Jin Akanishi

Who is Jin Akanishi?

Jin Akanishi is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor, and former radio host. Akanishi is a former member of the J-pop boy band, KAT-TUN, and was one of the two lead vocalists. Since the group's debut in 2006, it has achieved 14 consecutive number ones on the Oricon charts.

Akanishi is also a budding actor with roles movies like 47 Ronin, Bandage and Japanese dramas such as the second season of popular NTV school dramas Gokusen 2, Yukan Club, and the romantic comedy Anego. He was also a co-host of KAT-TUN's own variety show, Cartoon KAT-TUN, and used to host a radio program called "KAT-TUN Style" with ex-bandmate Junnosuke Taguchi from October 2007 to March 2008.