Akira Morishita

Akira Morishita
森下 晃
Akira in January 2023
Born
Akira Morishita

(2001-04-27) April 27, 2001
Bulacan, Philippines
Other namesAki
EducationEnderun Colleges
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
Years active2014–present
Agents
  • Star Hunt (2018–2020)
  • Star Magic (2020–present)
Known for
Musical career
GenresP-pop
InstrumentVocals
LabelsStar 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), "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. In 2023, Morishita made a stage debut in Tabing Ilog: The Musical as "Rovic".