Shigeaki Katō

• Name — Shigeaki Kato • Native Name — 加藤 シゲアキ • Birth Name — 加藤 成亮 (Katō Shigeaki) • Born — 11 July 1987 • Origin — Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan • Instrument — * Vocals • guitar • Genre — J-pop • Occupation — * Singer • actor • writer • Years Active — 1999–present • Label — ELOV-Label • Current Member Of — * NEWS • Website — NEWS Starto Entertainment website

Kato was born in Hiroshima, Japan, but he grew up in Osaka Prefecture and Yokohama-shi. He joined Johnny's Entertainment on April 17, 1999 when he was 11 years-old. 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.) and J-support (later changed to K.K.Kity). He 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. In 2010, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Aoyama Gakuin University. Aside from music, Kato has also establish himself as an author. During early days of NEWS, he felt his presence in the group was falling behind and didn't have much solo work like other members. This combined with the lack of group activities in 2011, Kato decided that he wanted to do something not only for his career but for the band, so after getting permission from management to write a novel, he started writing Pink and Gray and finished the book in less than a year. On January 28, 2012, the book was published. This make Kato the first idol in Johnny & Associates to become an author. Pink and Gray was later adapted into a movie in 2016, directed by Isao Yukisada and stars Yuto Nakajima formerly of Hey! Say! JUMP. Kato has received several accolades for his written works. His 2020 novel Alternate was nominated for the Naoki Prize. In 2021, the book won Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award for New Writers and the High School Students Naoki Prize. Alternate was also nominated for Japan Booksellers' Award. He received a second Naoki Prize nomination in 2023, for Nare no hate. On August 27, 2025, it was confirmed that Kato will star as Sam in the Japanese production of Danny Robins' play 2:22 A Ghost Story, directed by Shintaro Mori. The play will run from February 6 until March 16, 2026 and also stars Wakana Aoi, Nao Minamisawa and Satoru Matsuo.

On March 3, 2024, Shigeaki announced through his groups' official website that he is getting married. The date of the ceremony has not been disclosed.

• Year — Title — Role — Network — Note • 1999 — Scary Sunday — NTV — Episode 5: Tomodachi no J-kun • 2000 — SPACE ANGEL 2001 Yen Uchu no Tabi — Masaru — NTV • Scary Sunday ~2000~ — NTV — Episode 16: Tsuri sagaru • Shijo Saiaku no Deto — Ikeda Shingoto — NTV — The 1st Dates: Shijo saiaku no hatsu deto!? • 2001 — Shounen wa Tori ni Natta — TBS • 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi sensei — Hasegawa Ken — TBS — Season 6 • 2004 — Home Drama! — Inaba — TBS — Episode 9 • 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi sensei — Hasegawa Ken — TBS — Season 7, episode 11 • 2005 — Gekidan Engimono — Kojima — Fuji TV — Episode 13: Ie ga Tooi • 2006 — Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru — Shimizu Kota — Fuji TV • Gekidan Engimono — Ueno — Fuji TV — Episode 20: Car Radio ga Owareba • Kakure Karakuri — Abe Tomonari — TBS • 2007 — Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter — Osugi Kenta — TBS • Sugata Sanshiro — Sugata Sanshiro — TV Tokyo • 2008 — Hokaben — Katase Riichiro — NTV • 2009 — Chichi yo, Anata wa Erakatta ~1969 Nen no Oyaji to Boku — Onodera Masaru — TBS • 0 Goushitsu no Kyaku — Yazaki — Fuji TV — Story 3: Kampeki na Otoko • 2010 — Troubleman — Tokuda Kazuo — TV Tokyo • 2011 — Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File — Hashima Ippei — TBS • Hanawake no Yon Shimai — Shozaburo Mashiko — TBS • 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi sensei Final Special — Hasegawa Ken — TBS • 2012 — Hana no Zubora Meshi — Osoi — TBS/MBS • Blackboard ~Jidai to Tatakatta Kyōshi tachi~ — Kumatani Shota — TBS — Third Night: Yume • Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File 2 — Hashima Ippei — TBS • 2014 — Shitsuren Chocolatier — Hiroaki Sekiya — Fuji TV • Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File 3 — Hashima Ippei — TBS • Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File 4 — Hashima Ippei — TBS • 2015 — Taishi Kakka no Ryourinin — Satoru Eguchi — Fuji TV • 2016 — Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa — Keisuke Murata — Fuji TV • Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo — Kazutaka Yano — NTV • Momoku no Yoshinori Sensei ~Hikari wo Ushinatte Kokoro ga Mieta~ — Yoshinori Arai — NTV • 2017 — Kirawareru Yuuki — Toshio Aoyama — NTV • Jidai o Tsukutta Otoko Akuyū Monogatari — Shunichi Tokura — NTV • 2018 — Zero: The Bravest Money Game — Ukai Zero — NTV • Inugamike no Ichizoku — Kindaichi Kousuke — Fuji TV • 2019 — Yotsuba Ginkou Harashima Hiromi ga Monomousu ~Kono Hito ni Kakero~ — Kazuhiro Yamane — TV Tokyo — Episode 3 • Akuma no Temari Uta ~Kindaichi Kousuke, Futatabi~ — Kindaichi Kousuke — Fuji TV • 2020 — Yoru ga Dorehodo Kurakutemo — Wataru Inami — WOWOW • 2021 — Rokujoma no Piano Man — Kenji Murasawa — NHK • Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Natsu no Tokubetsu Hen — Kimura Takashi — Fuji TV — Sanzu River Outlet Park • Byoin no Naoshikata ~Special~ — Natsume Shō — TV Tokyo • The Winner of February: An Absolutely Qualified Classroom — Jun Haitani — NTV • Kenjushou ~Mistukunikou to Ore~ — Nishiki Hyōnosuke — NHK • 2022 — Skylock's Children — Takino Makoto — WOWOW • 2023 — Manten no Goal — Takashi Mikami — NHK • Akinai Senden Gold and Silver — Sōji — NHK • 2025 — Natsume Sōseki ~Wagahai ga Aishita Higo no Kuni Yori~ — Natsume Sōseki — TKU • Akinai Seiden Gold and Silver 2 — Sōji — NHK • Shin Tokyo Shuijou Keisatsu — Kusakabe Jun — Fuji TV

