Kato Shigeaki <3

Shige

Trivia

• Jpop groups: BAD, J-support, K.K.Kity, NewS
• Education: Aoyama Gakuin University Law major
• Has a pet dog named Nana
• Best friend(s): Koyama Keiichiro of NEWS, Kusano Hironori
• He loves cats, but sadly, is allergic. Therefore, his J-web entries are written from his "imaginary" cat Wagahai's point of view. In some way or another, Wagahai mentions Koyama and Koyama's cat Nyanta. They manage to set up "play dates" together. The name "Wagahai" probably pays homage to the famous Japanese novel "Wagahai wa neko de aru" (I Am a Cat) by Natsume Sōseki.
• Kato Shigeaki, who is usually called "Shige", became a member of NEWS, together with Koyama Keiichiro and Kusano Hironori, after they were all in K.K.Kity, one of the Johnny's Jr. groups.
• For quite a while he was known as the most "underloved" and "underpromoted" member of NEWS, comparing to other members. Even though he is considered as the most intelligent and smart person among members, he seemed to rarely get chances to prove his abilities. However, after the return of NEWS, he has gradually been promoted and become more popular with changes in his appearance.
• He watches a lot of Japanese movies.
• He generally bad at sports with the exception of basketball and tennis.
• He can ride a unicycle.
• In order to study acting he is said to have bought many DVDs.
• He is left handed.
• He has narcolepsy.