Akira (BGYO) Profile, Bio, & Facts

Akira is a Filipino-Japanese singer-songwriter, actor and a member of the boy group BGYO under Star Music.

Akira (BGYO) Profile

Akira (BGYO) Facts:

Early Life

– He was born in Bulacan, Philippines.
– He wanted to join the military but due to financial difficulties, he started auditioning for comercials as a child.
– During his school years, he was a varsity basketball player.

Personal Life

– His father is Japanese and his mother is Filipino.
– His family consists of his parents, three sisters and one brother.
– He is skilled in beatboxing.
– First concert he attended was “EXO Planet 5 – Exploration” at MOA Arena, Philippines. (PopCulturalist)
– His favorite Japanese foods are takoyaki, ramen and yakiniku.
– He is terrifired of frogs.
– He’d continued his education and appeared in more commercials if he didn’t debut in BGYO.
– He cries easily among all the members.
– Akira dreams of collaborating with artists such as Iñigo Pascual, KZ Tandingan, Shawn Mendes, and PHP.
– He said he gets really quiet and calm when he gets food and gets so focused in eating that he gets tuned out of his surroundings. (Yahoo Southeast Asia)
– He wakes up early among the members.
– His life motto is: “Huwag kang susuko sa pangarap mo” (Don’t give up on your dreams).
– He looks up to Mr Gary Valencia.
– He likes drawing, playing, and biking in his spare time.
– His sisters got him into Kpop after which he discovered Kpop groups like EXO, NCT127, BIGBANG and NCT. (Metro Style)
– He is studying Tourism Management because he dreams of becoming a pilot someday.
– His mom was a singer in Japan and his dad was a singer in a band.  (NextShark)
– He has been together with Nate since their first audition.
– He is a fan of Kpop groups like BTS, SEVENTEEN, EXO, and SuperM.
– He has had four major accidents.

Career

– Akira is the Lead Vocalist, and Main Visual in BGYO.
– He acted in Filipino drama/movies “Sundalong Kanin” (2014), “Alienasyon” (2014), “All of Me” (2015), and “‘Tol” (2019).
– He was scouted by a co-worker of Direk Lauren.
– He has appeared in many commercials as a child including Jollibee, Cherifer and Royal.
– He won the “Inding-Indie Gawad Parangal Most Promising Actor of Indie Films” at the Inding-Indie Gawad Parangal Asian Excellence Award 2015 for his work in ‘Sundalong Kanin’.

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Twitter: @bgyo_akira
Instagram:  bgyo_akira
Tiktok: @ofcbgyo_akira

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