Akara (아카라) is a Vietnamese-Japanese singer under RISE Entertainment. She is a member of the girl group MiXXiS.
She was revealed as the final member on March 3, 2022 with a cover of “Time Stop” by Clover.
History[]
Early Life[]
Akara was born in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 23, 1999 to a middle-class family. Although born in Vietnam, she is ethnically half Japanese due to her mother being 100% Japanese. She loved music growing up, but didn’t discover K-Pop until 2018. When Akara participated in a study abroad program during high school, she visited Korea and joined RISE Entertainment in 2019.
2022: RISE Entertainment, MiXXiS[]
Akara was announced as the final member of MiXXiS with a cover of “Time Stop” by Clover on March 3, 2022. The group was set to debut on April 13, 2022 with Secretum before it was cancelled.
2024-Present:[]
On March 5, 2024, RISE Entertainment announced a statement about the current state of MiXXiS, revealing they would debut on January 1, 2025 with the full album “SECRE2M.”
On December 15, 2024, RISE Entertainment revealed concept photos for their debut studio album “SECRE2M.”
On January 1, 2024, MiXXiS made their debut with the full album “SECRE2M.”
Trivia[]
- She is the only Vietnamese member of MiXXiS, and the second oldest
- Akara has the longest training period out of the members
- She enjoys composing her own music, and freestyle dancing