Anime Central is happy to announce that Win Morisaki will appear at the 2024 convention. During Anime Central, Win Morisaki will be holding a concert.
About Win Morisaki
Win Morisaki, born and raised in Myanmar, moved to Japan during the fourth grade of elementary school. He was scouted and started his career as a singer/performer during the second grade of junior high school
Win made his CD debut in 2008 with the song ‘Crystal Children’ and then joined the boy group PRIZMAX as its main vocalist, maintaining that role until the group disbanded in March 2020. In the same year, he made his major debut as “MORISAKI WIN,” an entertainer from Asia, with “PARADE” on July 1. The song was used as a commercial for Suzuki Sorio Bandit, a compact wagon, and it became a hot topic by reaching No. 1 on the music distribution chart. On May 26, he released his first album, “Flight,” which ranked No. 1 on five music distribution services. In 2022, he released a series of singles with international writers, sang the theme song for “Abatarou Sentai Don Brothers,” and showed his diverse range of performances both domestically and internationally as an artist. In 2023, his long-awaited second album ‘Baggage’ soared to the top of the charts, followed by ‘Dear’, the film ‘Oshorin’s’ closing song, and ‘ MID DAY’, featured in the TV drama ‘ Ya Boy Kongming!’. In 2024, he collaborated with the popular Vietnamese band Chillies, marking his international debut, while his diverse artistic endeavors continue to captivate audiences.
Aside from his extraordinary career as a singer, Morisaki has also played a variety of roles as an actor and was selected to play a major role in Steven Spielberg’s new film “Ready Player 1,” which was released in 2018, marking his Hollywood debut. He has since appeared in numerous films and dramas and won the 43rd Japan Academy Prize for Best New Actor for the film “Honeybees and Distant Thunder” in 2020. Morisaki has also had success in the world of musicals. He dubbed the role of Mistoffelees in the film version of “Cats” (released in Japan in 2020) and played the lead role of Tony in the musical “West Side Story” Season 2 in 2020. In 2021, he played the lead role of Jamie in the musical “Jamie,” and in 2022, he was the solo lead in the Japan tour of the Broadway musical masterpiece “Pippin” at the Tokyu Theater Orb.
Feature Song
“PARADE” The music video for “PARADE” has received over 1.3 million views. The song was featured in a commercial for the Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki and became a trending topic, leading to topping the music charts in Japan
“Love in the stars” This song was released during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the draws on the feelings for loved ones in distant places. The song was also chosen as the theme song for a Japanese morning television program show to gently relieve anxious viewers living in the pandemic. Within a week of its release, the track reached over 1 million viewers.
-Tokusatsu & Anime music collaboration-
“AVATARO SENTAI DON BROTHERS” Opening Song “Orekoso Only One” Ending Song “Don’t Boo! DON BROTHERS”
TV animation “King of Heroes reincarnated to Master Martial Arts” Main Theme Song “DAY1”
Discography
Singles
Jul 1, 2020: “PARADE”
Mar 7, 2021: “Love in the Stars”
Oct 18, 2021: “Me, Myself and I”
Jan 28, 2022: “anymore”
Feb 25, 2022: “Live in the Moment”
Apr 6, 2022: “Ore Koso Only One”/”Don’t Boo! Donbrothers” (Avataro Sentai Donbrothers Theme song)
May 2, 2022: “My Place, Your Place”
Jan 25, 2023: “DAY1” (TV Animation “Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire” Theme song)
Oct 4, 2023: “MID DAY”/”Blue Yell” (TV series “Ya Boy Kongming!” inserted song)
Oct 18, 2023: “Dear” (Movie “Osyorin” Ending song)
Albums
Aug 19, 2020: 1st EP “PARADE”
May 26, 2021: 1st Album “Flight”
Dec 3, 2021: LIVE Album “FIRST FLIGHT SEP.20.2021”
Apr 19, 2023: 2nd Album “BAGGAGE”
Apr 26, 2023: LIVE Album “-Dancing Charter Night Flight-”
With PRIZMAX
Singles
Mar 27, 2013: “Mysterious Eyes/GO!”
Oct 23, 2013: “Ready”
Mar 12, 2014: “take me”
Sep 10, 2014: “REBORN”
Dec 10, 2014: “FANTASISTA”
May 27, 2015: “OUR ZONE”
Sep 30, 2015: “Lonely summer days”
Apr 6, 2016: “UP＜UPBEAT”
Aug 30, 2017: “Orange Moon”
Feb 14, 2018: “yours”
Dec 18, 2019: “Give me love / Beginning”
Albums
Mar 29, 2017: “Gradually”
Apr 17, 2019: “FRNKSTN”
About Anime Central
Anime Central (ACen) is the largest anime, manga and Japanese popular culture convention in Chicago and the Midwest. Anime Central 2024 will take place from May 17-19 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare and Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.
