, known by his stage name Ya Chang, is a Japanese actor, comedian, and recording artist currently active in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

Career

He was a businessman in

Gunma is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima P ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

before he went to the

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

just to meet

Jopay Paguia Diofanny Jane Paguia-Zamora (born January 3, 1983, in Manila, Philippines), known professionally as Jopay () is a Filipina singer, dancer and actress. She is a former Senior Member and original member of Sexbomb Singers, with Rochelle Pangilin ...

Sexbomb Girls The SexBomb Girls (also known as SB Girls, SBG, SexBomb Dancers, and now SB NewGen) is an all-female singing and dancing group in the Philippines. They were initially only dancers for ''Eat Bulaga!'', the midday variety show in the Philippines ...

. He was present always in

Eat Bulaga! ''Eat Bulaga!'' (), formerly ''Eat... Bulaga!'', is a noontime Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Produced by TAPE Inc., it is the longest running variety show in the Philippines with over 13,000 episodes. Originally ...

where he was discovered. He then became a host of MTB: Ang Saya-Saya. He appeared in

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...

TV shows such as ''

Aalog-Alog ''Aalog-Alog'' ( en, Shaking) is a Philippine sitcom on ABS-CBN. It premiered on July 8, 2006, and concluded on May 5, 2007. It stars comedian Pokwang and starlet Keanna Reeves as Doña Etang and Keanna respectively, friends who become feuding ...

'' and ''

Quizon Avenue ''Quizon Avenue'' is a Philippine sketch comedy show that aired on ABS-CBN. It starred Rodolfo "Dolphy" Quizon and his sons Enrico "Eric" Quizon, Jeffrey "Epi" Quizon and Vandolph Quizon. Also included were Kitkat, Ya Chang, Pokwang and Jenny ...

''. He also appeared in the drama anthology ''

Maalaala Mo Kaya ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'' (; formerly written as ''Maala-ala Mo Kaya...''; abbreviated as ''MMK''), also known as ''Memories'', is a Philippines, Philippine television drama anthology show broadcast by Kapamilya Channel under ABS-CBN Entertainment. ...

'' to portray his own life story, and also assisted the show's crew on their first episode that was set in Japan. He also appeared as Kenjie in ABS-CBN's ''

Eva Fonda ''Eva Fonda'' is a Philippine drama show on ABS-CBN that aired from December 1, 2008 to January 30, 2009 replacing ''Kahit Isang Saglit'' and was replaced by '' May Bukas Pa''. ''Eva Fonda'' is a remake of a 1976 film of the same name starring Al ...

'', acting as an antagonist for the first time. He also appeared on '' Dobol Trobol: Lets Get Redi 2 Rambol!'' as a guest and '' Nobody, Nobody But... Juan'' as a

ese officer during

Japanese Occupation of the Philippines The Japanese occupation of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Pananakop ng mga Japones sa Filipinas''; ja, 日本のフィリピン占領, Nihon no Firipin Senryō) occurred between 1942 and 1945, when Imperial Japan occupied the Commonwealth of the ...

. He also appeared as an engineer for Lim Aviations in ABS-CBN's ''

Be Careful With My Heart ''Be Careful with My Heart'' is a 2012 Philippine television drama series starring Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap. The series aired on ABS-CBN's ''PrimeTanghali'' noontime block and worldwide via The Filipino Channel from July 9, 2012 to Nove ...

''. He is also a presenter for the travel show ''

Biyaheng Bulilit ''Biyaheng Bulilit'' is a travel magazine show. It features tourists spots in the Philippines from the perspectives of two Japanese nationals Ya Chang and Tatay Nishii and an inquisitive Filipino child, Chacha Cañete, who is eager to learn about h ...

'', along with Tatay Nishii and Cha-cha "Bulilit" Cañete. Now, he appears in TV5 as a host after

Amachan is a Japanese television drama series. It debuted on April 1, 2013, and was broadcast until September 28, 2013. It was scripted by Kankurō Kudō and starred Rena Nōnen as Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo who moves to the Sanriku Coast ...

Hallo Hallo Café to do contest to viewers and his co-hosts.

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Filmography

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Japanese comedians Japanese male television actors Japanese male singers Japanese emigrants to the Philippines Living people Star Magic People from Gunma Prefecture Musicians from Gunma Prefecture Year of birth missing (living people) {{Philippines-actor-stub