Ya Chang

Ya Chang
Ya Chang
Born	山口泰明 (Yamaguchi Yasuaki); Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actor; Comedian; Recording artist

Yasuaki Yamaguchi (山口泰明, 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

Yamaguchi was a businessman in Gunma, Japan before he went to the Manila, Philippines just to meet Jopay Paguia of Sexbomb Girls. He often appeared in Eat Bulaga! where he was discovered. He then became a host of MTB: Ang Saya-Saya.^[1]

Yamaguchi appeared in ABS-CBN TV shows such as Aalog-Alog^[2] and Quizon Avenue. He also appeared in the drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya, portraying his own life story. He also assisted the show's crew on their first episode that was set in Japan,^[3] and appeared as Kenjie in ABS-CBN's Eva Fonda, acting as an antagonist for the first time.

Yamaguchi appeared on Dobol Trobol: Lets Get Redi 2 Rambol! as a guest and on Nobody, Nobody But... Juan, portraying 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.

Yamaguchi is a presenter for the travel show Biyaheng Bulilit, along with Tatay Nishii and Cha-cha "Bulilit" Cañete, and currently appears in TV5 as a host after Amachan Hallo Hallo Café, taking part in contests against viewers and his co-hosts.

Discography

Album Information	Track Listing
Daijobu^[4] Released: August 2005 Label: Star Records Language: Filipino, English, Japanese Total Length: 22:59	Aishteru, I Love You Sayaw Ya Chang Anone (Originally sung by Jaymie Baby) Daijobu Pesteng Pag-ibig Rico Mambo

Filmography

Television

List of television appearances
Year	Title	Role
2004	SCQ Reload: Ok Ako!	Himself
2005	Magandang Tanghali Bayan	Host
	Quizon Avenue	Himself
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Eichi
2006	Aalog-Alog	Sandaro Yamamoto
2007	Homeboy	Himself
2009	Eva Fonda	Kenjie
2010	Biyaheng Bulilit	Himself
2011	Laugh Out Loud	Himself
2011	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Mr. Hiroshi
2012–2014	Be Careful with My Heart	Engr. Yamaguchi
2013–2014	Got to Believe	Manager of Agency
2013–2014	Jim Fernandez's Galema, Anak ni Zuma	Ken
2015	Flordeliza	Mr. Chua
2015	Hallo Hallo Café	Himself/host

Movies

List of acting performances in film
Year	Title	Role
1993	Philadelphia	Japanese Tourister
2008	Dobol Trobol: Lets Get Redi 2 Rambol!	Japanese customer/cameo role
2009	Nobody, Nobody But... Juan	Japanese officer
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. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
^ "Eula stars in 1st 'Maalaala Mo Kaya' episode shot in Japan". Sun.Star Manila. 2005-11-24. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
^ "Ya Chang - Daijobu". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-02-02.

External links

Ya Chang at IMDb

[1] Billy Balbastro (2010-03-21). "Ya Chang, mas sikat pa sa idol niya!". Retrieved 2013-02-02.

[2] Sadiri, Walden (2006-06-25). "Randy Santiago, now a full-fledged director". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-18.

[3] "Eula stars in 1st 'Maalaala Mo Kaya' episode shot in Japan". Sun.Star Manila. 2005-11-24. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2008-08-18.

[4] "Ya Chang - Daijobu". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-02-02.

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