Akira

When I picture EXILE's AKIRA, the first thing that lands is "this is a guy who built a career on his feet." A Yokohama kid born in 1981, he came up through dance, and you can just see it in how he carries himself, the posture, the way he walks across a stage like every step is placed on purpose. That kind of poise doesn't fake well. What I respect is that he didn't stop at dancing and fronting a group; he stepped into acting and actually committed to it, which is harder than people give credit for. To me he reads less like a flashy idol and more like a quiet craftsman who's been grinding for over two decades, the type whose ease on camera hides a mountain of unglamorous reps. I'm a fan of that lane.

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Akira (born August 23, 1981, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor, singer, and dancer known as a member of EXILE. Active across music, dance, and television drama, he has built a career spanning more than two decades in the Japanese entertainment industry. He maintains official presences on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) under EXILE AKIRA accounts affiliated with LDH.

Name (English)

Akira

Name (Japanese)

AKIRA

Reading

あきら

Born

August 23, 1981 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rooster

Origin

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Actor / Singer / Dancer / Television Actor

Spouse

林志玲

Works summary

Appearances

99 (2004–2026)

By year

2004: 1, 2005: 1, 2006: 2, 2007: 1, 2008: 3, 2009: 4, 2010: 6, 2011: 7, 2012: 5, 2013: 8, 2014: 4, 2015: 5, 2016: 8, 2017: 7, 2018: 7, 2019: 8, 2020: 1, 2021: 6, 2022: 5, 2023: 6, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 1

Debut work

HEART of GOLD 〜STREET FUTURE OPERA BEAT POPS〜

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/exileakira_official/
• Xhttps://x.com/EXILE_AKIRA_LDH
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXILE%20AKIRA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q851515

Tags

• From Kanagawa Prefecture
• Actor
• Singer
• Dancer

Last updated

2026-08-26

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.