Kato Noriko

Kato Noriko

Kato Noriko (加藤紀子) is a J-Pop singer, tarento, actress, and former member of the group Sakurakko Club.

Profile

• Married Name: Wakatsuki Noriko (若槻紀子)
• Nickname: Norichan (のりちゃん)
• Birthdate: January 30, 1973
• Birthplace: Suzuka, Mie Prefecture
• Blood Type: B
• Height: 164 cm
• Shoe Size: 24.5 cm
• Agency: Up-Front Agency

Information

Kato Noriko's first jump into show business was she joined the idol group Sakurakko Club in 1991. She started her solo career in 1992 with the single Kondo Watashi Doko ka Tsurete Itte Kudasai yo, a song originally done by Moritaka Chisato. She also started to appear and became popular on radio shows, variety shows, and television doramas, especially after Sakurakko Club disbanded in 1994. She would later move from Warner Music to OneUp Music to finally zetima in 1999, where she provided background vocals to many of their artists like Heike Michiyo.

She would later take a short break from show business from 1999 to 2002 to study abroad in France. She also got married three years later in 2005 to creative director Wakatsuki Yoshio.

Discography

Albums

• [1994.03.10] de beaux
• [1996.05.25] flower diamond
• [1998.02.05] souvenir
• [1999.05.21] La Fraise

Singles

• [1992.07.25] Kondo Watashi Doko ka Tsurete Itte Kudasai yo (今度私どこか連れていって下さいよ)
• [1993.08.25] Omoikiri Naite Ii (思いきり泣いていい)
• [1994.01.25] Kono Michi wo Aruite (この道を歩いて)
• [1994.04.01] Densha no Hito (電車のひと)
• [1995.10.10] Truth
• [1996.02.26] Genki Deiru yo (元気でいるよ)
• [1996.05.10] Tsumetaku Shite Kudasai (冷たくして下さい)
• [1996.10.10] Chisana Shiawase (小さな幸せ)
• [1997.06.25] Invitation
• [1998.01.15] Fuyu ga Kita (ふゆがきた)
• [1999.01.13] Hanareba Nare ni? (はなればなれに?)
• [1999.05.12] Ichigo (いちご)
• [2000.02.19] Itsuka Oujisama ga (いつか王子様が)

Video

• [1992.09.25] Kondo Watashi Doko ka Tsurete Itte Kudasai yo (今度私どこか連れていって下さいよ)
• [1996.11.11] Chisana Shiawase (小さな幸せ)

Books

• [1992.12.05] PARADISE LOST
• [1993.06.10] Noriko Zukan (紀子図鑑
• [1993.10.01] storm
• [1994.10.28] Pure
• [1995.10.25] Hana Uta (はなうた)
• [1996.10.10] Sora (そら)
• [1999.03.23] Ito (糸)

Filmography

• [1993] Shampoo Time
• [1994] Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari
• [1995] Saiko no Koibito
• [1997] Glass no Kutsu
• [1998] Seizetsu! Yome Shuuto Senso Rasetsu no Ie
• [1999] Dokushin Seikatsu
• [2000] Virtual Girl
• [2002] Shuunan Kawarayane Monotagari
• [2003] Little Hospital

External Links

• Official Profile
• Official Blog
• Unofficial Profile
• Japanese Wikipedia: 加藤紀子