, also known by his stage name Raul (ラウール), is a Japanese singer, actor, model, and TV personality. Raul is a member of idol group

Snow Man Snow Man is a Japanese idol boy band formed by Johnny & Associates in 2012. The group was previously a sub-unit of Johnny & Associates' pre-debut trainee group, Johnny's Jr. The group's activities focused on acrobats and stage play. Along with ...

under

Johnny & Associates is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as . History 1962–1989 In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency rente ...

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Raul joined Johnny & Associates in May 2015. In June 2018, he was chosen to be a member of Chibiko Ninja (later known as Shounen Ninja), a new pre-debut unit under Johnny's Jr., a branch of Johnny & Associates that manages trainees and their activities. On January 17, 2019, Raul was added as a new member to Snow Man, an existing Johnny's Jr. unit, in addition to Koji Mukai and

Ren Meguro is a Japanese singer and actor who is a member of the idol group Snow Man under Johnny & Associates. Biography Ren Meguro joined Johnny & Associates in October 2010. In November 2016, he was chosen to be a member of Uchuu Six, a newly formed pr ...

. Snow Man made their official debut on January 22, 2020. Corresponding to his debut, Raul withdrew from Shounen Ninja. In 2021, Raul co-starred with

Ai Yoshikawa is a Japanese actress. While working as a child actress she was represented by Moon the Child Agency. Her representative works includes the television series Oh! My Girl!!, Hanayome to Papa and Yamada Taro Monogatari. She is represented by Ken ...

for the live action film adaptation of the manga series "

Honey Lemon Soda is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Murata. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Ribon'' since December 2015, with its chapters collected into twenty one ''tankōbon'' volumes as of July 20 ...

" in his first leading role outside of Snow Man related projects. In June 2022, Raul debuted at

Paris Fashion Week Paris Fashion Week (french: Semaine de la mode de Paris) is a series of designer presentations held semiannually in Paris, France with spring/summer and autumn/winter events held each year. Dates are determined by the French Fashion Federation. ...

for the

Yohji Yamamoto is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Considered a master tailor alongside those such as Madeleine Vionnet, he is known for his avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics. Yamamoto has won notable awards for ...

POUR HOMME Spring/Summer 2023 Collection.

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Raul is of Venezuelan and Japanese descent. In April 2022, it was revealed that Raul had graduated from high school and enrolled at

Waseda University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō'' by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902. The university has numerou ...

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