[5] Akira Morishita was born on April 27, 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[6] but these were put aside when their family needed financial support by auditioning him for television and print ads.

[7] 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.

[9] They were officially announced in the pre-show of PBB Otso Big Night as Star Hunt trainees on August 3, 2019.

[4] 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.