Her family name, Kanjiya, is extremely rare. According to Nikkan Sports, there are only six households known to have families and relatives with that name and kanji spelling. She currently lives in Osaka, Japan.
After working with Yuika Motokariya in both Swing Girls and the 2005 NHK Asadora drama Fight, the two have become very close friends. She actually learned to play the trumpet for her role in Swing Girls.
She married a non-celebrity man in September 2019.
(Source: eiga.wikia)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/d02PlW_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kato Shigeaki", "alternateName": "加藤シゲアキ", "birthDate": "July 11, 1987", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Kato Shigeaki joined Johnny's Entertainment on April 17, 1999, when he was 12. As a junior, he was a member of Best Beat Boys (B.B.B.), Boys Be Ambitious (B.B.A.), Best Beat Dancing (B.B.D.), Beautiful American Dreams (B.A.D.), J-support, and K.K.Kity.
He then debuted as a member of NEWS in 2003. Along with other NEWS members, he plays the guitar and composes some of NEWS' songs, including his own solo "Kakao" in 2002. Other songs he performed solo are "Survival," "Happy Music," and "Shalala Tambourine."
Kato went to Aoyama High School and completed law school at Aoyama Gakuin University in 2010. He is an avid writer and writes his J-web entries from the perspective of a fictional cat named Wagahai. This is a parody of the popular book by Natsume Soseki entitled "Wagahai wa Neko de Aru" or "I Am a Cat.".He also debuted as a writer with a novel "Pink and Gray" (published January 28, 2012).
On 8 June 2018, he has been given a stern warning by Johnny's & Associates after some tabloid magazines reported that he and bandmate Koyama Keiichiro have drunk with a minor. The drinking age in Japan is 20 years old. While the girl said she was 20, it was later discovered that she was in fact 19.
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In 2001, he was cast as a middle school student in the 6th season of the highly popular Japanese drama 3-nen B-Gumi Kinpachi Sensei. Then, in 2003, he landed the starring role in the drama special Musashi. He also performed with the junior group Kis-My-Ft as the 'M' after Matsumoto Kohei's departure.
In late 2003, Masuda became a member of the J-pop group News to promote the Women's World Cup of Volleyball Championships. When News went on hiatus in 2006, he and fellow NEWS member Tegoshi Yuya formed the singing group Tegomass. The duo successfully released their single Miso Soup in both Sweden and Japan. Masuda was allowed to further his acting experience in 2006 by landing various supporting roles in many Japanese dramas.
In late 2008, Masuda and the promoters of TU→YU formed a singing group to release the song Soba Ni Iru Yo, which was featured in the product's commercials and released through the Japanese mobile phone network.
Masuda landed a role in the drama Rescue, which aired in January 2009. He is currently active in the group News as well as the subgroup Tegomass. In November 2009, Masuda acted in the stage play Ame no Hi no Mori no Naka (Inside a Rainy Day's Forest), with his first stage play leading role.
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Upon entering Johnny's Entertainment on January 21, 2001, Koyama started out with the unit B.A.D. which stands for Beautiful American Dream. His second unit as a junior was B.B.D. which at first stood for Bad Boys Dancing but was later changed to Best Beat Dancing. In October 2001, he was chosen as a member of Domoto Koichi's project, J Support, alongside fellow NEWS members Hironori Kusano and Shigeaki Kato. It was in this unit that Koyama started out as an announcer for shows such as the Ya-Ya-yah Show, and this has carried through to NEWS, which he joined in September 2003.
In 2007, he graduated from Meiji University's Department of History and Geography with a degree in Oriental History.
He also occasionally participates in dramas such as guest-starring in his fellow bandmate Yamashita Tomohisa's drama Kurosagi. He hosted the popular TV variety show Shounen Club (Boys Club) alongside KAT-TUN member Nakamaru Yuichi.
On 8 June 2018, his activities have been suspended temporarily after some tabloid magazines reported that he and bandmate Kato Shigeaki attended a party where he gave an underage girl alcohol. The drinking age in Japan is 20 years old. While she said she was 20, it was later discovered that she was in fact 19.
On June 27, 2018 he resumed his activities. In December 2018, he left the program "News Every."
He and AAA's Uno Misako registered their marriage on March 12, 2024.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/e6o7Y_5c.jpg" } ], "director": [ ]
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