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Japanese Entertainment News & Info HERE! [part II]
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news: artiste
Oshio Manabu (30) is getting his career back into gear. He dropped out of a promising acting career a couple of years ago to focus on music. But this week it was revealed that he has signed a contract with major record label Avex. No specific details were given about his plans, but it's thought that he's aiming to act in Hollywood. He spent his elementary school years in Los Angeles and regularly spends time there with his wife, actress Yada Akiko (29) and their six-month-old son. The couple married in November 2006. Avex has been recruiting more top acting talent recently, including kabuki star Nakamura Shido (35) and actress Koyuki (31).
Source: www.japan-zone.com |
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news: actor
Actor Fujita Makoto (75) is said to be doing well in his fight with esophageal cancer. Doctors reduced the level of his radiation therapy last week. He is able to leave hospital at the weekends and recently spent the Golden Week holidays at an onsen resort.
Source: www.japan-zone.com |
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news: model/actress
[J-ENT] Ebihara says she would like to get married
Japantoday.com reported, 揗odel Yuri Ebihara, 28, says she is still looking for 慚r X |
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news: idol
Ai Kago heads to Hong Kong for filming
Fri, May 16, 2008 (12:24am EDT)
On Friday, Ai Kago departed from Narita Airport headed for Hong Kong to begin her acting career. She will be participating in filming for a new movie, which was first mentioned in the news last month.
The film's working title is being referred to as "Super Chef" by Japanese news outlets, while other sources are calling it "Kung Fu Chef." The cast apparently includes Vanness Wu (of the Taiwanese group formerly known as F4) and Sammo Hung.
In other Kago-related news, Oricon that her newly opened fanclub site (Biscuit Club) has been a big hit. According to the marketing firm NetRatings, the site ranked #1 out of all sites that launched in April. A lot of the traffic has been generated by postings on the Yahoo! news site, with 41% of the visitors being referred from there.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artiste
Shonannokaze member starts solo activities
Fri, May 16, 2008 (12:32am EDT)
HAN-KUN, a member of the reggae group Shonannokaze, is branching out with a solo career. He will release his first album, titled "VOICE MAGICIAN," on July 9.
HAN-KUN started working on "VOICE MAGICIAN" about midway through last year. In December and February, he traveled to Jamaica to record the album, though he re-recorded parts of it after returning to Japan. The release is expected to contain 15 tracks.
Starting in September, HAN-KUN plans to embark on his first solo tour.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: dorama
"Here is Greenwood" goes live-action
Fri, May 16, 2008 (12:43am EDT)
Yukie Nasu's shojo manga series "Here is Greenwood" is getting a television drama version this summer. Publisher Hakusensha has made an announcement on their website, and an official website has been launched for the show.
Other than the fact it starts in July, no details have been revealed. However, it appears to not be affiliated with any of the major networks, so it will likely air on independent stations like Tokyo MX.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artistes/anime
"Antique" to bake with Chemistry
Fri, May 16, 2008 (1:03am EDT)
CHEMISTRY has been chosen to provide the theme song for the anime series "Antique" (also known as "Antique Bakery"). The show is based on Fumi Yoshinaga's hit comic series that was turned into a drama in 2001 starring Hideaki Takizawa, Kippei Shiina, Naohito Fujiki, and Koyuki.
In an unprecedented move, CHEMISTRY's song will serve as both the opening theme and ending theme, but with a different arrangement for each. According to Chemistry Club, the song is titled "Life goes on" and will be released on August 20.
"Antique" starts airing on Fuji TV on July 3, in the 12:45am time slot.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: writer
Writer Shigeru Tsukada dies at 82
Fri, May 16, 2008 (2:32am EDT)
Director and writer Shigeru Tsukada died of a stroke on Tuesday at a Tokyo hospital. He was 82.
Tsukada joined the Toho movie studio in 1945. He started out as a theater director but eventually moved on to writing for television, working on shows like the music program "Yoru no Hit Studio" and the variety show "8 Ji da yo! Zenin Shugo," as well as NHK's year-end Kohaku Uta Gassen. In his 40s, he also became active as a talento, making his own appearance on "Yoru no Hit Studio."
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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survey
Parents still don't like "London Hearts"
Fri, May 16, 2008 (10:37am EDT)
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers Associations announced the results of its annual survey on parents' attitudes towards their children and television.
