She began studying ballet at the age of three, and after training at the Tokyo Ballet School, she moved to New York City by herself at the age of 19.
In 2011, she was selected as one of Beyonce’s auditioners in New York, and became the first Asian dancer exclusive to Beyonce on her promotional tour and appeared on many TV shows including ‘MTV Video Music Awards’.
He has since been on numerous world tours, including ‘Dear Girl Tour’ as one of Pharrell Williams’ dancers ‘The Baes’ in 2014, Madonna’s ‘Rebel Heart Tour’ in 2015, Beyonce’s ‘Formation World Tour’ in 2016, Beyonce’s ‘ Formation World Tour’ in 2016, Katy Perry’s ‘Witness: The Tour’ in 2017-2018, and ‘Madame’ from 2019-2020. X Tour’ as a stand-in for Madonna, and will be performing worldwide with top international artists.
She has also performed with Prince, Brandy, Cardi B, Gwen Stefani, Kanye West, Keyshia Cole, Janelle Monáe, Christina Aguilera, and many others, and appeared as a pair dance partner in Daichi Miura’s ‘Right Now’ video. She also appeared in the TV drama series ‘Glee’.
Not only as a dancer, but also as a model, she has been featured in campaigns for ‘COACH’, ‘rag & bone’, ‘KENZO’, ‘GAP’, ‘Abercrombie and Fitch’, and ‘Tommy Hilfiger’. She has been featured in campaigns for ‘COACH’, ‘rag & bone’, ‘KENZO’, ‘GAP’, ‘Abercrombie and Fitch’, and ‘Tommy Hilfiger ‘s campaign, which was shown in stores around the world and on the Internet. She also appeared as a dancer and actress in the recently released film ‘Spirited’.

Born in Chicago in 1988, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 8, where she was introduced to Jookin, a street dance form that originated in Memphis. She received a scholarship to take lessons with the New Ballet Ensemble, a Memphis ballet company, and on the advice of the artistic director, combined Jookin and ballet to dance the famous “Dying Swan”.
In 2011, her dance caught the attention of world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who performed “The Dying Swan” with her. This was the beginning of a worldwide expansion of his career. He has appeared in Cirque du Soleil’s “Michael Jackson One,” participated in two world tours with Madonna, performed at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, collaborated with Versace and Nike on original sneakers, and appeared in commercials for Uniqlo, GAP, and Apple, among many other diverse activities. In 2021, his documentary film “Lil Buck: From the Streets to the World” was released, and after receiving acclaim at numerous film festivals, it was screened in Japanese cinemas. After receiving acclaim at numerous film festivals, the film was also screened in cinemas in Japan.
In recent years, Lil Buck has also become a social activist, launching Movement Art Is (M.A.I.), which aims to “change the world through physical expression,” and his work with M.A.I. was featured in the Netflix documentary series “Move: Unraveling the Steps. His recent campaign for the 40th anniversary of the Nike Air Force 1 features the Memphis Jukin community and culture with Lil Buck as the main character.