Shugo Nakamura

Shugo Nakamura (仲村 宗悟, Nakamura Shūgo, born 28 July 1988) is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Across Entertainment[1] and Lantis.[2] He is best known for voicing Teru Tendo in The Idolmaster SideM, Issei Kuga in TsukiPro, and Tomoki Takashima in Chūbyō Gekihatsu Boy.

Shugo Nakamura
仲村 宗悟
Born (1988-07-28) 28 July 1988
Okinawa Prefecture
OccupationVoice actor, singer
Years active2015-present
Notable work
  • The Idolmaster SideM as Teru Tendo
  • TsukiPro as Issei Kuga
  • Chūbyō Gekihatsu Boy as Tomoki Takashima
AwardsBest New Actor Award at the 12th Seiyu Awards

Biography

Shugo Nakamura, the youngest of four sons,[3] was born on 28 July 1988 in Okinawa Prefecture, and moved to Tokyo 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 the SideM installment of The Idolmaster franchise,[7] and subsequently appeared in both its anime television adaptation[8] and the Wakeatte 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's TsukiPro idol 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 the Oricon Singles Chart on 2 April.[12]

In July 2019, Nakamura was cast as Tomoki Takashima in Chūbyō Gekihatsu Boy, the anime adaptation of the vocaloid 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 the 13th Seiyu Awards in 2019.[16] Nakamura ranked in second place at the 2017-2018 Newtype Anime Awards.[17]

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References
  1. "Shugo Nakamura". across-ent.com. Across Entertainment Inc. 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "Biography". Lantis.jp. BANDAI NAMCO Arts Inc. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. Idolmaster Side M: 315 Pro Night! Episode 6
  4. "Shugo Nakamura". 声優グランプリ (in Japanese). 主婦の友社 (2015年5月号).
  5. Anime Club (24 September 2015). "「仲村宗悟」声優インタビュー＆撮り下ろしグラビア【声優図鑑". ddnavi.com (in Japanese). kadokawa. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. "Congratulations / 13th Voice Actor Award Newcomer Award!". R & A VOICE ACTORS ACADEMY,. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. "【SideM】3月14日「Jupiter」＆「DRAMATIC STARS」ボイス実装決定！／本日より新イベント「彩華西遊記」＆「ドラマ［卒業］ガシャ」スタート！". THE IDOLM@STER OFFICIAL WEB. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  8. "STAFF/CAST". アニメ「アイドルマスター SideM」公式サイト. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  9. "STAFF＆CAST". TVアニメ「アイドルマスター SideM 理由あってMini!」公式HP. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  10. Idolmaster Side M: 315 Pro Night! Episode 1
  11. Loo, Egan (4 December 2016). "TsukiPro Talent Agency Gets TV Anime About 4 of Its Musical Groups". Anime News Network. United States, Canada, Philippines. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  12. Kuga, Issei (2 April 2018). "SQ QUELL 花鳥風月「花」編". Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  13. Loo, Egan (22 July 2019). "Young Disease Outburst Boy Anime Unveils Main Cast, More Staff, Manga, October Debut". Anime News Network. United States, Canada, Philippines. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  14. "声優アーティスト・仲村宗悟 3月11日発売の2ndシングル「カラフル」のMV、ジャケ写、INDEXを公開！". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). M-On! Presss. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  15. "TVアニメ『厨病激発ボーイ』ED主題歌 「Here comes The SUN」【初回限定盤】". OriconNews (in Japanese). 11 November 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  16. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (9 March 2019). "Yuko Sanpei, Yūma Uchida Win 13th Annual Seiyū Awards". Anime News Network. United States, Canada, Philippines. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  17. Loo, Egan (7 October 2018). "Idolm@ster SideM, Bungo Stray Dogs Film Win Top Newtype Anime Awards". Anime News Network. United States, Canada, Philippines. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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