J-Pop Artist Shinjiro Atae Comes Out as Gay
A post shared by SHINJIRO 與 真司郎 (@shinjiroatae1126)Atae additionally debuted a new song, «Into the Light,» which he co-wrote with Wrabel and Afterhrs.
A portion of the proceeds from the track will be donated to Pride House Tokyo and ReBit.For the song's music video, Atae worked with director Tsubasa Maruno to provide a beautiful juxtaposition between the darkness and loneliness he has felt throughout the course of his life and the relief he has experienced by finally coming to a place of acceptance.In addition to the new song and video, Atae revealed that he's teaming up with Peter Farrelly and Fisher Stevens for a forthcoming documentary about his life, which will be directed by Carlie Mantilla-Jordan and John Eliot Jordan.Atae started his career in 2005 after an open casting call.
Out of 20,000 boys, he was one of five chosen to be a member of the group AAA. Since then, he's had eight albums in the top 10 of Billboard's Japan Top Albums Chart.Atae is also a writer, having released the book last year.