• Year — Title — Network — Note • 2003–2007 — Ya-Ya-yah — TV Tokyo — Regular • 2009–2010 — Soukon — NTV — Co-hosts with Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda and Yuya Tegoshi • 2011 — Ariyoshi Japon — TBS — Irregular panelist • Bakushōmondai no taihen yoku dekimashita! — TV Tokyo — Panelist • 2012–2015 — Mirai Theater — NTV — Co-hosts with Keiichiro Koyama and Shinichi Hatori • 2015–2021 — NEWS na Futari — TBS — Co-hosts with Keiichiro Koyama • 2015–2024 — Typewriters ~Monokaki no Sekai~ — Fuji TV — Co-hosts with Naoki Matayoshi • 2015–2019 — Hakunetsu Live Bibitto — TBS — Friday regular panelist • 2015–2016 — Hen Labo — NTV — Co-hosts with Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda and Yuya Tegoshi • 2015 — ZERO Culture Spin-off: Idols Now and Then — NTV — A conversation with Arashi's Satoshi Ohno and Sho Sakurai • 2016–2019 — Shounen Club Premium — NHK BS Premium — Co-hosts with Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda and Yuya Tegoshi • 2017–2018 — Inochi no Uta — NHK — Main MC • 2018 — Tabisuru Rakugo — Fuji TV — Guest • 2021–2023 — 3-minute Documentary — NHK — Regular • 2021–2024 — NEWS no Zenryoku!! Making — TBS — Co-hosts with Keiichiro Koyama • 2022 — 100-minute Masterpiece for teens — NHK — Main MC • 2022–2023 — Hokkaidō ga "Ikki Mi" Special — NHK — Regular • 2023 — Eien ni Kataritsugitai ~Mirai e Nokosu, Ano Toki no Kioku~ — NHK — Navigator • 2025 — Koichi & Shige's SHOW Man!! — TV Asahi — Co-hosts with Koichi Domoto

