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Ren Meguro
目黒蓮
Meguro in January 2024
Born (1997-02-16) February 16, 1997 (age 27)
Tokyo, Japan[1]
Other namesMeMe, Meguro, Ren
Occupations
Years active2010–present[2]
AgentJohnny's & Associates (2010–2023, 2023–present under Starto Ent.）
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[3] / 64 kg[4]
WebsiteSnow Man Family Club

Ren Meguro (目黒蓮, Meguro Ren, born February 16, 1997, in Tokyo) is a Japanese singer and actor who is a member of the idol group Snow Man under Smile Up (Starto), formerly known as Johnny & Associates.

Career

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Ren Meguro joined Starto in October 2010. In November 2016, he was chosen to be a member of Uchuu Six, a newly formed pre-debut unit under Junior, a branch of Starto that manages trainees and their activities.[5]

On January 17, 2019, Meguro was added as a new member to Snow Man, an existing Junior unit, in addition to Koji Mukai and Raul.[6] Snow Man made their official debut on January 22, 2020. Subsequently, corresponding to his debut in Snow Man, Meguro withdrew from Uchuu Six.

On Aug 11, 2021, Meguro co-starred with labelmate Shunsuke Michieda in the television live action adaptation of "My Love Mix-Up!" in his first leading role outside of Snow Man related projects.

On February 21, 2022, Meguro was announced to star as one of the four lead roles in Phases of the Moon, the film adaptation of the 157th Naoki Prize winning novel, "Tsuki no Michikake" (月の満ち欠け) by Shogo Sato, on the film's official Twitter.[7] In April of the same year, he was announced to co-star in the live action film adaptation of As Long as We Both Shall Live with Mio Imada to be released the following year.[8]

On July 14, 2023, he played his first lead role in a TV drama in Trillion Game. On November 25, Meguro won the Best Emerging Actor Award at the 5th TAMA Film Awards Ceremony for his work in My Happy Marriage (2023) and Phases of the Moon (2022).[9]

Modelling

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Meguro also works as a model,[10] and has been a regular model for FINEBOYS Magazine since November, 2018.[11]

On May 7, 2020, it was announced that he would appear for 'FINEBOYS' June issue for first time as solo cover, which was released on May 29.[12][13]

On June 8, it was announced that the FINEBOYS's 2020 June and July issue with Ren Meguro on the cover would be republished.[14] The news caused the site's to crash for 5 seconds after it was announced.[15][16]

Filmography

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TV dramas

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Oniichan, Gacha Boy E/ Natsko's Onii-chan [17]
2019 We Apply an Easy Job Wakadai Akita "Wanchan" Lead role [18]
2021 Kyojo 2 Rikito Soma Mini series [19]
My Love Mix-Up! Kousuke Ida Lead role [20]
2022 Silent Sou Sakura [21]
2022–2023 Soar High! Hiroaki Kashiwagi Asadora [22]
2023 Trillion Game Haru Tennōji Lead role [23]
2024 Where Does the Sea Begin Natsu Tsukioka Lead role [24]

Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Takizawa Kabuki ZERO 2020: The Movie Himself Lead role [25]
2022 Mr. Osomatsu Choromatsu Matsuno Lead role [26]
Phases of the Moon Akihiko Misumi [27]
2023 As Long as We Both Shall Live Kiyoka Kudo Lead role [28]
2025 Trillion Game: The Movie Haru Tennōji Lead role [29]

Stage

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Time Title Place Ref Note
September 8–9, 2012 Johnny's Dome Theatre 〜SUMMARY〜 Tokyo Dome City Hall [30]
April 7 – May 12, 2013 Takizawa Enbujo 2013 Shinbashi Enbujo [31]
April 10 – May 15, 2016 Takizawa Kabuki 2016 [32]
April 7 – May 14, 2017 Takizawa Kabuki 2017 [33][34] Replaced Ryuichi Tanimura, who was injured during the performance.
April 9 – May 13, 2018 Takizawa Kabuki 2018 [35] He didn't appeared from April 5 to 8 due to conflicting dates schedule with "Squad".
June 4–30, 2018 Misonoza
February 3–25, 2019 Takizawa Kabuki ZERO Minamiza [36] Appears as a Snow Man in the Shinbashi Enbujo show.

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
Blue Ribbon Awards 2024 Best Newcomer As Long As We Both Shall Live Nominated [37]
Elan d'or Awards 2024 Newcomer of the Year Phases of the Moon & Silent & As Long As We Both Shall & Trillion Game Won [38]
Hashida Awards 2023 Best New Comer Silent & Maiagare Won [39]
Japan Academy Film Prize 2023 Best Supporting Actor Phases of the Moon Nominated [40]
Newcomer of the Year Won
Kinema Junpo Awards 2023 Best New Actor Mr. Osomatsu & Phases of the Moon Won [41]
Mainichi Film Awards 2022 Best New Actor Phases of the Moon Nominated [42]
Nikkan Sport Summer Drama GP 2023 Best Lead Actor Trillion Game 2nd place [43]
TAMA Film Awards 2023 Best New Actor Phases of the Moon & As Long As We Both Shall Live Won [44]
The Television Drama Academy Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actor Silent Won [45]
Tokyo Drama Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actor Silent Won [46]
TV Station Drama Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actor Silent Won [47]
TV LIFE Annual Drama Awards 2022 Best Lead Actor My Love Mix-Up! (Kieta Hatsukoi) Won [48]
2023 Best Supporting Actor Silent Won [49]
Yokohama Film Festival 2024 Best New Comer Phases of the Moon & As Long As We Both Shall Live Won [50]

References

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  14. ^ "Snow Man目黒蓮表紙『FINEBOYS』2号連続で重版 ファンから喜びの声が続々" [Snow Man Meguro Ren's cover “FINEBOYS” goes back in print for two consecutive issues]. Oricon News (in Japanese). June 8, 2020. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  15. ^ @FINEBOYS_JP (June 3, 2020). "すみません。情報解禁から5秒くらいでサーバーが落ちてしまいました……。" [Sorry. The server went down about 5 seconds after the information was released.......] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Snow Man目黒蓮、"表紙を飾ると雑誌が消える" 人気の理由は？" [Snow Man Meguro Ren: “Magazines disappear when I appear on their covers.” What is the reason for his popularity?]. Model Press (in Japanese). June 8, 2020. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
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