Shingo Katori

Biography

Shingo Katori is a Japanese actor and singer born on January 31, 1977, in Yokohama. He was the youngest member of SMAP, one of Asia's best-selling boy bands, before pursuing a solo career following the group's disbandment in 2016. In 2017, he left his agency Johnny & Associates to form new ventures, including "atarashiichizu" with fellow SMAP members Goro Inagaki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi.