Satoshi Ohno

Okay, here's the thing about Satoshi Ohno that gets me: the guy led one of Japan's biggest groups for two decades and somehow always looked like he'd rather be anywhere else, ideally on a boat with a fishing rod. And yet you put him on a stage and he's the best dancer in the room, hands down, with this warm low voice that sneaks up on you. That contradiction is so disarming I can't help loving it. He paints, he builds little things with his hands, he's quietly artistic in a way that has nothing to do with fame, and that's exactly why it lands. No hunger for the spotlight, no need to be loudest, just talent that leaks out sideways. Tokyo-born but radiating big "easygoing neighbor who fixes your stuff" energy. That spot he found, never too far forward, never hiding, feels totally his own to me.

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Satoshi Ohno is a Japanese entertainer born on November 26, 1980, in Mitaka, Tokyo. He is known as a singer, dancer, songwriter, choreographer, and stage actor. He attended Tokai University Attached Bosei High School. He was a member and the leader of Arashi from 1999 to 2026.

Name (English)

Satoshi Ohno

Name (Japanese)

大野智

Reading

おおの さとし

Born

November 26, 1980 (age 45)

Origin

Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

Height

166cm

Occupation

Singer / Dancer / Songwriter / Choreographer / Stage Actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Blood type

A

Active years

1994 - 2020 / 2025 -

High school

Tokai University Attached Bosei High School

Works summary

Appearances

103 (1994–2019)

By year (titles with a known year)

1994: 2, 1995: 1, 1996: 3, 1997: 6, 1998: 11, 1999: 5, 2000: 1, 2001: 2, 2002: 5, 2003: 2, 2004: 5, 2005: 2, 2006: 1, 2007: 2, 2008: 3, 2009: 2, 2010: 8, 2011: 7, 2012: 7, 2013: 4, 2014: 7, 2015: 1, 2016: 2, 2017: 2, 2019: 1, year unknown: 11

Debut work

Idol on Stage

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.johnnys-net.jp/page?id=profile&artist=10
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%87%8E%E6%99%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q362271

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Singer
• Dancer
• Songwriter

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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