Nagase Ren is a Japanese idol, singer, and actor. He is a member of the Japanese idol group King & Prince, which is under the management of Johnny & Associates. Nagase joined Johnny & Associates on April 3, 2011, starting activities as Kansai Johnny's Jr. He also worked as a member of Ae Shounen. In 2012, he formed a unit Naniwa Ouji with Nishihata Daigo and Onishi Ryusei. In June 2015, a limited-time unit Mr. King vs Mr. Prince was formed as an official supporter of the TV Asahi event "TV Asahi Roppongi Hills Summer Festival SUMMER STATION", and Nagase was selected as a member of Mr. King. After that, it was announced that the unit would continue. In 2018, Mr. King and Mr.Prince were renamed King & Prince, and they had their debut on May 23. On November 4th, 2022, it was announced that Sho Hirano, Yuta Kishi, and Yuta Jinguji will leave King & Prince and Johnny & Associates and end their activities on May 22nd, 2023. Nagase Ren and Takahashi Kaito will restart King & Prince as a two-member group from May 23, 2023.