NICKNAMES [ ★ ] 

// Aki ★ came from his name, called by friends and family.
// Hero ★came from his name but replaced 'i' with 'e' because he onced saved his wife from a gang, called by his wife

LANGUAGES SPOKEN [ ★ ] 

// japanese ★ born and raised in Japan | fluent
// english ★ studied and graduated from a degree majoring in english. Is now an english teacher. | business level

     // korean ★ his wife is korean and would often talk to him in this language. Attended a korean language class for his wife. | conversational

ETHNICITY, NATIONALITY [ ★ ] Japanese
HEIGHT, WEIGHT [ ★ ] 165 cm | 58 kg

FACE-CLAIM [ ★ ] Koike Teppei - gallery
BACK UP [ ★ ] Ikuta Toma - gallery 

FASHION STYLE [ ★ ] Aki doesn't have a specific fashion style, he wears anything as long as he is comfortable with it. Sometimes his wife picks his clothes for him, which he can't refuse or else he would get scolded by his wife.

Casual: 1 | 2 | 3

Formal: 1 | 2

Indoors: 1 | 2 | 3

NAME [ ★ ] Akihiro Moriguchi
D.O.B [ ★ ] May 30, 1986 | 31 yrs old
BIRTHPLACE [ ★ ] Hokkaido, Japan
HOMETOWN [ ★ ] Tokyo, Japan

SINGING [ ★ ] Eric Nam - link
DANCING [ ★ ] ---
RAPPING [ ★ ] ---

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO AUDITION FOR THIS SHOW? [ ★ ] 

// The real question is, who made me want to audition for this show? /laughs out loud/ My wife is a big fan of korean pop music ever since her teen years. She heard you are having an audition and that our age is within the age range, so we prepared our performance and here we are.

DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE TOUGH CONDITIONS OF TRAINING? [ ★ ] 

// Yes, I've been through a lot in my 31 years of living. I think I'll be able to handle tough challenges, whatever it is. /chuckles/

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR BEST SKILL IS? [ ★ ] 

// My best skill is singing. I sang a lot when I was young, ever since I was 6 I think. I joined a lot of contests in my school and neighborhood. Which really helped my vocals to attain high vocal ranges and hit high notes. /sings a little/

WHAT ABOUT YOUR WORST? [ ★ ] 

// Ahhh~ /chuckles/ Well, I'm not into dancing at all. My dancing is just average. I guess I can learn some dance moves, but my body won't move the way I like it. There are a lot of things I'm not good at, but my wife said that if I was gonna be an idol, dancing is a crucial part of it.

IS THERE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT? [ ★ ] 

// The things I'm most worried about are my time and privacy. If I would be chosen to be in this show, I'm sure it will take a lot of my time with my wife and my job. I wouldn't have the privacy I used to have because cameras will be everywhere. /widens his eyes/

ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? [ ★ ] 

// Please pick my wife, she really wants to be a kpop idol. /smiles widely/

PERSONALITY [ ★ ] 

[+] Positive: 4D | Confident | Friendly | Determined | Independent

[o] Neutral: Forgetful | Direct

 [-] Negative: Stubborn | Sensitive to criticism | Short-tempered | Liar | Manipulative

// Hero is known to most people as someone from the 4th Dimension because everything about him is awkward and strange, yet he isn't afraid to occasionally be the center of attention. He is comfortable and confident in social situations. He has a basic faith in himself in many areas of his life, allowing him to be self-assured when facing challenges. His independent streak and masculine nature allows him to make decisions efficiently and to trust his instincts.

// Occasionally friendly, Hero would start a conversation if he decided it was needed. Hero is very sensitive and observant. Hero choses to recognize the positive in everyone unless they ever happened to betray him, then...their lives are meaningless. Also Hero is a very determined person; no matter what he will worked hard to gain whatever he seeks.

// Hero does not do things without thinking, although in some case it looks like Hero never cared about his action, but in fact he does. Hero does not walk away from a fight and is capable of winning one, whether physically or verbally. Hero also has a stubborn nature and will always find a way to bend the rule.

// Hero hates it when somebody criticizes him, with the exception of his wife. If this ever happens, Hero will easily get mad and make harsh statements about that person or walk out from the room. But afterwards apologizes for it and make things right after he cools down.

// Hero often has a bad memory and sometimes can't quite remember where the restroom is or where he left his phone last night. Hero is very direct when he feels the need to defend himself or make a statement.

// To Hero, first impression is the most important when come to dealing with human. He based his opinion on his first impressions of the people he meets.

// Here is one of his most important abilities: He is an excellent diplomat and negotiator, especially when he needs to convince others of an idea and - literally or figuratively - sell something on somebody. With his charisma, eloquence, charm and persuasiveness, he could be one of those people who would be able to manipulate others for his own purposes. And yet by nature, he is much too open and direct to negatively outfox someone. Any intrigue is foreign and unappealing to him.

