Gorō Inagaki (稲垣 吾郎, Inagaki Gorō^?, born (1973-12-08)December 8, 1973) is a Japanese musician and actor from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. Inagaki is a member of the Japanese pop group SMAP. His career began while he was in junior high school, when his sister submitted his picture to a talent company; he was subsequently chosen to join SMAP, which has a considerable following in Japan.^{[citation needed]} Inagaki's first major acting role was in the motion picture Saraba itoshino yakuza, released in 1990.^{[citation needed]} His international film debut was in the romantic comedy Private Lessons II, playing the male lead role of a Japanese student who falls for his tutor. Private Lessons II also starred SMAP lead vocalist Masahiro Nakai.

In 2001, Inagaki was involved in a dispute with a police officer over a parking ticket; he was arrested under the charge of violating road traffic laws and obstructing the official duty of a police officer. Inagaki was temporarily suspended from all public appearances by his agency, Johnny & Associates, but SMAP itself continued to perform concerts during his suspension. The local police station of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in Shibuya Special Ward sent a report to the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office recommending an additional charge of assault. This charge was not upheld by the prosecutor, and Inagaki paid the fine immediately after release.

Shingo Katori (香取 慎吾, Katori Shingo^?, born 31 January 1977) is the youngest member of SMAP, a popular Japanese idol group from the agency Johnny & Associates, and he is from Yokohama, Japan. Shingo Katori has acted in several dramas such as Three Peace, and has appeared as a voice actor in such anime series as Akazukin Chacha, in which he voiced the werewolf boy Riiya.

Katori was cast as one of the main characters of Shinsengumi!, 2004's Taiga drama, a historical drama aired on NHK. He plays Kondō Isami, the leader of the Shinsengumi.

Katori was once known for cross-dressing as the character "Shingo Mama" (慎吾ママ) on the variety show Sata Suma; he even released a top-selling CD single "Shingo Mama no Oha Rock" (慎吾ママのおはロック), done in character. Shingo Mama's trademark phrase is "Ohhā!" (morning!). From 2000-2001, Shingo Mama promoted the use of ohha as part of a Ministry of Education campaign to encourage family communication. [1]

He went on to host his own English-oriented show "SmaSTATION!!" that featured mostly journalists discussing world news, as well as translation and vocabulary quizzes, where Shingo faced off against other celebrities in a battle of English comprehension. He also released a series of books under the title English PeraPera (fluently). He was also quite critical of George W. Bush.