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BonkoKid’s videos move at full speed.
Set to hard-dance tracks and filmed in places that do not usually look like dance floors — stadium seats, city corners, warehouses and recognizable Los Angeles backdrops — the creator’s jumpstyle clips have become a growing presence on TikTok and Instagram.
But BonkoKid, the online name of Mira Aurelia Taylor, is not interested in being known for only one thing. The Los Angeles-based creator, who uses any pronouns, is building a broader world around dance, gaming, sports, cars, Formula 1, music and everyday life.
Born in Hong Kong and raised throughout Asia before moving to Los Angeles in 2021, Taylor found jumpstyle in early 2025 during a difficult personal period. Since then, the fast, athletic dance style has become a foundation for a larger message: be expressive, be curious and do not let other people decide how many interests you are allowed to have.
We caught up with BonkoKid to talk about movement, self-expression and turning hard-dance energy into something that feels at home in LA.
Q: Your videos are easy to recognize because of the locations. Why is where you film so important?
BonkoKid: The background can make the whole video. I like finding places that make people think, “Where is this?” or “How did they even find that spot?” It gives the video a different feeling.
I do not always want to dance in the same kind of studio or club setting. I like using the real world as part of the content. Los Angeles has so many interesting locations, whether it is something iconic like Dodger Stadium or just a random place that looks cool on camera. Every location can become a stage.
Q: What drew you to jumpstyle in the first place?
BonkoKid: It was the energy. I started in early 2025, when I was dealing with a lot mentally. My parents were divorcing, there was a lot of pressure, and I was trying to find something that could help me channel that energy somewhere.
I found artists and creators like Joost Klein, bbno$, and RomancePlanet, and their music and personalities inspired me. Jumpstyle had the music, the movement and the intensity I was looking for. It gave me something to practice and improve at when I needed that.
Q: Is dance something that has helped you become more confident?
BonkoKid: Definitely. I am still learning and trying to master jumpstyle, but doing it helped me open up. It pushed me to be more expressive and less worried about what people thought.
The dance itself is fast and intense, so you cannot really do it halfway. You have to commit to it. I think that mindset started showing up in the rest of my life too.
Q: Before BonkoKid, you have said you were much more quiet in school. What changed?
BonkoKid: When I started ninth grade in 2022, it seemed like people thought being cool meant being quiet. You were supposed to be nonchalant, not talk much, keep your hood up and act like you did not care about anything.
For a while, I became that. But by late 2024 and early 2025, I wanted to be happier and more open. I started fixing things in my own life first. I changed how I dressed, dyed my hair and started talking more.
I found Joost Klein through “Europapa,” then RomancePlanet through TikTok, and that really helped me realize I could build a personality that felt like me instead of trying to fit into being quiet all the time.
Q: Did people around you notice that change?
BonkoKid: By the end of high school, people knew me more. Some people would draw me, and people would yell “BONKOKIDD” in the cafeteria. That was funny and honestly surreal.
But I also noticed people around me changing. More people were dressing brighter, talking more and opening up. I would never claim I caused all of that, but I do think I helped break a social barrier in some way. I want to bring that same energy to more people outside of school.
Q: You moved to Los Angeles in 2021 after growing up in several places across Asia. How has that shaped your identity as a creator?
BonkoKid: I was born in Hong Kong and moved around a lot growing up. I lived in Japan, Shanghai, Macao, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and other places. When I came to LA in 2021, I had to learn American culture from scratch.
That was difficult at first, but now I think it is part of what makes my content different. I have all these different influences from growing up in different places, and then I have LA too. I do not think my videos would look or feel the same if I had only grown up in one place.
Q: You call yourself an “all-you-can-watch creator.” What does that mean?
BonkoKid: It means there is more than one side to me. TikTok is mostly dance. Instagram is more about my day-to-day life. YouTube is for gaming. I also love Formula 1, cars, sports and meeting new people.
I do not want somebody to think they have to choose only one thing to be known for. You can have a lot of interests. You can be good at something, try something new, fail at it, improve and move on to another thing. That is what I want my page to show.
Q: You have a major interest in Formula 1 and sports as well. How do those fit into your life?
BonkoKid: I love racing and cars, especially Formula 1. I also play volleyball, badminton and pickleball with people in the San Fernando Valley. Staying active is important to me because dance is only one part of that.
Sports and racing both have that same excitement and discipline. You have to stay focused, improve your skills and work with other people. I like being part of communities in real life, not just online.
Q: RomancePlanet found and liked one of your clips organically. How did that feel?
BonkoKid: I was so happy. I could not let it go. RomancePlanet is one of my idols, so getting noticed by them was huge for me.
It made me feel like the culture around the music is growing. There is the music itself, but there are also people dancing to it, making edits, dressing differently and creating visual worlds around it. It felt like the artists were seeing that side of the community too.
Q: What is the next major goal for BonkoKid?
BonkoKid: I want to make hard music. I want to sing and dance to my own tracks eventually. Right now, I am looking for somebody who can make hard beats that fit what I want to do.
I am not a producer, so I want to find the right person to collaborate with. I think making music would bring everything together: the jumpstyle, the visuals, the energy and the message behind BonkoKid.
Q: What is that message?
BonkoKid: You do not have to stick to one thing. You can be interested in dance, gaming, music, cars, sports and whatever else makes you happy. You do not have to hide your personality just because people think being quiet is cooler.
I want people to feel like they can open up, be social, try new things and become who they want to be.
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