中居正広

Name: Nakai Masahiro (中居正広) Birthdate: August 18, 1972 Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Blood Type: A Height: 165 cm Weight: 54 kg He is the leader of Johnny's Entertainment group SMAP. He is a big fan of baseball. As a child, he wanted to be a professional baseball player. In 1987, Nakai entered the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates at the age of 14. He is the second person after Higashiyama Noriyuki that was allowed to skip auditions and directly enter the agency as a trainee, thus becoming known as one of the elite in Johnny's. Fans have expressed that "Nakai’s inability to sing is somewhat of a national joke today in Japan". Regardless of the his lack of ability, Nakai has found eventual major success with SMAP as the group went on to become one of the most successful boy bands in J-pop history. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.