Soraru
Japanese male Singer
Soraru (Japanese: そらる, Hepburn: Soraru; born 3 November 1988) is a Japanese male utaite singer and songwriter. He is a member of the music unit After the Rain and is a co-founder of the virtual Youtuber agency, Neo-Porte.
The origin of his name is from the word Sora because he likes to look at the sky and the intonation is the same as panda. In addition, he has said his real name also contains the kanji character for "sky" (空) .
Biography
Soraru was born on 3 November 1988 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He started activities on Niconico in 2008 and began posting videos on YouTube in 2015. His CD release in addition to video posting, Niconico live broadcasting, live activities, etc. In 2016, he co-founded Cielkocka alongside a friend. He is affiliated with the company as a support artist, entrusting the company with management and production for his activities. In 2021, he co-founded the virtual YouTuber agency “Neo-Porte” with Crazy Raccoon CEO Ojiji, VTuber Shibuya Haru and singer-songwriter Mafumafu.
The public source identifies “Soraru” as japanese male Singer. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Soraru, Japanese and male.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q28690011. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1988, 2008, 2015 and 2016.
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