Profile Name Jin Akanishi Japanese: 赤西仁 (じん あかにし) Nicknames: Bakanishi, Jinjin, Akuma Profession: Singer & Actor Birthdate: July 4, 1984 Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan Education: Horikoshi High School Height: 176,5cm Blood Type: O Family Members: Futa (brother) Talent Agency: Johnny's Entertainment Bio
Jin Akanishi was born July 4, 1984. He is a Japanese singer and songwriter, actor, seiyū and television personality.
Akanishi used to be a member of the popular J-pop group KAT-TUN until July of 2010, and was the one of the two lead vocalists. Since the group's debut in 2006, it has achieved 14 consecutive number ones (including studio albums) on the Oricon charts.
He also debuted as the vocalist of the rock band LANDS, along with Takeshi Kobayashi for the movie Bandage. He has, in the name of a band in the film BANDAGE, ranked in #1 in the Oricon ranking with the album OLYMPOS (released January 13). This is LANDS' 2nd consecutive #1 after the first single released in November last year. The only other time in history that an album which was released in the name of a movie character was #1 was in October of 1996, when the band YENTOWN in the Shunji Iwai's directed film Swallowtail Butterfly released the album called MONTAGE. Movies Bandage (2010) - Natsu Takasugi Speed Racer (2008) - Speed racer (Voice) Television TV Dramas Yukan Club (NTV / 2007) - Miroku Shochikubai Anego (2005) - Akihiko Kurosawa Gokusen 2 (NTV / 2005) - Hayato Yabuki Xmas Nante Daikirai (2004) - Sho Kitagawa Don't Let Your Money Down (2001) - Naoto Inoue Haregi, Koko Ichiban (2000) Taiyo wa Shizumanai (Fuji TV / 2000) Best Friend (1999) Kowai Nichiyobi (1999) P.P.O.I. (1999) - Hisashi Kimura TV Movies Anego SP (NTV / 2005)
