10 Things You Didn't Know About Akihiro

1. He joined a modeling contest in Brazil when he was 15 years old and won it. He won modeling contracts but his mother felt he was too young to work.



2. At the age of 20, he started modeling professionally and he was once with Ten Models Management of Sao Paolo, Brazil (same agency as Leandro Okabe)



3. Two months after his first Sao Paolo Fashion Week, he was advised by his agency to try Asia, because of the very limited opportunities for Nipo-Braseleiros in Brazil. One in ten Brapanese are hired during shows or represented by agencies. Caucasians are still favored in Brazil.



4. He was the model for Lacoste Thailand for 3 years.



5. He is the endorser of Mentholatum China until 2010.



6. He loves Batman and he has a batman tattoo on his right ankle.



7. The tattoo on his nape means DREAM. (He has tattoos on 6 body parts - nape, torso, right ankle, right foot, left foot and right hip.)



8. He just learned the proper or the correct English language when he arrived in the Philippines. He got lost in Paris airport before and he could not speak neither French or English. He thought he had missed his flight.



9. He is currently shooting an indie film with Chin Chin Gutierrez.



10. He has a big appetite!

source: personal interview! :P