Fumiya Sankai is a Japanese vlogger, actor, recording artist and influencer in the Philippines.
33 Facts About Fumiya Sankai
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Fumiya Sankai has been active in his YouTube Channel, FumiShun Base, since 2015.
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Fumiya Sankai's fame grew when he became the first pure Japanese official housemate in Pinoy Big Brother: Otso, a reality TV show for Filipinos.
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The "Konnichi-Wonder Vlogger ng Japan", as he is called, Fumiya finished the 9-month running show as the 5th big placer.
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In September 2024, Fumiya Sankai launched a joint TikTok page with his girlfriend, Kate Valdez, called Onigiri Lovers.
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Fumiya Sankai was born on March 19,1995, in Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan.
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Fumiya Sankai was raised alongside his three siblings: two brothers named Yuya and Shunya, and one sister named Asami.
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Fumiya Sankai joined the hospitality workforce after his graduation from school and worked in a hotel in Ginza as a bell boy.
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Fumiya Sankai resigned from his hotel job after two years and decided to pursue his dream of establishing his own clothing line.
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Fumiya Sankai thought that being famous would make his clothes sell faster and one way would be to become famous as a vlogger.
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Fumiya Sankai attended the Lyceum of the Philippines in Manila for his English lessons.
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Fumiya Sankai learnt of the PBB audition from his Filipino followers.
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Fumiya Sankai attended and documented his audition for his vlog content and he was able to pass all the screenings and became an official PBB OTSO housemate.
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On March 20,2020, a few days after Metro Manila, Philippines was placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fumiya Sankai travelled back to Japan.
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Since several cities in Japan were placed under a State of Emergency and it was strongly advised for their citizens to stay at home, Fumiya Sankai spent majority of his time at his family home in Hamamatsu City Shizuoka.
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Fumiya Sankai established his YouTube channel, FumiShun Base, with his younger brother, Shunya, on December 2,2015, but they did not post their first video until September 6,2016.
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Fumiya Sankai started uploading YouTube contents for Filipinos on May 31,2017.
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Fumiya Sankai's first video was a reaction video of Sarah Geronimo's Kilometro.
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Fumiya Sankai's dream was to establish his very own clothing line.
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Fumiya Sankai opened the official shop for his YouTube channel on June 22,2019.
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Fumiya Sankai's designs were released for pre-orders on February 7,2020.
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Fumiya Sankai opened FumiShun Base Hamamatsu, his first business venture, on February 16,2020.
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Fumiya Sankai was already known as a creator, but his fame rose when he became an official housemate of PBB Otso.
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Fumiya Sankai has since been added as a regular cast in a sitcom, Home Sweetie Home: Extra Sweet, and a prime time romantic comedy TV Series, Make It with You.
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Fumiya Sankai has appeared in several TV and digital programs under ABS-CBN such as Umagang Kay Ganda, It's Showtime, Matanglawin FB Live, iWant's Tawa Tawa Together, iWant ASAP, and Online Kapamilya Show's Caldero Files.
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Fumiya Sankai has guested in multiple episodes of ASAP, Magandang Buhay, Rated K, Minute to Win It, Gandang Gabi Vice, and Tonight with Boy Abunda.
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Fumiya Sankai was the Myx Celebrity VJ for December 2019.
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Fumiya Sankai held his first major concert at the Music Museum on November 15,2019.
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Fumiya Sankai's guests included the rest of Team LAYF, Jeremy Glinoga, MNL48, AC Bonifacio and Alex Gonzaga.
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Fumiya Sankai has been featured in several newspapers and has appeared in several TV shows in Japan:.
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Fumiya Sankai has released several singles under Universal Music Japan.
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Fumiya Sankai had an operation in 2015 for a collapsed lung.
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Fumiya Sankai returned to the Philippines after 2 and half months of recovery.