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Japanese Entertainment News & Info HERE! [part II]
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news: actress
Shinohara Ryoko makes an appearance at Hatarako.net event
August 28, 2008 by KNDY
Singer/actress Shinohara Ryoko (35) made an appearance and receiving a gift as a special guest for Hatarako.net抯 揅atch a Dream |
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news: director/movie
Takeshi brings 'cruel art' to Venice
Friday 29th August, 05:15 AM JST
VENICE |
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news: director/movie
Yagira denies reports of attempted suicide
Sun, August 31, 2008 (8:50pm EDT)
Actor Yuya Yagira has now issued an official statement regarding the news of his hospitalization, clarifying that he did not attempt suicide, contrary to early news reports.
Yagira explained he had gotten into a verbal argument with his family. During the quarrel, he took some tranquilizers that his doctor had prescribed for him, but he consumed more than his usual dosage. As a result, he fell ill, and he himself requested an ambulance. He was taken to a hospital, but he was able to leave later that day.
He assured everyone that he had no intention of suicide, and also apologized for causing concern.
Source: www.tokyograph.com
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news: singer
Jero rocks hometown audience at Pittsburgh concert
Friday 29th August, 07:01 AM JST
PITTSBURGH |
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news: actor
"Aibou" duo to split with Terawaki's departure
Fri, August 29, 2008 (2:48am EDT)
Yasufumi Terawaki, one half of the starring duo in the hit detective drama "Aibou," will be leaving the show after the upcoming 7th season. Along with co-star Yutaka Mizutani, Terawaki has been one of the most recognized TV detectives during the past decade.
The show started in 2000 and has had a 6-month run every year since 2002. A film version opened in May and has been one of the top-grossing pictures of this year. A spinoff film is in the works, and the 7th season is scheduled to run from October to March.
It has not been revealed how Terawaki's character will leave the show.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artiste
YUI taking a break
Sat, August 30, 2008 (8:41pm EDT)
Young singer-songwriter YUI has announced on her official website that she is taking a short break from music to "refresh" herself. The break will start after the release of a new song in the fall, and she plans to resume work next year.
YUI signed with Sony at the age of 17 after participating in an audition. Since her debut in 2005, she has released a dozen singles and three full albums.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artiste
Kiroro's Kinjo expecting again
Sat, August 30, 2008 (9:42pm EDT)
Ayano Kinjo, the keyboardist of the duo Kiroro, is pregnant with her second child. Her agency announced the news on Friday. She is currently in her third month and is scheduled to give birth in March.
Like her partner Chiharu Tamashiro, Kinjo got married in 2005. She gave birth to a daughter later that year.
Kinjo plans to participate in all scheduled performances until at least the end of the year. Kiroro's new song will also be released in the fall as planned.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: movie
Kaname, Shimatani co-star in film about former J-Leaguer
Sun, August 31, 2008 (3:24am EDT)
 
Actor Jun Kaname and singer Hitomi Shimatani are co-starring in a movie called "Parallel," directed by Kazuaki Muto.
The film is based on the life of Kazuyuki Kyoya, a former J League soccer player whose legs were paralyzed in a car accident in 1993, forcing him to quit the sport. Despite the tragedy, he has since gone on to become a role model as a member of Japan's national wheelchair basketball team.
Kaname is playing the role of Kyoya, while Shimatani has been cast as Kyoya's supportive wife Yoko. Shimatani is also handling the movie's theme song, titled "SMILES."
"Parallel" is scheduled to come out in 2009.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: actor
Dai Watanabe now a father
Sun, August 31, 2008 (11:08pm EDT)
Actor Dai Watanabe, the son of Ken Watanabe, is officially a father. He revealed on his blog that his wife gave birth to a boy on Saturday evening.
Dai has been married since March 14 of this year.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artistes
Do As Infinity reuniting
Sat, August 30, 2008 (2:09pm EDT)
The popular band Do As Infinity is getting back together, it was announced on Saturday. The group made a surprise appearance at a-nation to break the news, though it was also revealed on their official website.
Led by vocalist Tomiko Van, the group was active between 1999 and 2005. This past spring, the group's members and staff met again, and they began discussing the possibility of a reunion. They have chosen September 29 as the date they officially resume activities, starting with a free show at Yoyogi Park on September 30.
The band plans to focus on live performances in the future, but they also aim to release new material next spring.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: dorama
Manami Konishi saves children in new drama
Mon, September 1, 2008 (3:06am EDT)
Actress Manami Konishi has had a couple roles in the past as a doctor or nurse, but now she will be stepping up to play a hospital director. She will star in TV Asahi's medical drama "Shoni Kyumei ~Kodomotachi no Tame ni, Sono Mirai no Tame ni~" this fall.
