Hironori Kusano
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Hironori Kusano (草野博紀) (born 15 February 1988), is the youngest member of J-pop boy band NEWS. Kusano joined Johnny & Associates on 4 February 2001 when he was 13 years old. As a Johnny's Jr, Kusano had also been in other Jr. subgroups such as Supporting, J-support and KKKity, before he was selected as 1 of the 8 to debut as NEWS. Kusano has been voted in several Japanese fan polls as 'The Jr. you would want most as a brother'.
[edit] Profile
Name: Hironori Kusano (草野博紀)
Nickname(s): Kusano, Hiro, Notti, Kusacchi (by Koyama)
Horoscope: Aquarius
Birthday: 15 February 1988
Hometown: Kanagawa
Blood type: B
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 56 kg
Shoe Size: 29 cm
Eye Sight: Right-2.0, Left-2.0
Family Members: Parents, 1 older sister, 2 younger sisters
Pet: 1 mini daschund Ricky
Favorite Senior: Kazuya Kamenashi (KAT-TUN)
[edit] Works
For albums and concerts, please see under NEWS
Dorama: Gekidan Engimono [Ie ga Tooi] - A short 4-series dorama which also starred fellow group members Masuda Takahisa, Tegoshi Yuya and Kato Shigeaki. This is also Kusano's first dorama he acted in.
Radio show: DJ-hosting "NEWS Kick and Spin Muzik" broadcasted every Thursday @ 21:25~21.45
TV: "The Shounen Club", "Ya-Ya-yah", "Hadaka no Shounen" (previously)
[edit] News Update
Hironori Kusano has been on a "temporary withdrawal" also known as a temporary suspension due to his alleged underaged drinking rumors brought up by a tabloid magazine. JE is currently still investigating this issue, but Kusano is not guilty as he had said in a statement that he had not drunk. He is voluntarily withdrawing out of the scene for the moment to reflect on what he has done as he had caused misunderstanding due to his actions. Therefore, his radio show has since been replaced by other NEWS members and he will not be appearing in any TV shows until further notice.
NEWS will be going under temporary suspension after their Spring Concert 2006 due to alleged bad discipline, as Kusano's incident was a follow up from Hiroki Uchi, a fellow NEWS member who is currently suspended since September 2004 due to underaged drinking too. NEWS is to reflect on their behaviour and thus will be pulled out of activities as a group after May 2006 till next year (no confirmed dates have been given by JE).
On December 30, 2006 NEWS was officially announced to return, but without Kusano or Uchi. According to Johnny & Associates, they have been demoted as "trainees", an undefined term currently. Whether they will be returning to NEWS (Kanjani8 too for Uchi) is still unknown.
