, is a Japanese actor and model.
| Ryosuke Sota | |||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1997 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Shimane Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Hiroshima Institute of Technology | ||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2018–present | ||||||||||
| Agent: | MR8 | ||||||||||
| Height: | 170 cm | ||||||||||
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Sota enrolled in the Hiroshima Institute of Technology in April 2016. During his second year, he entered the university's "Mr. Con".[1]
On July 5, 2018, he started posting on his TikTok account and attracted much attention. His first post was an imitation of Kento Yamazaki's movie Wolf Girl and Black Prince; after posting, he thought nothing much of it.[2] Sota later learned from his sister that it had gone viral on TikTok. In that same year, he was scouted by Arrows Entertainment and later entered the entertainment industry.[3]
He appeared on the romance reality Television show on January 5, 2020.[4] Because of his amazing on-screen chemistry with modelRiko, they were dubbed "Sotariko" by the audience and quickly became popular among both them and the program's MCs. After He appeared in the show his Instagram followers had shot up to around 180,000.[5] Since the viewers of the program were mainly adolescent girls in high school, the catchphrase was "99.9% known among teenage girls.".[6]
In March 2020, He graduated from University.[7] In the same month, Sota appeared regularly on the information variety show Neko no Hitai Hodo Wide and departed in March 2022. In April of the same year, he starred in his first TV drama Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss!.[8]
On October 3, 2022, He released his official website and fan club "Ryosuke Sota Official Site".[9]
Ryōsuke Sota was born on October 24, 1997, in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. His family consists of his mother, father and an older sister.[10] He cites actor Shun Oguri as the actor he looks up to as he was inspired to pursue acting after being captivated by Oguri's acting abilities.