Noriko Katō

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Noriko Katō
加藤 紀子
Born
Noriko Katō

(1973-01-30) January 30, 1973 (age 51)
Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer-songwriter
AgentUp-Front Create
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Spouses
Yoshio Wakatsuki
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​
(m. 2005; div. 2010)​
Hiroshi Kawabe
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(m. 2013)​
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1991–present
Labels
Japanese name
Kanji加藤 紀子
Hiraganaかとう のりこ
Katakanaカトウ ノリコ
Websitewww.up-front-create.com/noriko_katou/

Noriko Katō (加藤 紀子, Katō Noriko) (born January 30, 1973) is a Japanese actress and singer-songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

Born in Suzuka, Mie, Japan, Noriko Katō graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Yoyogi High School.[1]

Katō's career began in 1991 as a member of Sakurakko Club, together with Anza Oyama, Miki Nakatani, Miho Kanno, and Hiroko Kurumizawa. On July 25, 1992, she released her first single, a cover of Chisato Moritaka's "Kondo Watashi Doko ka Tsurete itte Kudasai yo". The single peaked at No. 69 on Oricon's singles chart and earned her a New Artist Award nomination at the 34th Japan Record Awards.[1][2]

In 2000, Katō moved to France to study the French language. She resumed her entertainment career when she returned to Japan two years later.[1]

In January 2023, Katō switched her talent agency from J.P. Room to Up-Front Create.

Personal life[edit]

Katō married creative director Yoshio Wakatsuki (若槻 善雄, Wakatsuki Yoshio) on December 27, 2005. They divorced on April 15, 2010. On March 3, 2013, Katō married Tokyo No. 1 Soul Set member Hiroshi Kawabe (川辺 ヒロシ, Kawabe Hiroshi).[1][3]

Filmography[edit]

TV drama[edit]

  • Shampoo Time (シャンプータイム, Shanpū Taimu) (NTV, 1993)
  • Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari (東京大学物語, Tokyo University Story) (TV Asahi, 1994)
  • Saikō no Koibito (最高の恋人, The Best Lover) (TV Asahi, 1995)
  • Glass no Kutsu (ガラスの靴, Garasu no Kutsu, The Glass Slipper) (NTV, 1997)
  • Seizetsu! Yome Shūto Sensō Rasetsu no Ie (凄絶!嫁姑戦争 羅刹の家, Awesome! Wife-in-Law War) (TV Asahi, 1998)
  • Dokushin Seikatsu (独身生活, Single Life) (TBS, 1999)
  • Virtual Girl (バーチャルガール, Bācharu Gāru) (NTV, 2000)
  • Shōnan Kawara Yane Monogatari (湘南瓦屋根物語, Shōnan Tile Roof Story) (TV Tokyo, 2002)
  • Little Hospital (リトルホスピタル, Ritoru Hosupitaru) (TV Tokyo, 2003)
  • Kētai Keiji Zenigata Yui (ケータイ刑事 銭形結, Mobile Phone Criminal) (TBS, 2010)
  • 461-Ko no Arigatō. 〜 Aijō Bentō ga Hagukunda Chantoko no Kizuna 〜 (461個のありがとう。 〜愛情弁当が育んだ父と子の絆〜, Thank you 461. ~ The Bond Between Father and Child That Love Bento Brought Up ~) (NHK, 2015)

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Date Peak chart positions Sales (JPN) RIAJ
certification[4] 		Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[2]
"Kondo Watashi Doko ka Tsurete itte Kudasai yo" July 25, 1992 69 N/A De Beaux
"Omoikiri Naite ii" August 25, 1993 96 N/A
"Kono Michi wo Aruiteku" January 25, 1994 95 N/A
"Densha no Hito" April 1, 1994 — N/A Non-album single
"Truth" October 10, 1995 33 N/A Flower Diamond
"Genki de Iru yo" February 26, 1996 40 N/A
"Tsumetaku Shite Kudasai" May 10, 1996 42 N/A
"Chiisana Shiawase" October 10, 1996 35 N/A Souvenir
"Invitation" June 25, 1997 59 N/A
"Fuyu ga Kita" January 15, 1998 59 N/A
"Hanareba Nare ni?" January 13, 1999 77 N/A La Fraise
"Ichigo" May 12, 1999 — N/A
"Itsuka Ōjisama ga" February 19, 2000 — N/A Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Studio albums[edit]

Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position[2] 		Sales
 RIAJ certification[4]
1994 De Beaux —
1996 Flower Diamond
  • Released: May 25, 1996
  • Label: One Up Music
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 42
1998 Souvenir
  • Released: February 5, 1998
  • Label: One Up Music
  • Formats: CD
 40
1999 La Fraise
  • Released: May 21, 1999
  • Label: zetima
  • Formats: CD
 —

Cover albums[edit]

Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position[2] 		Sales
 RIAJ certification[4]
2005 Les Oiseaux Bleu
  • Released: May 11, 2005
  • Label: zetima
  • Formats: CD
 —

Video albums[edit]

Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position[2] 		Sales
 RIAJ certification[4]
1992 Kondo Watashi Doko ka Tsurete itte Kudasai yo —
1996 Chiisana Shiawase
  • Released: November 11, 1996
  • Label: One Up Music
  • Formats: VHS
 —

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "加藤紀子". Idol.ne.jp. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "加藤紀子". Oricon. December 29, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "川辺ヒロシと加藤紀子が入籍、保証人は明石家さんま＆卓球". Natalie.mu. March 4, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "ゴールドディスク認定" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

External links[edit]

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