• Year — Title — Role — Performance Term • 2008 — Konnan Yatte Mimashita — * The Globe Tokyo: July 14 – July 30 * Osaka Theater Drama City: August 2 – August 8 • 2009 — SEMINAR — Lauren — * The Globe Tokyo: May 17 – June 3 * Osaka Theater Drama City: June 9 – June 14 • 2011 — 6 gatsu no Bitter Orange — Tatsuya Fukano — * The Globe Tokyo: June 3 – June 26 * Morinomiya Piloti Hall, Osaka: July 1 – July 6 • 2014 — Naka no Hito — Koichi Sakazaki — * The Globe Tokyo: April 25 – May 11 * Osaka Theater Drama City: May 16 – May 18 • 2017 — The Green Mile — Paul Edgecomb — * The Globe Tokyo: September 30 – October 22 * Kyoto Theater: November 4 – November 8 • 2021 — Modern Boys — Kanade Yahagi — * New National Theater, Tokyo: April 3 – April 16 • 2022 — Shukushuku to Unshin — Hajime Tsukino — * PARCO Theater, Tokyo: March 8 – March 27 * Morinomiya Piloti Hall, Osaka: April 8 – April 10 • 2023 — Edmond: The Man Who Wrote Cyrano de Bergerac — Edmond Rostand — * New National Theater, Tokyo: April 1 – April 16 * Higashiosaka City Cultural Creation Center Dream House Large Hall: April 22 – April 24 • 2025 — * PARCO Theater, Tokyo: April 7 – April 30 * Higashiosaka City Cultural Creation Center Dream House Large Hall: May 9 – May 10 * Fukuoka Civic Hall Large Hall: May 17 – May 18 * Toyota Civic Cultural Center Large Hall: May 24 • Katashiro～Relive vol.2～ — Patient — * PARCO Theater, Tokyo: August 2 • 2026 — 2:22 A Ghost Story — Sam — * Theater Creation, Tokyo: February 6 – March 1 * Tokai City Arts Theater Large Hall: March 6 – March 8 * Sky Tower MBS, Osaka: March 12 – March 16

• Dekiru koto nara Steed de (Essay collection, Asahi shinbun sha, March 6, 2020) • Cuba no reimei (Asahi shinbun sha『shousetu TRIPPER』Spring edition 2016) • Dekiru koto nara Steed de (Asahi shinbun sha『shousetu TRIPPER』Winter edition 2016 – 2019) • Last Trip Mitei

• Pink and Gray (Kadokawa Shoten, 2012) • Senko Scramble (Kadokawa Shoten, 2013) • Burn (Kadokawa Shoten, 2014) • Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa (Kadokawa Shoten, 2015) • tuberose de matteru【AGE22】(Fusou sha『shu-kan SPA!』, 2016) • tuberose de matteru【AGE32】(Fusou sha, 2017) • Alternate (Shinchosha, 2020) • Nare no hate (Kodansha, 2023) • Miakis Symphony (Magazine House, 2025)

• Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa (2016) as Original work • Pink and Gray (2016) as Original work • AmberS (2026) as Original work

• SHIGET TOGETHER (2005 – 2008, Sundays weekly from 11:00 pm~11:30 pm, FM-FUJI) • SORASHIGE BOOK (2011 – present, Sundays weekly from 11:00 pm~11:30 pm, FM Yokohama) • Kato Shigeaki Sasanai Sawai (May 1, 2024, August 30, 2025, JOLF)

• Daiji na mono (Kadokawa Shoten,『shousetsu Yasei jidai』January 2016) • Oresama no iutoori (Kadokawa Shoten,『shousetsu Yasei jidai』August 2016) • Watashi to Torida Ageha (Kadokawa,『Lawson Walker 50th Anniversary Book』June 13, 2025) • Thirty Stripes (Asahi shinbun sha,『shousetsu TRIPPER』Summer 2025 Issue, June 17, 2025)

• Wagahai wa Shige de aru (Johnny's web, 2005 – 2008) • Aoi hitorigoto (Shueisha『Myojo』July 2006 – June 2011) • photo shigenic (Wani Books『Wink Up』December 2007 – March 2016) • GIRL FRIENDS (Shueisha『Myojo』May 2012 – October 2019) • Shigeaki no Cloud (Johnny's web, November 2015 – 2023, FAMILY CLUB web, 2023 – April 2025) • Shigeaki no Koe (FAMILY CLUB web April 2025 – present) • Dekiru koto nara Steed de (Asahi shinbun sha『shousetsu TRIPPER』Winter edition 2016 – 2019) • Sidecar Sanka (RiCE press『RiCE』February 4, 2022 – present)