Mika Hashizume

Mikah was born on 21 December 1998, in Hawaii, to a German father and a Japanese mother. He lived in Hawaii for 16 years, and attended University Laboratory School, a charter school in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.^[1] In 2016, Mikah moved to Japan alone after being recruited by a Japanese agency Avex. He attended an international school and continued on to Temple University, Japan Campus in Tokyo, where he also began his music career.

Mikah played soccer from the ages of 9 to 15 and dreamed of becoming a professional player. He won the Hawaii state championship for his age group.

Mikah has also played violin and ukulele from a young age.

In 2017, Mikah became a member of the Japanese-American boy group INTERSECTION. They released their first single in 2017 with "Starting Over" but officially debuted in 2018 with "Heart of Gold".^[2]

In December 2018, Mikah released his first solo single "Tell Me". In March 2019, he released his second single "Road Trips".^{[citation needed]}

Mikah and two other members of Intersection took part in the Chinese survival reality program CHUANG 2021.^[3] On the final episode, Mikah placed fourth and became a member of the multi-national boy group INTO1.^[4]

During his two years of activity with “INTO1”, he released cover songs and singles, such as “Beautiful,” many of which topped various charts.^{[citation needed]}

After being a part of two boy groups in America, Japan, and China, he released his 1st EP, bleached, in December 2023, officially starting his solo singer-songwriter career. In 2024, he released his 2nd EP, Pretty Lies, in all English, and increased his presence as a global artist with his first performance at SUMMER SONIC (Tokyo) as well as the Meta Moon Festival in Dubai. The live performance video of his hit song “so I don’t forget” gained 8 million views on YouTube, establishing it as a long-term hit.^[5]

In 2025, starting with a collaboration with 88rising, he will step into the next stage, where he aims for the global music scene.^{[citation needed]}

Mikah has featured on the cover of many magazines such as Harper's Bazaar Men,^[6] L'Officiel Hommes,^[7] Madame Figaro,^[8] WSJ Magazine,^[9] Elle Men,^[10] Nylon (magazine) and more.^[11][12]

He has also modelled for luxury brands, such as Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta,^[13][14][15] Celine, Boucheron, Gucci, Tiffany & Co., and Burberry, as well as walked for Haute couture House Robert Wun during Paris Haute Couture Week in January 2024.^[16]