jin akanishi

Singer, dancer and Actor

J-One Records, kat-tun

He can play the guitar and has also composed both song and lyrics for "Murasaki (ムラサキ, Murasaki?)"

j-pop

Cartoon KAT-TUN

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* Name: 赤西仁
* Name (Romanized): Akanishi Jin
* Nickname: Bakanishi (given by Yamashita Tomohisa) (Note: Baka - stupid, idiot)
* Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
* Weight: 61 kg (134 lb.)
* Birth Date: July 4,1984
* Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan
* Family: Parents and a younger brother (Akanishi Reio)
* Favorite colors: Black, white, silver
* Favorite season: Summer
* Favorite places: Spain
* Favorite animals: Dog and lion
* Star sign: Cancer
* Blood type: O
* Best Friends: Yamashita Tomohisa, Shirota Yuu, Nishikido Ryo

CAREER
Akanishi is the "A" of KAT-TUN.

He became a member of Johnny & Associates Entertainment Agency via audition on November 8, 1998, at the age of 14. He did not pass the first round of auditions. On his way out the door, he gave his number plate back to a "strange man" who told Akanishi to stay. The man turned out to be Johnny Kitagawa himself.[2]

Akanishi has written the lyrics to many songs for KAT-TUN and for himself, including "care", "Hesitate", and "LOVE or LIKE". He can play the guitar and has also composed both song and lyrics for "Murasaki (ムラサキ, Murasaki?)", "ha-ha", and "PINKY". He has also collaborated with fellow teammate Ueda Tatsuya to create the song "BUTTERFLY".

In 2007, Akanishi played one of the male leads in the Japanese drama Yukan Club as Shochikubai Miroku, son of a police commissioner. "Keep the faith", a single of KAT-TUN, was used as the theme song of the drama.

Since April 2007, KAT-TUN has been hosting its own talk show, Cartoon KAT-TUN, on Nihon Television (NTV) airing on Wednesdays 23:58–24:28. Akanishi has participated in Cartoon KAT-TUN since episode six after his return from Los Angeles.

Dramas

* Yukan Club as Shochikubai Miroku (NTV, 2007)
* Anego as Kurosawa Akihiko (NTV, 2005)
* Gokusen 2 as Yabuki Hayato (NTV, 2005)
* Xmas Nante Daikirai as Kitagawa Sho (NTV, 2004)
* Omae no yukichi ga naiteiru (TV Asahi, 2001)
* Haregi, Koko Ichiban (NHK, 2000)
* Taiyou wa Shizumanai (Fuji TV, 2000)
* Best Friend (1999)
* Kowai Nichiyoubi (1999)
* P.P.O.I. (NTV, 1999)

[edit] Musicals

* DREAM BOY 2004
* DREAM BOYS 2006
* SHOCK

[edit] CMs

* NTT Docomo [FOMA902i series]
* SKY PerfecTV!
* Lipsbalm Rohto Mogitate
* Nintendo Gamcube Dance Dance Revolution
* Oronamin C
* Lotte Gum +X (Green Apple, Blue Citrus, Pink Berry)
* Crunky Chocolate

[edit] Awards

* 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Autumn 2007): Best Actor for Yukan Club[3]