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While filming in Toronto, Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd found his new favourite artist over a bowl of noodles. Appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers<\/em> this week, the actor admitted that while he leaned into the \u201cBrat\u201d trend in 2025, Charli XCX only hit number two on his most recent Spotify Wrapped.<\/p>\n The top spot went to Eiichi Ohtak<\/a><\/strong>i, a Japanese pop star from the 70s. When Meyers asked how a Swedish actor discovers vintage Japanese pop, Skarsg\u00e5rd credited a Toronto kitchen. \u201cIn a noodle shop in Toronto,\u201d he said. \u201cI was there filming and I was like, \u2018This is a banger.’\u201d He asked the staff who was playing, went down a rabbit hole, and Ohtaki became his most-played artist of the year.<\/p>\n The \u201creceipts\u201d point to Nuit Regular\u2019s Thai (and celebrity) hot spot PAI.<\/a> <\/strong>Skarsg\u00e5rd was a constant fixture there during his time filming the series Murderbot,<\/em> even posing for photos with the staff.<\/p>\n The music at PAI caught Skarsg\u00e5rd\u2019s attention for a reason. Owners Nuit and Jeff Regular have been involved in music since the early 2000s, when they met Toronto musician Jaime Ruben at a bar in Thailand. That connection eventually turned into a collaboration, with PAI making its own music rather than just playing background tracks. They even released an album, PAI Toronto, with Ruben and backing vocals from Nuit, and both locations have vinyl listening stations. For Skarsg\u00e5rd, one meal was enough to take over his listening for the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n