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Artist
Yuya Matsushita
12+ albums
j-popjapaneseJ-musicJ-R&Bj-urban
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YOUYA, formerly known as Yuya Matsushita (松下優也, Matsushita Yūya, born May 24, 1990 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan), is a Japanese singer, actor, and former member of X4. He debuted in the music industry in 2008. Matsushita is well known for playing Sebastian Michaelis in the Black Butler musicals. Yuya Matsushita was raised by his mother and grandmother. As a sixth grader in 2002, Matsushita decided to pursue a career in music, enrolling in Caless Vocal & Dance School. Around 9th grade, despite clashing with his mother regarding his future plans, a visit to New York City strengthened his determination to become an artist. In 2006 he met with producer Jin Nakamura who presented him with the song "foolish foolish". The filming for the single also took place in New York, after being signed to Epic Records in 2008. In 2009, Yuya Matsushita had his stage debut as Sebastian Michaelis in the Kuroshitsuji Musical. His single, Trust Me was used as the first ED (ending theme) in the Durarara anime, and peaked at 10 in the weekly Oricon charts. In 2010, Matsushita's single "Bird" was used as the ending theme for the second season of the Kuroshitsuji anime. In 2016, Matsushita portrayed Tsukasa Domyoji in the stage production, Hana Yori Dango: The Musical. In 2020, Matsushita started a new project in his music career named "YOUYA" but kept an artistic career as Yuya Matsushita. In 2023, he started using "YOUYA" as his official stage name internationally. In March 2022, Yuya released
