Happy Birthday, Kato Shigeaki!
Happy Birthday, Kato Shigeaki!
Despite what you think, you have many, many adoring fans.
Note: All pictures were NOT scanned by me. I took them from random places like boys_paper or news_jpop or shige_daily or shigeaki_daily.
Profile:
(All taken from DramaWiki. Links to Dramas involve being a member of jdramas in order to see the links.)
Name: 加藤成亮 (かとう しげあき)
Name (romaji): Katou Shigeaki / Kato Shigeaki
Nickname: Shige, Geshi, Kato-kun, Shigeko
Profession: Singer and Actor
Date of Birth: 1987-Jul-11
Birthplace: Osaka
Height: 175cm
Weight: 55kg
Star Sign: Cancer
Blood Type: A
Family: Parents
JPop Group: BAD, J-support, K.K.Kity, NewS
Talent Agency: Johnny's Entertainment
Drama:
- Papa to Musume no Nanokakan (TBS, 2007)
- Kakure Karakuri (TBS, 2006)
- Gekidan Engimono Car Radio ga Owareba (Fuji TV, 2006)
- Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru (Fuji TV, 2006)
- Gekidan Engimono Ie ga Tooi (Fuji TV, 2005)
- 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi sensei 6 (2002)
Solos:
- Kakao (SC version) | Kakao (Concert Version)
First of all, before I even start. I apologize for the SERIOUS lack of Shige oriented media. I am so sorry. I really wanted a lot more in here, but I just couldn't find enough. T.T And I tried to make up for it... By having loads of Shige pictures. *laughs* I hope that equals it out? ...Maybe a little? Just a little?
Anyway. Onto this clip. I added in the Concert cut too because that one's actually the full song as opposed to the minute in SC. I love this song. (I like Happy Music MORE, but whatever.) It's amazing and great and I still can't get over the fact that he wrote this. Oh Shige.
- Survival
On the other side. I don't like this song. *avoids being pelted* I'm sorry, but I think it's because he lowers his voice to a level that's just not so appealing to the ears. *sighs* I just.. Yeah. I can't say much about this song. XP
Duets:
- Yume Monogatari
With Koyama. Ahahaah! I think I've said before, but this is my favorite T&T song. And having the lovers boyfriends best friends perform it is so great! ^_^ Hehehe, I don't think there's much I can say about this. Their voices mesh really well, don't they? *grins* And this is the level that I like Shige's voice. WHY SHIGE. WHY DO YOU LOWER IT?! >< ...Will stop now.
- Chirarizumu (SC Version) | Chirarizumu (Concert Version)
With Koyama. Um. Song about Panty Shots = Win. No seriously. What the heck. Whoever wrote this and gave it to Koyato was genius. Honestly. Just GENIUS. It's hilarious and just... Ahahaah!!! I love hearing the concert version of it, because you can hear some things during the instrumental and according to the fancam of it, they're..shooting at stuff. Who knows why? *laughs* They just are. Isn't it lovely?
- Over
With Tegoshi. To be honest, you only hear Tegoshi. *coughs* What. It counts. Shige plays the guitar with Tegoshi, so hear this for his guitar playing! (Plus, Shige also wrote this song with Tegoshi, from what I can remember. To which Tegoshi calls Shige a WRITING GENIUS. Oh, Tegoshi. *hearts Shigetego too*) But yes, Tegoshi performs acoustically at first but then some other instruments come in, but yeah. It starts out just Tegoshi + Shige's guitar playing. Lovely, ne? ^_^
- Gomibako
With Tegoshi. ...I have no idea where this is from, or even how I got it. I'm assuming in concert. *laughs* But that's beyond the point. I... THINK that Shige sings too? I can't tell. If he is, Tegoshi's voice drowns him out. *laughs* Or maybe Shige just plays the guitar? Oh man, this birthday post is turning out to be some SERIOUS fail. T.T
- Road
With Yamapi. Shige performs with his guitar in this one. Okay, so you don't actually see him and Yamapi with the boas and the...well, yeah. There's just not much to say. Shige and Yamapi (I think) wrote this song together. And just... ♥ I love the idea of them together. Lovely~~~
- Shiget Together (Radio Show) - Himitsu. F-locked.
- [Clip] Kusano Hironori, Tegoshi Yuya and Kato Shigeaki - Outside of Concert
This is a rather short clip. A news clip from what I can tell. But yeah. Took place during 2003 (so the title says) and it's the three boys watching a NewS concert without being in it. *laughs* Yes, it sounds weird, but I think it was a late concert and they were at the age where they couldn't work at that time. *laughs* I think that's how it went. Either that, or I could be making things up again. Hehehe.
