49 Facts About Satoshi Ohno

Satoshi Ohno is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, radio host, artist, dancer, and choreographer.

Satoshi Ohno is the lead vocalist and leader of the boy band Arashi, hence his nickname Leader.

Satoshi Ohno started an acting career in 1997 when he was cast to be part of the stage play Kyo to Kyo.

In 2008, Satoshi Ohno became the first and the only artist from Johnny's to hold his own art exhibition, titled "Freestyle", and received his first starring role in a Japanese television drama, Mao, for which he earned a handful of Best Actor awards.

Satoshi Ohno was born in Mitaka, Tokyo as the youngest child of his family.

Satoshi Ohno barely spoke about the hiatus and totally evaded the question of his commercial businesses opening around Miyakojima, Okinawa, including a hotel and a bar.

Satoshi Ohno has been investing in real estate since 2017, with plans to build a tourist resort.

Satoshi Ohno said that it wasn't because of his needing to drive to Miyakojima, but because he felt it was time he learned, since, before, he had to rely on others to take him wherever he needed to go.

About the return of activities as Arashi, Satoshi Ohno said that nothing has been decided yet, not even a return concert that was rumored to be held in Spring next year.

Satoshi Ohno provided the vocals to the insert song "Yukai Tsukai Kaibutsu-kun", which was released as a single on July 7,2010 for the drama Kaibutsu-kun and sold around 59,000 copies on the first day.

Satoshi Ohno began his work as a choreographer in 2004 for his solo "Top Secret" during Arashi's 2004 Iza, Now Tour and in 2006, began to work as a choreographer for the group.

In 1997, Satoshi Ohno was a cast member of Kyo to Kyo with Musical Academy leader Shingo Machida and continued to act in other stage productions such as Koichi Domoto's Mask and Shonentai's Playzone after Kyo to Kyo was over.

The Pu series that Satoshi Ohno starred in spanned from 2003 to 2008, consisting of Sengokupu, Bakumatsu Banpu, Tensei Kunpu, and Amatsukaze.

In Tensei Kunpu, Satoshi Ohno portrayed a man named Kaoru Kazamine who was accidentally sent back to the Edo period of Japan through a system malfunction.

In 1999, Satoshi Ohno made his TV drama debut in the volleyball-centered short drama V no Arashi, which was Arashi's first drama together.

In 2008, Satoshi Ohno was given his first starring role in the suspense drama Mao.

Satoshi Ohno co-starred with Toma Ikuta and portrayed a two-faced lawyer who sought for revenge against the person who murdered his brother years ago.

Satoshi Ohno took part in a television mini-drama project titled 0 Goshitsu no Kyaku, which aired from October 2009 to April 2010 and starred a select number of different artists from Johnny's.

Satoshi Ohno was the lead actor in the first story of the project called "Akogare no Otoko", which ran for four episodes in total.

In January 2010, Satoshi Ohno co-starred with the other members of Arashi in the human suspense drama special Saigo no Yakusoku.

Satoshi Ohno portrayed Satoru Mashiko, a 28-year-old employee of a cleaning company who is caught up in a building hijack.

Satoshi Ohno played Tarou Kaibutsu, the prince of Kaibutsu Land who is ordered by the king to go to the world of humans for training as he is deemed unfit for the succession of the throne.

Satoshi Ohno then reprised his role of Kaibutsu-kun for the Kaibutsu-kun special which aired on June 26,2010.

Satoshi Ohno starred in the second story, Hajime no Ippo, of the Fall 2010 Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari special that aired on October 4,2010.

In October 2011, Satoshi Ohno reprised his role of Kaibutsu-kun for another Kaibutsu-kun special, leading up to the story of the 3D movie version.

On January 3,2012, Satoshi Ohno starred in the drama special Mou Yuukai Nante Shinai.

Satoshi Ohno played the role of Shotaro Tarui, a freeter who can't forget his childhood dream of being a hero.

Satoshi Ohno played the lead character, Kei Enomoto, an employee at a major security firm who has an obsession with keys and locks.

Satoshi Ohno plays a 29-year-old man named Kouta who is diagnosed with malignant lymphoma.

On January 3,2014, Satoshi Ohno reprised the role of Enomoto Kei for the Kagi no Kakatta Heya special.

Satoshi Ohno starred in the live-action adaptation of the manga Shinigami-kun beginning in April 2014.

Satoshi Ohno portrayed Shinigami-kun whose job is to pronounce death to expected people and take their souls to the spiritual world.

Satoshi Ohno played Reiji Samejima, a company president in the hotel industry.

In 2002, Satoshi Ohno made his motion picture debut in Arashi's first movie together, Pikanchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy.

Satoshi Ohno portrayed Haru, a bizarre high school student who gets swindled during his trip to Harajuku.

Two years later in 2004, Satoshi Ohno reprised his role for the sequel Pikanchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy.

Satoshi Ohno reprised his role as Haru in 2014 in a spin-off of the two previous films, titled Pikanchi Life Is Hard Tabun Happy.

In 2007, the group came together to act in their third movie together, Kiiroi Namida, with Satoshi Ohno acting as an oil painter.

In 2011, Satoshi Ohno returned to the big screen starring as the lead actor in the film Kaibutsu-kun the Movie.

Satoshi Ohno became the first member in Arashi to star in a 3D film.

Satoshi Ohno plays Mumon, an Iga ninja renowned to be a deadly assassin with unmatched battle strength, but who is equally lazy and only seeks to earn money to make his wife, Okuni, happy.

In preparation for the film, Satoshi Ohno underwent intensive training in sword fighting.

Satoshi Ohno had his own radio show called Arashi Discovery, which aired every weekday from Monday to Friday on FM Yokohama from October 1,2002, to March 31,2017.

When Satoshi Ohno was in the third grade, he was inspired by his classmate's Dragon Ball illustration to start drawing.

In 2015, it was announced that Satoshi Ohno would be holding a second art exhibition called Freestyle II in Tokyo from July 24 to August 23.

Satoshi Ohno was in charge of designing the T-shirt for the first time in 2004.

In 2012, Satoshi Ohno collaborated with Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara and their design sold 764,198 copies, setting a new record.

Satoshi Ohno designed the flower pattern of a jacket Arashi wore in the "Arafes 2020" concert.

Satoshi Ohno's art was displayed in Japan Airlines "JAL Fly to 2020" Olympic campaign in 2015, as part of the design on the planes.