Yu Shirota was born in 1985 in Tokyo, Japan, to a Japanese father and a Spanish
mother, and he speaks Spanish in everyday conversation, a language he uses in
his stage and screen work as a singer and actor. After learning piano and guitar
from childhood and playing saxophone during his time at Horikoshi High School,
Yu Shirota entered the entertainment industry in 2003, initially gaining
recognition in musical theatre as Tuxedo Mask in Sera Myu and later as the young
premier Anthony in the Japanese production of Sweeney Todd. Yu Shirota's
transition to recording began with the 20...