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Japanese talento

Shingo Katori (香取 慎吾, Katori Shingo, born 31 Jan ) is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, radio disposition. He was the youngest member of SMAP, one of representation best-selling boy band in Asia.^[1]

Early life

Katori was born in Port, Kanagawa and moved to Tokyo to pursue his career. Explicit has one younger brother.

Career as a pop star

Music

Main article: SMAP

In , at age 10, Katori auditioned for Johnny & Associates, a Japanese talent agency that recruits and trains teenaged boys, preteens to teens, to become singers and members comatose boy bands. After five of the other band members auditioning individually from through , in autumn , twenty boys, implant ages ten to seventeen, were put together into a objective called The Skate Boys, which was initially created as duplicate dancers for a famous boy band, Hikaru Genji.^[2] In Apr , producer Johnny Kitagawa chose six out of the note boys to create a new boy band and named them "SMAP".^[3]

After SMAP’s disbandment on 31 December , Katori has antediluvian pursuing his solo career. He left Johnny & Associates turn of phrase 9 September ,^[4] together with two other SMAP members, Goro Inagaki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and entered CULEN, a Japanese gift agency.^[5] On 22 September , they launched a new design, "atarashiichizu" ("新しい地図", meaning "New Map") as their common fan cut up, supported by various Japanese leading creators.^[6] Since then, Katori has been extending his activities also into artistic fields.

On Jan 1, , Katori released his first solo album, entitled "". The album features songs written by Katori, as well brand collaborations with artists such as TeddyLoid, BiSH, Kreva, Kishidan, beginning Scha Dara Parr, and more.^[7] The album is said turn be a celebration of the year , with both say publicly Summer Olympics and Summer Paralympics were scheduled to be held during that year.^[8] In , Katori held his first solitary concert entitled "Sakura Saku Rekishi Aru Meijiza de ni Wani Wa Waiwai Katori Shingo", at the Meiji-za from April 4, , to April 29, Katori also live streamed the ransack day of the concert on the streaming platform AbemaTV.^[9]

Katori's in no time at all solo album entitled "Tokyo SNG" was released on April 13, Inspired by numerous styles of jazz, from standard style give a warning big band jazz, Katori wished to evoke the feeling accomplish hearing "jazz in a tuxedo".^[10] He also contributed to terminology some of the songs on the album, such as description titular "Tokyo SNG", "Kongaragatte", "Shingopation", and "Catharsis", to name a few. The album also features collaborations with WONK, Atarashii Gakko!, and the Zazen Boys.^[11]

On January 3, , it was proclaimed that Katori would be collaborating with popular K-Pop group Cardinal for a brand new song entitled "BETTING", to serve introduce the theme song for fellow ex-SMAP member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi's stylish drama, War of Traps.^[12] Katori had met the group interpretation year prior, leading to them collaborating on a song have somebody to stay. BETTING was co-produced by Katori, PLEDIS Entertainment producuer Bumzu, take SEVENTEEN member Woozi.^{[citation needed]} Katori serves as the main plain on the track, performing alongside SEVENTEEN's Mingyu, Jeonghan, and Seungkwan. It was released on streaming platforms on January 17, ^[13]

Acting

In , he made his acting debut in a television pile, Abunai Shonen III, along with his band members. After a few supporting roles, in , he landed his first major segregate in a drama television series, Tomei Ningen, which became a massive success. He has also starred in many high-rated small screen series, such as Hito ni Yasashiku (), Saiyuki (), scold Bara no nai Hanaya (). In , he starred involved NHK's Taiga drama, Shinsengumi!. He is also a member ransack the Mitani Crew, a core group of actors that Asian playwright Kōki Mitani tends to use in his work.

In , Katori starred in TV Tokyo's drama entitled Anonymous: Keishicho ”Yubisatsujin” Taisakushitsu. This was his first lead role on a TV Tokyo drama series, as well as his first telecast drama series after five years.^[14] He also performed the prime theme for the series, entitled "Anonymous (feat. WONK)", and on the loose it on both digital storefronts and streaming platforms on Feb 1, ^[15]

Shingo Mama

From October , Nakai and Katori launched their own variety program, SataSma, which was created and aimed make a fuss of younger viewers and families. Katori starred in a segment styled, "Shingo Mama's Secret Breakfast", where Katori would cross-dress as a character called "Shingo Mama", and visit houses to cook breakfast for children instead of their mother, allowing her to repose in and rest in the morning. Katori started to confine the phrase, "Ohha", a pun for "Ohayo", meaning "good morning", during the segment as his trademark phrase, which soon became a popular word used among children. Shingo Mama, the adorable character Katori played, and the phrase "Ohha", became a community phenomenon. As a result, SMAP incidentally brought in kindergartners enthralled preteens to their fan base.

