和泉素行

简介

Izumi Soko was born on June 18, 1979, and is a Japanese male host, actor, model, and internet personality based in Hong Kong. He moved between several regions of Japan in his childhood and studied at Hyogo University of Teacher Education through an exchange program with Jinan University in China, where he learned Chinese and Cantonese culture. He began his artistic career in 2001 when a modeling agency discovered him and placed him in a duo singing group called "SMART." He moved to Taiwan in 2004 to work as a model, then settled in Hong Kong in 2007. He worked in various fields including modeling, bartending, and Japanese language teaching. He hosted television programs on several stations between 2008 and 2016, and participated in the singing talent show "Asian Star Avenue 3" in 2010 with the band "J.A.C.," finishing in sixth place. He completed acting courses at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2015 and opened a YouTube channel in 2016 to introduce Japanese people to Hong Kong culture. He gained recognition for his role as "Fukuoka Masaharo" in the TV drama "Daddy Cool" in 2018, and starred in the film "Futari Komachi" in 2020, earning a nomination for Best Actor at the 25th Milan International Film Festival.