Much has already been written about James Reid. The 30-year-old has been piquing public interest since his 2010 debut at the Pinoy Big Brother house, and while there are countless bios about him online, there's nothing quite like learning more about James than from the man himself.
In this special episode of 10 Things, James takes a break from his Preview Best Dressed 2023 shoot to share fun facts and random tidbits that you probably don't know about him yet. Press play to get to know the actor and musician a whole lot deeper!
In this special episode of 10 Things, James takes a break from his Preview Best Dressed 2023 shoot to share fun facts and random tidbits that you probably don't know about him yet. Press play to get to know the actor and musician a whole lot deeper!
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00:00 My guilty pleasure movie is Moulin Rouge.
00:04 Hey Preview, it's James Reid and here's 10 things that you didn't know about me.
00:09 I'm a cat person.
00:15 I've had like four or five cats in my life.
00:19 But yeah, I think they just match my personality more, I guess.
00:23 I don't know, cats are just more chill, you know what I mean?
00:25 Like, they look like they're just sitting there meditating.
00:27 I think that's why I like cats.
00:30 The first album I ever bought was Discovery by Daft Punk.
00:34 So when I was really young, I think I was like, I don't know, maybe like 10.
00:39 But I got really into like that French house music, French electronic.
00:44 But yeah, that was the very first album and poster I had on my wall when I was a kid.
00:49 I own a bunch of restaurants in Poblachan.
00:54 One of them is Haponesa.
00:56 One of them is Alamat and another one is West 32.
01:02 Oh, and a club, HQ.
01:04 But yeah, the Haponesa is like a Japanese Peruvian style restaurant.
01:07 It's pretty cool.
01:08 Alamat is like a Filipino gastropub.
01:10 So it's like craft beers, delicious, unhealthy Filipino food.
01:16 And then West 32 is more like a New York Korean fusion.
01:20 I've been skydiving, which is probably the craziest thing I've done in my life.
01:26 I was skydiving in Dubai over the Palm Tree Islands, which was crazy.
01:32 You fall for one minute.
01:34 So 60 seconds, you're just falling.
01:36 Yeah, that was the craziest thing I've ever done.
01:39 I can do this.
01:40 I'm not sure if you're going to hear it, but...
01:46 That so super talented, you know.
01:49 My guilty pleasure movie is Moulin Rouge.
01:54 I think there was a scene in that movie where the lead character just like breaks out into
01:58 a song and Nicole Kidman was like, "Huh."
02:02 And for me, I thought, "Wow, one day I want to have that kind of effect on people with
02:06 my voice."
02:08 I have a new song coming out really soon with a K-pop idol.
02:14 Used to be in the group called IKON, and I was able to perform with him on the stage
02:20 when he came to the Philippines.
02:23 And he'll be featuring on my next song that's coming out called Jacuzzi.
02:27 So stay tuned for that.
02:29 I'm actually part of a family that has eight siblings.
02:32 Three of them, which are full blood, and then five of them, which are all half.
02:36 Yeah, I'm close to all of them.
02:39 I have them on my mom's side.
02:40 I have them on my dad's side too, but we're all over the world, honestly.
02:44 Some in America, some in Australia, some here.
02:46 But yeah, we're pretty close.
02:48 The one time I was super starstruck was when I met Anderson .Paak when I was out in LA,
02:55 actually working with the same producers he works with.
02:59 And yeah, that kind of blew my mind.
03:03 He's a super cool guy.
03:04 I'm a super fan of Preview, and I'm super happy that you guys have me here on today,
03:10 doing 10 things I like.
03:11 Let's go.
03:12 That's it for today.
03:13 If you want something new about me, you can follow me on Instagram @james on TikTok, @jamesred.
03:19 And of course, don't forget to follow Preview, and stay tuned.
03:23 Bye.
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