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抄語
12+ albums
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抄語 (English: Abstract) is another name for the Japanese beatbox and music artist SHOW-GO. 抄語 was born on October 31, 1999, and his real name is 甲斐 正悟 (Shogo Kai). He is originally from Hokkaido and currently lives in Kyoto. He graduated from Sapporo City University, Faculty of Design, Department of Human Space Design in Hokkaido. 抄語 started beatboxing when he was in the third year of junior high school after watching a beatboxing video of HIKAKIN. He participated in his first beatboxing competition when he was in his first year of high school under the name SHOW-GO. In 2017, he became the Japanese solo beatbox champion at the Grand Boost Championship. He also participated in the Asia Beatbox Championship 2017, where he placed third. The following year, he made it to the top eight at the Asia Beatbox Championship 2018. He also won first place in the video qualifying round of the Grand Beatbox Battle 2018 held in Switzerland, becoming the first Japanese to advance to the final tournament, and achieving a place in the top 8. He participated in the Grand Beatbox Battle 2019 the following year. In February of 2020 he started releasing music online as SHOW-GO. His first album, TASOKARE, was followed shortly by his second album, Beatbox Only Vol.1 in May 2020. He released his first EP, JAPANESE, in October that year. His third album, Beatbox Only "SPROUT", was released in April of 2021. He posted the song "Jasmine" on YouTube as a wildcard for the 2021 Grand Beatbox Battle, a
