Hoshi Souichirou

Hoshi Souichirou is a Japanese voice actor and singer born on May 30, 1972, in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan. He studied at Tokyo Announce Gakuin and the Japan Narration Acting Institute, then began his professional career in 1993. Affiliated with Arts Vision, he became known for roles including Son Goku in "Saiyuki" and Kira Yamato in "Mobile Suit Gundam Seed", "Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny" and "Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom". His other roles include Kazuki Fuuchouin in "GetBackers", Masaru Daimon in "Digimon Savers", Kaoru Hanabishi in "Ai Yori Aoshi", and Tomoki Sakurai in "Sora no Otoshimono". He also played Keiichi Maebara in "Higurashi When They Cry", Sanada Yukimura in "Sengoku Basara", Kilik in "Soulcalibur", and Goro Akechi in "Persona 5". Alongside his acting work, he pursued a music career through King Records. The single "Shining Tears" sold about 40,000 copies and became his biggest solo hit. On anime tie-in releases, he performed "Ring My Bell", "Taiyou ga Kureta Kisetsu (太陽がくれた季節)", and "Senshi no Kyuusoku (戦士の休息)" for "Sora no Otoshimono", and later sang "Taiyou ga Kureta Kisetsu (太陽がくれた季節)" for "Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun". He won the top seiyuu prize in Animage's Anime Grand Prix in 2003, 2006, and 2007. In 2025 he received the Tomiyama Kei / Takahashi Kazue Award at the 19th Seiyu Awards.