Ren Meguro
Quick Facts
Biography
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
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.
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. 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. 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. On July 14, 2023, he played his first lead role in a TV drama in Trillion Game.
On October 23, 2023, Meguro opened instagram "sn_meguro.ren_official" right after Trillion Game promoted worldwide on Netflix.
On November 25, 2023, Meguro won the Best Emerging Actor Award at the prestigious 15th TAMA Film Awards Ceremony, recognizing his work in My Happy Marriage (2023) and Phases of the Moon (2022). This accomplishment not only signifies a personal triumph for Meguro but also stands as a historic win for Starto (formerly Johnny & Associates) talents, marking the first time one of their artists has secured this coveted accolade.
Modelling
Taking advantage of his height and modeling talent, Ren Meguro also works as a model. He has been a regular model for 'FINEBOYS' Magazine since November 2018 until now.
On May 7, 2020, it was announced that he would appear for 'FINEBOYS' June issue for first time as solo cover. When the magazine was released May 29, 2020, web server crashed for 10 seconds because access activity was too high.
In addition, it was determined that the FINEBOYS's 2020 June and July issue which Ren Meguro appeared on the cover would be republished, server web once again crashed for 5 seconds after it was announced. There are rumors that he is an idol who will make magazines vanishes (in the market) when he appears on the cover.
Filmography
TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Oniichan, Gacha | Boy E/ Natsko's Onii-chan | ||
| 2019 | We Apply an Easy Job | Wakadai Akita "Wanchan" | Lead role | |
| 2021 | Kyojo 2 | Rikito Soma | Mini series | |
| My Love Mix-Up! | Kousuke Ida | Lead role | ||
| 2022 | Silent | Sou Sakura | ||
| 2022–23 | Soar High! | Hiroaki Kashiwagi | Asadora | |
| 2023 | Trillion Game | Haru Tennōji | Lead role | |
| 2024 | Where Does the Sea Begin | Natsu Tsukioka | Lead role |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Distributor | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Takizawa Kabuki ZERO 2020: The Movie | Himself | Shochiku | Lead role | |
| 2022 | Mr. Osomatsu | Choromatsu Matsuno | Toho | Lead role | |
| Phases of the Moon | Akihiko Misumi | Shochiku | |||
| 2023 | As Long as We Both Shall Live | Kiyoka Kudo | Toho | Lead role | |
| 2025 | Trillion Game: The Movie | Haru Tennōji | Toho | Lead role |
Stage
| No | Title | Place | Time | Ref | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny's Dome Theatre 〜SUMMARY〜 | TOKYO DOME CITY HALL | September 8–9, 2012 | ||
| Takizawa Kabuki | |||||
| 2 | Takizawa Enbujo 2013 | Shinbashi Enbujo | April 7 - May 12, 2013 | ||
| 3 | Takizawa Kabuki 2016 | Shinbashi Enbujo | April 10 - May 15, 2016 | ||
| 4 | Takizawa Kabuki 2017 | Shinbashi Enbujo | April 7 - May 14, 2017 | Replaces Ryuichi Tanimura, who was injured during the performance. | |
| 5 | Takizawa Kabuki 2018 | Shinbashi Enbujo | April 9 - May 13, 2018 | He didn't appeared from April 5 to 8 due to conflicting dates schedule with "Squad". | |
| Misonoza | June 4–30, 2018 | ||||
| 6 | Takizawa Kabuki ZERO | Minamiza | February 3–25, 2019 | Appears as a Snow Man in the Shinbashi Enbujo show. |
Awards
| Year | No | Date | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 01/03/2022 | 31st TV LIFE Annual Drama Awards | Best Lead Actor | My Love Mix-Up! (Kieta Hatsukoi) | Won | |
| 2 | 21/12/2022 | 77th Mainichi Film Awards | Best New Actor | Phases of the Moon | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | 3 | 23/01/2023 | 46th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Phases of the Moon | Nominated | |
| Newcomer of the Year | Won | ||||||
| 4 | 01/02/2023 | 96th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best New Actor | Mr. Osomatsu & Phases of the Moon | Won | ||
| 5 | 08/02/2023 | TV Station Drama Awards 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Silent | Won | ||
| 6 | 14/02/2023 | 32nd TV LIFE Annual Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Silent | Won | ||
| 7 | 22/02/2023 | 114th The Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Silent | Won | ||
| 8 | 01/04/2023 | 31st Hashida Awards | Best New Comer | Silent & Maiagare | Won | ||
| 9 | 05/10/2023 | 15th TAMA Film Awards | Best New Actor | Phases of the Moon & As Long As We Both Shall Live | Won | ||
| 10 | 13/10/2023 | Nikkan Sport Summer Drama 2023 GP | Best Lead Actor | Trillion Game | 2nd place | ||
| 11 | 24/10/2023 | Tokyo Drama Awards 2023 | Best Supporting Actor | Silent | Won | ||
| 2024 | 12 | 04/02/2024 | 45th Yokohama Film Festival | Best New Comer | Phases of the Moon & As Long As We Both Shall Live | Won | |
| 13 | 08/02/2024 | 66th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Newcomer | As Long As We Both Shall Live | Nominated | ||
| 14 | 08/02/2024 | 48th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Phases of the Moon & Silent & As Long As We Both Shall & Trillion Game | Won |
