Ya Chang

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Ya Chang 山口康明
Born	Yasuaki Yamaguchi Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Ethnicity	Japanese
Occupation	Actor Comedian Recording artist

Yasuaki Yamaguchi (山口康明, Yamaguchi Yasuaki, born in Gunma, Japan), known by his stage name Ya Chang, is a Japanese actor, comedian, and recording artist currently active in the Philippines.

Career

He was a businessman in Gunma, Japan (Suburb In Tokyo) before he went to the Manila, Philippines just to meet Jopay Paguia of Sexbomb Girls. He was present always in Eat Bulaga! where he was discovered. He then became a host of MTB: Ang Saya-Saya.^[1] He appeared in ABS-CBN TV shows such as Aalog-Alog^[2] and Quizon Avenue. He also appeared in the drama Maalaala Mo Kaya to portray his own life story. He also assisted the show's crew on their first episode that was set in Japan.^[3] He recently appeared as Kenjie in ABS-CBN's Eva Fonda, 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 Japanese officer during Japanese Occupation of the Philippines. He also appeared as an Engineer for Lim Aviations in ABS-CBN's Be Careful With My Heart.

Discography

Album Information	Track Listing
Daijobu^[4] Released: August 2005 Label: Star Records Language: Filipino, English, Japanese Total Length: 22:59	Tracks\| Aishteru, I Love You Sayaw Ya Chang Anone Daijobu Pesteng Pag-ibig Rico Mambo

Filmography

Television

List of television appearances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	SCQ Reload Ok Ako!	Himself
2005	Magandang Tanghali Bayan	Host	MTB: Ang Saya-Saya (section)
2005	Quizon Avenue	Himself
2005-2011	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Eichi and Mr. Hiroshi	He appeared in Yen, Tsinelas (II), Passbook (II)
2006	Aalog-Alog	Sandaro Yamamoto
2007	Home Boy	Himself
2009	Eva Fonda	Kenjie
2011	Laugh Out Loud	Himself	"Made in Japan" segment
2012-present	Be Careful with My Heart	Engr. Yamaguchi
2013	Got to Believe	Manager of Agency
2013	Maria Mercedes	Cameo Role

Movies

List of acting performances in film
Year	Title	Role
1993	Philadelphia	Japanese Tourister
2008	Dobol Trobol: Lets Get Redi 2 Rambol!	Japanese customer
2009	Nobody, Nobody But... Juan	Japanese soldier
2012	Moron 5 and the Crying Lady	Beckie's husband

References

↑ Billy Balbastro (2010-03-21). "Ya Chang, mas sikat pa sa idol niya!". Retrieved 2013-02-02.
↑ Sadiri, Walden (2006-06-25). "Randy Santiago, now a full-fledged director". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
↑ "Eula stars in 1st 'Maalaala Mo Kaya' episode shot in Japan". Sun.Star Manila. 2005-11-24. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
↑ "Ya Chang - Daijobu". Retrieved 2013-02-02.

External links

Ya Chang at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Ya Chang
Alternative names	Yasuaki Yamaguchi
Short description	Japanese actor
Date of birth
Place of birth	Gunma, Japan
Date of death
Place of death

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