(And to warn you. I might get repetitive. *laughs* Honestly? I wrote this ... backwards, so to speak. I wrote the video section first and then the music. So... LOL. Some comments may have been said over again. *coughs* Ignore that.)
- [Clip] Kato Shigeaki - Archery
I think Shige was on a show where he was promoting a dorama. ^_^ Dude, random note? The most you can see of him is his backside. *coughs* And ahahaha, Nakai. He looks funny. But anyway, it's exactly its title. Archery. Shige... shoots an arrow. LOL. And yes. That's just about it. *coughs* I don't have much to say other than.... I LIKE HIS HAIR HERE. *squeak* (Not that I DON'T like his current one. *grins*)
- [Clip] Shige and Kusano - Candy Shop
Despite what it says there, this is a Yax3 tv segment. It's not the best quality, but whatever. LOL. They go to a candy shop and get a ginormous lollipop that says the word NEWS. Then Kusano gets the bright idea to bite into it and well... Think the company'll mind changing from NEWS to NEW?? *laughs*
- [Yax3] 2006.11.07 Tegoshi & Shige - Donuts
Um. LOL. I love how all my titles are so straight forward. Basically, the two go to a donut place and watch how some of the donuts (or other baked goods) get made. Then they make some themselves! I'm not watching the clip as I write this, but I'm pretty sure that Shige's ended up a lot better than Tegoshi's did. *laughs* Although this clip did make me hungry last time I watched it. I wanted a cruller for DAYS after watching this. ><
- [Yax3] KKKity - Stand Up
Pretty old clip (what with it being KKKity after all). I like that this whole thing is in English. Kusano's english isn't bad at all. Of course, he has an accent, but really, what do you expect. *laughs* But yes. I ... Not much to say about this. (What are those shirts? ...Are they even shirts? Could they be said to be? because they're like coats.. but not. ~_~;;) Oh! And you see Massu stumble slightly towards the end. LOL.
- [Yax3] Kusano and Shige - Hula Hoop Competition
Ahahaha. Very brief clip again. I think there was some contest going on in this clip and this was just a short (REALLY SHORT) where Kusano and Shige are.... using Hula Hoops. It's really what it's name is. >< I think the goal was to get it around the fastest judging by the speed thing on it. Not keep it on longer which is what Shige did. Oh Shige.
- [Yax3] Shige-ako - Geisha
Um. I can watch this clip OVER AND OVER AGAIN. It is just hilarious and I am still a little peeved that I haven't seen the full episode (I'm so peeved that I'm behind in that show. T.T) But yes. It is hilarious. Shige + Geisha outfit = Lots of turning back. Some dancing. Koyama spitting out his rice. And lots and lots of laughter. (Anyone get the idea that maybe Koyama was all "You're taking THAT home." *coughs* Koyato~ But anyway, that may be just me. XP)
- [MS] 2002.03 Tsubasa, KKKity - Medley
To be honest, this could be another cop out. XP I don't think I had enough Shige stuff and well, I thought anything was good. Even if it's a brief song in a Tsubasa concentrated medley, with the rest of KKKity who probably show up on screen more than Shige does. T.T I'm sorry. I just wanted as much stuff on this as I could. *sobs* I fail!!! ><
- [SC] 2005.12.11 Kato Shigeaki - Survival
Hnn... To be honest, I don't like this song all that much. His voice was a lot lower than he should've put it. And it ended up not sounding that good. (I wish he could've had the chance to perform Happy Music on SC. Unless he did and I didn't know it. XP) But yes, it's ...Yeah, take it for what it is. *hopes she doesn't get pelted by anyone for this. T.T*
- [SC] 2007.04.08 Kato Shigeaki - Talk, Kakao, and Chirarizumu
Ahahaah. Oh man. I'm going to pimp my sub group again. LOL. This is terrible, but we are releasing this in a day or so... So, yay! Subs. *laughs* But yes, it's so cute seeing Shige and Koyama interact in this clip. There's a couple of teasing and Nakamaru calling them college women. And that's just the TALK. The performance. Oh gawd. The performance. I can't get over the fact that he wrote Kakao in the point of view of a female. Oh, Shige. What was the inspiration for this song? It's kinda depressing. And then there's Chirarizumu. I love the change. Something so depressing about a childish guy and whatnot to talking about panty shots. Oh, these boys make me laugh. (And hard too.)
