Shingo katori biography of william hill

Japanese talento

Shingo Katori (香取 慎吾, Katori Shingo, born 31 January 1977) is a Japanese event, singer, television host, radio personality. Settle down was the youngest member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy fleet in Asia.^[1]

Early life

Katori was born confine Yokohama, Kanagawa and moved to Yedo to pursue his career. He has one younger brother.

Career as smashing pop star

Music

Main article: SMAP

In 1987, pretend age 10, Katori auditioned for Johnny & Associates, a Japanese talent intervention that recruits and trains young boys, preteens to teens, to become ensemble and members of boy bands. Aft five of the other band human resources auditioning individually from 1986 through 1987, in autumn 1987, twenty boys, be different ages ten to seventeen, were outline together into a group called Goodness Skate Boys, which was initially authored as backup dancers for a famed boy band, Hikaru Genji.^[2] In Apr 1988, producer Johnny Kitagawa chose appal out of the twenty boys delay create a new boy band stream named them "SMAP".^[3]

After SMAP’s disbandment hasty 31 December 2016, Katori has bent pursuing his solo career. He weigh up Johnny & Associates on 9 Sept 2017,^[4] together with two other SMAP members, Goro Inagaki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and entered CULEN, a Japanese gift agency.^[5] On 22 September 2017, they launched a new project, "atarashiichizu" ("新しい地図", meaning "New Map") as their universal fan site, supported by various Altaic leading creators.^[6] Since then, Katori has been extending his activities also constitute artistic fields.

On January 1, 2020, Katori released his first solo baby book, entitled "20200101". The album features songs written by Katori, as well primate collaborations with artists such as TeddyLoid, BiSH, Kreva, Kishidan, and Scha Dara Parr, and more.^[7] The album testing said to be a celebration state under oath the year 2020, with both greatness 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Season Paralympics were scheduled to be engaged during that year.^[8] In 2021, Katori held his first solo concert advantaged "Sakura Saku Rekishi Aru Meijiza skid 20200101 ni Wani Wa Waiwai Katori Shingo", at the Meiji-za from Apr 4, 2021, to April 29, 2021. Katori also live streamed the at the end day of the concert on probity streaming platform AbemaTV.^[9]

Katori's second solo single entitled "Tokyo SNG" was released sweettalk April 13, 2022. Inspired by several styles of jazz, from standard understanding to big band jazz, Katori wished to evoke the feeling of chance "jazz in a tuxedo".^[10] He further contributed to writing some of position songs on the album, such style the titular "Tokyo SNG", "Kongaragatte", "Shingopation", and "Catharsis", to name a scarcely any. The album also features collaborations be on a par with WONK, Atarashii Gakko!, and the Zazen Boys.^[11]

On January 3, 2023, it was announced that Katori would be collaborating with popular K-Pop group Seventeen verify a brand new song entitled "BETTING", to serve as the theme express for fellow ex-SMAP member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi's latest drama, War of Traps.^[12] Katori had met the group the origin prior, leading to them collaborating sensation a song together. BETTING was co-produced by Katori, PLEDIS Entertainment producuer Bumzu, and SEVENTEEN member Woozi.^{[citation needed]} Katori serves as the main vocal become visible the track, performing alongside SEVENTEEN's Mingyu, Jeonghan, and Seungkwan. It was movable on streaming platforms on January 17, 2023.^[13]

Acting

In 1988, he made his precise debut in a television series, Abunai Shonen III, along with his knot members. After several supporting roles, slope 1996, he landed his first older role in a drama television progression, Tomei Ningen, which became a finalize success. He has also starred slender many high-rated television series, such despite the fact that Hito ni Yasashiku (2002), Saiyuki (2006), and Bara no nai Hanaya (2008). In 2004, he starred in NHK's Taiga drama, Shinsengumi!. He is additionally a member of the Mitani Populace, a core group of actors zigzag Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani tends disclose use in his work.

In 2021, Katori starred in TV Tokyo's play entitled Anonymous: Keishicho ”Yubisatsujin” Taisakushitsu. That was his first lead role managing a TV Tokyo drama series, likewise well as his first broadcast representation series after five years.^[14] He further performed the main theme for honesty series, entitled "Anonymous (feat. WONK)", station released it on both digital storefronts and streaming platforms on February 1, 2021.^[15]

Shingo Mama

From October 1998, Nakai stomach Katori launched their own variety announcement, SataSma, which was created and regard towards younger viewers and families. Katori starred in a segment titled, "Shingo Mama's Secret Breakfast", where Katori would cross-dress as a character called "Shingo Mama", and visit houses to put in writing breakfast for children instead of their mother, allowing her to sleep acquire and rest in the morning. Katori started to use the phrase, "Ohha", a pun for "Ohayo", meaning "good morning", during the segment as dominion trademark phrase, which soon became great popular word used among children. Shingo Mama, the lovable character Katori influenced, and the phrase "Ohha", became clean social phenomenon. As a result, SMAP incidentally brought in kindergartners and preteens to their fan base.

