Shugo Nakamura, the youngest of four sons,[3] was born on 28 July 1988 inOkinawa Prefecture, and moved toTokyo after graduating high school.[2] He became interested in music as a junior high school student,[2] and he was a vocalist and guitarist for a local band.[4] Although he intended to be a musician there, he decided to pursue an acting career after watching a stage performance,[5] and he was subsequently educated at R&A Voice Actors Academy.[6]
In 2015, he was cast as Teru Tendo in theSideM installment ofThe Idolmaster franchise,[7] and subsequently appeared in both its anime television adaptation[8] and theWakeatte Mini! spinoff.[9] His nickname Shugon (しゅごん) came from the idea of a listener to SideM's radio show,315 Pro Night.[10]
In 2016, Nakamura appeared as Issei Kuga in Quell, one of four musical groups in Tsukino Talent Production'sTsukiProidol anime.[11] His character's tie-in single,SQ QUELL Kachōfūgetsu "Hana"-hen, was released on 23 March 2018, and it charted at #41 on theOricon Singles Chart on 2 April.[12]
In July 2019, Nakamura was cast as Tomoki Takashima inYoung Disease Outburst Boy, the anime adaptation of thevocaloid song of the same name.[13] The ending song of the anime,Here Comes The Sun, was Nakamura's first single;[14] it was released on 30 October 2019, and it charted at #11 on the Oricon Singles Chart on 11 November.[15] On 16 February 2020, Nakamura's second single,Colorful, was announced to be released on 11 March 2020.[14]
Nakamura was one of four male voice actors who won the Best New Actor Award at the13th Seiyu Awards in 2019.[16] Nakamura ranked in second place at the 2017-2018 Newtype Anime Awards.[17]
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