One question asked them which shows they don't want their children to watch, and for the 5th year in a row, the variety show "London Hearts" was at the top of the list. It was followed by "Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!," "Crayon Shin-chan," "Enta no Kamisama," and "Shimura Ken no Baka Tonosama."
When asked which programs they want to show their children, the educational "Sekaiichi Uketai Jugyo" ranked highest. More education-themed shows filled the rest of the list: "Doubutsu Kisou Tengai!," "3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei," "Heisei Kyouiku Iinkai," and "IQ Sapuri."
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: awards
Matsuyama wins Eigakan Taisho
Sat, May 17, 2008 (12:09pm EDT)
The 1st Eigakan Taisho (Movie Theater Award) was announced on Saturday. More than 6,000 movie fans voted for their number one actor or actress, and in the end, Kenichi Matsuyama earned the Grand Prize with 1,167 of the votes.
Matsuyama was one of 15 popular stars nominated for the prize, who were chosen for appearing in the most films between 2006 and 2007. Other nominees included Yu Aoi, Joe Odagiri, Shun Oguri, and Ryo Kase.
As part of the award project, the Polepole Higashinakano theater will run a special screening of some of Matsuyama's works, scheduled from June 28 to July 4. The films include "YAMATO," "Hito no Sex wo Warau na," "Tsubaki Sanjuro," "NANA," and "Linda Linda Linda."
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artiste
Fumido's Watari ties the knot
Fri, May 16, 2008 (10:38am EDT)
Kazuhisa Watari, the vocalist and pianist of the trio Fumido, got married at the end of April, it was learned on Thursday. According to a close source, the 30-year-old Watari wedded a woman in her 20s.
Watari is the second member of the band to marry, after drummer Katsuya Nakatomi became a couple with ZIP-FM disc jockey Etsuko Tsuzuku in December 2006.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: idol
Luna Nagai retires from gravure and acting
Sat, May 17, 2008 (4:56pm EDT)
Luna Nagai, a 25-year-old gravure idol and actress, has retired from show business. Since last month, she has been employed by a regular company.
Nagai was scouted at the age of 16 and began releasing photobooks and DVDs. She later moved into acting, landing regular roles in the NHK morning drama "Manten" and the TBS jidaigeki series "Mitokomon."
In 2006, she graduated from Rikkyo University after having spent a couple years studying abroad in Boston. That summer, she declared her intention to strengthen her English with the goal of becoming an international actress, and she enrolled in graduate school in London.
A source close to Nagai explained that the actress reconsidered her future while in London and decided to make use of her studies to pursue a normal career.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: movie
Chiaki Kuriyama to co-star with Takayuki Yamada in "Kamogawa Horumo"
Sat, May 17, 2008 (6:22pm EDT)
 
Last month, Shochiku announced a movie adaptation of Manabu Makime's novel "Kamogawa Horumo," directed by Katsuhide Motoki and starring Takayuki Yamada. Now it has been revealed that actress Chiaki Kuriyama has joined the cast.
"Kamogawa Horumo" is a supernatural coming-of-age comedy set in Kyoto University. Yamada plays Akira Abe, a new student who gets involved in a club whose members compete against each other with their powers of controlling spirits known as shikigami.
Kuriyama has been cast as a fellow freshman named Fumi, an eccentric and unsociable girl whose reasons for joining the club are unclear at first. Her character sports an okappa haircut and black-rimmed glasses, which earns her the nickname of "Bon-chan" for her resemblance to TV celebrity Bondo Ooki.
Sei Ashina, Takuya Ishida, Gaku Hamada, and Yoshiyoshi Arakawa have already been announced as cast members. The film is scheduled to open in 2009.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: dorama
Takenouchi, Kanno to co-star in TBS's "Tomorrow"
Sun, May 18, 2008 (5:13pm EDT)
 
TBS has announced a medical drama for this summer titled "Tomorrow," starring Yutaka Takenouchi and Miho Kanno. The show has apparently been in planning for the past four years. During that span of time, producers visited hospitals across the country gathering doctors' opinions about the problems faced by the hospital system and its patients.
Takenouchi plays a surgeon who retired 8 years ago to work for the municipal government. However, he ends up returning to the profession to help a local hospital on the verge of bankruptcy. Kanno plays a co-worker, taking on the role of a nurse for the first time in her acting career. Tamaki Ogawa, Tomoka Kurokawa, Takanori Jinnai, and Ittoku Kishibe have also been confirmed for the cast.