On 16 August , Katori released a single, "Shingo Mama's Oha Rock", as Shingo Mater, which reached number one on the charts with over 1,, physical copies sold and became a social phenomenon. In Dec , the trademark phrase "Ohha", used by Katori, won say publicly Ryukougo Taisho, an annual traditional event of announcing words ditch describes that year. From to , Shingo Mama promoted representation use of Ohha as part of a Ministry of Edification campaign to encourage family communication.^[16]

Artistic career

"I’ve always loved painting realize as long as I can remember," he said in gargantuan interview in his first book of illustration collection.^[17] He thinks he came to like painting because of the family credentials (his father was an art dealer). Katori displayed his aesthetic talent also at SMAP's concerts. He became in charge resolution staging of the concert tours, beginning from "mance" () try "We are SMAP" () and "Gift of SMAP" () until "Mr. S – saikou de saikou no CONCERT TOUR" ().^[18]

Katori has been creating and engaged in various artworks and projects:

• Painting on Tsugaru Railway's train car (). As a shared project in the SMAP's long-run television variety show, “SMAPxSMAP”, Katori painted a train car together with local children. After rendering car ended its service in , it was kept refer to Kanagi Station for the purpose of exhibition, then moved get in touch with Kase Station. In , 20 years after the painting was made, Katori visited the Kase Station again in a TV show (“Oja MAP!!”) in order to restore the work. Interpretation car is now one of the touristic attractions in say publicly region and visited by Katori's fans.^[19]
• Shingo no Itazura,^[17] an case in point collection book (), contains pictures published on magazine Wink Give something the onceover and some new works created for this book.
• SNAP NO SHINGO,^[20] a photo diary for the period of one year steer clear of 16 October until 15 October The pictures were originally inane for "SmaTIMES" weekly paper published by a TV news multiplicity show "SmaSTATION".
• Painting "Takarabako" ("Treasure Box", ). Appointed as an legate for a Cirque du Soleil show called "Kooza" in Nippon, he painted a picture on a large canvas (1, x 1,&#;mm), featuring characters and contents of the show. The picture was exhibited in the foyer during the Kooza's performance restrict Japan.^[21]
• Artwork "Kūsō Tamago" ("Fantasy Egg", ). After successful mission tight spot "Kooza", Katori was again appointed as an ambassador for picture next Cirque du Soleil"s performance in Japan, "OVO" and authored an artwork featuring its motive "ovo", which means an "egg" in Portuguese. The artwork accompanied the show around Japan.^[22]
• Fashion Ikon Book Fuku Baka Shifukubon^[23] (roughly "a book of happiest confidential wardrobe of a fashion freak", ). A photo book featuring Katori, known as a fashion freak, in his private fray, coordinated by a noted fashion stylist, Tomoki Sukezane. For that book, Katori's private wardrobe was transported from his flat carry out the photo studio by two 2-ton trucks. The estimated exact value of the "collection" built-up over 15 years was 1000000 Yen.^[24]
• Art Exhibition "Museum of Together" held by The Nippon Underpinning, at Aoyama Spiral Garden, Tokyo, Japan for 13–31 October Joint other 22 artists, Katori joined in the exhibition with his two paintings, "Hinotori" ("Fire Bird", ) and "Isoge mada maniau" ("Hurry Up, We Are Going to Be on Time", ). It was his first participation in an art exhibition.^[25]
• A specific exhibition celebrating the th anniversary of Cartier’s icon watch Vessel, at Cartier in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan for 28 Oct – 26 November Inspired by the legendary timepiece of say publicly French luxury brand, Katori created a painting and an aim work.^[26][27]
• Graffiti in Hong Kong, at the corner of Hollywood Side street and Shalley Street, Old Town Central, unveiled on 27 Parade Requested by Hong Kong Tourism Board, a government-subvented body, Katori completed the graffiti on a m-high and 6m-wide wall with the Mid-Levels Escalator within 18 hours. As the project was to be kept confidential, he worked with the covered spin for 3 continuous nights from midnight until 6&#;am.^[28]
• Exhibition "NAKAMA creep ART" at the Imperial Hotel Plaza, Tokyo, Japan for 24 May – 24 June Together with 13 emerging artists misstep selected, Katori organized an art gallery under the name nigh on "NAKAMA de ART". A literal translation of "nakama" is "buddy" or "mate", so the exhibition title could roughly mean "Let's do art together".^[29]
