Ryota Kobayashi

Kobayashi Ryota is a Japanese actor, model, and talent born in Aichi Prefecture. He belongs to Tristone Entertainment. He is a former member of the male group BOYS AND MEN and a former men's model for the magazines "Nico ☆ Puchi" and "Nikola". He joined the entertainment agency Central Japan in Nagoya at the age of 5 old and began working as a model. In April 2011, he joined BOYS AND MEN and participated in stage performances and live event shows. He withdrew from BOYS AND MEN on April 29, 2013. He later revealed that he had left the group to move to Tokyo to pursue an acting career.