Fun Facts:

Countries I've been to: Japan (2016, 2019, 2023, 2025), Mexico (2006, 2015, 2018), China (2016, 2024), Vietnam (2019, 2024),

France, Switzerland (2022), Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong (2024), Taiwan (2024), Peru (2024)

Favorite Movies: We Are Little Zombies (2019), Whisper of the Heart (1995), Princess Mononoke (1997), Akira (1988), Yi Yi (2000),

The End of Evangelion (1997), Evangelion 3.0+1.0 (2021), The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2005), Up (2009), Your Name (2016), Weathering With You (2019), Promare (2019), Suzume (2022), Look Back (2024), The Day the Earth Blew Up (2025), The Sound of Music (1965), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Our Little Sister (2015), The Handmaiden (2016), La La Land (2016), Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020), Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (2022), Babylon (2022)

Concerts Attended: John Williams (2008, 2009, 2010), Joe Hisaishi (2018, 2023),

Twice (2019, 2022, 2023), HITC (2021, 2022, 2025), Keshi (2021, 2022 (2), 2023), Joji (2021, 2023), BTS (2022),

Asian Kung Fu Generation (2023), Radwimps (2023), Kohei Tanaka + Hiroshi Kitadani (2023), Aespa (2023), Madeon (2023),

Yoasobi (2024), Flow (2024), IU (2024), LiSA (2025), Ado (2025), Kaneko Ayano (2025), Aqua Timez (2025), G-Dragon (2025)

Favorite Video Games: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017), Genshin Impact (2020), Elden Ring (2022),

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (2003), Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003), Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) + Brawl (2008), Pokémon HeartGold (2009), Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010), The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)

Favorite Color: Yellow

Favorite Pokémon: Pikachu

Favorite Songs: "Re:Re: (2016 Ver.)" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation,
"2 Soon" by Keshi,
"Untitled, 2014" by G-Dragon,
"Hikari no Hou e" by Kaneko Ayano,
"Gunjou" by Yoasobi,
"Odoriko" by Vaundy,
"Grand Escape" by Radwimps,
"Mask" by Aqua Timez,
"Kimmokuseino Yoru" by Kinokoteikoku,
"One Summer's Day" by Joe Hisaishi

Favorite Manga: One Piece

Favorite Memories: Visiting Yakushima during my first solo trip (2019), Attending sister's medical school graduation (2020), Building a model train track above my living room (2021), Seeing auroras for the first time in Alaska (2022), Buying Keshi tickets on the plane the day I left eBay (2022), Eating a seven-course meal on the Glacier Express in Switzerland (2022), Getting help to see AKFG for the first time in Tokyo (2023), Waiting 18 hours in line for Masakazu Morita's autograph (the VA of Ichigo from Bleach) (2023), Watching a friend's theater performance in Maine (2023), Going to China for a friend's wedding (2024), Getting a skateboard signed by all the members of Flow (2024), Buying tickets for my entire family to go to the One Piece x Lakers game (2025), Karaoke bar with Gota and friends in Tokyo (2025), First time scuba diving and Aqua Timez in Okinawa (2025)

Other Achievements: High School Valedictorian (2015), UCLA Regents Scholar, UCLA Alumni Scholar, SAT Score: 2390, UCLA Vietnamese Culture Night: Lead Actor (2016) + Director (2018), Certificate of Merit (Piano): Level 10, Shukokai Karate: First-Degree Black Belt, High School Varsity Tennis, Raytheon Math Moves U Scholar (2010), Pokémon Showdown: Top 500 Players (Random Single Battles) (2020)