Acting

Ryota Kobayashi

Biography

Kobayashi Ryota is a Japanese actor, model, and talent born in Aichi Prefecture. He belongs to Tristone Entertainment. He is a former member of the male group BOYS AND MEN and a former men's model for the magazines "Nico ☆ Puchi" and "Nikola". He joined the entertainment agency Central Japan in Nagoya at the age of 5 old and began working as a model. In April 2011, he joined BOYS AND MEN and participated in stage performances and live event shows. He withdrew from BOYS AND MEN on April 29, 2013. He later revealed that he had left the group to move to Tokyo to pursue an acting career. In September 2013, he left Central Japan and joined the Ken On Group, where he became a part of the rookie division Next Generation. In 2014, he moved from Aichi Prefecture to Tokyo. He graduated as a male model for Nicola in March 2017. On August 1, he announced on Twitter that he had joined Furutachi Project. On June 1, 2020, he transferred to Tristone Entertainment.