Yasuda entered Johnny & Associates in 1997 together with fellow members Ryo Nishikido and Tadayoshi Ōkura.
Also at the audition was Ryūhei Maruyama.
As a result, these members have been close friends for a long time during their Kansai Jr days even before Kanjani8 was formed.
Yasuda's application had been sent in by his older sister.
In it, she had written that Yasuda's specialty was that he could "do anything" (nandemo dekiru).
In 1999, Yasuda was chosen to be a guitarist for V.
WEST.
The Kansai Jr band was popular among Jr fans and had its own show Shuukan V.
WEST (Weekly V.
WEST) on Kansai TV.
On the show, the members usually take part in challenges where they have to pick up a new skill and exhibit it at the end of the show.
During this time, true to his sister's claim, Yasuda excelled and first earned his nickname "Nandemo dekiru-ko" (The kid that can do anything).
After V.
WEST's first live at Zepp Osaka in 2001, Yasuda and fellow remaining members, Hiroki Uchi (vocalist) and Ryūhei Maruyama (bassist) were absorbed to form a new Kansai Jr unit Kanjani8 in 2002.
The new unit took over An 8th member, Tadayoshi Ōkura, was added and assigned to the drums as V.
WEST's drummer had left Johnny's.
The strongest 8BEAT that carries the best masterpiece and plays with the bond with the fans. A package of the long-awaited spectator live performance for the first time in about 1 year and 9 months! It has been about 1 year and 9 months since the 47 prefecture tour was suspended. Kanjani8 has been working under the theme of "Road to Re:LIVE" for the live event. From his first arena tour in about 5 years in support of his original album "8BEAT" in 4 and a half years, Yokohama Arena performances for the first time in 13 years are visualized!
34-year-old Michiyo Mabuchi (Kumiko Aso) and 26-year-old Yoshimi Tendo (Shota Yasuda) meet at a screenwriting class. Michiyo Mabuchi, who is called "Basyauma", works hard to become a writer, but can't see a future for herself as a screenwriter. Meanwhile, Yoshimi Tendo is a bigmouth who never tries hard at anything. These two people fall in love.
Ohno plays the role of Tarui Shotaro, an ordinary guy who dreamed of becoming a hero when he was a child, but now gets by as a part-time worker. The unexpected story unfolds when one day, the daughter of a yakuza boss asks him to plan a make-believe kidnapping. Sato Ryuta plays Shotaro's co-worker who helps him with the kidnapping. Kanjiya Shihori plays Satsuki, the eldest daughter of the Hanazono yakuza clan, while Narimiya Hiroki plays Satsuki's college senpai who joined the Hanazono clan after graduation. Takahashi Katsumi plays the head of a rival organization who has fallen in love with Satsuki. Kitaoji Kinya plays Satsuki's father and the head of the Hanazono clan.