Education
He attended the final along with Ataru Nakamura.
蒼井 翔太柳川 昇
He attended the final along with Ataru Nakamura.
He is represented by South Incorporated for voice acting, and King Records on the King Amusement Creative for singing. Before debuting, he played tennis at elementary school, receiving many trophies. In 2005, he signed a contract with King Records, and debuted under the name Showta with the single "Negaiboshi" on July 26, 2006.
In 2008, he also debuted as a musical actor in the stage play Fruit Basket. as Saki Nakajima.
In 2009, he decided to pursue his career as an anime song singer and voice actor, so in January 14, 2010, he chose not to renew his contract with King Records. In 2010, he started his career as an indie singer under the name Noboru Ryugaki (柳ヶ木 昇).
In 2011, he returned as "Shouta Aoi" represented by the agency South, and debuted as a voice actor for a minor character in the game Black Robinia. In October, he voiced Ryunosuke Matsushita in the anime Kimi to Boku in which he also sang the soundtracks "Sora" and "Tomorrow".
In 2012, he played the role of Ai Mikaze in Uta no Prince-sama, in which he also sang several songs for both the game and anime soundtrack.
In 2014, he returned to musical theater for the stage play Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. In 2013, he released the mini-album Blue Bird on the music label B-Green under Broccoli, and in January 2014, he released his first single, "Virginal", which peaked at number 8 on the Oricon Weekly Single"s chart. In 2016, he decided to not renew his contract with Broccoli and returned to King Records to continue his career as a singer.