Shirota Yu

Shirota Yu as U promoting "U" (2011)

Shirota Yu (城田優) is an actor as well as singer. He mostly performs in stage productions and is well known for his roles as Tuxedo Mask in the Sailor Moon Musicals and Tezuka Kunimitsu in The Prince of Tennis musical and movie. He is a former member of the stage acting group D-BOYS. Shirota Yu signed with avex trax and, on May 4th 2011, he will debut as a singer under the name U with a single of the same name.

Profile

• Name: Shirota Yu (城田優)
• Nicknames: Shiroro, Shiropon, Shirotan (しろたん), Yuu-ani (ゆう兄), U-kun (by Yamashita Tomohisa & Akanishi Jin), Yuu (ゆう)
• Birthday: December 26, 1985
• Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
• Blood Type: O
• Ethnicity: Half Japanese from his Father, Half Spanish from his mother.
• Height: 188cm (6'2")
• Weight: 74 kgs (163lbs)
• Shoes Size: 29.5cm
• Family: Shirota Jun (older brother, actor)
• Hobbies: Song Writing and Composition, Karaoke, Watching funny TV shows, Piano, Saxophone, Guitar
• Favorite Sports: Soccer, Swimming, Bowling

Information

Shirota Yu was born in Tokyo, Japan, but as his mother was from Spain he spent five years (ages 3-8) of his life in Barcelona. Though his Spanish is not perfect, he can still speak conversational Spanish to this day. Coming from a musical family, he began to compose early on, writing his first song in fourth grade. His mother taught him piano.

He is the fourth of five siblings with two older brothers (Dai and Jun), an older sister (Maria) and a younger sister (Rina). He went to high school with Yamashita Tomohisa and remains good friends with him and Akanishi Jin to this day.

Japanese Discography

Albums

• [2005.12.19] Musical Tennis no Oujisama: Best Actor Series 001 - Shirota Yu as Tezuka Kunimitsu (Tezuka Kunimitsu)

Singles

• [2011.05.04] U (U)
• [2011.09.07] Setsuna ~a sandglass of fate~ (刹那)

DVD

• [2005.11.16] With U

International Discography

Digital Singles

• [2011.02.16] Sisyphus (U)

TV & Cinema

Dramas

• [2005] Pink no Idenshi (Episode 12)
• [2006] Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai (Episode 7)
• [2006] The Hit Parade
• [2007] Haken no Hinkaku
• [2007] Seito Shokun!
• [2007] Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
• [2008] Koshonin
• [2008] ROOKIES
• [2008] Team Batista no Eiko
• [2008] ROOKIES SP
• [2008] Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP
• [2009] Tenchijin
• [2009] Koshonin SP
• [2009] Go Ape
• [2009] Samurai High School
• [2009] Koshonin 2
• [2010] Keizoku 2: SPEC
• [2011] Jiu

Movies

• [2006] The Prince of Tennis
• [2006] June Bride
• [2007] Waruboro
• [2007] Heat Island
• [2008] Shinizokonai no Ao
• [2009] ROOKIES ~Sotsugyo~
• [2010] Kondo wa Aisaka
• [2010] Koshonin The Movie

PVs

• [2002] Hoshimura Mai - Stay With You
• [2003] MISIA - IN MY SOUL
• [2006] RAG FAIR - Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Tate ni Narou (君のために僕が盾になろう)

Musicals

• [2002] Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Aki no Fan Kansha Event
• [2003] Winter Special Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Mugen Gakuen: Mistress Labyrinth: Kaiteiban
• [2003] Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon GW Fan Kansha Event
• [2003] Summer Special Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Starlights * Ryuusei Densetsu
• [2003] Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Aki no Fan Kansha Event
• [2004] Winter Special Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Kakyuu-Ouhi Kourin THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
• [2004] Summer Special Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Shin: Kaguya Shima Densetsu Golden Week Fan Kansha Event
• [2004] Summer Special Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Shin: Kaguya Shima Densetsu NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
• [Winter 2004-2005] Musical Tennis no Oujisama: side Yamabuki feat. St. Rudolph Gakuen
• [2005] Musical Tennis no Oujisama: Dream Live 2nd
• [2005] Musical Tennis no Oujisama: The Imperial Match Hyoutei Gakuen
• [Winter 2005-2006] Musical Tennis no Oujisama: The Imperial Match Hyoutei Gakuen in winter 2005 - 2006
• [2006] Musical Tennis no Oujisama: Dream Live 3rd
• [2007] Sweeney Todd (as Anthony Hope)
• [2011] Romeo & Juliet

Publications

Photobooks

• [2007.09.02] Shirota Yu First Solo Shashinshuu (城田優ファーストソロ写真集)
• [2009.06.26] Shirota Second Shashinshuu "Sugao." (城田優セカンド写真集「素顔。」)

Magazines

• [2010.09.xx] BEST STAGE 2010 November (Feature)
• [2011.01.xx] LOOK at STAR! OVATION 2011 (Feature)
• [2011.08.xx] BEST STAGE October 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.09.xx] PATi ACT Vol.9 (Feature)

External Links

• Official Website
• avex trax Website
• Twitter
• Official Blog
• Japanese Wikipedia