蒼井翔太

Shouta Aoi (蒼井 翔太, Aoi Shōta, born August 11, 1987), is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. Under the stage name Showta (stylized as "SHOWTA."), he debuted as a singer with the song "Negaiboshi" in 2006 and released his first studio album, Eve, in 2008. In 2009, he left his agency and began releasing music independently under the pseudonym Noboru Ryugaki (柳ヶ木 昇). In 2009, after making his acting debut as Saki Hanajima in the Fruits Basket musical, Aoi has been involved in multiple musical theatre productions, including Sakuya Shiomi in Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade. In 2011, he began voice acting under the stage name "Shouta Aoi" and gained media attention after voicing Ai Mikaze from Uta no Prince-sama. Since then, he has been recognized for roles such as Hideaki Tojo from Ace of Diamond, Monet Tsukushi in the Magic-kyun! Renaissance series, Rui Minazuki from the Tsukiuta series, and Louis Kisaragi from King of Prism series. In 2013, Aoi restarted his singing career under his current stage name with the mini-album Blue Bird, followed by the release of "Virginal" in 2014. In 2015, he released his first studio album, Unlimited. The majority of his music is produced by Elements Garden. Since the beginning of his career, Aoi has been given titles such as "Archangel" and was praised for his "angelic" singing voice. He is known for his soft, high-pitched voice and androgynous appearance, allowing him to play female parts as well.