Today, actress Ueno Juri had a New Year’s interview session for NHK’s upcoming 50th taiga drama, “Gou ~Hime tachi no Sengoku~“.
It is Ueno’s first time appearing and starring in a period drama ever, and is thus quite a big challenge and memorable step for her. “Every day I’m using up all of my power for the filming,” she said.
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Some media outlets reported that ex-Morning Musume member Yaguchi Mari will be getting married to her boyfriend, Nakamura Masaya. According to a related source, Yaguchi has already said that she would be getting married, and now she needs to report her marriage and decide the day to register the marriage.
The couple met each other through a party held by friends …
With the start of new year, Morning Musume has launched their official YouTube channel on January 1st 2011. On the official channel, they have already posted 47 music videos.
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The banner event of the year for Japanese music artists is finally here, as the 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen was held today on December 31st, and all the biggest names in the music industry were in attendance. Held at the NHK Hall in Shibuya, the show was hosted by Matsushita Nao and Arashi.
A total of 44 artists performed at the 61st edition of the legendary event, and if you missed the live broadcast or if you just wanted to see it all over again, check out the videos below!
The annual countdown live hosted by Johnny’s Entertainment artists, “Johnny’s Countdown 2010-2011“, was held at the Tokyo Dome and partially broadcasted live by Fuji Television.
The host of the concert this year was KinKi Kids, but many other JE artists attended as well. As we reported earlier, Arashi could not attend the concert physically, but they appeared via relay …
On January 1st 2011, Hamasaki Ayumi has announced that she is getting married on her fan club site “TeamAyu.” According to the announcement on “TeamAyu”, her groom is Austrian actor, Manuel Schwarz who Ayu co-stared with in her PV’s for “Virgin Road“, “Last angel“, and “Love song.”
Their first encounter was during the shoot for “Virgin Road” held in L.A in August 2010, …
Namco Bandai Games has launched an official teaser website for popular manga/anime, “Kimi ni Todoke“. The game makers are working on a second game, “Kimi ni Todoke ~Tsutaeru Kimochi~ (Conveyed Feelings)”, for the Nintendo DS, and it’s scheduled to be released in Spring 2011.
The first game, “Kimi ni Todoke ~Sodateru Omoi~“, was released on October 15, 2009, and while the …
Suffice to say, Perfume has had a spectacular 2010, and what better way to end it than by performing at the 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen?
This year will mark the third appearance for the trio, and they performed their song, “Nee“, for everybody in attendance and those watching at home.
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The 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen marks the sixth time that EXILE has appeared on its stage, and for their 2010 performance, they have prepared their hit track, “I Wish For You“.
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Koda Kumi made her sixth appearance at Kohaku Uta Gassen, and for the music show, she prepared a “Koda Kumi 2010 Special Medley” for everybody.
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Rock band L’Arc~en~Ciel appeared on the Kohaku Uta Gassen stage for the fourth time in their career, and in 2010, they brought with them their track, “Bless“.
Check out their performance below!
2010 marks the 12th year that Hamasaki Ayumi has appeared on Kohaku Uta Gassen, the year-end NHK music show, and this time she performed her song, “Virgin Road“.
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NYC makes their second appearance on the Kohaku Uta Gassen stage with their tracks, “Yoku Asobi Yoku Manabe” and “Yuuki 100%“.
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The 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen marks only the second time that Arashi has appeared at the event, and as hosts, they had special honors for 2010.
For their performance though, they performed their own “2010 Kohaku Original Medley” for everybody in attendance.
Check it out below!
