Akira Morishita | |
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森下 晃 | |
 Akira in January 2023 | |
| Born | Akira Morishita April 27, 2001 Bulacan, Philippines |
| Other names | Aki |
| Education | Enderun Colleges[1] |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | P-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | Star Music Old School Records |
Akira Morishita (森下 晃, Morishita Akira, born April 27, 2001) 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),[A][2] "The Baddest" (2021),[3] "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.[4]
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.[4]
In March 2022, he became part of iWantTFC's original miniseries Bola Bola.[4] In 2023, Morishita made a stage debut in Tabing Ilog: The Musical as "Rovic".[5]
- ^ "BGYO's Akira, BINI's Aiah to pursue college in Enderun with scholarship". ABS-CBN News. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "BGYO Collaborates with Keiko Necesario in Original Song Runnin'". underoneceiling.com. May 23, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "The Baddest - Song Credits". Star Music. August 20, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Tidal.
- ^ a b c Leika Golez (March 16, 2022). "6 Fast Facts You Need to Know About BGYO's Akira Morishita". candymag.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Citations about Morishita's Stage Debut, as follows:
- Kristofer Purnell (October 5, 2023). "Vivoree Esclito, BGYO's JL and Akira make stage debut in 'Tabing Ilog the Musical'". Newsen. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via PhilStar.
- Rafael Bautista (November 8, 2023). "EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE GEN Z-CODED REBOOT OF TABING ILOG: THE MUSICAL". Pop Culture. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via Nylon Manila.
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