The term ikemen (Japanese: イケメン) is a portmanteau neologism derived from the Japanese words ikeru (いける) or iketeru and menzu (メンズ). Ikeru and iketeru mean "cool", "good", and "exciting", while menzu is the Japanization of "men". This term has been
used to reference good looking men featured in Japanese pop culture.
Professional wrestler Sojiro Higuchi has adopted the character of "Jiro Kuroshio", heavily influenced by Ikemen culture.
Sōjirō Higuchi is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jiro "Ikemen" Kuroshio . He is best known for his work in the Wrestle-1 promotion, where he was a former Wrestle-1 Result Champion and Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champion before leaving the promotion in January 2019. He worked for WWE from 2019 to 2023, performing for the NXT brand under the ring name Ikemen Jiro. He was released in 2023.
Kuroshio in 2017