Member Profile: Akanishi, Jin

PROFILE:
Name: Akanishi Jin (赤西仁)
Nicknames: Jin, Bakanishi, JinJin
Birthdate: July 4, 1984
Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 176cm
Weight: 61kg
Blood Type: O
Entered Johnny's: November 8, 1998 when he was 14
Family: Parents & one younger brother, Reio
Favorite colors: black, white, silver, red
Favorite season: spring, fall
Favorite sport: soccer



INFORMATION:

Born in the Chiba Prefecture on July 4, 1984, Akanishi is the oldest child. His family consists of his parents and a younger brother, Reio, who also works in the entertainment industry as an actor under the stage name, Fuuta. His given name, Jin ("benevolence"), comes from one of the five Confucian virtues. He moved to Tokyo in the first grade. In 1997, when he was still in grade school, a classmate sent in a photo of him to idol magazine, Myojo, and he was featured in the "Cool Classmates" corner of the issue. Akanishi expressed interest in the entertainment industry and his mother thus sent in an application to Johnny's Entertainment on his behalf in 1998. Though he technically failed his audition on November 8, 1998, he was told to stay when he tried to return his number plate to a man who happened to be Johnny Kitagawa himself.

He married Meisa Kuroki on February 2, 2012. Causing quite a Japanese media uproar for, allegedly, not contacting his agency beforehand. Thus, resulting on his activities suspension as penalization. The married couple have confirmed to have a baby on the way, due on October. Their daughter was born on September 23, 2012.

TRIVIA:

• When Akanishi was in school, his teacher often read his kanji (仁) wrong and called him Hitoshi. Because of this many fans seem to believe that his name is in fact Akanishi Hitoshi - which is incorrect. The name Jin comes from 仁義礼智信 (jingireichishin) which means "the 5 Confucian virtues" and stands for benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and sincerity. Akanishi's name means "benevolence".
• He is best friends with Yamashita Tomohisa of NEWS and Shirota Yuu from D-BOYS, as well as NEWS and Kanjani8 member Nishikido Ryo.
• Akanishi's wide vocal range used to be often showcased in KAT-TUN songs.
• Akanishi is often given female roles when performing skits with his former band members because he "looks good as a girl"; Tanaka Koki once stated that he felt "excited" seeing Akanishi in a nurse uniform.
• Nakamaru Yuichi has said that if Akanishi wants to he could easily be #1, but Akanishi himself admited that being an idol isn't his ideal job. even in one magazine interview Akanishi also said he hates to suck up to people.
• He has a belly-button piercing and one or two ear piercings.
• He wanted to be an actor so that he could kiss lots of beautiful women.
• He has an obsession with America and England, and wanted to try a homestay in one of the countries someday - which he did in 2007.
• He writes more of KAT-TUN's songs than people think - Ueda revealed that Jin doesn't take credit for a lot of the songs he makes.
• In his sleep he sometimes shouts out words in English (like "Stop!").
• He is very ticklish on his collar-bone.
• He says that Yamashita Tomohisa (YamaP) is his best friend, but Kame is the person he cares most about in the world.
• His first kiss was with the star of the drama "Anego" (the kiss scene in episode 2), for which he was so nervous that he cleaned his teeth before every take (and had to do about 19 takes).
• He smokes.
•  Jin is always mistaken as a player because of his appearance. Ueda said that Jin is a type of person, that wouldn’t talk behind other people’s back even if he’s annoyed at the person.
• Jin is cohabiting with Yamapi and they said that once they had a giant fight that they didn’t talk for about 3 months.
• In October 2006, Jin announced that he would be taking a hiatus for at least 3 months because he was going to study aboard. On April 19 2007, Jin came back to Japan and gave a press conference to announce his return to KAT-TUN on April 20.
• Jin has a younger brother called Akanishi Reio who is 3 years younger than Jin. Akanishi’s mum gave birth to Jin when she was 15.
• Jin has considered Yabu Kota (Ya-ya-yah) as his god brother. Jin is also very close to Nishikido Ryo (NewS& Kanjani8), Shirota Yuu (D-BOYS) and Hideaki Takizawa (T&T). Jin’s best friend is Yamashita Tomohisa (NewS).