is a Japanese singer and actor who is a member of the idol group Snow Man under Starto Entertainment, formerly known as Johnny & Associates.
Career Ren Meguro joined Starto in October 2010. In November 2016, he was chosen to be a member of Uchuu Six, a newly formed pre-debut unit under Junior, a branch of Starto that manages trainees and their activities.
On January 17, 2019, Meguro was added as a new member to Snow Man, an existing Junior unit, in addition to Koji Mukai and Raul. Snow Man made their official debut on January 22, 2020. Subsequently, corresponding to his debut in Snow Man, Meguro withdrew from Uchuu Six.
On Aug 11, 2021, Meguro co-starred with labelmate Shunsuke Michieda in the television live action adaptation of My Love Mix-Up! in his first leading role outside of Snow Man related projects.
On February 21, 2022, Meguro was announced to star as one of the four lead roles in Phases of the Moon, the film adaptation of the 157th Naoki Prize winning novel, Tsuki no Michikake (月の満ち欠け) by Shogo Sato, on the film's official Twitter. In April of the same year, he was announced to co-star in the live action film adaptation of As Long as We Both Shall Live with Mio Imada to be released the following year.
On July 14, 2023, he played his first lead role in a TV drama in Trillion Game. On November 25, Meguro won the Best Emerging Actor Award at the 5th Tama Film Awards Ceremony for his work in My Happy Marriage (2023) and Phases of the Moon (2022). He was cast in second season of Shogun.
Modeling Meguro also works as a model, and has been a regular model for Fineboys Magazine since November 2018.
On May 7, 2020, it was announced that he would appear for Fineboys June issue for first time as solo cover, which was released on May 29.
On June 8, it was announced that the Fineboyss 2020 June and July issue with Meguro on the cover would be republished. The news caused the site's to crash for 5 seconds after it was announced.
In 2024, Meguro was selected to be a brand ambassador for the luxury Italian fashion brand Fendi. He is the company's first Japanese men's brand ambassador. Additionally, Meguro modeled for the brand's Spring/Summer 2025 menswear campaign, making him the first Japanese person to be featured as the primary model of a global Fendi advertising campaign.
Filmography TV dramas YearTitleRoleNotes2015Oniichan, GachaBoy E/ Natsko's Onii-chan2019We Apply an Easy JobWakadai Akita "Wanchan"Lead role2021Kyojo 2Rikito SomaMini seriesMy Love Mix-Up!Kousuke IdaLead role2022SilentSou Sakura2022–2023Soar High!Hiroaki KashiwagiAsadora2023Trillion GameHaru TennōjiLead role2024Where Does the Sea BeginNatsu TsukiokaLead role2025Passing the ReinsKoichi NakajoTBAShōgunKazutadaSeason 2; American television series
Films YearTitleRoleNotes2020Takizawa Kabuki ZERO 2020: The MovieHimselfLead role 2022Mr. OsomatsuChoromatsu MatsunoLead rolePhases of the MoonAkihiko Misumi2023As Long as We Both Shall LiveKiyoka KudoLead role2025Trillion Game: The MovieHaru TennōjiLead role2026Until We Meet AgainReiji UrushibaraLead roleSakamoto DaysTaro SakamotoLead roleKyojo: ReunionRikito Soma
Stage Time Title Place Note September 8–9, 2012 Johnny's Dome Theatre 〜Summary〜 Tokyo Dome City HallJohnny's Dome Theatre 〜SUMMARY〜 ジュニアマンション100人一覧!!『WiNK UP』2012年10月号 page 132 April 7 – May 12, 2013 Takizawa Kabuki 2013 Shinbashi Enbujō April 10 – May 15, 2016 Takizawa Kabuki 2016 Shinbashi Enbujō April 7 – May 14, 2017 Takizawa Kabuki 2017 Shinbashi Enbujō Replaced Ryuichi Tanimura, who was injured during the performance. April 9 – May 13, 2018 Takizawa Kabuki 2018 Shinbashi Enbujō He didn't appeared from April 5 to 8 due to conflicting dates schedule with "Squad". June 4–30, 2018 Takizawa Kabuki 2018 Misono-za February 3–25, 2019 Takizawa Kabuki Zero Minami-za Appears as a Snow Man in the Shinbashi Enbujo show.
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Blue Ribbon Awards 2024 Best Newcomer As Long As We Both Shall Live Elan d'or Awards 2024 Newcomer of the Year Phases of the Moon & Silent & As Long As We Both Shall & Trillion Game Hashida Awards 2023 Best New Comer Silent & Maiagare Japan Academy Film Prize 2023 Best Supporting Actor Phases of the Moon Newcomer of the Year Kinema Junpo Awards 2023 Best New Actor Mr. Osomatsu & Phases of the Moon Mainichi Film Awards 2022 Best New Actor Phases of the Moon Tama Film Awards 2023 Best New Actor Phases of the Moon & As Long As We Both Shall Live Tokyo Drama Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actor Silent TV Station Drama Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actor Silent TV Life Annual Drama Awards 2022 Best Lead Actor My Love Mix-Up! (Kieta Hatsukoi) 2023 Best Supporting Actor Silent Yokohama Film Festival 2024 Best New Comer Phases of the Moon & As Long As We Both Shall Live
References
External links Snow Man at Starto Ent. at Mentrecording