P R O L O G U E
Name: Yoh Asakura
Position: Leader and Main Vocals
Occupation: Superstar
At age 19, he debuted as the leader of the currently number one boy group in Japan, the Shaman Kings.
Having his trademark "goofy grin" (as Yohsters—his official fanclub name—call it), and his trademark "headphones hanging around his neck" get-up, the Shaman Kings leader has secured a spot for himself in the music industry and in the hearts of girls all over Asia.
Scouted at age 11, the then simple and carefree boy of Izumo began his journey of becoming the idol everyone adores. The talent scout stated, "I saw him standing alone while looking at the sunset. He was glowing...the brightest among anything surrounding him. Right then, I just knew if I let this kid go, I will forever regret it." And regretting, the whole of Japan would have been if he hadn't persevered on making this young boy a singer.
Rising to stardom was not easy. He had to train for eight years under the Oyamada Entertainment which was known for its almost inhumane training of its talents. But amidst the hardships of being a trainee, Yoh was already gaining fame with a few modelling careers, MV appearances and commercials.
People from the industry loved his work. He was always smiling and polite, cheerful, and quiet most of the time. That was when his famous grin became known.
Few years more and the transformation of the new Yoh Asakura was revealed to the world by making him the leader of the first ever boy group from the Oyamada Entertainment. With his new image, Yoh Asakura paved his was to celebrity status number one.
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Name: Ren Tao
Position: Main Vocals
Occupation: Superstar
Heir to the Chinese conglomerate, no one had expected Ren Tao to become an idol.
Born in the business world, he was already eyed by many as the next Tao who would inherit their family empire. Being the only son, his father, En Tao, had groomed him to become the head of the company. Ren thought so too up until he realized there was more to being a puppet of his father's own dreams, and a lot of recognition can be experienced outside the business world.
His usual photoshoot sessions for enterprise magazines triggered his unexpected love for modelling. He accepted more offers other than business related ones, started becoming the cover from one magazine to another. Ren enjoyed the fame, and the attention. But his growing fame died before it even begun, as his father sent him back to China for five years.
When he was 16, he managed to fly back to Japan alone, enrolled himself as a trainee in Oyamada Entertainment and soon debuted as the face of his group—all against his father's will.
Known to FoRENers (his personal fanclub) as the "Arrogant Prince," his golden eyes, cold, balladeer voice and bad boy image became his tickets to a lifetime of stardom.
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Name: Horo Usui
Position: Rapper and Lead Dancer
Occupation: Superstar
Starting of as a hopeful Ainu living in the deep recesses of Hokkaido, Horo Usui left home to follow his dream.
Being the only lover of modern music, Horo felt he was alone, without someone to understand him. With only his dreams and little money, he travelled to the city of Tokyo where reality struck him: what he wanted wasn't easy. Yet, he never gave up. After months of staying alone, he managed to work three part time jobs, study the culture of the modern Japanese and honed his talent in dancing and rapping.
He failed auditions for almost ten times. Yet, like what he kept on doing, he never gave up. He practiced once more, and then tried again. When he failed, he practiced and tried again.
Until Yoh heard him having his run-down minutes before another one of his auditions. It was when the Oyamada Entertainment was looking for members to be included for their new boy band. Yoh recommended him to the management and not long after, he debuted as the lead dancer and rapper of the Shaman Kings.
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Releasing hit singles with his members since day one, the three topped Oricon and various charts across Asia.
Soon, everyone was under the spell of the Shaman Kings.
No one in Japan did not know or heard of their name.
The biggest fanclub ever created has been established dedicated solely for Shaman Kings fans by the Shaman Kings fans.
Streets, events—even babies—were named after them.
Everyone in Japan loves the Shaman Kings.
There was not a single artist who ever topped the popularity they gained.
Two years since their debut, no one has ever dared compete with this phenomenal group.
No one, until...
A/N: So how is this so far? :)
Starting of with their history and how they became Superstars. Short chap and a cliffy. XD Merry Christmas!
DISCLAIMER: Shaman King © Hiroyuki Takei