1. In 2013, Shouta Aoi relaunched his singing career under his new stage name with the extended play Blue Bird, followed by the release of "Virginal" in 2014.
20 Facts About Shouta Aoi
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Shouta Aoi is known for his soft, high-pitched voice and androgynous appearance, allowing him to play female parts as well.
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Shouta Aoi was a finalist at the national competition, along with Ataru Nakamura, where he performed "1000 no Kotoba" by Koda Kumi.
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Shouta Aoi made his first acting appearance as Saki Hanajima in the Fruits Basket stage play adaptation.
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In 2010, Shouta Aoi left King Records, citing his desire to become a voice actor and theme song performer.
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Shouta Aoi began releasing music and performing independently under the name Noboru Ryugaki.
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Shouta Aoi 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.
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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.
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Shouta Aoi 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.
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In 2012, Shouta 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.
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In late 2014, Shouta Aoi was cast as Ayumu Tamari in the OVA This Boy Suffers From Crystallization, his first leading role in animation.
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Shouta Aoi 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.
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On January 25,2017, Shouta Aoi released the song "Flower", which was the ending theme song for the variety show King's Brunch for the month of January.
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On May 9,2018, Shouta Aoi released the song "Eclipse" as the opening theme song to Devils' Line, in which he appeared in as Kenichi Yoshii.
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In September 2019, Shouta Aoi appeared in the live-action television drama Real Fake as Akane.
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On October 15,2022, Shouta Aoi announced that he has left his management company S and will be working freelance.
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Shouta Aoi himself became an Internet meme following his appearance in Pop Team Epic, in which the studio responded by releasing exclusive merchandise of him.
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In 2018, Shouta Aoi was the second most-followed voice actor on Twitter in Japan.
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In 2016, Shouta Aoi appeared and sang in the commercial for Lotte's Lady Borden ice cream along with Yuki Kaji and Kensho Ono.
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Sanrio distributed a mini album for the Shoutan character performed by Aoi himself, titled Twinkle Star.