According to Josei seven, Yonekura Ryoko is dating Okamoto Kenichi. The article had photos of Okamoto driving Ryoko in her car, and talking intimately with each other.
They met through drama “Kurokawa no Techo” in 2005, and also co-stared in the same stage performance in 2006. It has reported that they were dating in 2008, but both of them denied it.
Ryoko’s …
Actress, Kaho will release a photobook “Breeze with Kinako” on August 4th. It’s been about 4 years since the release of her last photobook.
The photos were taken at the filming location of her movie “Kinako ~Minarai keisatsuken no monogatari~“( a story of police dog probationer) which will open at theaters on August 14th.
Kaho said, “There is a photo of my …
A new Kentucky Fried Chicken CM starring Ayase Haruka will air on July 1st.
Haruka is a campaign ambassador for KFC’s 40th year anniversary in Japan.
Haruka came to the shoot without eating breakfast, and kept eating chicken after the cut.
It seems like she enjoyed both the shoot and the chicken.
Check out the previous version of the KFC CM with Ayase Haruka after the cut.
Japanese R&B singer Aoyama Thelma has just announced the release of a best album made entirely of collaborations she has done with other singers. This collaboration album will be the second collection of this kind for Aoyama and will be titled “LOVE! 2 -THELMA BEST COLLABORATIONS-.“ It will include everything from her song “Fall in Love” with BIG BANG’s SOL …
In Japan, there are many summer festivals every year, but the biggest and first summer festival is “TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2010“. 8 stages will be placed around the Shinagawa station area, and about 20~30 idol groups will put on live performances and talk events. They will also have open air stages, and fans can join in on some of the …
Perfume has demonstrated that they really have hit the big time by announcing their first ever live event at the Tokyo Dome. They will do a single performance on November 3rd by the amusing name of “1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11.“ This is by far the largest scale event the Japanese electro-pop group has …
Ex-Morning Musume member, Yaguchi Mari, made a blog entry about riding pocket bikes.
On Yaguchi Mari and Gekidan Hitori’s TV program, “How to monkey baby!“, they receive a different challenge everytime. This time, Mari tried pocket bike racing.
According to Mari’s blog, “I was slow in the beggining, but i did it! It was so much fun! By the way, …
The list of artists / singers scheduled to perform on the July 4th edition ‘MUSIC JAPAN” (NHK) has been confirmed. SKE48, Gacharic Spin, GALNERYES, Cécile Corbel and Mizuki Nana, a total of 5 groups will be performing on the show.
Mizuki Nana will be singing one of her songs, Mysterion from her new album “IMPACT EXCITER.” She …
On the official site of J-rock band, UVERworld, there is a mysterious count down. It says “150 days” as of June 30th. None of the members mentioned the countdown on their blogs, however, when one of the members, TAKUYA∞ showed up at a talk event on the 10th, he said, “I cannot tell you yet, but we are planning something …
On June 30th, actress Horikita Maki held a press conference for her upcoming debut role as the French heroine in the play Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc). She commented to the media, “I’m not confident at all yet and very nervous, but I’m going to work hard so I can stand on the stage with confidence.”
The play is about …
Oricon Style took a survey on “Who has the ideal body line?” and GACKT was chosen as the guy who has the most ideal body line. GACKT gave a comment after the results, “Isn’t it natural for guys to work out to protect women?”
Check out the top 10 after the cut.
On the 30th, Japanese soccer team, Samurai Blue had a match with Paraguay. The game went into overtime as both teams scored no goals and eventually led to a PK match. Samurai blue lost during the PK match and couldn’t make it to best 8 unfortunately.
Ayumi Hamasaki was one of the supporters, she said, “I was watching the historical moment …
TOKIO member, Nagase Tomoya and Kudo Kankuro(playwright) made many great dramas in the past, such as Ikebukuro West Gate Park, and Tiger & Dragon. Now, they have teamed up again for upcoming drama “Unubore Deka“(Conceited Detective) which will air on July 9th.
On the 29th, the cast of “Unubore Deka”(Conceited Detective) held a press conference to promote the drama. At the …
Dance unit Lead is back after 11 months. They come back with a funk beat single, SPEED STAR. Their last single “GIRAGIRA ROMANTIC” was released August 2009. Like that single, this single has five versions. Each member has their own version as well as a group version. The single will drop July 28, 2010.
While Lead isn’t in the spot light, …
CNN reported that Takeru Kobayashi will not be attending this years Nathan’s Famous Forth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. It just won’t be the same without him!
Via CNN:
For the first time in almost a decade, the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island will go on without its most recognizable face.
Takeru Kobayashi, …
