X-BORDER
X-BORDER (pronounced cross-border) is a 6 member idol boygroup under the agency Imaginate. The members are Rui, Sho, Koki, Lukia, Yuji and Ryo.
The original name of the group was TRANP (formed in February, 2017) but with the graduation of a member and the introduction of 2 new members they rebranded and changed their name to X-BORDER on April 4th, 2019.
Twitter: XBORDERofficial
Instagram: xborder_official
YouTube: X- BORDER
TikTok: xborder_official
Listen on Spotify
Listen on Apple Music
Watch their latest MV for the song Love Domino
Hanafuda Brothers is the YouTube channel of members Rui, Sho and Koki (and formerly Yuki and Shohei). They post weekly videos on friday in which they play games/do challenges/skits and occasionally incorperate BL content.
Hanafuda Brothers Twitter: h_brothers_
Hanafuda Brothers temporary Twitter: hanabura_
Hanafuda Brothers YouTube: 花札ブラザーズ
Hanafuda Brothers TikTok: hanafudabrothers
Rui
Full name: Yamamoto Rui [山本 琉伊]
Birthday: May 29th, 2000
Birthplace: Tokyo
Representative color: Blue
Height: 1.77m
Blood type: AB
Instagram: ruipan0529
Twitter: rui_XBORDER
Sub-Twitter: ruipansub
Temporary Twitter: rui_XB
TikTok: sato_rui1254.83
Rui facts:
-He has a dog called Kinako, it's a Pomeranian.
-He is part of Hanafuda Brothers with Sho and Koki.
-He is the only member that's left from the orginal line-up of TRANP.
-He was an amateur model before becoming an idol and appeared in magazines.
Sho
Full name: Sakakibara Sho [榊原 尚]
Birthday: July 13th, 2000
Birthplace: Yamanashi
Representative color: Red (Formerly yellow)
Height: 1.76m
Blood type: B
Instagram: blindnessparty
Twitter: sho_border_x
Sub-Twitter: blindnessparty
TikTok: sakanaumai
Sho facts:
-He has a guinea pig called Kaiji.
-He is part of Hanafuda Brothers with Rui and Koki.
-His stage names used to be Dog and Art.
-He is a fan of K-pop groups TOMORROW X TOGETHER, BTS and Seventeen.
-He was an amateur model before becoming an idol and appeared in magazines.
-Sho met Rui at a convenience store before he joined TRANP and they had a talk, Sho confessed he was a fan of Rui at the time.
Koki
Full name: Kakizaki Koki [柿咲 光輝]
Birthday: August 22th, 1998
Birthplace: Saitama
Representative color: Green
Height: 1.73m
Blood type: A
Instagram: _kakizakikoki_
Twitter: Koki_X_BORDER
TikTok: kakizakikoki
Koki facts:
-He is part of Hanafuda Brothers with Sho and Rui.
-He is a former member of the idol group FACTORY in which his representative color was also green.
Lukia
Full name: Nito Lukia [ニ兎 ルキア]
Birthday: June 3rd, 1997
Birthplace: Kanagawa
Representative color: Pink
Blood type: A
Instagram: lukia_x_border
Twitter: lukia_XBORDER
TikTok: lukiasanteam
Lukia facts:
-He joined the group on April 4th, 2019.
-He is also a member of the idol group Monster Parade (formerly FACTORY) in which his representative color is also pink and his representative monster is a monkey.
Yuji
Full name: Shimanuki Yuji [島貫 勇士]
Birthday: September 21th, 1990
Birthplace: Miyagi
Representative color: White
Blood type: A
Instagram: shimanukiyuji_official
Twitter: YUJI_XBORDER
TikTok: shima_yuji
Yuji facts:
-He joined the group on April 4th, 2019.
-He is a former member of the idol group 絶好超団☆LoVe (Zekkochodan Love) in which his representative color was purple.
-He is also a member of the idol group Monster Parade (formerly FACTORY) in which his representative color is also white.
Ryo
Full name: Yuzuki Ryo [遊月 りょう]
Birthday: November 3rd, 2001
Birthplace: Saitama
Representative color: Purple
Height: 1.63m
Blood type: AB
Instagram: ryo_xborder
Twitter: Ryo_XBORDER
TikTok: ryo_xborder
Ryo facts:
-He is a former member the of idol group PROUDIeS in which his representative color was pink.
-He graduated from PROUDIeS on March 22th, 2021.
-He was announced as a member of X-BORDER on June 30th, 2021 and officially debuted in the group on July 18th, 2021.
Former members:
Yuki
Full name: Sakai Yuki [酒井 勇輝]
Birthday: May 20th, 1996
Birthplace: Chiba
Representative color: Purple
Height: 1.75m
Yuki facts:
-He graduated from the group on May 31th, 2021.
-Yuki was part of Hanafuda Brothers but left them as he graduated X-BORDER.
Shohei
Full name: Nakatani Shohei [中谷 将平]
Birthday: August 21th, 1996
Birthplace: Shimane
Representative color: Red
Height: 1.70m
Instagram: nakatanishohei_official
Twitter: nakatanishohei_
TikTok: nktn_shohei
YouTube: ・5 エンカウント
Personal YouTube: SHOHE official YOUTUBE
Shohei facts:
-He was a member of Hanafuda Brothers with Rui and Sho (before Koki or Yuki joined).
-It was announced he would leave X-BORDER on June 14th, 2019.
-He is now a member of the idol groups OUT BANG and WHITE HOPE.
-He has 2 YouTube channels, one of them with fellow OUT BANG and WHITE HOPE member Haru, and one of his own.
Rei
Full name: Kuroda Rei [黒田 怜]
Representative color: Pink
Rei facts:
-He is in the MV for the song Reload.
-He appears in a few early Hanafuda Brothers videos.
-He graduated from the group on April 4th, 2019.
TRANP former members:
Hyogatan, Hinata, MIT (Mitsu)
Hyogatan, Hinata, Rui (current member) and MIT.
Compiled by himadesukoki with the help of kokivlekje and rui_xb_riz
Please message me on Twitter in case of any inaccuracies or additions