Sato Keigo

## Produce 101 Japan

**Sato Keigo** (佐藤 景瑚; born July 29, 1998) is a Japanese singer and member of the Japanese boy group JO1. He rose to prominence after participating in the reality competition show *Produce 101 Japan*, where he ranked 7th.

## Early life

Sato Keigo was born on July 29, 1998 in Aichi, Japan. He has one older sister.

Prior to *Produce 101 Japan*, Sato graduated from EXPG in Nagoya and worked as a beauty parlor intern.

## Career

### Pre-debut: *Produce 101 Japan*

In 2019, Sato Keigo participated in the Japanese version of the reality competition show *Produce 101*, *Produce 101 Japan*. He auditioned as part of the group HIGH STEPS. He received an evaluation grade of A and kept the same grade after his re-evaluation. He ended up ranking 7th with 186,309 votes, securing him a spot in the boy band JO1.

He also participated at the group's first pre-debut fanmeeting on January 31, 2020 at Pacifico Yokohama. The group also held another fanmeeting at Osaka Orix Theater from February 18 to February 20, 2020.

### 2020-present: Debut with JO1, *Protostar*, *Stargazer*, and *The Star*

On March 4, 2020, JO1 debuted with their first single album *Protostar*. The same day, they held their debut stage with the album's title track "Infinity" ("無限大").

The group returned with their second single album *Stargazer* on August 26, 2020. As part of his promotions with JO1, he performed at the 31st Mynavi Tokyo Girls Collection 2020 Autumn/Winter 2020, the largest fashion event in Japan. The group was also scheduled to perform at KCON 2020 JAPAN's main event *KCON 2020 JAPAN x M COUNTDOWN* on April 4, 2020 at Makuhari Messe. Since the event was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, they instead attended KCON:TACT 2020 SUMMER for a Meet&Greet, making them the first Japanese boy group to ever participate in the convention. They also performed at KCON:TACT Season 2 from October 16 to October 25, 2020.

On November 25, 2020, the group released their first full-length album *The Star*. They are also scheduled to hold their first solo online concert, *Starlight*, on December 19, 2020.

## Trivia

* His name is written with the kanji for "help" ("佐"; *sa*), "wisteria" ("藤"; *to*), "scenery" ("景"; *kei*) and "coral" ("瑚"; *go*).
* His hobbies are dancing, playing billiard, bowling, and playing soccer.
* His special skills are playing soccer, dancing, and playing billiard.
* He said that if he got into the Top 11 on *Produce 101 Japan*, he'd go to a famous haunted place that has ghosts.
* He thinks his charm point is his style.
* His favorite color is silver.
* His favorite food is beef tongue.
* The thing he hates the most are insects.
* He thinks a person's scent and arms are the most attractive.
* He likes to tell scary stories.
* He bit at least two ears during his time on *Produce 101 Japan*.
* He designed the JO1 House logo.

## Notes

1. ↑ His childhood nickname, which he revealed for JO1's Children's Day posts on social media. It is an abbreviation on his first name "Keigo" as "go" can also mean "five" in Japanese.

## References

1. ↑ JO1 Official Instagram — JO1 Children's Day. #思い出のアルバム #のぞいてみました!
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 JO1 Official Website — Sato Keigo's Profile
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Produce 101 Japan Offical Website — Sato Keigo's Profile
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 GYAO! Official YouTube —【JO1 HOUSE 第0話】3月4日にデビューしたJO1初のレギュラー番組！果たしてどんな番組になるのか！？│毎週木曜よる9時GYAO!で無料配信中！
5. ↑ JO1 Official Fanclub Resume
6. ↑ JO1 Official YouTube — 1st Fanmeeting at Pacifico Yokohama (removed, now only available through the official fanclub)
7. ↑ JO1 Official Website — JO1 1ST FANMEETING Details decided! Pre-registration for JO1 Official Fan Club has started!
8. ↑ JO1 1ST FANMEETING @ Osaka Venue Lottery Bonus: Invite "Meet & Greet"
9. ↑ JO1 Official Instagram — JO1 「PROTOSTAR」2020.03.04 Debut
10. ↑ JO1 Official Website — JO1 debut single "PROTOSTAR" singer photos and jacket photos published
11. ↑ JO1 Official Instagram — JO1 2ND SINGLE 『STARGAZER』 2020.08.26 Release
12. ↑ JO1 Official Website — The second single "STARGAZER" will be released on August 26! (20/08/06：forTUNE music Third reception update)
13. ↑ Girlswalker Official Website — 2020 Autumn/Winter 2020 Artists
14. ↑ JO1 Official Website — "KCON 2020 JAPAN x M COUNTDOWN" 4/4 (Sat) appearance decision
15. ↑ JO1 Official Website — JO1 "KCON: TACT 2020 SUMMER" Meet&Greet appearance decision
16. ↑ Oricon — JO1、『KCON』初出演 日本人ボーイズグループで初の快挙 豆原一成「これからも出続けられるように」
17. ↑ JO1 Official Website — Information on "KCON: TACT season2" appearance decision
18. ↑ JO1 Official Website — 1ST ALBUM "The STAR" to be released on November 25!
19. ↑ JO1 Official Website — JO1's first online solo live "STARLIGHT" will be held!