In recent years, many large hospitals have been forced to close their pediatrics departments, leading to a shortage of medical attention available to children across Japan. Konishi plays a doctor who leaves a large hospital to start a children's hospital.
The show premieres in October. It will run in TV Asahi's Thursday 9:00pm time slot.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: TV
 
The big TV event of the weekend was NTV's annual 24-hour telethon. Female celebrities stole the show, with comedienne Edo Harumi completing a 117km run and staggering into Nippon Budokan in time for show's finale. Pop quartet Speed got back together for the first time in more than four years, and the "Madonna Japan" Olympic softball gold medalists also appeared on the show.
Edo's fellow Yoshimoto Kogyo comedian Hazama Kampei (58), a keen runner for many years, announced that he has an even bigger project in the works - running around the world. "I'll be heading east, so if I return from the east, you'll know I've given up!" He will cross the Pacific and Atlantic by yacht, but otherwise will run the entire 36,000km across North America, Europe and Asia. His "Earth Marathon" will start in Osaka on December 17 and is expected to take about two and a half years - an average of about 40km per day - during which time he will not return to Japan. As the run is part of Yoshimoto's centenary celebrations in 2012, they may be expecting it to take more than three years. Hazama has run NTV's marathon three times in the past, aiming for 200km the first two times (in 1992-93) and running 600km from Kobe to Tokyo over the course of a week in 1995 following the major earthquake in Kobe.
Source: www.japan-zone.com |
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news: movies
Critics and movie fans alike are raving about Japan's entries at the Venice International Film Festival. "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea), the latest anime feature from Miyazaki Hayao (67), had its screening on Sunday and received a five-minute standing ovation. Afterwards, in a scene such as organizers said they'd never seen before, the "maestro" was mobbed by autograph hunters (photo). Of the 21 movies entered in the competition, nine had been screened as of Sunday and Ponyo had received the best newspaper reviews so far. Four of the major papers gave it four stars, while Il Manifesto gave it the maximum five. And the Hollywood Reporter website has described Ponyo as the only "masterpiece" so far in an otherwise "lethargic" festival. Up until Monday's reviews, the best-received film had been Kitano Takeshi's "Akiresu to Kame" (Achilles and the Tortoise), so the chances of a Japanese movie taking the Golden Lion have to be considered good.
Source: www.japan-zone.com |
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news: dorama
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Former bikini model Inoue Waka (28) has been chosen as a last-minute replacement for Hatano Hiroko (32) in the TV Asahi drama series "Salaryman Kintaro." On August 19, just days before filming was scheduled to start, Hatano announced her pregnancy and marriage to J-League soccer star Suzuki Keita (27). She has a long history with the drama, making her debut as an actress on the first series in 1999. There have been four series based on the popular manga, all on the TBS network and starring Takahashi Katsunori (43), with the last airing in 2004. The switch to a different network, and with Nagai Masaru (30) as the new leading man, is very rare. Inoue and Nagai have worked together before, co-starring in the 2006 TV Asahi series "Kuroi Taiyo." Meanwhile, the theme song for the series will be a tune by popular duo Yuzu. Their connection with Kintaro goes back to 2000, when the manga's creator Motomiya Hiroshi (61) did the jacket design for their single "Aa Seishun no Hibi." In a further coincidence, Yuzu member Kitagawa Yujin (31) will have another role in the autumn drama season, co-starring with Horikita Maki (19) in the Fuji TV series "Innocent Love."
Source: www.japan-zone.com |
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news: event
a-nation 2008 festival ends with an exciting rain-filled final performance and surprise announcements made during the weekend
August 31, 2008 by KNDY
Not even the rain could stop the excitement at Ajinomoto Inc. Stadium on August 31st for the final showdate for avex抯 summer festival a-nation.
45,000 excited fans came to watch their favorite performances from Hamasaki Ayumi, Amuro Namie, Koda Kumi, Every Little Thing, globe, Goto Maki and many more.
The big surprise announcements were made this weekend with DO AS INFINITY announcing that they will reunite.
Also, another surprise reveal made on the final day of a-nation was that globe will be releasing a new CD single (2 years and 3 months later) on November 26th and it will be a cover of TM NETWORK抯 揋ET WILD |
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news: movie
'20th Century Boys' to be screened in 20 countries
Monday 01st September, 05:32 AM JST
By Taro Fujimoto
TOKYO |
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news: celebrities
Celebrities take part in Kobe Collection 2008 Tokyo
Monday 01st September, 12:32 PM JST
TOKYO |
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news: musician
Ono takes over as conductor at Opera de Lyon
Tuesday 02nd September, 02:24 AM JST
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LYON, France |
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news: singer
Pregnant singer hitomi performs in Avex's 'a-nation '08' concert
Tuesday 02nd September, 04:32 AM JST
TOKYO |
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Post time 29-8-2008 05:23 PM
