SMAP gets their own magazine
Mon, June 28, 2010 (7:35pm EDT)
SMAP is getting its own special one-time magazine issue, currently titled "Super-fashion & Music Assemble Photo-magazine" (abbreviated as SMAP). The issue will be jointly edited by the magazine houses of popeye and anan, with a target release date of August 25.
SMAP will fill the pages of the entire magazine, which is planned to be roughly 140 pages in length. This is the first time they have undertaken such a project.
One of the highlights of the magazine is that it includes conversations between SMAP members and other well-known celebrities. For example, Goro Inagaki (36) spoke with manga artist Naoki Urasawa (50), while Shingo Katori (33) spoke with fashion designer Tom Brown. Other features of the magazine include a special essay by author Mariko Hayashi (56), previously unpublished off-shot photos of SMAP (some as old as ten years ago), a survey-based ranking of SMAP's songs, and various topics such as date fashion.
This week's music sales charts are out, and as expected, Arashi and Hey! Say! JUMP took the top spots on the single and album rankings, respectively.
Arashi's new single "To be free" sold 426,000 copies to rank #1. Leader Satoshi Ohno also released the solo single "Yukai Tsukai Kaibutsu-kun" at the same time, and that sold 143,000 copies to rank #2. Together, they accomplished the rare feat of a group and a solo artist from the group taking the top two spots at the same time, which last happened nearly 10 years ago. "To be free" also counts as Arashi's 20th consecutive #1 single, making them just the fifth artist to achieve such a streak.
SKE48's latest single ranked #3, ahead of new releases from Kumi Koda, Dreams Come True, and Sukima Switch, in that order. Shota Shimizu also made the top ten at #10.
On the album rankings, Hey! Say! JUMP's long-awaited first album "JUMP NO. 1" led the way with 156,000 in sales. Nana Mizuki was #2 with her "IMPACT EXCITER," selling about 93,000 copies.
TUBE ranked #4, followed by MINMI. moumoon's latest entered the charts at #7, while HAN-KUN was #10.
Live-Action Gantz's 1st Official Teaser Trailer Posted (31 sec)
The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Gantz science-fiction action manga has relaunched on Saturday with the first official theatrical teaser trailer. Before this 31-second teaser, the only videos available from the two-part film project were preview footage which aired on various television programs.
Kazunari Ninomiya (Tekkonkinkreet, Letters from Iwo Jima) of the Arashi musical group and award-winning actor Ken'ichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Detroit Metal City, NANA, The Legend of Kamui) star as two friends who are resurrected after a deadly subway accident and forced to take on violent, mysterious missions. Yuriko Yoshitaka (Kaiji), Natsuna, and Takayuki Yamada (Train Man, Crows Zero, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi) also star in this film from director Shinsuke Sato (The Princess Blade, Suna-dokei, Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror).
The first film is slated to be completed by November, and it will open in Japan next January. The second film will open next spring.
Oku launched the "Final Phase" of his Gantz manga in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine last year. Gantz has been running in the magazine since July of 2000, and the first 27 volumes have sold over 10 million copies. Dark Horse Comics is publishing the 11th volume of the original manga in North America this month. ADV Films released Gonzo's television anime adaptation of the manga.
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