MADKID Members Profile and Facts
MADKID is a 5-member Japanese boy group consisting of You-ta, Lin, KAZUKI, Yuki, and SHIN. Their name was first J-Boys 5 but later switched to MADKID. They debuted on May 18, 2014, under Samuraim Records. In 2018 they signed under Nippon Columbia label. Starting 2020 they are also under Future Notes, which is an agency created by MADKID themselves.
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MADKID Fandom Name: AXCEL
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Official SNS:
Website: columbia.jp/madkid
Instagram: @madkid_official
Threads: @madkid_official
X: @MADKID_official
TikTok: @madkidofficial
YouTube: MADKID OFFICIAL / MADKID
Facebook: MADKID.japan
MADKID Member Profiles:
YOU-TA
Stage Name: YOU-TA
Birth Name: N/A
Position(s): Leader, Main Vocalist, Model
Birthday: June 15, 1993
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
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Blood Type: N/A
MBTI Type: N/A
Nationality: Japanese
Instagram: @youta_madkid
X: @youta_mdkd
YOU-TA Facts:
– He has a sister who is married (his sister has a son).
– He played basketball in high school.
– He studied music at the university.
– His friends are touched by his voice.
– He owns 2 dogs.
– He admitted on Twitter that he is very clumsy after he lost expensive earphones and said he would better spend his short money on buying new earphones than have food for the rest of the month he could buy from the money he has.
– He also loves high-brand fashion.
– He originally auditioned for UNIVERSAL MUSIC and also got special recognition during his audition but he somehow didn’t make it to UNIVERSAL.
– Youta and Yuki became friends with the Korean boy group MYNAME. Now the whole MADKID are friends with MYNAME.
– He likes skateboarding.
– Even though he is a leader, he doesn’t really do anything about this position.
– Before coming to MADKID he often sang live on the streets of Shibuya (Tokyo).
– His sweet voice is able to melt many people’s hearts.
– -In August of 2014, during an audition held by UNIVERSAL, he won a special recognition award from the judges.
– He is able to control high to low tones at will, he is a truly competent singer.
– He currently holds the Guinness World Record in catching ping pong balls.
SHIN
Stage Name: SHIN
Birth Name: Shinosuke Yoshino
Position(s): Main Vocalist, Model
Birthday: October 2nd, 1993
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 170 cm (5’7″)
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Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: N/A
Nationality: Japanese
Instagram: @shin_madkid
X: @SHIN_MDKD
SHIN Facts:
– He had a younger sister who died of Leukemia, since she passed away he wanted to support people who struggle to live.
– He joined MADKID in 2017.
– He began dancing at the age of 3.
– He has an androgynous look.
– He was in a 3 member boy group before MADKID.
– His first boy group was called “Original Quest“.
– He is a fan of NCT.
– He was personally asked by Youta to join MADKID but Shin rejected Youta’s offer multiple times for a full year.
– He played baseball in high school but gave up after an injury.
– He is a very charming vocalist.
– His favorite town in his hometown is the Miyazaki prefecture.
LIN
Stage Name: LIN
Birth Name: N/A
Position: Main Rapper
Birthday: April 12, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Height: N/A
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Blood Type: O
MBTI Type: N/A
Nationality: Japanese
Instagram: @__._lin_.__
X: @LIN_MDKD
SoundCloud: linmadkid
LIN Facts:
– He has a dog.
– He has lots of tattoos, one of them being on his left arm which is a long strip that goes down from his elbow to his wrist.
– He loves Sandara Park (2NE1 ).
– Cats are his favorite animals.
– LIN has a weird obsession with frogs.
– He collects expensive shoes.
– LIN is a smoker.
– Fans rumored he would be at least half Filipino but he denied that rumor saying even tho he has darker skin he would be fully Japanese.
– He has worked as a stage play actor since the age of 9.
– LIN has been dancing since the age of 9.
– He speaks English.
– On stage, he comes off as rude and antisocial even though he isn’t like that offstage.
– LIN loves making eye contact with fans at fan events.
– It takes him a lot of time to open up to other people.
– He also really likes the Japanese artist called Tofubeats.
– LIN writes a lot of songs for the group.
Kazuki
Stage Name: Kazuki
Birth Name: N/A
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: July 21, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Height: N/A
Weight: N/A
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: N/A
Nationality: Japanese
Instagram: @kazuki__tanabe
X: @KAZUKI_MDKD
YouTube: KAƵUKI【MADKID】西武純正
Kazuki Facts:
– His parents were musicians.
– When he was 16 he became a stage play actor.
– He likes to workout.
– He has played the piano since the age of 4.
– He is the leading MC during concerts/live events.
– He is a huge K-pop fan.
Yuki
Stage Name: Yuki
Birth Name: N/A
Position(s): Rapper, Model, Songwriter, Choreographer, Producer, Youngest
Birthday: July 27, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: N/A
Weight: N/A
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: N/A
Nationality: Japanese
Instagram: @zeeeeero_yuki_
X: @YUKI_MDKD
Yuki Facts:
– He also works as a soloist.
– He is good in English and taught it himself.
– He produces a lot of dances and songs for the group.
– He was very impressed by Yuta from NCT as he met him personally.
– He is a big K-pop fan.
– He loves to produce covers of K-pop songs where he translates the songs or uses Japanese translations and makes new melodies to them.
– He has a driving license.
– His role model is Michael Jackson.
– He fully composed and even directed the MV for their Japanese cover remix of BLACKPINK‘s “As If It’s Your Last”.
– He loves Stray Kids, BLACKPINK, MONSTA X, and NCT.
Former Members:
Rikito
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Stage Name: Rikido
Birth Name: N/A
Position: Vocalist
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Nationality: Japanese
Rikido Facts:
– He was in MADKID for 6 months then left pre-debut.
– RIKITO decided to leave the group to focus on his college exams, since he was the only high school student in the group at the time, while the rest were already university students.
Casey
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Stage Name: Casey
Real Name: Casey Anderson
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Birthday: N/A
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Nationality: Japanese/American
Casey Facts:
– Casey joined the group who was trainee under Johnny’s Entertainment.
– He went to the same high school as LIN and KAZUKI, and is really close friends with them.
– CASEY was in the group for about half a year before leaving to return to the United States for school and to live with his family in Florida.
– He left MADKID in 2016.
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