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Win Morisaki

Win Morisaki

Burmese singer, actor (born 1990)


Win Morisaki (森崎ウィン, Morisaki Win, Burmese: မိုရီဆာကီဝင်း; born August 20, 1990[1]) is a Burmese singer. He is the lead vocalist of PrizmaX, a J-pop idol boy band. He has appeared in films and television dramas in Japan and Myanmar, as well as in the American film Ready Player One (2018).[2][3][4]

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Early life and education

Morisaki was born Win Kyaw Htoo (ဝင်းကျော်ထူး),[5] nicknamed Ah Win, to Burmese parents in Yangon, Myanmar. His parents worked abroad in Japan during his early childhood and he lived in Myanmar with his grandmother until the age of ten, when he moved to Japan to join his parents.[6] Morisaki was scouted at the age of 14 to join the entertainment industry.[6][7]

Career

In 2008, Morisaki joined J-pop idol boy band PrizmaX, managed by Stardust Promotion. In August 2010, he became a member of NAKED BOYZ together with other PrizmaX members (except Tsubasa Shimada), but withdrew at the end of the year.[8][better source needed] Morisaki made his film debut in the Yutaka Ozaki film Sherry in 2012.[9][better source needed] He was selected as the first radio personality at FM Yokohama in April 2015.[10][better source needed]

Morisaki made his Hollywood debut in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One (2018) as Daito.[11][12]

Morisaki played a small supporting role alongside Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi in a Burmese-language film, Zati Myay (ဇာတိမြေ), directed by Kyi Phyu Shin.[13] [better source needed] He received 'Popular awards' from Shwe FM's 8th Anniversary on October 1, 2017.[better source needed]

In August 2018, he was appointed a Myanmar tourism ambassador.[better source needed]

Morisaki in April 2013.

In 2022, Morisaki served as the performer for the TV Asahi tokusatsu series Avataro Sentai Donbrothers with the songs “Ore koso Only One” (Opening theme) and “Don't Boo! Donbrothers“ (Ending theme).

Filmography

Film

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Video games

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Dubbing

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References

  1. "森崎ウィン" [Morisaki Win]. Stardust Promotion (in Japanese). Retrieved November 4, 2022.[self-published source]
  2. Me, Nyo. "Homegrown: J-Pop to the big screen". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  3. "Interview with Japan Star Morisaki Win". Sunday Journal Myanmar (in Burmese). 2017-02-13.
  4. "尾崎豊さん20回目命日に追悼映画完成". デイリースポーツオンライン. 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.
  5. "WINのMAXで行こう!". E★K radio - Fm yokohama. 2015-04-06.
  6. Blair, Gavin J. (June 6, 2016). "Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' Adds Japanese Actor-Singer Win Morisaki". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  7. Variety Staff (2016-06-06). "Japan's Win Morisaki Joins Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  8. "Listen to the Universe". TIFF. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  9. "嘘喰い". eiga.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  10. "LOVE LIFE". eiga.com. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  11. "レッドシューズ". eiga.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  12. "レディ加賀". eiga.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  13. Romano, Sal (December 20, 2019). "Death Come True introduces police investigator Nozomu Kuji". Gematsu. Retrieved December 20, 2019.

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