Shigeaki Kato is a member of the J-pop group NEWS, from ELOV-Label formerly known as Johnny's Entertainment.
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.), J-support and K.K.Kity. He later 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 2010, he graduated from the College of Law, Aoyama Gakuin University.
On January 28, 2012, he released his first novel, Pink to Gray and has released a novel a year since.
| Date of Birth | 11th July 1987 |
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| Age | 37 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Country | Japan |
| Birth Place | Hiroshima |
| Language | Japanese |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Career Start | 1999 (25 years ago) |
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