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Sho Sakurai

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Sho started his journey in the Japanese entertainment circle when he joined Johnny's Jimusho in October 1995. He was a Johnny's Jr. until November 1999. Amongst the five in the group, Sakurai is the designated "rapper" of Arashi, his rap is known as "Sakurap"- he writes his own lyrics and has a very good English vocabulary. He was the first person from the group to hold a solo concert, called The Show, in 2006. In 2004, he graduated from Keio University with a degree in Economics. With that, he has become the inspiration for younger Johnny's idols such as NEWS members Tomohisa Yamashita, Keiichiro Koyama, Shigeaki Kato, and Yuya Tegoshi to pursue a higher education after high school. Sakurai is also a known promoter of education for today's youth in Japan; he was a spokesperson for Jounan Yobiko, an enrichment cram school, back in early 2005. Currently, he is a special newscaster for NTV's News Zero, with a segment every Monday. He was also the main sportscaster for the 2007 Volleyball World Cup. After which, he was given the task to be NTV's main caster for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

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Name: 櫻井翔
Meaning: 櫻= Cherry Blossoms 井= Well 翔= Fly or Soar
Name (romaji): Sakurai Sho
Nicknames: Sho-kun/ Sho-Chan, Sakusho, Mame/ Bean (Jr. Days), Kewpie Mayonnaise (Ele.)
Profession: Actor, singer and TV news anchor
Birth date: 1982-Jan-25
Birthplace: Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 171 cm (about 5’6)
Weight: 60 kg (about 132 lbs)
Star Sign: Aquarius
Blood Type: A
Family: Mom, Dad, younger sister, younger brother
Interests: Watching movies, photography, soccer, piano (a little), writing rhymes (for his raps), reading, studying, school, his family, Hip-Hop/R&B
Preferred Sport: Baseball
Favorite Food: “Frisk” Peppermints (will eat a box a day), seafood pizza
Least Favorite Food: Mushrooms
Favorite Colors: Black, blue, yellow, beige/khaki
Favorite Animals: None
Hobby: Same as interests
Shoe size: 25.5 cm (Size 10)
Pets: None
Favorite Smiley: None
Enjoys: Surfing the internet in his free time
Favorite actors: Ken Miyake? (V6)
Favorite Singer(s): GAP (band)
Favorite Solo Song: “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” during the first concert
Favorite Arashi Concert: “IZA, NOW!! TOUR” in 2004
Joined Johnny’s: October 22, 1995
His Motto: “Every end is a new beginning”
Wants to Visit: New York City again
Favorite Magazines: GQ and Newsweek
Favorite School Subject: Japanese, geography, history
Least Favorite: Anything related to math and science
Favorite TV Channels: MTV and Discovery Channel
Languages: Japanese and English. He studied Mandarin as a foreign language when he was in school.
Good Points: Good at analyzing situations
Bad Points: Impatient
Left or Right Handed: right