- [SC] Koyama Keiichiro and Kato Shigeaki - Yume Monogatari
*laughs* I LOVE this song. No seriously. My favorite Tackey & Tsubasa song and Shige and Koyama performing it is so adorable, especially when towards the beginning, Koyama puts his arm around Shige's shoulders. *grin* Oh Koyato~ I mean, the outfits are a little crazy, and if they just got rid of that damn flower, it'd be normal. But whatever. I love this song and its dance and...that's a WHOLE lot of juniors, isn't it? o.O
Translations:
- Wink Up 2006.12
- Duet 2007.02
- Myojo 2007.06 - Shige on the other NewS members
His Essays in Myojo:
(Yes, they get their own section. Thanks to riccichan for all her hard work in translating. We all appreciate it a lot, especially me.)
- 2006.07 Essay #1 - Door
- 2006.08 Essay #2 - Flow
- 2006.09 Essay #3 - Thanks
- 2006.10 Essay #4 - Identity
- 2006.11 Essay #5 - Interest
- 2006.12 Essay #6 - Lefty
- 2007.01 Essay #7 - Wave
- 2007.02 Essay #8 - Start
- 2007.03 Essay #9 - Pride
- 2007.04 Essay #10 - Love
- 2007.05 Essay #11 - Bonds
- 2007.07 Essay #13 - Laugh
- 2007.08 Essay #14 - Tears
Lyrics:
- Survival (Kanji and Romaji)
- Happy Music (Kanji, Romaji and Translation) - Translation is down in the comments.
- Happy Music (K,R,T) - Tsutaete. F-locked.
- Cacao/Kakao (Kanji and Translation)
- Chirarizumu (Kanji and Translation) - Duet with Koyama
My Message:
To be honest, I didn't notice Shige until late. (isn't that how it often goes?) He stayed to the sidelines or attached to Koyama's side and for a time there, I confused Shige for Kusano. (I can't even remember why. They look nothing alike.) But then I started to learn about him and then Ricci's translations for his essays came out, one right after the other and they could've been on one of the most mundane topics (like left handed scissors...What, it is kinda mundane) and make it some of the most poignant things one has ever read. Then there's his jweb where he writes from the point of view of his IMAGINARY cat. You think, wow. This guy is either crazy or extremely creative (I went with the second). And well, he intrigued me after that and when you notice him, you really notice him. And I'm glad that I looked up all these things because I wouldn't wanna miss out on adoring this boy. He may think he's not popular and all that stuff, but he should never be worried because there will always be fans of him and that number will keep growing (especially with that haircut *coughs* But that's just my opinion on it *grins*).
Despite what you think, you have many, many adoring fans.
Note: All pictures were NOT scanned by me. I took them from random places like boys_paper or news_jpop or shige_daily or shigeaki_daily.
Profile:
(All taken from DramaWiki. Links to Dramas involve being a member of jdramas in order to see the links.)
Name: 加藤成亮 (かとう しげあき)
Name (romaji): Katou Shigeaki / Kato Shigeaki
Nickname: Shige, Geshi, Kato-kun, Shigeko
Profession: Singer and Actor
Date of Birth: 1987-Jul-11
Birthplace: Osaka
Height: 175cm
Weight: 55kg
Star Sign: Cancer
Blood Type: A
Family: Parents
JPop Group: BAD, J-support, K.K.Kity, NewS
Talent Agency: Johnny's Entertainment
Drama:
- Papa to Musume no Nanokakan (TBS, 2007)
- Kakure Karakuri (TBS, 2006)
- Gekidan Engimono Car Radio ga Owareba (Fuji TV, 2006)
- Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru (Fuji TV, 2006)
- Gekidan Engimono Ie ga Tooi (Fuji TV, 2005)
- 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi sensei 6 (2002)
Solos:
- Kakao (SC version) | Kakao (Concert Version)
First of all, before I even start. I apologize for the SERIOUS lack of Shige oriented media. I am so sorry. I really wanted a lot more in here, but I just couldn't find enough. T.T And I tried to make up for it... By having loads of Shige pictures. *laughs* I hope that equals it out? ...Maybe a little? Just a little?
Anyway. Onto this clip. I added in the Concert cut too because that one's actually the full song as opposed to the minute in SC. I love this song. (I like Happy Music MORE, but whatever.) It's amazing and great and I still can't get over the fact that he wrote this. Oh Shige.
- Survival
On the other side. I don't like this song. *avoids being pelted* I'm sorry, but I think it's because he lowers his voice to a level that's just not so appealing to the ears. *sighs* I just.. Yeah. I can't say much about this song. XP
Duets:
- Yume Monogatari
With Koyama. Ahahaah! I think I've said before, but this is my favorite T&T song. And having the lovers boyfriends best friends perform it is so great! ^_^ Hehehe, I don't think there's much I can say about this. Their voices mesh really well, don't they? *grins* And this is the level that I like Shige's voice. WHY SHIGE. WHY DO YOU LOWER IT?! >< ...Will stop now.
