| Okao Matora |
Okao Matora (岡尾真虎) is a Japanese singer and performer. He is a member of the group LIL LEAGUE from EXILE TRIBE.
He passed the first chapter of the iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~ audition as one of 6 members of LIL LEAGUE, a team that was formed during the audition.
Biography[]
Okao Matora was born on May 7, 2008 in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He has an older brother.
In his childhood, he started attending EXPG Kyoto.[1]
In March 2021, he formed the EXPG TikTok team "4OXY" together with other students from EXPG Kyoto, including his brother Okao Kohaku.
From 2021 to 2022, he participated in the boys division of the audition iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~ and was selected as a member of the team LIL LEAGUE during the screening process. LIL LEAGUE made it to the final screening on May 21, 2022, where they were ultimately chosen as the winning group of the audition.[2][3][4]
On January 11, 2023, Okao made his major debut as a member of LIL LEAGUE with the release of the group's first single "Hunter".[5][6]
Personal Life[]
- Family
His older brother, Okao Kohaku, was also a student at EXPG Kyoto and a finalist of the iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~ audition. He was part of the rival team KIDMATIC. Kohaku later became member of the group KID PHENOMENON, formed in the second chapter of the iCON Z audition.
Trivia[]
- Member Color: Yellow[N 1]
- Hobby: watching movies, listening to music, dancing and looking at historical paintings.
- Emoji: 🐯
- According to himself, his strength is his dancing, while his weakness is that he is not a good speaker.[7]
- Described as a very kind and considerate person.[8]
- Enjoys watching movies, and has an emotional side, saying, "I like heart-throb type movies.".[9]
- The men's pearl accessory that he always wears was made by himself (for about 300 yen). He also made the same accessories for his older brother, Kohaku, and his dance friends as gifts.[10]
- Likes cooking. His specialty is omelette rice.[11]
- Watches movies and dramas on Netflix on his days off.[11]
- His favorite food is roast beef.[11]
- Has always been interested in drums, and SHOKICHI taught him how to play it.[11][12]
- Would like to write lyrics and compose music in the future.[11]
- Dyed his hair pink for the final audition, with the same dye as Kutsuno Hiroto's.[13]
- Met Momoda Haima for the first time in a dance battle around 2017/2018.[13]
- Admires Kawamura Kazuma from THE RAMPAGE.[12]
- His older brother Okao Kohaku likes Hasegawa Makoto, and they both love the "Kazumako" duo.[14]
- His favourite artist is Travis Scott.[15]
Notes[]
- ↑ As shown in LIL LEAGUE's goods.
References[]
- ↑ https://expg.jp/graduate/detail.php?graduate_id=120
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2235565/full/
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/music/news/478575
- ↑ https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202205220001254.html
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2263645/full/
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/music/news/508525
- ↑ https://realsound.jp/2022/07/post-1074491.html
- ↑ https://jj-jj.net/lifestyle/160478/
- ↑ https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202301170001336.html
- ↑ https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/entertainment/entry/2022/026164.html
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 https://jj-jj.net/lifestyle/158987/
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://jj-jj.net/lifestyle/160465/
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://jj-jj.net/lifestyle/159007/
- ↑ https://i-voce.jp/feed/2922301/3/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKZLcpxU1E0
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