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I don't actively seek out Leader's dramas but when I do watch them I am very happy. The first one I saw him in was Maou when I decided to give his dramas a try after seeing many episodes of Vs. Arashi. In Maou, he is paired up with Ikuta Toma as his nemesis. It is a very good show based on the Korean drama Lucifer.
He had a guest role in Sakurai Sho's Yoiko no Mikata and Tokujo Kabachi!! as well as Ninomiya Kazunari's Yamada Taro Monogatari. In Papadol! he played himself in one episode.
Sekai Ichi Muzukashii Koi was his first romantic leading role and he did extremely well and the role suited him to a T. The show even hits on the topic of being intimidated by someone who has experienced foreign love affairs vs the more subdued tones of the traditional Japanese couple. Warning that he is a total brat in this but trust me, it's worth the ride.
Of course, he is in Saigo no Yakusoku, the Pika*nchi Life Is Hard series, and Yellow Tears, which have all the Arashi members in them.
Check out this Stalker's Guide to Ohno Satoshi from 2013.
For more on Ohno-san, visit Love-Situation Blog for all things Arashi.
Basics
Name:
Satoshi Ohno
Japanese: 大野智 (おおの さとし)
Nicknames: Leader (リーダー
Rīdā), Captain, Oh~chan, Satoshi-kun, Samii (by Nino), Oji-chan
So are you curious to know exactly how this quiet and oftentimes downright sleepy-looking man got to be the leader of Arashi?
The answer is Janken [Rock, Paper, Scissors]!
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Early Life
Ohno has his parents and an older sister as his nuclear family unit. Ohno attended Toukai Daigaku Fuzoku Bousei Koutou Gakkou, but dropped out mid-term in order to focus on Kyo to Kyo, the stage play he was in. He moved to Kyoto during this time. Up until the age of twenty-six, other Arashi members would tease him about his mother buying all his clothes for him.
Entertainment Career
He began his career at Johnny's Entertainment at the age of thirteen when his mother convinced him to send in his resume, saying "It's not like they will want you to join anyway."
During the audition, because he was in the back, he couldn't follow the dance, so he started to daydream and looked out the window. He saw his mom and waved at her. Kitagawa Johnny (president of Johnny's Entertainment) caught him and scolded Ohno, telling him "YOU! what are you doing? Go to the front of the room and dance."
When he did just that, and did exceedingly well, Kitagawa-san himself said to Ohno: "You have good rhythm!" True to his personality, he wowed the president enough to get accepted.
Stage
1997
|  The Pū (プーシリーズ Wind) series that Ohno starred in spanned from 2003 to 2008, consisting of Sengokupū (センゴクプー), Bakumatsu Banpū (バクマツバンプー), Tensei Kunpū (テンセイクンプー), and Amatsukaze (アマツカゼ).In Tensei Kunpū, Ohno portrayed a man named Kaoru Kazamine who was accidentally sent back to the Edo period of Japan through a system malfunction. |
Awards
2008
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Art
While in the third grade, Satoshi saw a Dragon Ball illustration and was inspired to start drawing. He has been doing so ever since and also makes original figurines. He was the first Johnny's to hold an art exhibition in 2008 when he held Freestyle. In 2015, he had a second exhibition called Freestyle II.
He has hosted documentaries such as Jakuchu Miracle World and Everything Is For The Sake Of Delivering Dreams ~Walt Disney Trajectory of Creation~ because of his expertise in the art world.
Ohno has also designed the charity T-shirt for NTV's 24-hour television telethon three times, making him the first artist to do so.
*Sorry, this video is not subbed.*
Video about Satoshi's exhibitions (DailyMotion)
Music
Satoshi was ready to resign in 1999 when Johnny K. called him to the office to ask if he had a passport. Soon after that day, they all flew to Hawaii where Arashi debuted. He was the least known member of the group as he spent his early days in Kyoto while the others were Juniors together in Tokyo. When they got on stage together for the first time, all the others got cheers from the fans but Satoshi was met with silence. However, after the performance, he had already built a decent fanbase.
In 2006, he held his solo concert called 3104 (which can be read as "Satoshi" in Japanese) and, in 2009, he was the only Arashi member to release a solo song, "Kumorinochi, Kaisei" (曇りのち、快晴) by Yano Kenta starring Satoshi Ohno. It is part of the soundtrack for the drama Uta no Onii-san.
Solo music
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Choreography
The 2004 Itza, Now Tour was the beginning of Ohno's choreography role with his solo Top Secret and, in 2006, he started choreographing for the group. Since then, he has done it numerous times including the dance for Zero-G and Tsunagu music videos and the interlude for the Kokoro no Sora music video.
Solo Choreography
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While he seems spaced out most of the time, his talents are undeniable when it counts. His singing voice is amazing (listening to Imaging Crazy while I am writing this) and his dance moves outshine everyone else in the group. I'm so glad his mom was wrong when she told him he probably won't get accepted. : )
Here's the rest of the gallery I found:
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