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Sho Sakurai
櫻井 翔
Born January 25, 1982 (1982-01-25) (age 28)
Origin Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Genres Pop, hip hop
Occupations Singer, rapper, actor, newscaster, host, radio host
Instruments Piano, trombone
Years active 1995 (1995)–present
Labels Pony Canyon
(1999–2001)
J Storm
(2002–present)
Associated acts Arashi
Sho Sakurai (櫻井 翔, Sakurai Shō?) (born January 25, 1982) is a Japanese idol, singer, rapper, actor, newscaster, host and former radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi.
Sakurai began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1995 at the age of 13. About seven years after his debut as a singer with Arashi in 1999, he became a newscaster in 2006, appearing in the news program News Zero every Monday. In 2008, he was appointed the official newscaster for the news coverage of the Olympic Games in Beijing on NTV.[1] For his work as an actor, singer and newscaster, Sakurai became one of the recipients of GQ Japan's Men of the Year award in 2009.
Early life
Sakurai was born in Minato, Tokyo as the oldest child of his family.[4] He has two younger siblings: a sister who is four years younger and a brother who is thirteen years younger.
Sakurai attended Keio Yochisha Elementary School, an affiliated elementary school to Keio University, after passing the entrance examinations.[4] Despite already having an established career with Arashi by the time he graduated from high school, Sakurai went on to attend Keio University, graduating with a degree in economics in 2004. Since his graduation, many other juniors from the same agency—namely NEWS members Tomohisa Yamashita, Keiichiro Koyama, Shigeaki Kato and Yuya Tegoshi—have been inspired to pursue a higher education after high school.
Music career
For music-related releases and activities with Arashi, please see Arashi.
Sakurai is the designated rapper of Arashi and, although he had written rap lyrics (known to fans as Sakurap) for some of the group's earlier releases under the pen name "Show", his first major contribution was for the A-side song "Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono". While not the first artist from Johnny's to take on rapping, his breakthrough made it easier for his juniors to rap as well despite being idols.[6] According to Taichi Kokubun of Tokio, KAT-TUN member Koki Tanaka (田中 聖, Tanaka Kōki?) began to rap because of him.
He became the first member in Arashi to hold a solo concert called The Show in 2006.[8] Sakurai was also a part of a special group with his Kisarazu Cat's Eye World Series co-stars that same year. Specially formed to promote the movie, they released the movie's theme song "Seaside Bye-Bye" (シーサイドばいばい?, "Shisaido Baibai" as a single on October 25, 2006.
Acting career
Drama
Unlike the other members of Arashi who made their major acting debut on stage, Sakurai made his debut on television in Arashi's volleyball-centered short drama V no Arashi (Vの嵐?) in 1999. In 2001, he took part in his first drama series called Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko 2 (天国に一番近い男 - 教師編, The Man Closest to Heaven 2?) with Masahiro Matsuoka as his teacher. His role as a student with two conflicting characters won him Best Newcomer in the 5th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Awards.
In 2003, Sakurai was given his first lead role in the drama Yoiko no Mikata (よい子の味方, Ally of Good Children?). He portrayed Taiyō Suzuki (鈴木太陽, Suzuki Taiyō?), a man who strives to prove himself capable of being a nursery school teacher. After Yoiko no Mikata, Sakurai took up many drama specials and mini-dramas until 2005. He even acted in a NHK late-night drama series called Tokio, in which each episode lasted for fifteen minutes each.
Sakurai and bandmate Kazunari Ninomiya co-starred together in the manga-based comedy drama Yamada Tarō Monogatari in 2007. Although there was no release of dramas, movies or stageplays from Sakurai in 2008 due to his involvement with the Olympic Games in Beijing and Arashi's concert tours,2009 saw his first lead role in a drama series since Yoiko no Mikata in 2003. In the drama The Quiz Show 2 with You Yokoyama, he portrayed an amnesic host of a live TV quiz program. Sakurai rounded off 2009 with a small guest appearance on the final episode of the drama My Girl, which was bandmate Masaki Aiba's first starring role in a serial drama.
On January 9, 2010, Sakurai co-starred with the other members of Arashi in the human suspense drama special Saigo no Yakusoku (最後の約束, Last Promise?). He portrayed Yukio Tomizawa (富澤友紀夫, Tomizawa Yukio?), a 28-year-old life insurance salesman who is caught up in a building hijack. Sakurai appeared in the docudrama special Kobe Shimbun no Nanokakan (神戸新聞の７日間, 7 Days of the Kobe Newspaper?) on January 16, 2010. He portrayed Tomohiko Mitsuyama (三津山朋彦, Mitsuyama Tomohiko?), a real photo reporter who worked for the Kobe Shimbun and helped keep the newspaper running without interruption despite the damage inflicted from the Kobe earthquake.