Filming starts later this month. "Tomorrow" will air on Sundays at 9:00pm, starting on July 6.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artistes
SAS officially announces hiatus starting in 2009
Sun, May 18, 2008 (6:27pm EDT)
Next month marks the 30th anniversary of the popular band Southern All Stars, but their agency Amuse and record company Victor Entertainment made a surprising announcement to the group's fans on Sunday. Starting next year, the band will formally go on indefinite hiatus.
The group's five members, led by Keisuke Kuwata, began discussing the decision in January. In the past, they have had long periods of inactivity due to various members doing solo work, but this is the first time they have officially announced a suspension of activity. According to Kuwata, the members will continue their own individual development as musicians. He also mentioned his occasional lack of motivation towards work as one of the reasons behind the decision.
Although the group may resume activity in the future, no particular length of time has been decided for this hiatus, and it seems likely that it will last for at least a couple years. However, Kuwata said that they are definitely not disbanding.
In his statement, Kuwata also apologized to his fans for the band's previous unannounced breaks, saying that this time, he had wanted to announce the group's plans as early as possible.
Southern All Stars will remain active as a group for the rest of this year, with at least a new single scheduled for release on August 6 and four anniversary concerts at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on August 16-17, 23-24. None of the individual members have announced any definite plans for 2009 onward.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: idols
V6 announces movie tie-in, tour
Mon, May 19, 2008 (12:21am EDT)
20th Century, the older half of popular group V6, performed in Tokyo on Sunday, wrapping up their first nationwide concert tour since five years ago. During the show, the group announced an upcoming tour for V6 and a new song that will be used in the next Ultraman movie.
The tour will start in Osaka on August 1 and run until the end of the month, with a total of 15 concerts spanning 8 locations.
Their movie tie-in is a song titled "LIGHT IN YOUR HEART," which has been chosen as the theme song to "Daikessen! Cho Ultra 8 Kyodai," opening September 13. The movie features the return of several Ultraman characters, including V6 member Hiroshi Nagano as Ultraman Tiga. The song has not been given a release date yet.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artiste
Manami Konishi reaches #1 in Taiwan
Mon, May 19, 2008 (1:03am EDT)
In March, actress Manami Konishi released her first single "Sunny Day," a song written for her movie "Sweet Rain: Shinigami no Seido." It entered the charts at #10 and continued to sell fairly well, but now the song has found even more popularity overseas, particularly in Taiwan, where "Sweet Rain" opened at the end of April.
On Taiwan's Yahoo! Music charts for Japanese and Korean music (based on data from the site KKBOX), Konishi achieved #1 this past week, beating out tunes by Hikaru Utada, Yui Aragaki, and Kou Shibasaki. On the daily charts, it had debuted on May 10 at #4 but climbed to its current #1 spot two days later.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Top 149 Japanese leading companies chose
揟he most wanted male TV star for Advertisement (CM)擺/color]
1, Kimura Takuya (35) SMAP $1,000,000(Estimated Guaranteed pay, per CM)
2, Takakura Ken (77) $1,350,000
3, Watanabe Ken (48) $1,000,000
4, Kitano Takeshi (61) $600,000
5, Asano Tadanobu (34) $500,000
6, Katori Shingo (31)SMAP $750,000
7, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (33) SMAP $700,000
8, Fukuyama Masaharu (39) $500,000
9, Oguri Syun (25) $400,000
10, Kokubun Taichi (33) TOKIO $350,000
11, Abe Hiroshi (43) $350,000
12, Okada Junichi (27) V6 $400,000
13, Oda Yuji (40) $600,000
14, Koike Teppei (22) $400,000
15, Yama#a Tomohisa (23) NewS $350,000
16, Sakurai Sho (26) Arashi $350,000
17, Tsutsumi Shinichi (43) $350,000
18, Odagiri Joe (32) $500,000
19, Ninomiya Kazunari (24) Arashi $350,000
20, Tamaki Hiroshi (28) $300,000
21, Akashiya Sanma (52) $600,000
22, Tsumabuki Satoshi (27) $400,000
23, Kojima Yoshio (27) $200,000
24, Kamenashi Kazuya (22) KAT-TUN $350,000
25, Sato Ryuta (28) $150,000
26, Ota Hikari (43) $300,000
(Source Syukan Gendai)
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