Trivia:
 According to the other members, Sho was the first decided member of Arashi followed by Nino and Jun.
 Sho pierced his belly button when he was 16
 He loves and cares about children!
 He is an alumnus of Keio University, one of Japan’s most prestigious universities. He holds a bachelors degree in economics.
 His father is a government official and his mother is a professor at a prestigious woman’s academy (as well as an heiress to a major company). His family is basically a family of scholars and professionals. He is the only one of the entire Sakurai family to go in to the entertainment business.
 Back in his Johnny’s Jr. days, he was he was also one cute yet short little midget that he earned the nickname “bean”
 He likes to read before going to bed
 He doesn’t feel comfortable taking off his shirt for photo shoots
 He has a little brother in elementary school who he tutors when he has time
 Back in his Johnny’s Jr. days, he was also the only in Johnny’s Jr. history to show off a bit of “tush” on Japanese National TV (and it’s quite amusing too…). He was around 15 or 16 years-old when he did that.
 His close friends have called him “SakuSho” since elementary school
 Sho’s secret to success in studies? When there is an exam coming (probably a month before the actual date of the exam), he puts everything related to his career on hold, cancels or postpones his appearances in public, and spends his time at home (or in the library whenever he feels like it) studying. Best time to be free to do any extracurricular activities or resume his career is right after exam period.
 He cannot go to sleep at night without reading a good book
 His ideal girl: Sweet, simple, smart- dressed (no short- shorts, spaghetti straps…), non smoking, non-celebrity girl with brains and an independent mind.
 He has a huge interest in history and hopes to study the field of history right after he earns his bachelor’s degree in economics.
 Fans in Japan actually it’s easier to find Sho in Keio then in the TV studio, that’s why lots of fan girls invaded Keio U. back then just to see Sho.
 Sho’s pet peeve is that he loses his cool easily.
 There is a known incident among us fans that back when Sho was a Jr. and on his way to the studios, he caught a fan taking pictures of him. Instead of acknowledging or ignoring, he actually came up to the girl, grabbed her camera, and threw it onto the subway tracks and started scolding her about Johnny’s rules and why she should follow them (one of the rules is that fans are not allowed to take pictures of idols whether it’s on the scene or off scene or even candid shots)
 There was another incident where Sho was entering Keio U. to take his entrance exams. There was a mob of fans screaming and gawking at him as he was entering the gates. Then the screaming got louder that Sho actually turn around to the fans and screamed “URUSAI YO!” (SHUT UP!) and a few seconds later, all the fans fell silent.
 He takes everything seriously
 Sho chose the entertainment industry because he wanted to dance
 Sho is truly one of the most hardworking idols in the entertainment biz (and not just Johnny’s). This is why a lot of younger idols respect him big time, like no one wants to mess with him; no one wants to make him mad. They call him Sakurai – senpai or even Sakurai- sama.
 He gain the respect of his family when he got his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
 When he is in Keio, his is a student he doesn’t like it when psychopathic fan girls and scream and follow him around campus
 He talked in his sleep during 2002 Summer Concert. Ohno, who was in the same room, heard him very clearly saying at around 6 a.m. “Let Aiba sleep!” He himself doesn’t remember any of it.
 He doesn’t eat between meal
 When he went to a hot spring in Myojo for shooting, it just so happened that it was the same place he went with his family 10 years ago. He called his mom right away to tell her this.
 Card reading told him that he’ll have to retain class (we all know it didn’t come true)
 His brother calls him “Bambi” after watching Kisarazu Cat’s Eye
 Aiba and Ohno influenced him to be less calculative about things
 During the audition part of the Summer Concert, he was super nervous because he could hear the fans talking as he sat quite close to them.
 His “girlfriend preferences” are a lot like Ohno’s
 He joined the Boy’s Brigade before, but he was bullied so he quit after 3 days
 In June, he found out that they were debuting with Nino
 He’s building muscle fast (yeah, it’s pretty obvious)
 Fast- thinker
 He was considered a senior in Johnny’s Jr. before he debuted with Arashi
 Because he’s the rapper in Arashi, Japanese (who have bad English really) call him “Raper Sho”
 He’s quite close to Imai Tsubasa. An there’s even a reason for it, because their name has the kanji 井and 羽
 He was called “Piano King” in Music Jump
 He becomes super monstrous when he’s angry
 On the first day on entering his university, he asked for Nino’s help because he didn’t know how to fix his tie
 He likes to sing songs by female singers in KTV, like songs by Amuro Namie
 The short form initial of every male member of the Sakurai family is written as S.S.
 He’s the easiest member to bully, since he is sensitive
 He is known Undou Onchi, the sports deficient member of Arashi
 He is scared of heights, he screams everytime he is forced on the flying rope in their concerts
 He was appointed “Study Leader” of Arashi, and it was because of him that Jun was able to graduate high school
 Sho CANNOT DRAW. Absolutely not.
 He is the first Arashi member to have a solo concert
 Jun calls Sho the “sports loser” for being afraid to go canyoning (sliding down a waterfall without a boat)

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Feb 3, 2011
showealth46
very hard to understand but very romantic to love
Jan 4, 2011
UmiSakurai
Base on Sho's trivias and profile, I think I already know how must his future girlfriend handle him so that they can avoid fighting...hehehehehe
Jun 6, 2009
MouseAteRat
My fav Arashi too! he is soooo cute!
Jun 4, 2009
sakurai-sho
I love~~ Sho-kun!!! He's my favorite Arashi! Sooo cuuute!!
Jan 28, 2009
mhuyhen
happy boitday mah sho-chi
Jan 26, 2009
cha_cha_maru
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY SHO-KUN!!,,wish u a happy days to go!
Jan 24, 2009
ohkurachan
happy birthday keio boy!!!
Sep 21, 2008
anarchygirl
i reaLLy ad0re him,,,s0 kawaii..L0ves sh0-rap...sug0ii

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