Kanata Irei

DANIEL Irei is a Japanese actor, musician and fashion model. He was born February 3, 1982, in Argentina as Daniel Irei , but uses the stage name "Kanata." This was a stage name he created out of not eating to use a foreign name. He is half-Okinawan and half-Chilean. He was brought up in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan since he was six. He also has two siblings, a younger brother nicked named Rocky and a younger sister named Mari. Though he was born in Argentina, he does not speak any Spanish, only Japanese, since his formal education was all done in Japan. Later during his teenage years, his parents separated due to his mother's infidelity. He never graduated high school due to low grades, but showed interest in the arts.