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Los Akiyama wants to follow in Ariel Rivera’s footsteps

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Los Akiyama 09042024

Josh Mercado

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1725426035545Los.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Los Akiyama. Photo from Josh Mercado"/>Los Akiyama. Photo from Josh Mercado</div>Singer and actor Ariel Rivera took OPM by storm in the &#x27;90s and successfully earned the moniker &quot;Kilabot ng mga Kolehiyala.&quot;In the showbiz dictionary, the title means that you&#x27;re a moreno, tall, and handsome balladeer, which perfectly describes this young artist.Meet Los Akiyama, the singer behind the song &quot;Buti Na Lang&quot; under Insight Music and the outstanding star of the film &quot;Kung Nag-aatubili&quot; who wants to follow in Rivera’s footsteps. He spoke with ABS-CBN News in Quezon City to talk about his love for acting and music, dreams, and his plans for the future with manager Chris Cahilig.In true &quot;Kilabot ng mga Kolehiyala&quot; fashion, Los arrived at the venue in his charming outfit, powered by his interesting personality and showbiz aura.Who is he? Los shared, &quot;Three of my siblings are doctors. Nagkakaintindihan sila kapag nag-uusap-usap sila. I&#x27;m the youngest.&quot;Like other stars, he was a creative kid, joining singing and acting clubs. He would listen to the songs and sing with all his heart as a young boy.&quot;Nung elementary, I would do orations, which I consider as my start to acting. Doon parang nagkaroon na I&#x27;m feeling things, I&#x27;m trying to get a feel of a word that I&#x27;m saying. May pakiramdam,&quot; he said.He continued, &quot;Nung high school naman, I joined the Glee club. We joined a choral competition in Malaysia.&quot;&quot;Nung college, doon na ako frustrated artist. Sumali na agad ako ng musical theater organization sa Ateneo. I had the chance to join their musical production. I was thinking of doing that for the next four years. Pero naputol dahil sa pandemic. Nawala &#x27;yung passion kasi ang hirap naman mag-theater sa online,&quot; the newbie artist added. When the lockdown was finally over, he got the chance to revisit his love for acting.&quot;Last year, nung nakabalik kami sa campus, I had the opportunity to join a thesis production onstage at doon ako nabuhayan ulit. Sabi ko, ito pala talaga ang nagbibigay-buhay sa akin. Few months &#x27;yan before graduation. After graduation, sabi ko, hindi na muna ako magta-try for corporate. I really wanna give this a shot,&quot; he said. Los finds acting and music incredibly fulfilling in different ways. He is committed to giving both his best efforts, even though balancing the two may present difficulties in the future.&quot;What I value right now the most is my freedom to pursue both acting and music,&quot; he expressed. When asked about his dream role, he said: &quot;I&#x27;m in my phase of exploration. I want to try something in action. I&#x27;ve tried something with comedy. I want to try something that challenges me,&quot; adding that veteran actress Angeli Bayani taught him the power of vulnerability. &quot;She taught me to let myself to be vulnerable. I knew that was something that I needed. It&#x27;s not enough that you&#x27;re thinking that you&#x27;re doing it. There&#x27;s a process to it. You go through a step by step thing na unti-unti kang mag-o-open up and magiging vulnerable, and that makes you more genuine,&quot; he said. While discussing his love for acting, the singer-actor also talked about the joy he gets from music.&quot;When I listen to songs, before I listen to the beat and music, I listen muna to the lyrics and to the stories. Lyrics are really a big thing for me, and Pablo from SB19, grabe ang taba ng utak. The way he dances with the words, ang galing,&quot; he said.Los is now enjoying his freedom and hoping to make his own mark.&quot;I&#x27;m trying to be in the best shape that I&#x27;ve ever been. I&#x27;m pretty sure that there&#x27;s a place for everyone regardless of what they look like. Pero this, I&#x27;m doing this for myself. &#x27;Yun ang gusto ko na not doing things just for this one thing. Ayaw ko naman na ipu-pursue ko lang ito for the sake of pursuing it. I&#x27;m preparing myself para naman at least maganda ako tingnan sa camera,&quot; he shared. He ended, &quot;Mentally, I&#x27;m coming in to this with a mindset that I just have to keep creating and keep putting myself out there. I have to be seen. I like what I&#x27;m doing. Gusto ko ang craft ko. I just have to keep creating so that people know and discover who I am.&quot; <div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/8/2/p-pop-soloist-los-akiyama-drops-debut-single-buti-na-lang-1318" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">P-pop soloist Los Akiyama drops debut single ‘Buti Na Lang’</a></div>

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Los Akiyama wants to follow in Ariel Rivera's footsteps

Josh Mercado

Published Sep 04, 2024 03:38 PM PHT

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