BACKGROUND [ ★ ] Akihiro is the eldest child of Hiroshi and Yukiko Moriguchi. He has younger brother named Yoshiro. They are somehow a wealthy family. Hero was born and raised in Japan until he got married to a beautiful lady he met in college named Sarang. He now lives in Seoul, Korea with his wife and has the job as an english teacher in Seoul University.

Growing up, he had always loved singing. Instead of playing robots with the other kids in the neighborhood, Hero will be watching his favorite music videos and practicing his vocals, along with his best friend. He knew he wanted to do something with these as his career from a young age. He told it to his parents and so they enrolled him to a vocal training class when he was just 6 years old. He attended the class every Saturday, until he finished his high school. Besides this, he was a part of choir in his high school.  

He also used to play basketball when he was in high school until college, although the shortest among the team, he is the star player, he's like Troy Bolton, a basketball player who can sing and Sarang is his Gabriella.

His father is an author who writes manga, while his mother is a voice actress for several anime. This greatly influenced Hero to love anime. His wife, on the other hand, is Korean and loves kpop. She always wanted to be a kpop idol, so she frequently forces Hero to sing a duet with her and audition to various companies for fun, obviously their age is over the age range standards of the companies, until she heard of JTBC holding an audition for those whose ages are 17-45. This gave her hope again and so she auditioned with Hero.

When they auditioned, they sang a duet. Gladly, they have already told their bosses about the two month training or off work, in case one or both of them gets picked.

FAMILY [ ★ ]

// Father, Hiroshi Moriguchi [fc: Hirohiko Araki] ★ 60 ★ manga author ★ over protective, stern and imaginative ★ Hero always looks up to his father for being devoted to his work. Hero always run to his dad when it comes to trouble. He is the reason for Hero's interest in anime/manga.

// Mother, Yukiko Moriguchi [fc: Rumiko Takahashi] ★ 62 ★ japanese voice actress ★ nosy, caring and superstitious ★ Although Hero hates it whenever his mom eavesdrop or meddle on everything he does or say, he loves his mother and would always text his mom before sleeping.

// Younger brother, Yoshiro Moriguchi [fc: Yudai Chiba] ★ 28 ★ landscape architect ★ observant, blunt and generous ★ Yoshi seems like an older brother than a younger one, since he always spoils Hero with money and things, he always look after Hero whenever their parents are not around when they were kids. Right now, Yoshi is living with his filipina fiancee, Alexandria Dela Cruz, in the Philippines.

FRIENDS [ ★ ]

// Best Friend, Kang Taehyun [fc: Ahn Jaehyun] ★ 29 ★ doctor ★ playful, vain and devoted in his work ★ They were living in the same neighborhood when they were kids ★ Taehyun is the childhood friend of Hero. They spent all of their childhood years together. Although younger than Hero, Hero tends to rely more on him. They got separated when Taehyun moved back to Korea. They got reunited again, when Hero got married to Sarang and moved in coincidentally in the same neighborhood.

// Sister-in-law/friend, Ahn Ae-Jeong [fc: Lee Minjung]★ 34 ★ civil engineer ★ serious, sarcastic and future-minded ★ When Sarang introduced Hero to her family ★ They have a lot in common, love for books, coffee, sports, etc. which why they became close almost immediately. Aejeong likes Hero for her sister and would frequently say nice things about him to Sarang.

// Close Friend, Kim Do-Yun [fc: Yoo Seungho] ★ 23 ★ math teacher ★ assertive, understanding and friendly ★ They met when Hero became a teacher at the same school as Doyun ★ Doyun is the first friend of Hero among the teachers when he was just new and would talk to him everyday which helped them to grew close with each other. They share the same hatred for the principal and sometimes mocks the principal in front of one another for fun.

// Close Friend, Yumiko Ishihara [fc: Keiko Kitagawa] ★ 30 ★ PE teacher ★ helpful, kind-hearted and naive ★They met when Yumi transferred to their school as the new teacher ★ Besides being able to talk in Japanese when together, they like the same movies and animes. They talk a lot about tv shows during breaks.

OTHERS [ ★ ]

// Future Sister-in-law, Alexandria Dela Cruz [fc: Sam Pinto] ★ 27 ★ interior designer ★ gregarious, caring and loyal ★ They haven't met each other yet ★ Hero wasn't there when Yoshi introduced Alex to his family, so Hero and Alex have never met each other.

// Principal/Co-worker, Lee Jaejun ★ 41 ★ principal ★ argumentative, bossy and future-minded ★ They met each other when Hero became a teacher at the same school as Jaejin ★ They are often not in good terms, because Jaejun always vent his anger out to Hero and his fellow teachers.

