Profile (News)

NEWS, is a six-member Japanese boy band consisting of Keiichiro Koyama, Ryo Nishikido, Tomohisa Yamashita, Takahisa Masuda, Shigeaki Kato and Yuya Tegoshi.

The Name:

The group's name is an acronym based on the cardinal directions (North, East, West, South) and the members locations.

Members:

Keiichiro Koyama

Ryo Nishikido

Tomohisa Yamashita

Takahisa Masuda

Shigeaki Kato

Yuya Tegoshi

Keiichiro Koyama

Nicknames: Koyama, Keii or Kei-chan, Koyamacchi

Profession: Actor / Singer

Date of Birth: 1984-May-01

Birthplace: Tokyo

Height: 177cm

Weight: 59kg

Star Sign: Taurus

Blood Type: O

Family: Parents, older sister

Talent Agency: Johnny's Entertainment

Facts:
He has a cat named Nyanta who he always taunts Shige with.(Shige loves cats but is allergic to them)
His home is a Ramen Shop that he runs with his mom on his off days.
He is really good in Baseball.
He loves Ramen and iced chocolate and hates tomatoes.
He spoils his nephew a lot. He buys him toys and clothes all the time,so that why he is called a "Foolish Uncle".
He loves going to the bathhouse.
He is Tegoshi's Karaoke partner and they call themselves KOYATEGO!
He has the bad habit of not replying to phone calls or e-mails and worries everyone.
He is like the responsible big brother Jyannis. He is the respected Senpai by the Juniors. The Juniors usually have him go ahead at the catering table to get food.
He enjoys performing in stage plays and looking forward to his role in High School Musical.
He visited Uchi in the Hospital when Uchi was hospitalized and encouraged him.
He speaks to his best friend, Kato Shigeaki everyday and reminds him to go to sleep.

Nishikido Ryo

Nicknames: Ryo-chan, Ryo-kun, Dokkun to Kanjani8 bandmate Yu Yokoyama, Ryo-tan to NEWS bandmate Yuya Tegoshi

Date of birth: 1984-Nov-03

Height: 170cm

Weight: 53kg

Star Sign: Scorpio

Blood Type: O

Family: Father, mother, two older brothers, one younger sister, one niece

Kanjani8 Eight Rangers colour: Yellow

Favourite Colour: Green

JPOP Groups: Kanjani8, NEWS

Best Friend(s): Tomohisa Yamashita, Hiroki Uchi, Shota Yasuda, Tadayoshi Okura, Jin Akanishi

Talent agency: Johnny's Entertainment

Facts:
Has child-like tendencies, as noted by bandmate Hiroki Uchi.
Commonly known as Ryo-chan because of his short stature in his younger years.
Is known for having a very sharp tongue.
Sometimes called "Dokkun" for his sharp tongue.
His image color in Kanjani8 is yellow.
The nickname "Dokkun" was made up by Yokoyama Yu.
Is a good cook.
Best friend is Uchi Hiroki.
A big fan of Leah Dizon.
On his private time he often hangs out with Matsujun, Yamapi, Yasu, Ohkura, Jin, Uchi and U-kun.
Has a tendency to lie a lot. Though, differently from Subaru he admits that he lied just a little while afterwards.
Has been the victim of bad press among international fans, who make him out to be vindictive, spiteful and (inxtreme cases) actually insane.
Doesn't actually hate Ueda Tatsuya anymore, contrary to popular belief.
He doesn't like talkative girls.
Tegoshi is his "pet" that he calls Tego-nyan
Among the sempais, He meets up with Jun Matsumoto most.
Favorite music artist: Nirvana, Mr.Children and Red HOt chili peppers. he also likes Jazz and classical music.
He can play 3 instruments: The Guitar  Piano, and Harmonica

Tomohisa Yamashita

Nicknames: Yamapi, Tomo-chan, TomoPi, Pi, P-chan

Profession: Actor and singer

Birthdate: 1985-Apr-09

Birthplace: Chiba, Japan

Height: 175cm

Weight: 60kg

Star sign: Aries

Blood type: A

Family: Mother (Naomi) and younger sister (Rina)

Talent agency: Johnny's Entertainment

Facts:
Akanishi Jin, Shirota Yuu and Yamapi all have the same necklaces with the brand Janji . It's a friendship necklace Jin bought for them.
He barely brings anything to concerts and other out of town performances. Just a change of clothing and his cellphone.
He's usually quiet backstage, and staring into space doing curls or push-ups.
The name YamaPi is short for Yamashita Pink which was given to him by his idol Hideaki Takizawa after he saw that Yamashita is always put in Pink.
He has two dogs, P-chan and Hime-chan. hime was originally named coco but his mom and sister kept on calling it hime so it stuck
He has a birthmark on his left eye.
He plays the piano quite well. He had his recital at 14.
He loves the beach and dreams of retiring in Hawaii to surf and play there.
He is very affectionate with his friends. He almost never misses a birthday or a special occassion with friends.
He is very protective of his sister. HE said he still doesnt want her to have a boyfriend at age 19
His favorite bands include: Southern All Stars, Mr.Children, GLAY, Fukuyama Masaharu
Yamapi tries to take and read all of his fanmail. There is a limit to the number of mail you can take with you per week and the staff sometimes catches him smuggling more home

