trainee.

On April 20, he was featured in the NO -remix- by edhiii boi.

On April 27, he was a guest at Amazon Music BREAKTHROUGH JAPAN Live.

On June 27, it was announced he would be releasing a split EP titled 15th Dream with edhiii boi and RUI - first as a digital release on July 1, then as a CD on July 2.

From July, to September he was one of the opening acts in the SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Cho Hachimenroppi-.

On August 21, he performed at FREEDOM Aozora 2022 Awajishima as an opening act with edhiii boi and RUI.

On September 17 and 18 he performed at BMSG FES '22.

On September 18 he released New Chapter as a part of BMSG ALLSTARS.

### 2023

On June 18, he performed as the opening act for the SKY-HI ARENA TOUR 2023 -BOSSDOM- alongside RUI and KANON.

On July 31 and August 2, he performed at the BMSG TRAINEE Showcase 2023 with REIKO, RUI, and KANON.

On September 6, he released his digital single KARATE KID - his first since joining BMSG.

On September 18, he released The Sun from the EAST as part of BMSG EAST.

During the last two weekends in September, he performed at BMSG FES '23.

### 2024

On January 11, he along with trainees RUI and KANON were announced as new members of "QJ Camera Club" in which they will take turns writing a weekly series of photo diaries for *QJWeb Quick Japan Web*.

## Personal Life

* Family
* Education
* Friendships
* Nicknames
* Name Meaning

Taiki's father is amateur rapper TOMOHI.

He has a little sister, named Towa, younger by two years.

When he auditioned for THE FIRST, Taiki was a first year middle school student.
In March 2023, TAIKI graduated from middle school.

In April 2023, TAIKI started attending high school.

* **RUI**: he's close to fellow THE FIRST contestant RUI
* **edhiii boi**: he's been close to fellow THE FIRST contestant edhiii boi since 2018
* **NAOKI**: he's close to fellow THE FIRST contestant NAOKI
* **KANON**: he's close to fellow BMSG Trainees member KANON

* **TaiTai** (タイタイ): childhood nickname

Taiki's given name, "太基", means "thick" (太) and "foundation" (基).

## Profile

* Information
* Q&A

* **Birth Name**: Mizoguchi Taiki (溝口太基)
* **Stage Name**: TAIKI (タイキ)
* **Nicknames**: TaiTai (タイタイ)
* **Birth Date**: July 28, 2007 (2007-07-28) (age 16)
* **Birth Place**: Tokyo, Japan
* **Blood Type**: O
* **Height**: ~167 cm (5 ft 5.7 in)?
* **Western Zodiac**:  Leo
* **Eastern Zodiac**:  Pig (Boar in Japan)
* **Emoji**: 🐼
* **BMSG Status**:
	+ 2022-04-08: Joined
	+ 2022-04-08: BMSG Trainees Member
* **BMSG Units**:
	+ BMSG ALLSTARS (2022)
	+ BMSG EAST (2023)

* **Special Skills**:
* **Hobbies**:
* **Favorite BE:FIRST song**: Shining One
* **If he could dye his hair, it would be**: blue
* **Best subject in school**: English

## Discography

*Main article: TAIKI/Discography*
* Artist
* THE FIRST

### Singles

* [2020.12.30] KAZOKU
* [2021.07.28] Yakusoku
* [2021.09.12] TO DO LIST
* [2023.09.06] KARATE KID

### EP

* [2022.07.01] 15th Dream w/edhiii boi & RUI

### Features

* [2021.10.27] SKY-HI - 14th Syndrome feat. RUI, TAIKI, edhiii boi
* [2022.04.20] edhiii boi - NO -remix- feat. TAIKI

### Collaborations

* [2022.09.18] BMSG ALLSTARS - New Chapter
* [2023.09.18] BMSG EAST - The Sun from the EAST

During the audition TAIKI participated in the first training camp screening before being eliminated.

* **Creativity**
	+ Team C
	+ Song: YOLO -You Only Live Once-

## Live Events

*Main article: TAIKI/Live Events*
* Featured Lives
* Tours

* [2022.01.29-30] THE FIRST FINAL
* [2022.04.08] BMSG Artist Showcase 2022 (guest)
* [2022.04.27] Amazon Music BREAKTHROUGH JAPAN Live (guest)
* [2022.08.12] ROCK IN JAPAN FES. 2022 (guest)
* [2022.08.21] FREEDOM Aozora 2022 Awajishima  (opening act)
* [2022.08.26] SWEET LOVE SHOWER 2022  (guest)
* [2022.09.17-18] BMSG FES '22
* [2022.09.24] TOKYO ISLAND 2022 (guest)
* [2023.06.18] SKY-HI ARENA TOUR 2023 -BOSSDOM- (opening act)
* [2023.07.31 - 08.01] BMSG TRAINEE Showcase 2023

* [2022] SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Hachimenroppi- (guest)
* [2022] SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Cho Hachimenroppi- (opening act)

## Other Works

* Starring TV Programs
* TV Appearances
* Music Videos

* [2021] THE FIRST / Hulu
* [2022] BE:FIRST TV Tokubetsu-hen Road to BMSG FES’22 / Hulu

* [2019.09.02] Kamihitoe / TV Asahi
* [2019.09.26] Ohasuta! / TV Tokyo
* [2020.08.01] Hakase-chan / TV Asahi
* [2020.09.21] Fukaii Hanashi / NTV
* [2020.10.05] Fukaii Hanashi / NTV
* [2021.11.12] Sukkiri / NTV
* [2022.04.22] MUSIC BLOOD - THE NEXT UP / NTV
* [2022.09.23] Music Blood / NTV

*Main article: TAIKI/Music Videos*
Solo
* [2021] TO DO LIST

Featured
* [2021] SKY-HI - 14th Syndrome feat. RUI, TAIKI, edhiii boi
* [2022] edhiii boi - Forever Friend
* [2022] edhiii boi - NO -remix- feat. TAIKI

Collaborations
* [2022] edhiii boi, RUI, TAIKI - Nightmare
* [2022] edhiii boi, RUI, TAIKI - Anytime, Anywhere -Natsuyasumi 2022 ver.-
* [2022] BMSG ALLSTARS - New Chapter

## Trivia

* Taiki did karate for 6 years (from ages 4 through 10) and was a black belt by age 7.
* Taiki has received multiple certificates for great dental health during his school years
* Taiki wants everyone to pay attention to the dance in Nightmare because Shoji of s\*\*t kingz choreographed it.

## References

1. ↑  Break Park 2021 lineup announcement
2. ↑  https://youtu.be/ev2CIUQqJdg
3. ↑  https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv8jhwOHlDd/
4. ↑  https://www.instagram.com/p/CJIArHElWfF/
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1  Instagram Live 18/07/2022
6. ↑  Instagram Live 10/08/2022
7. ↑  https://www.instagram.com/p/B1s\_QY-lOyB/
8. ↑  https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xbY5kFp1y/
9. ↑  https://www.instagram.com/p/CDWJyF2lXMd/
10. ↑  https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKC04-FkDf/
11. ↑  https://www.instagram.com/p/CF1xDoNF1\_u/
12. ↑  Tomohi's instagram
13. ↑  Instagram Story
14. ↑  Instagram Live 10/08/2022