- Chirarizumu (SC Version) | Chirarizumu (Concert Version)
With Koyama. Um. Song about Panty Shots = Win. No seriously. What the heck. Whoever wrote this and gave it to Koyato was genius. Honestly. Just GENIUS. It's hilarious and just... Ahahaah!!! I love hearing the concert version of it, because you can hear some things during the instrumental and according to the fancam of it, they're..shooting at stuff. Who knows why? *laughs* They just are. Isn't it lovely?
- Over
With Tegoshi. To be honest, you only hear Tegoshi. *coughs* What. It counts. Shige plays the guitar with Tegoshi, so hear this for his guitar playing! (Plus, Shige also wrote this song with Tegoshi, from what I can remember. To which Tegoshi calls Shige a WRITING GENIUS. Oh, Tegoshi. *hearts Shigetego too*) But yes, Tegoshi performs acoustically at first but then some other instruments come in, but yeah. It starts out just Tegoshi + Shige's guitar playing. Lovely, ne? ^_^
- Gomibako
With Tegoshi. ...I have no idea where this is from, or even how I got it. I'm assuming in concert. *laughs* But that's beyond the point. I... THINK that Shige sings too? I can't tell. If he is, Tegoshi's voice drowns him out. *laughs* Or maybe Shige just plays the guitar? Oh man, this birthday post is turning out to be some SERIOUS fail. T.T
- Road
With Yamapi. Shige performs with his guitar in this one. Okay, so you don't actually see him and Yamapi with the boas and the...well, yeah. There's just not much to say. Shige and Yamapi (I think) wrote this song together. And just... ♥ I love the idea of them together. Lovely~~~
- Shiget Together (Radio Show) - Himitsu. F-locked.
- [Clip] Kusano Hironori, Tegoshi Yuya and Kato Shigeaki - Outside of Concert
This is a rather short clip. A news clip from what I can tell. But yeah. Took place during 2003 (so the title says) and it's the three boys watching a NewS concert without being in it. *laughs* Yes, it sounds weird, but I think it was a late concert and they were at the age where they couldn't work at that time. *laughs* I think that's how it went. Either that, or I could be making things up again. Hehehe.
(And to warn you. I might get repetitive. *laughs* Honestly? I wrote this ... backwards, so to speak. I wrote the video section first and then the music. So... LOL. Some comments may have been said over again. *coughs* Ignore that.)
- [Clip] Kato Shigeaki - Archery
I think Shige was on a show where he was promoting a dorama. ^_^ Dude, random note? The most you can see of him is his backside. *coughs* And ahahaha, Nakai. He looks funny. But anyway, it's exactly its title. Archery. Shige... shoots an arrow. LOL. And yes. That's just about it. *coughs* I don't have much to say other than.... I LIKE HIS HAIR HERE. *squeak* (Not that I DON'T like his current one. *grins*)
- [Clip] Shige and Kusano - Candy Shop
Despite what it says there, this is a Yax3 tv segment. It's not the best quality, but whatever. LOL. They go to a candy shop and get a ginormous lollipop that says the word NEWS. Then Kusano gets the bright idea to bite into it and well... Think the company'll mind changing from NEWS to NEW?? *laughs*
- [Yax3] 2006.11.07 Tegoshi & Shige - Donuts
Um. LOL. I love how all my titles are so straight forward. Basically, the two go to a donut place and watch how some of the donuts (or other baked goods) get made. Then they make some themselves! I'm not watching the clip as I write this, but I'm pretty sure that Shige's ended up a lot better than Tegoshi's did. *laughs* Although this clip did make me hungry last time I watched it. I wanted a cruller for DAYS after watching this. ><
- [Yax3] KKKity - Stand Up
Pretty old clip (what with it being KKKity after all). I like that this whole thing is in English. Kusano's english isn't bad at all. Of course, he has an accent, but really, what do you expect. *laughs* But yes. I ... Not much to say about this. (What are those shirts? ...Are they even shirts? Could they be said to be? because they're like coats.. but not. ~_~;;) Oh! And you see Massu stumble slightly towards the end. LOL.
- [Yax3] Kusano and Shige - Hula Hoop Competition
Ahahaha. Very brief clip again. I think there was some contest going on in this clip and this was just a short (REALLY SHORT) where Kusano and Shige are.... using Hula Hoops. It's really what it's name is. >< I think the goal was to get it around the fastest judging by the speed thing on it. Not keep it on longer which is what Shige did. Oh Shige.
