<h2></h2>
<figure id="attachment_3014" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3014" style="width: 1280px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="6e765276"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2018/07/caaa460a48432b52332c884c229b1f2d.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3014" class="wp-caption-text">Katori&#8217;s good performance in the &#8217;19 movie &#8220;Waiting for Nagi&#8221; (August 10, &#8217;18 issue)</figcaption></figure>
<h2> His collaboration with Akina Nakamori was the talk of the town!</h2>
<p> Former SMAP member Shingo Katori (47) released his third album &#8220;Circus Funk&#8221; on November 27, and the song &#8220;TATTOO (feat. Akina Nakamori),&#8221; a collaboration with the &#8220;legendary diva&#8221; Akina Nakamori (59), was distributed in advance on November 20, creating a great response.</p>
<p> Katori released his first solo album &#8220;20200101 (Niwaniwa Wai Wai)&#8221; on January 1, &#8217;20.&#8217; In April 2010, he released his second album, &#8220;Tokyo SNG,&#8221; and now he has released his third album, &#8220;Circus Funk,&#8221; digitally.</p>
<p> Prior to this, the title track &#8220;Circus Funk (feat. Chevon)&#8221; was distributed on November 13, and &#8220;TATTOO (feat. Akina Nakamori),&#8221; sung with Nakamori, on November 20, both of which have received high acclaim.</p>
<div data-friday-ad-slot="AD_inArticle"></div>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Katori, who said he liked Nakamori&#8217;s song &#8220;TATTOO,&#8221; approached Nakamori&#8217;s side, saying, &#8220;I would like to cover it for this album. After receiving permission, Katori boldly asked Nakamori to sing with her, and Nakamori readily agreed. They readily agreed.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> On the day of recording, Katori asked Nakamori, &#8220;Why did you come this time? Nakamori replied, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t have a choice not to come because Katori-kun asked me to. I&#8217;ve been watching you for a long time. I was supporting you. The song was arranged and performed by the jazz band SOIL &amp; &#8220;PIMP&#8221; SESSIONS.</span></p>
<p> The &#8220;TATTOO (feat. Akina Nakamori)&#8221; song was a &#8220;collaboration&#8221; between idol singers who colored the Heisei era, and it is likely that people other than Katori&#8217;s fans were attracted to the song as well.</p>
<p> After the distribution of the song began on January 20, it even ranked first in the iTunes Store rankings, ahead of Yonezu Genji&#8217;s &#8220;Azalea&#8221; (distributed on January 18). In addition, the sound source &#8220;Shingo Katori &#8216;Tattoo (feat. Akina Nakamori)&#8217; Official Audio&#8221; on Katori&#8217;s YouTube page has received more than 1 million views. The comments on the video read,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I&#8217;m so happy to hear Akina&#8217;s powerful voice. Thank you, Shingo!</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I didn&#8217;t realize their voices fit so well together. And the band&#8217;s performance is just great!</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> [Joon] I didn&#8217;t think anyone but Akina could adequately express this song, but this is brilliant. I must admit, I wasn&#8217;t paying much attention to Katori&#8217;s singing, so I was surprised.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> [Joon] This is the first time I&#8217;ve heard Ms. Katori sing properly, and she has such a lovely voice!　I had no idea.</span></p>
<p> Nakamori&#8217;s fans also praised Katori&#8217;s singing ability. Some were deeply moved by the collaboration.</p>
<div data-friday-ad-slot="AD_inArticle"></div>
<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" What is the connection between Akina Nakamori and &quot;Johnny&#39;s&quot; office?"></div>
<h2>The two have something in common: they performed together and talked about it.</h2>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> In July 1989, Nakamori attempted suicide at the apartment of popular singer Masahiko Kondo of Johnny&#8217;s (now SMILE-UP.), with whom he was dating at the time. Furthermore, at the end of that year, a press conference was held with a &#8220;gold folding screen&#8221; in the background. At first, there were rumors that it might be a wedding press conference, but there was no such talk. Since it was an apology for the attempted suicide, it was even called the &#8220;Golden Folding Screen Incident.</span></p>
<p> In the end, the two broke up. Meanwhile, Katori had a hard time appearing on terrestrial TV after leaving the office in September 2005, partly due to the SMAP breakup scandal.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Netizens commented, &#8220;Shingo Katori and Akina Nakamori, two people who had a lot in common and were at the mercy of Johnny&#8217;s, hugged each other, and it made me feel strangely sad. Comments such as &#8220;&#8230;&#8230;&#8221; were received.</span></p>
<div data-friday-ad-slot="AD_inArticle"></div>
<p> And the album &#8220;Circus Funk&#8221; itself, which Katori released for distribution on the 27th, has also been well received. The title track, &#8220;Circus Funk (feat. Chevon),&#8221; is a collaboration with Chevon, a young band &#8220;known only to those in the know&#8221; who live in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and contains 11 other songs by Nakamori, Kroi, Zainichi Funk, Nomura, Green and Yellow Society, and other talented and gorgeous guests on every track. . Music fans are also paying attention to Katori&#8217;s album,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I listened to Shingo Katori&#8217;s album for Kroi and Chevon, but all the songs are so good I have them on repeat!</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Shingo, you&#8217;ve broadened your range as an artist and your singing has improved.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Through &#8220;Circus Funk,&#8221; I&#8217;ve come to appreciate the greatness of Shingo Katori. The more I listen to it, the more I appreciate Shingo-kun&#8217;s antennae for the artists he collaborates with.</span></p>
<p> This has become a hot topic on social networking sites.</p>
<p> Next January, &#8220;Japan&#8217;s Worst Man *My Family Was a Fake&#8221;, the first Fuji TV drama starring Katori in 11 years, will begin. The song &#8220;Circus Funk (feat. Chevon),&#8221; which is used as the theme song, will be loved by even more people.</p>
<div data-friday-ad-slot="AD_inArticle"></div>


 Toshikatsu Tanaka

 Former SMAP member Shingo Katori released his third album on November 27, and on November 20, he collaborated with "legendary diva" Akina Nakamori on a song for distribution. The collaboration between the two, who have been at the mercy of the Johnny's s office, has become a topic of conversation.

The collaboration of two people who share the commonality of being &#8220;tossed around&#8221; is a hot topic! Shingo Katori and Akina Nakamori&#8217;s singing ability is highly praised.

The collaboration of two people who share the commonality of being “tossed around” is a hot topic! Shingo Katori and Akina Nakamori’s singing ability is highly praised.

Access Ranking

Former Takarazienne, who was arrested on suspicion of fraud and defrauding Tanimachi out of 20 million yen, led an “extravagant private life”.

Appearing in 60 movies a month! Reiya Shinonome, Reiwa’s Top Actor, is a former Tokyo Metropolitan Athlete who gets laid without a moment’s sleep!

Why are the “standing girls” in Okubo Park getting so aggressive?

Kuwata and Kiyohara’s Legacy Ignites Revival: PL Gakuen High School Baseball Returns

Haruka Ayase’s Playful Charm! Caught Filming in a Bold Sleeveless Look