Shigeaki Kato

Nicknames: Shige, Geshi, Kato-kun

Height: 175cm

Weight: 62kg

Profession: Singer and actor

Birthdate: 1987-Jul-11

Birthplace: Osaka, Japan

Star Sign: Cancer

Blood Type: A

Family: Parents

Best friend(s): Keiichiro Koyama of NEWS, Hironori Kusano

Groups: NEWS

Talent agency: Johnny's Entertainment

Facts:
He loves cats, but sadly, is allergic.
For quite a while he was known as the most "underloved" and "underpromoted" member of NEWS, comparing to other members. Even though he is considered as the most intelligent and smart person among members, he rarely got chances to prove his abilities. However, after the return of NEWS, he has gradually been promoted and become more popular with changes in his appearance.
He has a solo called "Kakao," which he wrote the lyrics himself.
He watches a lot of Japanese movies.
In order to study acting he has bought many DVDs.
He is not talented in sports except for basketball, tennis and riding a unicycle.
He is left handed..
Koyama has a special nickname that he uses only for Shige when he wants to annoy Shige - it is Shiggy-chan. ( Based off Ziggy)
Shige is afraid of caterpillars or any creepy crawly creature like it.
He goals to be fluent in English and watches and listens to Western Music all the time. The boys call him the resident Western Music expert.
He brings a small notebook with his notes everywhere, to study in between takes, or in trips. He has good grades in school.
Shige talks fast and has a "Trigger Finger" for the cellphone. He texts back the fastest and answers the fastest.
He writes his blog from the point of view of a fictional cat named "Wagahai." This is a parody he did based off of Natsume Soseki's "I am a cat." which is his favorite book.
He likes Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park and Green Day.
He loves curry, miso ramen, food from Miyazaki Food and the ramen from Koyama's Mom's Ramen Shop.
He rarely cleans his room, it has books everywhere, DVDS and music sheets. He says he loses things when he cleans, but his clothes are always in a hamper.
He always has his IPOD and his recorder with him and sometimes sings/talks to it when he has ideas He writes a lot of stories and lyrics.
His worst experience with a fan was getting ignored in the Shinkansen while the fan was watching shounen club on her IPOD beside him. He intends to change this and want everyone to know who he is.
Shige is a genius at a lot of things, except cameras and scissors, and then he fails..
Kato Shigeaki's favorite present from a fan was a plushie made of himself with his Happy Music costume. He has it in his locker in JE and brings it to performances and concerts to remind him to work hard for the fans.

Tegoshi Yuya

Nickname(s): Tego, Tegocha, Tesshi, Tegorin, Tegonyan, Goshi

Profession: Actor and singer

Birthdate: 1987-Nov-11

Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan

Height: 170cm

Weight: 52kg

Star sign: Scorpio

Blood type: B

Family: Mother, Father, pet dog Tinny (a papillon)

School: Horikoshi Gakuen, Waseda Daigaku (Human Informatics and Cognitive Sciences, distance-learning)

Talent Agency: Johnny's Entertainment

Facts:
He introduces himself by putting his right hand palm out in front of his face, a gesture given to him by Tsuyoshi Domoto.
During live performances he likes to twirl his index finger at the camera.
He is considered spoilt by his bandmates and once forced Masuda onto a smaller bed in a hotel room.
His bandmates often describe him as being "harmlessly self-centered."
In an appearance on Domoto Kyoudai, he said that Tomohisa Yamashita was his most admired senpai because he saw Yamapi's dramas and thought that he was cool.
He often hangs out with bandmates Takahisa Masuda and Keiichiro Koyama.
It is well known that bandmate Ryo Nishikido likes him a lot, often doting on him and coining the nickname Tegonyan.
His mother and grandmother post his posters all around the house.
He gave Masuda the nickname Massu,
He likes to bite his lips.
He is a fan of L'arc en ciel.
He gets along well with Takahisa Masuda, so even on days off they go to the gym and train together, and go to a sentō afterwards.
He has played soccer for over 10 years
He usually wears contact lenses.
He owns a Papillon dog named Tinny, which he dotes on.
He has a driver's license.

Masuda Takahisa 

Nickname(s): Massu

Birthday: July 4, 1986

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Height: 171cm

Weight: 68kg

Zodiac sign: Cancer

Blood Type: O

Groups: Best Beat Boys (B.B.B.), B.B.F., Kis-My-Ft., NEWS, TegoMass

Talent Agency: Johnny's Entertainment

Facts:
He's a clean addict. He loves things to be clean.
Is very careful with money.
He sometimes teaches the other NEWS members to dance.
He likes to wear yellow.
Has perfect eye vision.
Loves to eat and can cook. He learned from his sister.
Loves girls with pretty eyes.
Is scared of bugs.
Is scared of dogs because he once got bitten when he was younger.
Is very sweet to his friends.
Used to learn piano when he was younger but he quit after 2 years.
Has lots of muscle. His arms are like steel.
Took care of Tegoshi Yuya when they were in Sweden. He considers Tegoshi as a brother.
He was in the soccer club for six years during elementary school, and was in the basketball club during middle school.
His dream is to be a "big star".
Masuda really respects Takizawa Hideaki (Tackey & Tsubasa) and Kimura Takuya (SMAP).
Is good friends with Nakamaru Yuichi (KAT-TUN) and Imai Tsubasa.
Likes pigs.
Is talented in sports.
His favorite color is orange.

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Credits:

http://z3.invisionfree.com/NEWS_no_Member_Ai/index.php?showtopic=4

http://anewsreport.blogspot.com/2009/07/nishikido-ryo_02.html

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