Shouta Aoi
Shouta Aoi was born in Fukui Prefecture, Japan on August 11th, 1987 and is the Pop Singer. At the age of 36, Shouta Aoi biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Shouta Aoi (, Aoi Shta, born August 11, 1987) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer. Showta (stylized as "SHOWTA"), it was on the stage name (showta). "E" is a term that means "momento," the singer appeared on "Negaiboshi" in 2006 and his first studio album, Eve," was released in 2008. He left his agency and briefly performed music under the pseudonym Noboru Ryugaki in 2009 ( ).
Aoi has appeared in numerous musical theatre productions, including Saki Hanajima in Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade, since making his acting debut in the Fruits Basket musical in 2009. After voicing Ai Mikaze from Uta no Prince-sama in 2011, he began acting and gained media notice. Since then, he has been known for roles including Hideaki Tojo from Ace of Diamond, Monet Tsukushi in the Magic-kyun, and even Hideaki Tojo from Ace of Diamond. Rui Minazuki from the Tsukiuta trilogy, Louis Kisaragi from King of Prism series, and Licht von Glanzreich from The Royal Tutor are among the Renaissance works, as shown by Rui Minazuki.
Aoi relaunched his singing career with the extended play Blue Bird, which was followed by the release of "Virginal" in 2014. Unlimited, he released his first studio album in 2015. Elements Garden produces his music since his relaunch of his music career.
Aoi has been recognized as "Archangel" throughout his career, and has been lauded for his "angelic" singing voice. He is best known for his soft, high-pitched voice, and androgynous appearance, allowing him to perform female roles as well.
Early life
Aoi was born in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. He has one older sister. He competed tennis and gained many trophies from elementary to high school. Through Akira Ishida's portrayal of Fish Eye from Sailor Moon SuperS, he watched a lot of anime and video games as a youth, citing his fascination in voice acting. He was mocked for his booming, feminine voice in kindergarten. After a karaoke outing, he praises his classmates from junior high school for assisting him in regaining his confidence. He participated in the Yamaha Teen Music Festival under the name "Noboru Yanagawa" in 2004 and took the Grand Prix for the Tokai, Ibaraki region. He had mistakenly thought it was an amateur karaoke tournament when he first auditioned. He was a finalist in the national competition, as well as Ataru Nakamura, where Koda Kumi performed "1000 no Kotoba."
Career
Aoi debuted under the name Showta with the single "Negaiboshi" on July 26, 2006 under King Records, which charted at #119 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. On November 22, 2006, he released his second single, "Trans-winter (Fuyu no Mukōgawa)", which served as the theme song to the live-action television adaptation of the manga Damens Walker. His third single, "Hito Shizuku", a mid-tempo ballad, was released on April 4, 2007. His fourth single, "Kimi ni, Kaze ga Fukimasu You ni" was released on July 27, 2007 as the ending theme song to Ichiteru. For his fifth single, he released a cover of Yoshie Kashiwabara's 1983 song "Haru na no ni" on January 23, 2008.
Aoi released his first studio album, Eve, on March 5, 2008, which charted at #115 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart. His sixth single, "Hikaru no Gen-chan", was released on April 23, 2008 for NHK's Minna no Uta segments during the months of April and May. In 2009, Aoi contributed the song "Ekubo" to the movie soundtrack of Kanna-san Daiseiko Desu! the Movie, which was released as a promotional digital single. He made his first acting appearance as Saki Hanajima in the Fruits Basket stage play adaptation.
In 2010, Aoi left King Records, citing his desire to become a voice actor and theme song performer. He began releasing music and performing independently under the name Noboru Ryugaki. He was a featured artist in the song "Oji-sama to Cheek" on Kenzo Saeki and Boogie the Mach Motors' collaboration album, 21-Seiki-san sings Harlmens. During this time, he also performed in independent musical theatre and stage productions.
Aoi signed onto S Inc. in 2011 for voice acting and debuted under the name Shouta Aoi, making his first appearance as Kanshiki in the game Black Robinia. He performed "Ai no Sasameki Goto" as the first song released under his new stage name, which served as the theme song to the drama CD series Sangokushi Lovers. In October, he voiced Ryunosuke Matsushita in the anime Kimi to Boku and also performed the songs "Sora", "Tomorrow" and "Over" for the show's soundtrack.
In 2012, Aoi was cast as Ai Mikaze in the Uta no Prince-sama media franchise, where he performed and sang several songs for the character in the game and anime soundtracks. After gaining recognition from the success of his role, Aoi released his first extended play, Blue Bird, on January 13, 2013, which contained theme songs he performed for Broccoli drama CDs. On January 15, 2014, Aoi released his first single, "Virginal", under his stage name, as the ending theme song to Break Out, which was then followed by his first concert, Shouta Aoi 1st Live: Virginal. On August 6, 2014, he released his second single, "True Hearts." Alongside of singing and voice acting, Aoi continued participating in stage productions, including playing Sakuya Shiomi in the Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade musicals.
In late 2014, Aoi was cast as Ayumu Tamari in the OVA This Boy Suffers From Crystallization, his first leading role in animation. He also provided the theme song, "Glitter Wish", which was later released as the B-side to his third single, "Himitsu no Kuchizuke", on December 3, 2014. In 2015, he released his first studio album, Unlimited, which charted at #7 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart. Aoi's fourth single, "Murasaki", was released on September 2, 2015, serving as the theme song to the stage musical Prince Kaguya, which he also starred in as the title character. On February 3, 2016, he released the single "Zessei Stargate" as the opening theme song to Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation, in which he also voiced the character Itsuki Tachibana.
Aoi returned to King Records in 2016. During that year, both B-green and King Records released compilation albums of his previous works, S and Showta Best. After changing labels, Aoi released his sixth single, "Innocent", as the opening theme song to First Love Monster on July 27, 2016, in which he also played Renren. His seventh single, "DDD", was released October 19 as the theme song to Future Card Buddyfight DDD, a series in which he also played recurring character Gaito Gurenzo. On January 25, 2017, Aoi released the song "Flower", which was the ending theme song for the variety show King's Brunch for the month of January. On October 11, 2017, he released his second studio album, Zero, which sold 11,361 copies within its first week.
On May 9, 2018, Aoi released the song "Eclipse" as the opening theme song to Devils' Line, in which he also appeared in as Kenichi Yoshii. In 2019, he provided the narration to Dimension High School and later appeared in the show as Shiro Oide, his first role in live-action television. On April 10, 2019, Aoi released his ninth single, "Tone", as the opening theme song to Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life, in which he was also cast as Mio Kanzaki. On May 3, 2019, a set of 24 voiced stickers featuring Aoi for the messaging application Line was released, based on his radio show Shouta Aoi: Hungry Night. In September 2019, Aoi appeared in the live-action television drama Real Fake as Akane.