, 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 under Starto Entertainment. The group's activities focused on acrobats and stage play. Snow Man made their official debut on January 22, 2020, at the same time as SixTones. The groups' simultaneous debut ma ...

under Starto Entertainment (formerly known as

Johnny & Associates was a Japanese talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which managed groups of male idols known as The company had a significant impact on pop culture with male idols and boy bands in Japan since the 1980s. Until 2019, the company w ...

). In 21st June 2024, Raul announced to become a professional model belonging t
Bananas Models

Biography

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 Junior, 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 Junior unit, in addition to Koji Mukai and Ren Meguro. 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 An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as fi ...

for the live action film adaptation of the manga series "

Honey Lemon Soda is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Ribon'' since December 2015, with its chapters collected into 28 volumes as of April 2025. A live action film adaptation was rel ...

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

Paris Fashion Week Paris Fashion Week (, commonly ) is a series of designer presentations held semi-annually in Paris, France, with spring/summer and autumn/winter events held each year. Dates are determined by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode. Pa ...

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 fo ...

POUR HOMME Spring/Summer 2023 Collection.

Personal life

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 Waseda University (Japanese: ), abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the fifth Prime Minister of Japan, prime ministe ...

in the Department of Health Sciences and Social Welfare.

Filmography

TV dramas

Films

References

External links

* Starto Entertainment {{DEFAULTSORT:Raul 2003 births Living people Japanese people of Venezuelan descent 21st-century Japanese male singers Singers from Tokyo Waseda University alumni