Monthly Archives: August 2011

[Exclusive] One on One with CHEMISTRY

Last month power house duo CHEMISTRY came to the U.S. and performed in front of hundreds of fans in Baltimore, MD. They attended one of America’s biggest animation conventions, OTAKON and met with their U.S. fans for the first time. CHEMISTRY held an autograph session and a Q&A panel with fans.

Although the duo had a really busy schedule, they …


Watanabe Ken and Kikuchi Rinko talk about their movie, “Shanghai”, with Yahoo! Japan

Yahoo! Japan recently conducted an interview with Watanabe Ken and Kikuchi Rinko about their movie, “Shanghai“.

Check out their interview below!

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Interviewer: What did you most expect when you decided to be a part of this project?

Kikuchi Rinko: When I read the script, I thought it was a rich story that cannot be dealt by ordinary means. The cast was already chosen, …


Mukai Osamu’s Red Hot Chili Peppers CM revealed!

A few days ago, tokyohive reported that popular actor Mukai Osamu will be featured in a CM for Red Hot Chili Pepper’s new album.

Now, the CM has been revealed for your viewing pleasure!

This 15-second CM features Mukai dancing along to Red Hot Chili Pepper’s “The Adventure of Rain Dance Maggie“.

Check it out below!


Fairies unveils PV for “More Kiss”!

Vision Factory’s new group Fairies has uploaded the full PV for “More Kiss” onto avex’s official YouTube channel!

“More Kiss” is a track off of Fairies’ debut single, “More Kiss/Song for You“, which is set for release on September 21st.

Take a look at the PV below!


Fukuyama Masaharu releases PV for “Kazoku ni Narou Yo” & “fighting pose”

Fukuyama Masaharu’s single “Kazoku ni Narou Yo/fighting pose” went on sale today, and in conjunction with his release, the music videos for both of the songs were revealed.

“Kazoku ni Naryou Yo” (or “Let’s become a Family”) contains Fukuyama’s feelings about family bonds and was picked up by Japanese wedding magazine ‘Zexy‘ to be their image song. In the video, he …


Matsushima Nanako is the new face of “Pabron”

Actress Matsushima Nanako (37) has been chosen as the new face for the all around cold remedy, ‘Pabron‘. The announcement was made at a press conference in Tokyo on August 29th.

For the past 15 years Takeshita Keiko has been the face of ‘Pabron’, which makes this the first time in 15 years that a new face has been chosen …


the GazettE reveals PV for “Remember the Urge”

Visual kei band the GazettE has revealed the PV for their upcoming single, “Remember the Urge“!

The single has been prepared for fans in two versions: ‘Optical Impression’ and ‘Auditory Impression’. ‘Optimal Impression’ will come with a DVD containing the music video and making of “Remember the Urge”. Meanwhile, ‘Auditory Impression’ will be a CD-only edition containing three songs. It is scheduled …


Japan Box Office Report – August 27th/28th

"Harry Potter 8" / "Kamisama no Karute" / "Kung Fu Panda 2"

"Harry Potter 8" / "Kamisama no Karute" / "Kung Fu Panda 2"

The powerhouse that is “Harry Potter” was dethroned from the top spot, and this time by a Japanese production.

The movie that dethroned the king was, “Kamisama no Karute“, starring Arashi’s Sakurai Sho and actress Miyazaki Aoi in a touching human drama, that put Japan back on the top …


Base Ball Bear to release new single + full PV revealed for “Short Hair”

Base Ball Bear has revealed that they will be releasing a new single on October 5th. It will be the band’s first double-A side release and will include the two tracks, “Tabibito in the Dark” and “Slow Motion wo Moichido part 2“.

The single will also come with a documentary CD-EXTRA that was shot and edited by vocalist and guitarist Koide …


Matsuura Aya reveals she has endometriosis

Singer Matsuura Aya has revealed through her official website and blog that she was diagnosed with endometriosis.

Over the past four years, Matsuura has been experiencing abdominal pain, and so she consulted a doctor, who diagnosed her with the gynecological condition. It’s because of this reason that Matsuura has been refraining from tours and extensive music activities.

Since this year will celebrate …


Karina, Yoshitaka Yuriko, & AKB48’s Oshima Yuko team up for new Getsu9 drama

Model/actress Karina (27) will be starring in a new ‘Getsu9′ drama titled, “Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu“. Slated to start in October,  Karina will co-star with Yoshitaka Yuriko (23) and AKB48’s Oshima Yuko (22).

This drama will revolve around three girls: ‘Fujii Emi’ (Karina), ‘Ogura Saki’ (Yoshitaka), and ‘Hanzawa Mako’ (Oshima).

To start, ‘Fujii Emi’ is a girl who can’t forget her …


EXILE to perform in ‘China-Japan-Korea Music Festival’ at Beijing National Stadium

Popular group EXILE has been chosen to perform in the ‘China-Japan-Korea Music Festival‘ at Beijing National Stadium on September 25th.

In the past, EXILE has held press conferences and TV performances Hong Kong, but this will be their first overseas live. Not much information has been revealed yet, but they are scheduled to appear during the opening, making them the first …


Hatsune Miku’s new single to be released in Japan, America, and all over Asia


It’s just announced that digital diva Hatsune Miku will have her latest work  be simultaneously released in Japan and other countries around the world!

“Sekiran’un Graffiti / Fallin’ Fallin’ Fallin‘” features songs by ryo (supercell) and Dixie Flatline, who each utilized Hatsune Miku’s voice to bring life to their music. The single will be released in Japan, America, …


AKB48 sells over 1.3 million copies of “Flying Get” in its first week!

AKB48 has just broken their own record with their latest single, “Flying Get“!

As reported earlier this week, the idol group’s most recent release did its own ‘flying get’ off the shelves on its first day, selling an amazing 1,025,952 copies and easily topping the daily chart.

The Oricon Weekly Ranking for the week of September 5th reports that “Flying …


Hollywood shows interest in re-making “Nintama” live action movie?

It’s been reported that the film “Nintama Rantaro“, which starred child actor Kato Seishiro, is in talks of receiving a Hollywood remake!

Written by Amako Soubee, the original manga was first serialized 25 years ago and it’s been 18 years since NHK started its broadcast of the anime series. The recent live-action film adaptation has been receiving screening offers from 70 countries all …


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