- [Yax3] Shige-ako - Geisha
Um. I can watch this clip OVER AND OVER AGAIN. It is just hilarious and I am still a little peeved that I haven't seen the full episode (I'm so peeved that I'm behind in that show. T.T) But yes. It is hilarious. Shige + Geisha outfit = Lots of turning back. Some dancing. Koyama spitting out his rice. And lots and lots of laughter. (Anyone get the idea that maybe Koyama was all "You're taking THAT home." *coughs* Koyato~ But anyway, that may be just me. XP)
- [MS] 2002.03 Tsubasa, KKKity - Medley
To be honest, this could be another cop out. XP I don't think I had enough Shige stuff and well, I thought anything was good. Even if it's a brief song in a Tsubasa concentrated medley, with the rest of KKKity who probably show up on screen more than Shige does. T.T I'm sorry. I just wanted as much stuff on this as I could. *sobs* I fail!!! ><
- [SC] 2005.12.11 Kato Shigeaki - Survival
Hnn... To be honest, I don't like this song all that much. His voice was a lot lower than he should've put it. And it ended up not sounding that good. (I wish he could've had the chance to perform Happy Music on SC. Unless he did and I didn't know it. XP) But yes, it's ...Yeah, take it for what it is. *hopes she doesn't get pelted by anyone for this. T.T*
- [SC] 2007.04.08 Kato Shigeaki - Talk, Kakao, and Chirarizumu
Ahahaah. Oh man. I'm going to pimp my sub group again. LOL. This is terrible, but we are releasing this in a day or so... So, yay! Subs. *laughs* But yes, it's so cute seeing Shige and Koyama interact in this clip. There's a couple of teasing and Nakamaru calling them college women. And that's just the TALK. The performance. Oh gawd. The performance. I can't get over the fact that he wrote Kakao in the point of view of a female. Oh, Shige. What was the inspiration for this song? It's kinda depressing. And then there's Chirarizumu. I love the change. Something so depressing about a childish guy and whatnot to talking about panty shots. Oh, these boys make me laugh. (And hard too.)
- [SC] Koyama Keiichiro and Kato Shigeaki - Yume Monogatari
*laughs* I LOVE this song. No seriously. My favorite Tackey & Tsubasa song and Shige and Koyama performing it is so adorable, especially when towards the beginning, Koyama puts his arm around Shige's shoulders. *grin* Oh Koyato~ I mean, the outfits are a little crazy, and if they just got rid of that damn flower, it'd be normal. But whatever. I love this song and its dance and...that's a WHOLE lot of juniors, isn't it? o.O
Translations:
- Wink Up 2006.12
- Duet 2007.02
- Myojo 2007.06 - Shige on the other NewS members
His Essays in Myojo:
(Yes, they get their own section. Thanks to riccichan for all her hard work in translating. We all appreciate it a lot, especially me.)
- 2006.07 Essay #1 - Door
- 2006.08 Essay #2 - Flow
- 2006.09 Essay #3 - Thanks
- 2006.10 Essay #4 - Identity
- 2006.11 Essay #5 - Interest
- 2006.12 Essay #6 - Lefty
- 2007.01 Essay #7 - Wave
- 2007.02 Essay #8 - Start
- 2007.03 Essay #9 - Pride
- 2007.04 Essay #10 - Love
- 2007.05 Essay #11 - Bonds
- 2007.07 Essay #13 - Laugh
- 2007.08 Essay #14 - Tears
Lyrics:
- Survival (Kanji and Romaji)
- Happy Music (Kanji, Romaji and Translation) - Translation is down in the comments.
- Happy Music (K,R,T) - Tsutaete. F-locked.
- Cacao/Kakao (Kanji and Translation)
- Chirarizumu (Kanji and Translation) - Duet with Koyama
My Message:
To be honest, I didn't notice Shige until late. (isn't that how it often goes?) He stayed to the sidelines or attached to Koyama's side and for a time there, I confused Shige for Kusano. (I can't even remember why. They look nothing alike.) But then I started to learn about him and then Ricci's translations for his essays came out, one right after the other and they could've been on one of the most mundane topics (like left handed scissors...What, it is kinda mundane) and make it some of the most poignant things one has ever read. Then there's his jweb where he writes from the point of view of his IMAGINARY cat. You think, wow. This guy is either crazy or extremely creative (I went with the second). And well, he intrigued me after that and when you notice him, you really notice him. And I'm glad that I looked up all these things because I wouldn't wanna miss out on adoring this boy. He may think he's not popular and all that stuff, but he should never be worried because there will always be fans of him and that number will keep growing (especially with that haircut *coughs* But that's just my opinion on it *grins*).