LIKES [ ★ ]

• Kimchi
• Horror and suspense movies
• Oreo
• Mystery Books
• Basketball and Soccer
• Coffee
• Anime/Manga
• Philippine mango
• ​​​​​​Seafood
• Video Games

DISLIKES [ ★ ]

• Insects
• Hatred/Criticism/Rejection
• Embarrassment
• Traffic
• Being compared
• Cigarettes
• Alcohol
• Vegetables
• Yogurt

HABITS AND HOBBIES [ ★ ]

• Playing basketball or soccer
• Sings in the shower
• Stretches when waking up
• Walking back and forth when worried
• Exercising/Jogging
• Drinking coffee while reading books
• Gestures a lot when talking
• Texting his loved ones before going to bed

TRIVIA [ ★ ] 

• Is left-handed
• Doesn't smoke or drink alcohol
• Has a mole on the bottom right part of his lips
• Was bullied at school for being short
• Is afraid of closed spaces and heights
• He played for the national basketball tournament in behalf of his high school which was broadcasted on tv all over Japan
• Can cook and play the harmonica
• Allergic to peanuts
• His favorite video games are the Resident Evil series, Danganronpa, Persona series, Fatal Frame series, Silent Hill, Clock Tower and Corpse Party
• His favorite manga/anime are Tokyo Ghoul, Liar Game, Fullmetal Alchemist, Detective Conan, Inuyasha, Death Note, HunterxHunter and Jojo's Bizzare Adventure

PERSONALITY [ ★ ] She is unfailingly warm and generous with her loved ones, and she generally treat everyone as a friend. When it comes to conflicts, she is a coward and would not want to get involved or take sides. She is capable of deep dislike in such a situation. Sarang has a tremendous love for life, and knows how to have fun. She likes to bring others along on her fun-rides, and is typically a lot of fun to be with. She's flexible, adaptable, genuinely interested in people, and kind-hearted.

RELATIONSHIP [ ★ ] Married - They are just like a normal couple, small fights, but making up almost a minute after. Greeting each other good morning everytime one gets up before the other, saying I love you and take care whenever one of them goes to work or leaves the house. Although they already been together for 7 years, they never fail or gets tired to express their love for each other everyday.

HISTORY [ ★ ]

Love At First Sight - Hero met Sarang in college, he saw her on their college entrance ceremony. He immediately fell in love with her at first sight. Little did he know, Sarang also saw him and felt the same way. They officially met through a mutual friend and became acquaintances.

Her Diary - "I saw him passing by my way, I didn't know what to do. I usually smile and greet him but I felt so awkward so I looked the other way. Besides, he's the star of the basketball team. He'll never notice a geek like me."

His Diary - "I passed by the corridor and saw the pretty smart girl I usually sit with in the library. I tried to smile at her but she looked the other way. Besides, I'm just a guy who can shoot some hoops while she is a pretty honor student. She'll never like a guy like me."

Sitting on a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G - Obviously, their friends knew about them liking each other, so they decided to constantly tease them with one another, which helped the two to be more infatuated with each other.

Saranghae! - Hero made a bet with his friend that if he beats him, Hero must confess to Sarang, who is actually watching their game. Eventually, the friend won and Hero lost [intentionally]. Hero then called out to Sarang and confessed to her his true feelings over hundreds of people watching the basketball game.

Will you marry me? - They got together after. Then graduation came, during a family dinner in Sarang's house with his family Hero got down on one knee and proposed. Sarang said yes and a year after, they were married. Now they have been married for 7 years and still counting.

OTHER [ ★ ] 

• Sarang calls Akihiro 'Hero', while Akihiro calls Sarang 'Love'.
• They were married on the 5th of December.
• Hero sometimes buy his wife a bouquet of flowers and chocolate-dipped strawberries because he knows it makes her smile.
• Hero would always be the one who apologizes first in a fight even if Sarang is obviously wrong.
• Hero sang this song to Sarang for their 3rd year anniversary.
• They live in Seoul, Korea right now and their house look like this.
• Sarang is a fan of kpop ever since she was young.

NAME [ ★ ] Ahn Sarang
FACE CLAIM [ ★ ] Park Minyoung
OCCUPATION [ ★ ] neurologist
D.O.B [ ★ ] Jan. 7, 1986 | 31 yrs old

ANY LAST COMMENTS [ ★ ] Oh my~ I never thought I'll be able to finish this. By the way, I love the story idea, it's unique. Well, I hope you like my character. Sorry if some things looks cliche or rushed.

SCENE REQUESTS [ ★ ]

// Sarang cheering for her husband on the audience.
// Hero showing off his skills in playing the harmonica.

PASSWORD [ ★ ] Eric Nam & Solar - My Ear's Candy [original by Baek Ji Young] - Akihiro sings a duet with his wife.