Riku

Name: Riku
Native name: リク
Also Known as: 마에다 리쿠, 리쿠, 前田リク, まえだりく, 前田陸
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: June 28, 2003
Age: 22

Maeda Riku is a Japanese singer, dancer, and member of NCT (엔시티) and one of its sub-units, NCT WISH (NCT 위시). He graduated from Fukui Prefectural Sabae High School.

Before debuting, he spent one year as a trainee and he participated in the survival show "NCT Universe: LASTART" and finished in 1st place.

The group released a pre-debut song titled "Hands Up" in October 2023. He made his debut in February 2024 as NCT WISH's main rapper with their first single "Wish." After the debut of this sub-unit, SM Entertainment (SM엔터테인먼트) decided to stop adding more members or creating sub-units.

(Source: kisskh) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2025	2025 Idol Star Athletics Championships Korean TV Show, 2025, 3 eps (Regular Member)	3	Regular Member	7.6
2024	2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon: Merry Music Korean TV Show, 2024, 1 eps [Performer] (Regular Member)	1	[Performer] Regular Member	8.1
2024	Rap Nong Talent Thai TV Show, 2024, 7 eps (Ep. 5) (Guest)	7	(Ep. 5) Guest	0.0
2024	2024 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special Korean TV Show, 2024, 3 eps (Regular Member)	3	Regular Member	7.7
2024	2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon: Summer Korean TV Show, 2024, 1 eps [Performer] (Regular Member)	1	[Performer] Regular Member	8.1
2024	ENA K-Pop Up Chart Show Korean TV Show, 2024, 7 eps (Ep. 3) (Guest)	7	(Ep. 3) Guest	0.0
2023	NCT Universe: Lastart Korean TV Show, 2023, 8 eps [Contestant] (Regular Member)	8	[Contestant] Regular Member	8.0
2023	Ano-chan no Den Den Denpa Japanese TV Show, 2023, 180 eps (Ep. 48) (Guest)	180	(Ep. 48) Guest	0.0
2022	Venue101 Japanese TV Show, 2022, 100 eps (Guest)	100	Guest	0.0
2020	CDTV Live! Live! Japanese TV Show, 2020, 125 eps (Guest)	125	Guest	8.0
2011	Weekly Idol Korean TV Show, 2011, 707 eps (Ep. 653) (Guest)	707	(Ep. 653) Guest	8.1