Talk:Yuu Shirota

Age
Age: 38

Incomplete Bio/Career Info
The majority of information that is on Shirota's bio page, was written by me; however, as I am not as fluent in Japanese, as I would like, there is still some missing information. I tried to make it as comprehensive as possible, but I'm afraid his filmography's incomplete. All the information is derived from his D-Boys page and related websites. --Vera26 11:03, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Move to Yu Shirota
Shouldn't this be under Yu Shirota. I've checked his official website and blog and it seems that he romanized his name in this manner. As per WP:MOS-JA, this should be there as it is his official name as established by the person himself. DivineLady 04:23, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree. --Vera26 (talk) 22:25, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

The Article has been moved to Yu Shirota
Moved. --Vera26 (talk) 22:31, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Cleanup of Biography/Career section and addition of D-Boys section
The article was in dire need of clean up. There was too much cluster and too much emphasis on minor roles. I've removed the clutter as his article was beginning to read like a "six degrees of Shirota Yu" instead of an actual wiki article on him.

Removed portions will be placed here until someone can make it even more concise.

From the Prince of Tennis section:

During his run in the musicals, he was able to work with fellow D-BOYS members Yuya Endo, Kotaro Yanagi, Masaki Kaji, Hiroki Suzuki, Hirofumi Araki, Masato Wada, and Osamu Adachi. called The Prince of Tennis Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen: Best Actor's Series 001 - Yuu Shirota as Kunimitsu Tezuka.

Shirota was able to carry on his role from the musicals to the live-adaptation film of the manga series, The Prince of Tennis. Along with most of the principal cast members for the Seigaku Regulars, he was able to reprise his role in the movie. The Prince of Tennis was released on May 13, 2006 and opened on the tenth spot in the Japanese Box Office and marked Shirota's first major film appearance.

His appearance on a radio show in 2006:

"He later appeared on a radio show called FM Osaka 851, performing live on October 7, 2006."

His roles after 2005:

He starred opposite and Kawamura Aki. The movie, June Bride, also costarred Shirota's fellow D-BOYS members, Hirofumi Araki and Hiroki Suzuki. (ref Haken no Hinkaku) Shirota being half-Spanish himself, portrays Ryuto, the only son of Mayuko Amaya, often seen working as a bartender, guitarist or flamenco dancer at his mother's store, the Cafe Cantante. Ryuto is brought up in the Latin world and does not understand the Japanese mantra of corporation consciousness. (ref to Seito Shokun) The drama also starred Uchiyama Rina, and Shirota's costar from The Prince of Tennis, Kanata Hongo. He also costars with Horikita Maki and Okada Masaki from Hanazakari no Kimitachi e. (ref to Hanakimi) The drama included fellow D-Boy member, Shunji Igarashi, as well as Ryo Kimura, Oguri Shun, Horikita Maki and Ikuta Toma.

(ref Arakure Knight) Shirota once again acted alongside fellow D-Boys member Masaki Kaji, as well as former Tenimyu castmates, Kousuke Kujirai, Yoshikazu Kotani, and Kenta Kamakari. Previously, in 1998, a live-action TV series had been made titled Shin Shonan Bakusozoku Arakure Knight (Bomber Bikers of Shonan). (ref to Waruboro) Waruboro (ワルボロ) , which Shirota permed his hair for the role. he movie starred Shouta Matsuda as the main character with Shirota's Heat Island costar, Ryo Kimura and fellow D-Boys member, Masaki Kaji as supporting characters. (ref Heat Island) The film was also co-starred Keiko Kitagawa For his role as Aki, Shirota had to sport blonde streaks in his bangs. He has also worn the blonde extensions while promoting Heat Island prior to the movie's release. This was stated so in his blog

Shirota's appeared in Mai Hoshimura's 2002 "Stay With You" music video and Misia's 2003 "In My Soul" music video. In September 2006, he, along with fellow D-Boy member, Yuya Endo, appeared in the music video for RAG FAIR's "Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Tate ni Naro", playing a young man planning to propose to his girlfriend.

And he's starred in a series of commercial videos for the game, Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side and the game, Shadow Hearts From the New World (2005).

He was also a part of the 2005 Watanabe net drama, Hice Cool, appearing alongside fellow D-BOYS members Kotaro Yanagi, Yuya Endo, and Osamu Adachi.

Shirota also starred in the TV drama special, The Hit Parade, portraying the real-life Mickey Curtis. The show, which aired May 26, 2006 on Fuji TV, also starred fellow D-Boys members Masato Wada, Hirofumi Araki, Masaki Kaji, Hiroki Suzuki, Yuya Endo and Koji Seto.

you can also view the changes here

I included new tables for his filmography, official dvds, photobooks, and discography to make the article more neater.

--Vera26 (talk) 22:25, 11 May 2010 (UTC)