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Shiho Katō

Shiho Katō, Japanese singer and model

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Born
February 2, 1998
Age in 2026
28
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1998

About Shiho Katō

Shiho Katō (Japanese: 加藤 史帆, Hepburn: Katō Shiho) is a Japanese actress, model, and television personality. She is an exclusive model for the fashion magazine CanCam and starred as Ayaka Usagida in Ayaka Is in Love with Hiroko! (2024−2025). Katō began her career as a member of girl group Hinatazaka46 (formerly Hiragana Keyakizaka46) from 2016 to 2024 and made her acting debut in the group's drama Re:Mind (2017). She served as lead performer for the group's single "Kimi Shika Katan" (2021) and was known as one of the group's strongest vocalists. In 2018, she became a center (lead performer) for the first time for "Happy Aura", released on the Keyakizaka46 single "Ambivalent". Her first solo song, "Otoko Tomodachi Dakara", was released on Hiragana Keyakizaka46's debut album Hashiridasu Shunkan (2018).

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Shiho Katō timeline

  1. In 2018, she became a center (lead performer) for the first time for "Happy Aura", released on the Keyakizaka46 single "Ambivalent".
  2. Her first solo song, "Otoko Tomodachi Dakara", was released on Hiragana Keyakizaka46's debut album Hashiridasu Shunkan (2018).
  3. She is an exclusive model for the fashion magazine CanCam and starred as Ayaka Usagida in Ayaka Is in Love with Hiroko! (2024−2025).

The world when Shiho Katō was born

Shiho Katō was born in 1998. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1998

  • #1 song"Too Close" – Next
  • Top movieShakespeare in Love
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookA Man in Full – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark McGwire hits 70 home runs, breaking Roger Maris's record
  • Top headlinePresident Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives
  • Technology milestoneGoogle founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin
  • Defining fadFurby
  • Notable inventionGoogle founded
  • World population5.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population270.2M

1998 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Shiho Katō's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19982026
Gas$1.06$3.45/gal
Average home$128,400$435,000
Average income$48,950$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population270.2M341 million

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