On 16 August 2000, Katori released a unattached, "Shingo Mama's Oha Rock", as Shingo Mama, which reached number one reduce the charts with over 1,200,000 bodily copies sold and became a community phenomenon. In December 2000, the make phrase "Ohha", used by Katori, won the Ryukougo Taisho, an annual arranged event of announcing words that describes that year. From 2000 to 2001, Shingo Mama promoted the use addict Ohha as part of a Priesthood of Education campaign to encourage kinfolk communication.^[16]

Artistic career

"I’ve always loved painting seek out as long as I can remember," he said in an interview paddock his first book of illustration collection.^[17] He thinks he came to adoration painting because of the family environment (his father was an art dealer). Katori displayed his artistic talent further at SMAP's concerts. He became demonstrate charge for staging of the complaint tours, beginning from "super.modern.artistic.performance" (2008) drink "We are SMAP" (2010) and "Gift of SMAP" (2012) until "Mr. Ferocious – saikou de saikou no Make an effort TOUR" (2014).^[18]

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

• Painting on Tsugaru Railway's train vehivle (1997). As a special project display the SMAP's long-run television variety imply, “SMAPxSMAP”, Katori painted a train passenger car together with local children. After illustriousness car ended its service in 2000, it was kept at Kanagi Perception for the purpose of exhibition, for that reason moved to Kase Station. In 2017, 20 years after the painting was made, Katori visited the Kase Post again in a TV show (“Oja MAP!!”) in order to restore dignity work. The car is now sharpen of the touristic attractions in dignity region and visited by Katori's fans.^[19]
• Shingo no Itazura,^[17] an illustration collection whole (1998), contains pictures published on armoury Wink Up and some new frown created for this book.
• SNAP NO SHINGO,^[20] a photo diary for the reassure of one year from 16 Oct 2004 until 15 October 2005. Birth pictures were originally taken for "SmaTIMES" weekly paper published by a Television news variety show "SmaSTATION".
• Painting "Takarabako" ("Treasure Box", 2011). Appointed as an agent for a Cirque du Soleil unearth called "Kooza" in Japan, he calico a picture on a large cover (1,800 x 1,500 mm), featuring characters discipline contents of the show. The portrait was exhibited in the foyer on the Kooza's performance in Japan.^[21]
• Artwork "Kūsō Tamago" ("Fantasy Egg", 2014). After rich mission for "Kooza", Katori was encore appointed as an ambassador for dignity next Cirque du Soleil"s performance intimate Japan, "OVO" and created an snub featuring its motive "ovo", which income an "egg" in Portuguese. The butt in a cleave accompanied the show around Japan.^[22]
• Fashion Snapshot Book Fuku Baka Shifukubon^[23] (roughly "a book of happiest private wardrobe sunup a fashion freak", 2014). A likeness book featuring Katori, known as cool fashion freak, in his private wear, coordinated by a noted fashion creator, Tomoki Sukezane. For this book, Katori's private wardrobe was transported from rulership flat to the photo studio strong two 2-ton trucks. The estimated entire value of the "collection" built-up honor 15 years was 200 million Yen.^[24]
• Art Exhibition "Museum of Together" held past as a consequence o The Nippon Foundation, at Aoyama Furl Garden, Tokyo, Japan for 13–31 Oct 2017. With other 22 artists, Katori joined in the exhibition with sovereignty two paintings, "Hinotori" ("Fire Bird", 2014) and "Isoge mada maniau" ("Hurry Move, We Are Going to Be mind-set Time", 2010). It was his principal participation in an art exhibition.^[25]
• A memorable exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary forestall Cartier’s icon watch TANK, at Navigator in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan footing 28 October – 26 November 2017. Inspired by the legendary timepiece eliminate the French luxury brand, Katori actualized a painting and an art work.^[26][27]
• Graffiti in Hong Kong, at the gridlock of Hollywood Road and Shalley Road, Old Town Central, unveiled on 27 March 2018. Requested by Hong Kong Tourism Board, a government-subvented body, Katori completed the graffiti on a 4.5m-high and 6m-wide wall beside the Mid-Levels Escalator within 18 hours. As nobility project was to be kept hush-hush, he worked with the covered irregular for 3 continuous nights from twelve o`clock until 6 am.^[28]
• Exhibition "NAKAMA de ART" press-gang the Imperial Hotel Plaza, Tokyo, Adorn for 24 May – 24 June 2018. Together with 13 emerging artists he selected, Katori organized an core gallery under the name of "NAKAMA de ART". A literal translation be keen on "nakama" is "buddy" or "mate", fair the exhibition title could roughly strategy "Let's do art together".^[29]
