Sho Sakurai

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Sho Sakurai (櫻井翔 Sakurai Shō?), is a Japanese actor and musician. He is a member of Arashi(嵐),which is a J-pop group that belongs to Johnny & Associates, together with Aiba Masaki (相葉雅紀), Kazunari Ninomiya (二宮和也), Satoshi Ohno (大野智), and Jun Matsumoto (松本潤).

  • DOB: 25/1/1982
  • POB: Tokyo, Japan
  • Blood type:A
  • Height:171cm
  • Weight:56 kg
  • Horoscope:Aquarius
  • Family: Mom, Dad, younger sister, younger brother
  • Favorite Subjects: Japanese, Geography
  • Least Favorite Subjects: Anything related to math and science
  • Food: Pizza
  • Color: black, blue, yellow, beige/khaki
  • Education: Keio University (慶應義塾大学 Keiō Gijuku Daigaku)(Economy)---Sho has the highest education among Arashi, and has become the inspiration for younger Johnny's idols such as: NewS members Tomohisa Yamashita, Keiichirou Koyama, Shigeaki Kato, and Yuya Tegoshi to pursue a higher education after high school. Sho is also a known promoter of education towards today's youth in Japan, being a spokesperson for Jounan Yobiko, a known enrichment cram school, back in early 2005.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Trivia

  • Sho's father is a government official.
  • Sho's mother is a college/university literature professor.
  • His close friends back in school always called him "SakuSho".
  • Sho's secret to success in studying for school is to put everything on hold, including his career, and spend at least 1 month in advance strictly studying at home or at the library.
  • His favorite TV channels are MTV and Discovery Channel.
  • His favorite magazines are GQ and Newsweek.
  • Sho likes to read before going to bed.
  • Sho doesn't feel comfortable or confident taking his shirt off for photo shoots.
  • Sho's ideal girlfriend: sweet, simple, smart-dressed (i.e. no skimpy clothes), non-smoker, non-celebrity with intelligence and an independently thinking mind.
  • Sho likes to surf the Internet on his free time.
  • Sho has a passion for learning about History.

[edit] Movies

  1. 2007 - 黄色い涙 Yellow Tears (Coming in Spring)
  2. 2006 - Kisarazu Cat's Eye -World Series- (Coming in October 28th)
  3. 2006 - ハチミツとクローバー - Honey & Clover
  4. 2004 - PIKA-NCHI DOUBLE (Arashi)
  5. 2003 - Kisarazu Cat's Eye -Japan Series-
  6. 2002 - PIKA-NCHI (Arashi)

[edit] Stage

  1. 2006 - The Beautiful Game (musical) as John
  2. 2004 - West Side Story as Tony (with Ohno and Matsumoto)

[edit] Concerts (Solo)

  1. 2006 - THE SHOW. He is the first member who has a solo concert

[edit] External links

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