On January 17, 2010, TBS aired the first episode of Sakurai and Maki Horikita's comedy drama Tokujo Kabachi!! (特上カバチ!!, lit. Extraordinary Quibbling?). Film
In 2002, Sakurai made his motion picture debut in Arashi's first movie together, Pikanchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy (ピカ☆ンチ Life is HardだけどHappy, Pikanchi Life is Hard But Happy?). He portrayed Chu, a yankee who dropped out of high school after an incident involving his teacher and the girl he had a crush on. That same year, he took on the role of Bambi, a college student who becomes part of a burglar ring at the beckoning of his cancer-stricken friend Bussan in order to make Bussan's final days worthwhile. In the drama Kisarazu Cat's Eye with Junichi Okada playing the character Bussan, the drama would eventually span into two movie sequels entitled Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series and Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series in 2003 and 2006 respectively.
In 2004, he reprised his role for the sequel of Pikanchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy, Pikanchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy (ピカ☆☆ンチ Life is HardだからHappy, Pikanchi Life is Hard Therefore Happy?).
While training for a rowing competition with the rest of Arashi on their variety show Mago Mago Arashi in 2005, Sakurai filmed for his first starring movie role in the manga-based live-action film Honey and Clover. He portrayed the mellow Yūta Takemoto (竹本 祐太, Takemoto Yūta?).
In 2007, all the members of Arashi co-starred in their third movie together, Kiiroi Namida (黄色い涙, Yellow Tears?), with Sakurai playing the role of an aspiring writer. By the end of the year, it was announced that he would star as Gan-chan in the Takashi Miike movie Yatterman, which was not released in theaters until the beginning of 2009.
Radio
From October 5, 2002 to March 30, 2008, Sakurai hosted his own radio show called Sho Beat on FM Fuji.
Newscaster
In 2006, he became a newscaster for News Zero with newscaster Nobutaka Murao (村尾信尚, Nobutaka Murao?) and actress Mao Kobayashi. In 2007, he was chosen to help host NTV's Zero x Senkyo 2007, a special program, regarding the upcoming House of Councillors elections. Sakurai became the first pop idol to host such a program. Following that same year, he was chosen as the main caster for Fuji TV's broadcast of the 2007 Volleyball World Cup, marking it the first time in eight years that he has been involved with the Volleyball World Cup.
In 2008, Sakurai was appointed as the main caster for the news coverage of the Olympic Games in Beijing on NTV.[1] On June 7, 2009, Sakurai was one of the main newscasters for a special program entitled Touch! Eco 2009, which focused on environmental issues.On August 30, 2009, he was appointed the official caster for the second part of NTV's special program, which covered Japan's 2009 general elections, entitled Zero x Senkyo 2009.
Sakurai was the special newscaster for the 2010 Winter Olympics news coverage on NTV with Shizuka Arakawa as the main newscaster.
Filmography
Dramas
Year Title Role Notes
1999 V no Arashi Sho Sakurai
2000 Otōsan Akira Ohmura Television special
2001 Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko 2 Ayumi Tōdō
2002 Shōnen Taiya: Third Story - Aoki-san Uchi no Oku-san Sho Mini-drama (4 episodes)
Kisarazu Cat's Eye Futoshi Nakagomi (Bambi)
2003 Yoiko no Mikata Taiyō Suzuki Lead role
Ikebukuro West Gate Park Special Bambi Cameo appearance
Gekidan Engimono: Fourteenth Story - Haetori Kami Yōhei Yamada Mini-drama (4 episodes), lead role
2004 Nurseman Special Masaya Iwata Television special
Gekidan Engimono: First Story - Unlucky Days: Natsume no Mousou Kantaku Mini-drama (4 episodes), lead role
Tokio Tokio Miyamoto
2005 Gekidan Engimono: Eleventh Story - Ishikawa-ken Gosan-shi Jun Kawase Mini-drama (4 episodes), lead role
Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru Special Masaya Yoshimori Television special, lead role
2007 Yamada Tarō Monogatari Takuya Mimura
2009 Uta no Onii-san Himself Episode 7 guest appearance
The Quiz Show 2 Satoru Kamiyama Lead role
My Girl Sato Episode 10 guest appearance
2010 Saigo no Yakusoku Yukio Tomizawa Television special
Kobe Shimbun no Nanokakan Tomohiko Mitsuyama Docudrama special, lead role
Tokujo Kabachi!! Katsuhiro Tamura Lead role
Movies
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Pikanchi Life is Hard Dakedo Happy Tadashi Kamogawa (Chu)
2003 Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series Futoshi Nakagomi (Bambi)
2004 Pikanchi Life is Hard Dakara Happy Tadashi Kamogawa (Chu)
2006 Honey and Clover Yūta Takemoto Lead role
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series Futoshi Nakagomi (Bambi)
2007 Kiiroi Namida Ryūsan Mukai
2009 Yatterman Gan-chan Lead role
Stageplays
Year Title Role Notes
2004 West Side Story Tony Lead role
2006 The Beautiful Game John Carey Lead role
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