Los Angeles creator BonkoKid has become a familiar name in hard-dance corners of TikTok and Instagram. Known for fast-paced jumpstyle videos shot everywhere from Dodger Stadium to unexpected city locations, BonkoKid brings high-energy movement, underground internet music and a personality that refuses to stay in one lane.
Behind the account is Mira Aurelia Taylor, a Hong Kong-born, Asian-raised creator now based in Los Angeles. Taylor, who uses any pronouns, moved to LA in 2021 and has since built a growing platform around dance, gaming, daily life, cars, Formula 1 and an emerging interest in making hard music.
We spoke with BonkoKid about discovering jumpstyle during a difficult period, adjusting to life in Los Angeles, getting noticed by RomancePlanet and why variety is at the center of everything they create.
Q: For people discovering BonkoKid for the first time, who are you and what do you make?
BonkoKid: I am Mira Aurelia Taylor, but online I go by BonkoKid. I am a Los Angeles-based creator, and I make a lot of different content. The biggest thing people know me for right now is jumpstyle and hard-dance videos, but I also do gaming, day-to-day content, sports, cars and Formula 1 stuff.
I call myself an all-you-can-watch creator because I do not want to stay in one lane. I like trying new things, meeting new people and showing every side of what I am interested in.
Q: You have a distinctive background. How did growing up across Asia shape you?
BonkoKid: I was born in Hong Kong and raised all over Asia. I have lived in Japan, Shanghai, Macao, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and more since I was two years old. I came to Los Angeles with my mom and dad in mid-2021.
Coming here was a huge adjustment because I had to learn American culture from scratch. At the same time, I was still holding onto everything I grew up with in Asia. I think that mixture is part of why my content feels different. I bring all those experiences into my videos, even if people do not always see it directly.
Q: When did jumpstyle enter the picture?
BonkoKid: I started jumpstyle in early 2025. I was going through a rough time with my parents divorcing and a lot of mental pressure building up. I found creators and artists like Joost Klein, bbno$, and RomancePlanet, and they inspired me to build a personality around all of those influences combined.
Jumpstyle stood out because of the music and the high-energy dancing. It gave me something active to focus on. I am still trying to master it, honestly, but I love how expressive it is.
Q: What makes your jumpstyle clips different from other dance content online?
BonkoKid: I really care about backgrounds. I like filming in places that make people stop and wonder, “Where is he?” I want every location to have its own feeling.
A lot of dance content happens in clubs or studios, but I like taking jumpstyle into the real world. LA has so many iconic and random places that can become a stage if you look at them the right way. I have filmed in places like Dodger Stadium and warehouses because the setting is part of the video, not just the background.
Q: Your videos carry a lot of energy. Was that always your personality?
BonkoKid: Not really. When I started ninth grade in 2022, it felt like being cool meant not talking, staying nonchalant, keeping your hood up and acting like nothing mattered. I became like that for a while. For a couple years, that was just how I acted.
Then around late 2024 and early 2025, something changed. I wanted to cheer up and see things differently, so I started fixing my own life first. I dressed more openly, dyed my hair and started talking a lot more.
Finding Joost Klein through “Europapa” and finding RomancePlanet on TikTok really launched my personality sky high. I started feeling like I could be loud, social and expressive without apologizing for it.
Q: You have mentioned a teacher who made a lasting impression on you. What did you learn from her?
BonkoKid: I had a U.S. History teacher that a lot of people disliked because of the workload and how strict she was. But I noticed she was not strict to be mean. She was strict because she wanted to teach us a lesson and condition us for what was coming next.
I admired that. She helped me understand that sometimes people are trying to prepare you, even if it does not feel easy in the moment. That mindset stayed with me while I was trying to patch holes in my own life and become a better version of myself.
Q: By the end of high school, people were recognizing you as BonkoKid. What was that like?
BonkoKid: It was crazy. People were drawing me, yelling “BONKOKIDD” across the cafeteria and recognizing me more. But the bigger thing I noticed was that people around me started opening up more too. They dressed brighter, talked more and seemed less scared to show personality than when I first started ninth grade.
I would never say I did all of that, but I do feel like I broke some kind of social barrier. I changed myself first, and I think that helped give other people permission to be more open too. Now I want to do that on a bigger scale.
Q: What did it mean when RomancePlanet found one of your TikToks?
BonkoKid: I was super happy. I literally could not let it go. RomancePlanet is one of my idols, so getting recognition from them was an insane milestone.
It made me feel like the visual side of the community is matching the music. There is a whole culture being built around these tracks — the dancing, fashion, edits, locations and energy — and artists are paying attention to it. That meant everything to me.
Q: How do you divide your content across platforms?
BonkoKid: TikTok is mostly where the dances live. Instagram is more of my everyday life and personality. YouTube is where I put gaming content.
I like that each platform can have its own lane while still being part of the same world. Someone might find me through a jumpstyle video, then see my daily life on Instagram, then find out I play games on YouTube. It is all BonkoKid.
Q: Outside of content, what are you into?
BonkoKid: I am really into cars and racing. Formula 1 is a huge interest for me. I also play volleyball, badminton and pickleball with the local community in the San Fernando Valley.
I like staying active. Dance is obviously physical, but sports keep me moving too. They also help me meet people outside of social media.
Q: What is next for you creatively?
BonkoKid: I want to make hard music of my own. I want to sing and dance to it, but I am not a producer, so I am looking for someone who can make hard beats that fit the sound and energy I am going for.
I think music would connect everything: the dancing, the visuals, the personality and the community. I want to find the right people, build something together and keep improving.
Q: What do you want people to take away from BonkoKid?
BonkoKid: I want people to know they do not have to stick to one thing. You can branch out and do so many things at the same time. You can dance, play games, love cars, make music, be social and change how you dress or talk. You do not have to lock yourself into one identity.
I want to be lovable, charitable and social by combining every world together. That is the whole message behind BonkoKid.
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