Rikimaru Chikada (近田力丸, Chikada Rikimaru; born November 2, 1993) is a Japanese singer, dancer, and choreographer, currently based in China. He was a member of the international boy group Into1 after finishing third place in the Chinese survival competition show Produce Camp 2021. He is also the leader of Japanese-Chinese boy group WARPS UP.
Early life and family
Rikimaru Chikada was born on 2 November 1993 in Hyōgo, Japan. His mother was a jazz dancer and used to run a dance studio. His father is a professional baseball player and coach. His younger sister, Yumeri Chikada, is also a dancer and choreographer. He attended high school at Itami Kita High School and graduated from Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, majoring in Portuguese (Department of Brazilian and Portuguese Studies).
Rikimaru started dancing at the age of 4, started teaching dance at the age of 13, and became a choreographer at the age of 19. Rikimaru's commercial choreography debut is BoA's LookBook Dance Break in 2015.
^ "『☆7/28☆Rikimaru Chikada WORK SHOP☆』". Prism Dance Studio公式ブログ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
