Shigeaki Kato

Shigeaki Kato (加藤 成亮, Katō Shigeaki, born July 11, 1987) is a member of the J-pop group NEWS, from Johnny's Entertainment, Inc.

Biography

Kato Shigeaki joined Johnny's Entertainment on April 17, 1999 when he was 11.

As a junior he was a member of the organizations:

• Best Beat Boys (B.B.B.)
• Boys Be Ambitious (B.B.A.)
• Best Beat Dancing (B.B.D.)
• Beautiful American Dreams (B.A.D.)
• J-support
• K.K.Kity

He then debuted as a member of NEWS in 2003. Along with other NEWS members, he plays the guitar, composing some of NEWS' songs, including his own solo "Kakao" in 2002, which he composed the lyrics to.

On January 28, 2012, he released his first novel, Pink to Gray.

Works

Dramas

• Kowai Nichiyoubi (怖い日曜日) (1999), Ep. 5: My Friend J-kun「友達のJ君」
• Space Angel 2001 Yen Uchu no Tabi (SPACE ANGEL 2001円宇宙の旅) (2000)
• Kowai Nichiyoubi: 2000 (怖い日曜日〜2000〜) (2000), Ep. 16: Falling Down「吊り下がる」
• The Worst Dates in History: Worst First Date?! (史上最悪のデート「the 1st Dates: 史上最悪の初デート!?」)(2000)
• Shounen wa Tori ni Natta (少年は鳥になった)(2001)
• Class 3-B Kenpachi-sensei (3年B組金八先生) (TBS, 2001) Season 6
• Home Drama! (ホームドラマ!) (TBS, 2004), Story 9^[1]
• Gekidan Engimono (劇団演技者) (Fuji TV, 2005), Ep. 13: Ie ga Tooi 「家が遠い」 (with fellow NEWS members Masuda Takahisa, Tegoshi Yuya, and Kusano Hironori.)^[2]
• Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru (ブスの瞳に恋してる) (Fuji TV, 2006)^[3]
• Gekidan Engimono (劇団演技者) (Fuji TV, 2006) Ep. 20: Car Radio ga Owareba「カーラヂオが終われば」^[2]
• Kakure Karakuri (夏の冒険ミステリー 「カクレカラクリ」) (TBS, 2006)^[4]
• Papa to Musume no Nanokakan (パパとムスメの7日間) (TBS, 2007)^[5]
• Sugata Sanshiro (姿三四郎) (TV Tokyo, 2007)^[6]
• Hokaben (ホカベン) (NTV, 2008)^[7]
• Chichi yo, Anata wa Erakatta ~1969 Nen no Oyaji to Boku (父よ、あなたはえらかった～1969年のオヤジと僕) (TBS, 2009)^[8]
• 0 Goushitsu no Kyaku (0号室の客) (Fuji TV, 2009), Story 3: Kampeki na Otoko 「完璧な男」^[9]
• Troubleman (トラブルマン) (TV Tokyo, 2010)^[10]
• Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File (新・示談交渉人　裏ファイル) (TBS, 2011)
• Hanawake no Yon Shimai (華和家の四姉妹) (TBS, 2011)
• Hana no Zubora Meshi (花のズボラ飯) (TBS/MBS, 2012)
• Shitsuren Chocolatier (失恋ショコラティエ) (Fuji TV, 2014)
• Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa (傘をもたない蟻たちは) (Fuji TV, 2016)
• Momoku no Yoshinori Sensei ~Hikari wo Ushinatte Kokoro ga Mieta~ (盲目のヨシノリ先生 ~光を失って心が見えた~) (NTV, 2016)
• Toki o Kakeru Shojo (時をかける少女) (NTV, 2016)

Television

• Ya-Ya-yah (TV Tokyo, 2003–2007)
• Soukon (NTV, 2009–2010)
• Mirai Theater (NTV, 2012–2015)^[11]
• Hakunetsu Live Bibitto (TBS, 2015–present)^[12]
• Hen Lab (NTV, 2015–2016)^[13]
• NEWS na Futari (TBS, 2015–present)^[14]
• Shounen Club Premium (NHK, 2015–present)

Radio

• Shiget Together (2005–2008, Sundays weekly from 11:00pm~11:30pm, FM-FUJI)
• SoraShige Book

Music

Stage plays

• Konnan Yatte Mimashita (2008)
• Seminar (2009)^[15]
• 6 gatsu no Bitter Orange (2011)
• Naka no Hito (2014)

Films

• Pink and Gray (2016) (cameo appearance)^[16]

Novels

• Pink and Gray (Kadokawa Shoten, 2012)^[17]
• Senko Scramble (Kadokawa Shoten, 2013)^[18]
• Burn (Kadokawa Shoten, 2014)^[19]
• Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa (Kadokawa Shoten, 2015)^[20]

Productions

• Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa (2016) as Original work^[21]
• Pink and Gray (2016) as Original work^[22]

References

External links

• Johnny & Associates site