Английская Википедия:Akira Morishita

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Family name hatnote Шаблон:Infobox person Шаблон:Nihongo is a Filipino-Japanese actor, singer and songwriter known for being a member and lead vocalist of the Filipino boy group BGYO. Morishita has co-written several tracks released by BGYO: "The Light" (2021), "Runnin'" (2021),Шаблон:Efn-ua "The Baddest" (2021), "Kundiman" (2021), "Fly Away" (2021) and an original soundtrack for a series Bola Bola titled "Mahal Na Kita" (2022), of which he released a solo version of the song.

Prior to his music career, Morishita started as an actor known for four movies: "Sundalong Kanin (Rice Soldiers)" (2014), "Alienasyon" (2014), "Kalel, 15" (2019), "'Tol" (2019); a television series All of Me (2015) and have appeared on several television commercials aired in the Philippines: Jollibee, Cherifer and Royal.

In March 2022, he became part of iWantTFC's original miniseries Bola Bola.

Early life

Akira Morishita was born on the 27 April 2001 to a Japanese father and a Filipino mother; both of them worked as musicians in Japan. At a young age, he aspired to become part of the military or the airforce but these were put aside when their family needed financial support by auditioning him for television and print ads.

Career

Television and film career

His career in the entertainment industry began in 2014 when he played the role of Carding in the indie film Sundalong Kanin, a Cinemalaya film entry by Janice O'Hara that served as his first film appearance. He also appeared in other independent films including Alienasyon, also in 2014 and Kalel, 15 in 2019. In 2015, he made his first television appearance in ABS-CBN's afternoon drama series All of Me, playing the role of Ringo Dimaculangan.

In 2022, while being a member of BGYO, he returned to acting through a main role in iWantTFC's teen romantic comedy series Bola Bola, starring Francine Diaz, KD Estrada, and Ashton Salvador. He plays Lucas Benitez, the long-time crush of Diaz's character Thea Balderama. He and his co-members from BGYO served as the performers of the show's theme song "Mahal Na Kita".

Musical career

Шаблон:Main He joined the Star Hunt Academy after he met and was recommended by Laurenti M. Dyogi, ABS-CBN's resident director and head of its entertainment division. Morishita was part of the original trainees of the Star Hunt Academy program, alongside Nate Porcalla, in 2018 and became part of "SHA Boys". He and his four co-members were trained for two years under Filipino and South Korean mentors from MU Doctor Academy; vocal coach Kitchy Molina; and dance coach Mickey Perz. They were officially announced in the pre-show of PBB Otso Big Night as Star Hunt trainees on August 3, 2019.

Artistry

Morishita have cited Ed Sheeran and Shawn Mendes as musical inspirations.

Impact and influence

Aside from being an idol, Morishita was known also as a dean's lister of his class.

Personal life

He was raised in Bulacan with his three sisters and one brother. His hobbies are drawing and painting, and playing various sports including basketball where he was a varsity player in high school, and eventually, he became part of the Star Magic All-Star Games; tennis; and badminton. A fan of anime, he cites Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and its main character Tanjiro Kamado as his favorite anime and character, respectively.

Discography

Soundtracks

List of official soundtrack singles showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album	Шаблон:Abbr
"Mahal Na Kita"	2022	Bola Bola Original Soundtrack

Production credits

All song credits are adapted from the Tidal, unless otherwise noted.

Morishita's Production Credits
Year	Artist(s)	Song	Album	Lyricist		Composer		Шаблон:Abbr
				Credited	With	Credited	With
2021	BGYO	"The Light"	The Light - Single The Light	Шаблон:Ya	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Na	Шаблон:Hlist
	BGYO Keiko Necesario	"Runnin'"	Runnin' - Single	Шаблон:Na	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Ya	Шаблон:Hlist
	BGYO	"The Baddest"	The Baddest - Single The Light	Шаблон:Ya	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Ya	Шаблон:Hlist
		"Kundiman"	The Light	Шаблон:Ya	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Ya	Шаблон:Hlist
		"Fly Away"		Шаблон:Ya	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Ya	Шаблон:Hlist
2022		"Mahal Na Kita"	Bola Bola Original Soundtrack	Шаблон:Ya	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Ya	Шаблон:Hlist
	Akira Morishita			Шаблон:Ya		Шаблон:Ya

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Note(s)
2019	Kalel, 15	Balmaceda
	'Tol	High School Dimitri
2014	Sundalong Kanin	Carding
	Alienasyon

Television (linear and digital)

Year	Title	Network	Role	Reference(s)
2015	All of Me	ABS-CBN	Ringo Dimaculangan
2022	Bola Bola	iWantTFC	Lucas Benitez

Series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Шаблон:Abbr
2021	ONE DREAM: The Bini - BGYO Journey	Himself	9 episodes telecast worldwide via MYX Global's Myx TV and on-demand via iWantTFC

Webcast

Year	Title	Role	Network	Note(s)	Шаблон:Abbr
2020	SHA Trainees on Kumu Live	Himself	Kumu	3 episodes per week
2021	ONE DREAM: Virtual Hangout		iWantTFC YouTube Channel	9 episodes
2022	BGYO Akira on Kumu Live		Kumu	3 episodes per week

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result	Шаблон:Abbr
2015	Inding-Indie Gawad Parangal Asian Excellence Award 2015	Inding-Indie Gawad Parangal Most Promising Actor of Indie Films	Sundalong Kanin (for the role of Carding)	Шаблон:CMain

External links

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