Character state snapshot as of February 2026
Character state snapshot as of February 2026
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| ~Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Balikatan 2001 — LA's mother meets his American father, a serviceman who promises her a life in the US |
| 2001 (later) | She becomes pregnant; halfway through, his deployment ends and he leaves the Philippines for good |
| ~2002 | LA is born; his mother raises him alone, working as a hostess |
| ~2008 (age 6) | Enrolls at New Banicain Elementary; works as a jeepney barker at Olongapo Public Market to help pay for school |
| ~2010 (age 8) | Mother enters a relationship with a Filipino police officer, gets pregnant again, is abandoned when she learns he's married; LA secretly works as a vegetable porter to help support the pregnancy |
| 2014 | Graduates elementary; leaves the barker job as Balikatan 2014 brings more foreign troops to Olongapo |
| ~2014–15 | Works as a waiter at his mother's bar; an in-house DJ introduces him to music |
| ~2015–16 | Mother's relationship with an Australian corporal ends in violence after he discovers her infidelity; she miscarries |
| ~2016–17 | LA leaves for Manila for a fresh start; a promised waiter job at Starlites Cubao turns into an attempted assault; he escapes, loses everything, ends up stranded in Dasmariñas, Cavite |
| ~2017 | A local gang rescues him, brings him to DBB C / the Ingay Likha underground arts community — his found family |
| ~2017–19 | Writes songs and poetry, wins rap battles, builds a name as rising artist AJIE |
| ~2018–20 | Finishes senior high on a government scholarship while working as a canteen cook at Lainn's; meets Jane, pursues her for two years |
| ~2020 | Jane says yes but her family never accepts it; LA gets a (false) report his mother is dying of cervical cancer, returns home to find she's pregnant with her fourth child instead |
| 2020 | Pandemic lockdown traps him in Olongapo — ends both his plans to return to Manila and his relationship with Jane |
| 2020–21 | Survives by selling streetwear, knockoff sneakers/bags, and home-cooked meals online |
| ~2021–22 | Once restrictions ease, returns to Manila; works a fast-food job for a year to save money, as promised to his family |
| 2023 | Enrolls at PLMUN as a first-year BS Architecture student; balances school, work, weekend busking, and SoundCloud uploads |
| 2023–24 | R&B artist Eva invites him to collaborate on "Feeling Lucky" |
| Jan 2025 | Meets his idol Daumier Delasandri while working; turns down a photo, Delasandri asks for his number instead |
| ~Feb 2025 | Delasandri reaches out; LA tries to personally deliver an order and pitch himself but misses the window |
| ~Feb–Mar 2025 | Just as he's ready to give up, Daisuri "Suri" Kon — Delasandri's partner — reaches out about modeling |
| ~Mar 2025 | Receives and signs an offer for NDR's trainee program |
| 2025 | Meets Yuna Park, his stylist, during training — later becomes friends-with-benefits |
| 2025 (final training stage, LA) | Yuna introduces him to Milo; through him, LA finally confronts the trauma from his first trip to Manila |
| Throughout training | Keeps releasing music under his own name — songs licensed to Vivamax films, lead role in Ainx's music video, trainee identity kept low-key |
| 2025 | Flies to Los Angeles with Yuna for further dance training |