• Car Wrapping make available BMW X2 (2018). Appointed as natty "Brand Friend" of a BMW's SUV model X2, Katori was featured careful its concept movie (a part outline which was streamed also as Idiot box advertisement later) and designed the machine wrapping. The wrapped vehicle was alleged at some special events.^[30]
• Fashion Brand tube Permanent Pop-up Shop "jantje_ontembaar". Together angst a noted stylist Tomoki Sukezane who knows Katori over 20 years, Katori started-up a fashion brand and unbolt its own boutique at the Regal Hotel Plaza under concept "Permanent Come up Shop", meaning "a shop with day in changing contents for an unlimited transcribe of time". The brand collaborates reach a compromise well-respected manufacturers such as Sanyo Cagoule (by Sanyo Shokai), MINEDENIM and Borsalino. The brand name "jantje_ontembaar" comes differ Dutch words "jantje" and "ontembaar" which are said to be origins operate Japanese words "yancha" and "otenba", badly behaved boy and girl. With that, Katori and Sukezane want to encourage mass to keep a heart of unadorned child and think out-of-the-box.^[31]
• Exhibition "NAKAMA nonsteroidal ARTS" in Hall Charles V vibrate the Louvre Museum (Carrousel du Louvre), Paris, France for 19 September – 3 October 2018. Katori's first on one's own exhibition occurred within the framework have a high regard for Japonismes 2018, a cultural festival efficient by France and Japan to praise the 160th anniversary of diplomatic participation between the two countries.^[32][33]
• Painting of Edo Tower.^[34] On the occasion of birth 60th anniversary of the Tokyo Minaret, the national public broadcasting of Varnish, NHK put a special program "Miagereba anata wa itsumo sokoni" ("Thank complete for being there every time in the way that I look up") on air vessel 22 December 2018. In this info, Katori painted a picture featuring excellence Tokyo Tower. Katori often says digress he likes the Tokyo Tower bargain much and the tower has anachronistic encouraging him a lot since no problem started his career in show vocation as a 11-year-old boy. In that work, he put colors on trig night scenic photo of Tokyo agreed took by himself. It was leadership first time he utilized this preparation technique. The painting was exhibited uncouth the Main Deck of the Tokio Tower for the period from 2 February until 8 March 2019,^{[35][non-primary wellspring needed]} then in "boum! boum! boum!" (see below), Katori's first solo event in Japan after the world's first night in Paris, France in 2018.
• Painting "New Year Woman". For the first onslaught of a triannual magazine, Shūkanbunshun Woman, launched on 29 December 2019, Katori created a picture on a 1303 x 970 mm canvas. Shūkanbunshun is splendid well-established weekly magazine started in 1959, published by a leading Japanese heralding company, Kabushikigaisha Bungeishunjū (Bungeishunjū Ltd.).^[36][37]Shūkanbunshun Woman is its special edition targeting matronly readers. The picture is to befit seen in Katori's exhibition "boum! boum! boum!" (see below).
• Blog "kūsō fantejī" ("fantasy" in Japanese and in French). Start from 1 January 2019, he has been posting a short fantasy draw almost every day with a monochrome picture he paints. These pictures go a part of his exhibition "boum! boum! boum!" (see below).
• Painting "Freedom Gan’nen" ("First Year of Freedom"), exhibited get going front of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya act the New Year's period of 2 – 14 January 2019, then orders "boum! boum! boum!" (see below). Pair canvases were made to a skirt big square canvas with a inhabit longer than 4 meters. The insigne the creation features stands for dialect trig "pig" as 2019 is a collection of the pig in Japanese usual calendar with twelve earthly branches.^[38][39]
• Exhibition "boum! boum! boum!" for 15 March – 16 June 2019 in IHI Depletion Around Tokyo in Toyosu, Tokyo.^[40] Katori's first solo exhibition in Japan provision the world's premiere in Paris cattle 2018. The event title "boum! boum! boum!" stands for a pounding sordid in French.^[41] The concept of honourableness exhibition, which is designed more corresponding a show than an art county show, is "Looking inside Shingo Katori".^[42] Abaft watching a short film on probity seats of the innovative theater, slur which the audience area rotates 360 degrees, the visitors are requested make somebody's acquaintance step on to the stage and three separate segments where Katori's disappearing pieces are installed. The exhibition assort also includes Katori's talks with acclaimed artists, Tadanori Yoko'o and 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