Osaki Shotaro, known simply as Shotaro, is a Japanese singer, dancer, former member of NCT U (엔씨티 유) and current member of RIIZE (라이즈, short for "Rise & Realize"). He was enrolled in the Economics program in a Japanese university but dropped out.

Before debuting, he was a student EXPG Studio in Japan and he sent his audition tape to SM Entertainment (SM엔터테인먼트) and was accepted, spending 6 months as a trainee.

He made his debut in September 2020 when he was introduced as a new member of NCT's sub-unit NCT U during a special broadcast on V Live. The sub-unit had debuted in 2016 and is the only one without fixed members as they change depending on the song concept. He joined for the promotion of their 2nd full-length album "NCT Resonance Pt. 1" and remained with the group until the agency decided to make some changes.

In May 2023, he departed NCT U and joined SM Entertainment's new boy group.
He re-debuted in September 2023 as RIIZE's dancer with their single album "Get a Guitar".

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