Sakurai Sho

Sakurai Sho from ARASHI

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Name: Sakurai Sho (櫻井翔; さくらい しょう)
Nickname(s): Sho-kun, SakuSho, Mame/Bean (Johnny's Jr.), Kewpie Mayonnaise (elementary school)
Birth Date: 25 January 1982
Birth Place: Tokyo
Blood Type: A
Zodiac: Aquarius
Height: 171 cm
Weight: 60 kg
B//W//H: 75/69/88 cm
Family: Mother, Father, little brother (younger by 13 years named 修 [Shu]) and little sister (younger by 5 years, named 舞 [Think it translates into Mau, but not sure])

Fun facts:
Joined Johnny's: October 22, 1995
Hobbies/Interests: watching movies, photography, soccer, piano (when there's time), writing rhymes (for his raps), reading, studying (Ame: Wow…), school, his family, Hip-Hop/R&B
Good points: good at analyzing situations
Bad points: impatient
Favourite Brand: GAP
Favourite Colour: black, blue, yellow, beige/khaki
Favourite Food: ‘Frisk’ peppermints (will finish a box a day), seafood pizza
Food he dislikes: Mushrooms
Type of girl he likes: One that doesn't make him feel irritated when together, sweet, simple, smart-dressed (i.e. no skimpy clothes), non-smoker, non-celebrity with intelligence and an independently thinking mind (Ame: I’m so her)
Type of girl he dislikes: Girls who are too quiet, liars, annoying "airhead,” stalker fans
His Motto: "Every end is a new beginning"
Favorite school subject: Japanese and Geography, loves learning about history
Least favorite: Anything related to math and science
Favorite TV Channel(s): MTV and Discovery Channel
Favorite Magazine(s): GQ and Newsweek

*_Speaks the best English in ARASHI
*_Loves children
*_Studied at Keio University (One of Japan’s ‘Ivy League’, right up there with Toudai), majored in Economics and graduated with Bachelor’s Degree
*_likes to read before sleeping
*_Self-conscious when he has to get half-naked for photo shoots
*_Likes to surf the Internet with free time (Ame: I wonder if he ‘googles’ his own name)
*_Daddy went to Keio and graduated from Toudai and is now a government official
*_Mommy is a college professor
*_Secret to success in school: Take a break off his career at least 1 month in advance and study your pretty little butt off at home or the library
*_Doesn’t eat between meals
*_Little brother called him Bambi after watching Kisarazu Cat’s Eye
*_Girlfriend preferences are quite similar to Ohno’s (Ame: Even better for me ne XD)
*_Joined Boy’s Brigade before, but was bullied so he quit three days after joining
*_Found out Arashi was to debut in June along with Nino
*_Is one fast-thinker
*_Was considered a senior in Johnny’s Jr before Arashi was formed
*_Gets quite scary when angry
*_Likes to sing songs by female artists (i.e. Amuro Namie)
*_Wishes he can spend more time with his family without being stalked by fans or media
*_Hangs out with Ohmiya SK most even though he is publicly seen with Aiba more
*_Sakura Sake PV setting was in a school because it was theme song in Sho’s commercial promotion of Johnan Yobiko, a notable cram school for students of all ages

Dramas//Movies//Butais//Solos (Listed by Year)
Abbreviations
CS – Concert Solo
D – Drama
M – Movie
B – Butai (Stageplay)

1999
(D) V no Arashi (Vの嵐)

2000
(CS) Suppin Arashi -- Pretty Fly; Kimi No Hitomi Ni Koi Shiteru
(CS) Arashi Typhoon Generation Summer Concert – Fly to the Moon

2001
(D) Tengoku Ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko 2 (天国に一番近い男2¬)
(CS) Arashi Spring Concert 2001 (Arashi ga Haru no Arashi wo Yobu Konsaato ~嵐 が 春 の 嵐 を 呼ぶ コンサート~) – Make Me Happy~ Shake
(CS) Arashi All Arena Tour (Join The Storm in Nagoya, Osaka & Yokohama ~名古屋, 横浜, 大阪城~) – Get Yourself Arrest (w/ Jun); Konya wa Boogie Back

2002
(D) Kisarazu Cat's Eye (木更津キャッツアイ)
(M) Tengoku Ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko 2
(M) Pikanchi Life is Hard Dakedo Happy (ピカ☆ンチ Life is Hard だけど Happy)
(CS) Arashi Summer Concert (Here We Go) – Unknown solo (if you know, please PM me so I can edit)

2003
(D) Yoiko No Mikata (よい子の味方~新米保育士物語~)
(M) Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
(CS) How's It Going? – Touch Me Now
(CS) Arashi Winter Concert (Live Is Hard Dakara ~だから~ Happy) – Joyful

2004
(D) Yankibokou E Kaeru
(D) Tokio ~Chichi E No Dengon~
(B) West Side Story
(M) Pikanchi Life is Hard Dakara Happy (ピカ☆☆ンチ Life is Hard だから Happy)
(CS) Iza (いざッ) Now! – Unti Unti

2005
(B) Migi Kawa Kengo Sanshi (右川県伍参市)
(CS) One – Yume de Ii Kara

2006
(B/Musical) Beautiful Game
(M) Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
(M) Honey & Clover (Hachimitsu & Clover)
(S) Solo Concert – THE SHOW

2007
(M) Kiiroi Namida // Yellow Tears (黄色い涙)
(D) Yo ni mo Kimyou na Monogatari (2 hour special)

Radio:

Sho Beat
Date: 05th October 2002 till now (Ongoing)
Station: FM Fuji

Showtime: Every Saturday at 17:30 to 18:00
Website: http://www.fmfuji.co.jp/
Email: sho@fmfuji.co.jp
Request: http://www.fmfuji.co.jp/mailform/50.html

Credits: Aibakaland, We Are Arashian!, Wikipedia, amnosNET, nightninjaangel, http://ninoland.forumup.org (Direct link: http://ninoland.forumup.org/viewtopic.php?t=92&mforum=ninoland)