Yusuke Shirai (Japanese: 白井 悠介, Hepburn: Shirai Yūsuke, born January 18, 1986) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Early Wing. Some roles he played include Haruna Wakazato in The Idolmaster SideM, Yamato Nikaidō in Idolish7, and Combat Agent 6 in Combatants Will Be Dispatched!.
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白井 悠介 | |||||||
Born | Saku, Nagano, Japan | January 18, 1986||||||
Occupation | Voice actor | ||||||
Years active | 2011–present | ||||||
Agent | Early Wing | ||||||
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Mariru Harada (m. 2020) | ||||||
Children | 1 | ||||||
Awards | Singing Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards | ||||||
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Years active | 2020–present | ||||||
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Subscribers | 321 thousand[2] | ||||||
Total views | 41.26 million[2] | ||||||
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Last updated: 14 Jul 2022 |
Yusuke Shirai was born in Saku, Nagano on January 18, 1986.[3][4][5] His parents house was an art supply store, and his grandfather was a painter.[6] Shirai's brother, who had been watching anime since he was young, went to Tokyo to enter vocational school to become a voice actor. Due to that, Shirai decided to become a voice actor and entered vocational school himself.[7][5]
After graduating from vocational school, he entered a narrator training center, but later left.[7] At one point he wanted to be an actor instead, but later decided he would rather become a voice actor. After that, he entered a training center run by 81 Produce.[7] However, he left the school after one year and entered the Amusement Media Academy.[7] Right before graduation, he was approached by Early Wing to became affiliated with them.[7] He later decided to become affiliated with them.[8] In 2015, he was interviewed in the first issue of Cast Voice, a magazine focusing on male voice actors.[9]
In 2019, Shirai, along with the rest of the cast for Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle, won the singing award at the 13th Seiyu Awards.[10] In March 2020, he started a YouTube channel.[11]
Outside of voice acting, he has been a fan of Liverpool F.C. ever since he watched the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final.[12]
In October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, but was asymptomatic.[13]
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