Taki

Taki (타키; also stylized Ta-ki; born May 4, 2005) is a Japanese trainee and a former participant of the South Korean survival show I-LAND created by BELIFT LAB.



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• Age trivia: Taki was 15 years old (15 international age; 16 Korean age) during the time he was competing on the show I-LAND.
• Height trivia: Taki’s height is 180 cm (5'11''). He was the second shortest participant in I-LAND.
• Personality: Taki has a personality type of ESFP according to the MBTI, which means he has extraverted, observant, feeling, and prospecting personality traits.
• Training Time: Taki was a trainee for 10 months prior to joining I-LAND.
• Siblings: younger sister.
• Unofficial fandom: Malangdan (Korean) and Takoyaki (global).
• Specialty: locking (dance).
• Favorite character: Iron Man.
• Role model: Suga from BTS.
• Favorite sport: Badminton.
• Ta-ki was eliminated on season 2 of I-LAND. He ranked 11th place.
• If he could only listen to one song for the rest of his life, he would listen to BTS’ Blood Sweat, and Tears.
• Taki sleeps with a doll.
• He has been dancing since the age of 10.
• When he is stressed, he listens to music.
• If he could only eat one food for the rest of his life, he would choose Okonomiyaki.

Taki started dancing at the young age of 10. In 2019, he passed Big Hit's global audition in Japan and became a trainee. In 2020, Ta-ki became a participant in the reality show I-LAND. He was one of the youngest contestants and made it to the top 12. Despite not making it to the final lineup of ENHYPEN, Taki remained with Belift and was selected as a member of &TEAM. Together with K, EJ, and Nicholas, they participated in the survival show called &Audition to find the other members of the boy group.

In 2022, at the age of 17, Ta-ki became a participant in &Audition - The Howling, HYBE Japan's reality show to form a new Japanese boy group.