Shirota Yu

Shirota Yu (城田優) was born on December 26, 1985 in Japan. Shirota Yu movies and tv shows: Kyou Kara Ore Wa!!, Bungaku Shojo, Bye Bye Blackbird, Totto-chan!, Yuusha Yoshihiko to Michibikareshi Shichinin...
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First Name: Yu

Family Name: Shirota

Native Name: 城田優

Also Known As: U-kun;Shiroro;Shiropon;Shirotan;Yuu-ani;U;しろたゆう

Nationality: Japanese

Gender: Male

Born: December 26, 1985

Age: 32

Shirota Yu, born December 26, 1985, is a Japanese-Spanish actor, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live-action adaption of Hana-Kimi, Kunimitsu Tezuka in the Prince of Tennis Musicals and as Kei Shinjo in Rookies. In 2009, he was named one of the most promising actors and actresses, placing 8th in a poll conducted by Oricon. He is a former member of the Watanabe Entertainment group, D-BOYS.

Shirota lived in Barcelona, Spain from when he was three to about seven years. He returned to Japan for elementary school and can still speak Spanish in ordinary conversation. He attended high school at Horikoshi High along with NEWS member Yamashita Tomohisa, WaT's Teppei Koike, Japanese actor and singer Ikuta Toma and KAT-TUN's Akanishi Jin and Tanaka Koki.
According to Shirota, when he was little, his family liked to sing songs, so he would borrow his older sister's keyboard, while his mother taught him piano. Thus spawned Shirota's love for composing. He composed his first piece when he was in the fourth grade, titled "The Tear".