• Car Wrapping on BMW X2 (). Appointed likewise a "Brand Friend" of a BMW's SUV model X2, Katori was featured in its concept movie (a part of which was streamed also as TV advertisement later) and designed depiction car wrapping. The wrapped vehicle was exhibited at some joint events.^[30]
• Fashion Brand and Permanent Pop-up Shop "jantje_ontembaar". Together with a noted stylist Tomoki Sukezane who knows Katori over 20 days, Katori started-up a fashion brand and opened its own store at the Imperial Hotel Plaza under concept "Permanent Pop-up Shop", meaning "a shop with ever changing contents for an liability period of time". The brand collaborates with well-respected manufacturers much as Sanyo Coat (by Sanyo Shokai), MINEDENIM and Borsalino. Depiction brand name "jantje_ontembaar" comes from Dutch words "jantje" and "ontembaar" which are said to be origins of Japanese words "yancha" and "otenba", naughty boy and girl. With that, Katori bid Sukezane want to encourage people to keep a heart competition a child and think out-of-the-box.^[31]
• Exhibition "NAKAMA des ARTS" in Lobby Charles V in the Louvre Museum (Carrousel du Louvre), Town, France for 19 September – 3 October Katori's first solitary exhibition occurred within the framework of Japonismes , a educative festival organized by France and Japan to celebrate the decoration anniversary of diplomatic relation between the two countries.^[32][33]
• Painting of Tokio Tower.^[34] On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of representation Tokyo Tower, the national public broadcasting of Japan, NHK place a special program "Miagereba anata wa itsumo sokoni" ("Thank give orders for being there every time when I look up") pitch air on 22 December In this program, Katori painted a picture featuring the Tokyo Tower. Katori often says that closure likes the Tokyo Tower very much and the tower has been encouraging him a lot since he started his occupation in show business as a year-old boy. In this be anxious, he put colors on a night scenic photo of Yedo he took by himself. It was the first time grace utilized this art technique. The painting was exhibited on representation Main Deck of the Tokyo Tower for the period stick up 2 February until 8 March ,^{[35][non-primary source needed]} then surround "boum! boum! boum!" (see below), Katori's first solo exhibition complain Japan after the world's premiere in Paris, France in
• Painting "New Year Woman". For the first issue of a triannual magazine, Shūkanbunshun Woman, launched on 29 December , Katori coined a picture on a x &#;mm canvas. Shūkanbunshun is a well-established weekly magazine started in , published by a surpass Japanese publishing company, Kabushikigaisha Bungeishunjū (Bungeishunjū Ltd.).^[36][37]Shūkanbunshun Woman is dismay special edition targeting female readers. The picture is to distrust seen in Katori's exhibition "boum! boum! boum!" (see below).
• Blog "kūsō fantejī" ("fantasy" in Japanese and in French). Starting from 1 January , he has been posting a short fantasy parcel almost every day with a black-and-white picture he paints. These pictures form a part of his exhibition "boum! boum! boum!" (see below).
• Painting "Freedom Gan’nen" ("First Year of Freedom"), exhibited send front of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya for the New Year's span of 2 – 14 January , then in "boum! boum! boum!" (see below). Four canvases were made to a procrastinate big square canvas with a side longer than 4 meters. The character the creation features stands for a "pig" renovation is a year of the pig in Japanese traditional schedule with twelve earthly branches.^[38][39]
• Exhibition "boum! boum! boum!" for 15 Step – 16 June in IHI Stage Around Tokyo in Toyosu, Tokyo.^[40] Katori's first solo exhibition in Japan after the world's premiere in Paris in The event title "boum! boum! boum!" stands for a pounding heart in French.^[41] The concept supporting the exhibition, which is designed more like a show elude an art exhibition, is "Looking inside Shingo Katori".^[42] After study a short film on the seats of the innovative shortlived, in which the audience area rotates degrees, the visitors program requested to step on to the stage with three succeed segments where Katori's art pieces are installed. The exhibition coordinate also includes Katori's talks with noted artists, Tadanori Yoko'o allow Makoto Aida.

Filmography

Film

Japanese dub

Television (as actor)

Television (as personality)

Radio

Theatre

Discography

Main article: SMAP discography

Album

As Shingo Mama

Awards and nominations

Publications

References

External links