During a press conference, V6’s Okada Junichi revealed that he has received his licenses to be a martial arts instructor. Yes, that’s right – Okada obtained not one, but two licences! He is now qualified to teach the Filipino martial art ‘Kali’ and Bruce Lee’s ‘Jeet Kune Do‘.
It was reported that Okada has been practising Kali since 2007, …
Visual-kei rock band, DaisyStripper, held the first day of their 2-nights live “BIRTH or LOVE?” at Nihon Seinenkan on September 30th. The first night was titled, “~Theater of BIRTH~”, and they performed 19 songs mainly from their first album, “BIRTH”, which was released on August 1st (they also released another album, “LOVE”, on the same day).
The vocalist, Yugiri shouted…
Singer and song writer, miwa, who debuted in March of this year, will be releasing a new single titled, “Otoshimono” on December 1st. The single will also be used for upcoming drama, “Veterinarian Dolittle,” in which Oguri Shun, Inoue Mao, and Narimiya Hiroki star in.
miwa made this song after she read the script for the drama, and said, …
Popular models and sisters, Kagami Seira and Kagami Reina, graced the covers of fashion magazine “anan“, with a semi-nude photo. The issue was published on September 29th.
When they received the offer, older sister, Seira, accepted it right away, but Reina hesitated to show off her semi-nude photo.
Reina said, “I was interested in it, but because of my shyness, I almost …
Popular novel “Youkame no Semi (八日目の蝉)” will be released as a movie, starring Inoue Mao and Nagasaku Hiromi. The story is about Kiwako (Nagasaku) who kidnaps her married boyfriend’s baby (extramarital relations), after being forced to have an abortion. Kiwako then raises the baby for 4 years until she finally gets caught and arrested. The baby, Erina (Mao), who was …
It’s been revealed that 2009 movie, “Amalfi Megami no Hoshu“, in which Oda Yuji stared in, will come back as a drama series titled, “Gaikoukan Kuroda Kosaku.” “Amalfi Megami no Hoshu” is a movie about a diplomat, Kuroda Kosaku (Oda), who investigates a case about a young Japanese girl kidnapped off the streets of Rome. The entire movie was …
It’s been reported that popular actress, Nakama Yukie and actor, Tanaka Tetsushi, are dating on gossip magazine “FRIDAY’s” latest issue, which was published on October 1st (in Japan). The rumor was also published in November 2009, but both of their agencies denied it.
“FRIDAY” published a photo of Tanaka going into Yukie’s apartment, hiding his face with a hat and mask. …
Have you ever seen the popular SoftBank, “Shirato-ke (Shirato family)” CM series? ”Shirato-ke” consists of “father dog,” Kai-kun, and Ueto Aya as the daughter, Higuchi Kanako as the mother, Dante Carver as the son, Wakao Fumiko as the grand mother, and Matsuda Shota as the new grand father.
Now, the new CM for “Shirato-ke” will start airing on October 2nd, starring Hamasaki …
Visual-kei band, SID, has announced through their official site that they will be releasing a new single, “Ranbu no Melody (乱舞のメロディ)” on December 1st. The details of the new single will be revealed later.
SID’s latest single “cosmetic” was just released on September 29th, and it was No.2 on Oricon’s daily chart on September 28th. They will also hold their first …
Korean artist K has announced the release of a best album titled “K-BEST” on December 1st. This album will contain K’s hit songs released in Japan over the past five years.
The exact track list and detailed information hasn’t been released yet at this time. Although there is information stating that Sony Music Shop will be giving away …
What do you normally do with creamer? You put it in coffee, hot chocolate, or tea, right? Well, for Ebi-chan, its purpose is entirely different.
For the Creap promotional tour, Ebihara Yuri attended an event this week held at Odaiba’s Nikko Hotel, wherein she told everybody what she normally does with coffee creamer.
“Every time I went to …
Japanese coffee brand Georgia has recently been promoting their new product, “Georgia Houbi Break Torokeru Cafe Ole” (Georgia Break Reward Enchanting Cafe Ole), with the new OG Morning Musume unit, “Afternoon Musume δ.” The special graduated member unit made a special appearance today on September 30th at the LIQUIDROOM Ebisu in Tokyo.
The unit is officially made up of ex-Morning Musume members…
Last week it was confirmed after much speculation that Shoujo Jida (SNSD) would release their 2nd Japanese single, ‘Gee’, on October 20th. The track was actually leaked on Youtube via radio recording and now the album cover has been revealed.
1. A Regular Edition costing around 1100￥ (around $13) which includes the CD with 3 tracks: 1. Gee …
We announced earlier that reggae singer JAMOSA would be putting out her best collaboration album on November 10th, and now the singer has announced the full track listing for the release.
On October 6th, she will release her new single, “BOND ~Kizuna~ feat. Wakadanna.” This single will be featured on the November best album, “LUV ~collabo BEST~,” as well. The best album will feature…
Hip-hop/R&B singer AI has her new collaboration single, “STRONGER” feat. Kato Miliyah, slated for release on October 27th, but that isn’t the only thing she has planned for her 10th anniversary year.
AI has also just announced a new album for December that will be titled, “THE LAST A.I.“ This release will be a part of her 10th …
