On December 27th, it was revealed that talent Hirano Aya will be appearing as an ‘idol maniac’ teacher in the upcoming drama “Konna no Idol Jannain!?”
The drama is a situation comedy that revolves around a group of five girls played by the idol group 9nine, who form a club of girls who want to become idols. The youthful comedy is …
Rock band Sakanaction has just revealed that they will be releasing a new live DVD / Blu-ray titled, “SAKANAQUARIUM 2011 DocumentaLy -LIVE at MAKUHARI MESSE-” on March 28th!
The footage was taken from their Makuhari Messe performance of their nationwide tour, which was held from October until November. The tour featured thirteen different stops all around Japan to promote …
CNBLUE has just revealed a 30-second PV preview of their upcoming song, “Where you are“!
“Where you are” will be their second single as a major label band, and is slated for a release on February 1st. The catchy tune follows in the tracks of their first major-label single “IN MY HEAD“, drawing in listeners with its cool English hooks and …
On December 28th, talento Ogura Yuko (28) announced on her blog that she is expecting her first child. Ogura happily wrote on the blog, “Currently, I’m in the fifth month of pregnancy, and in a good condition. I’m expecting to see my baby next June. I’m so looking forward to it!!”
She met her husband, a hair and make-up artist, through …
NHK announced that Arashi who will be the host for the white team on this year’s ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen‘. The group will also be the presenters for a corner to support Tohoku region.
The corner is titled ‘Ashita wo Utaou. ~Nippon no Arashi ‘Furusato’~’. Arashi member, Sakurai Sho will show his live piano performance to “Furusato” which is the image song for …
AKB48 sister group SDN48 has just unveiled the PV for their new song, “Yaritagariya-san“!
“Yaritagariya San” is one of the B-sides to the group’s latest single “Kudoki Nagara Azabu Juban“, which was released today. It is sung by SDN48’s Under Girls Team G.
The sexy music video switches between shots of SDN48 dancing in suggestive black outfits and posing in …
As announced on December 7th, the winners of the “24th Nikkan Sports Movie Grand Prix / Ishihara Yuujirou Award” finally received their respective awards at the award ceremony that was held in Tokyo today. Further it was revealed that the movie “Space Battleship Yamato” received most of the votes by fans and therefore received the Fan Award.
You can find the list of winners, their comments, and pictures from the ceremony after the cut!
In Shogakukan’s “Monthly Flowers” it was announced that Kodama Yuki’s manga “Sakamichi no Apollo” will get an animation adaptation on Fuji TV. The show will be shown on the ‘noitaminA‘ midnight programming block and start in April of 2012.
The story follows the life of Nishimi Kaoru who moves from city to city because of his father’s job. Although he …
It’s been learned that on December 27th that actress Inoue Mao has started an official blog on popular blog service Ameba.
Ameba is happy to be able to provide Mao with hosting the actress’s blog as they were asked by her agency. The blog will be overseen by Manager K.
Fans of Mao are very excited about her opening a …
It has just been revealed that singer-songwriter BONNIE PINK will provide the theme song to the upcoming NTV drama, “Dirty Mama“!
The drama begins airing in January and will broadcast a new episode every Wednesday at 10 PM through Nippon TV. “Dirty Mama” also marks the first time actress Nagasaku Hiromi will act in a drama as the lead since she …
Recochoku has just updated their weekly charts for the week of December 21st to December 27th.
Check out the top ranking digital singles, chaku-uta, and music videos for this week below!
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< Chaku-Uta Full (Digital Single) Weekly Ranking >
01/(05) “Yasashiku Naritai” – Saito Kazuyoshi
02/(01) “Love Story” – Amuro Namie
03/(03) “Happiness” – AI
04/(04) “Tatoe Donna ni…” – Nishino Kana
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A PV preview of KinKi Kid’s upcoming song “Kawatta Katachi no Ishi” has just been revealed!
The easy-going ballad is the title track of KinKi Kid’s thirty-second single, which will be released on January 11th. The video preview shows the duo standing in the middle of a set as they lip-sync to their new song, in addition to behind-the-scenes …
Each year, Oricon publishes a list of celebrities who were on everyone’s radar throughout the year. After gathering responses from their readers from November 30th to December 2nd, Oricon Style is finally ready to reveal their fifth annual ‘The Most Active Faces of The Year’ ranking!
Coming in first place due to their overwhelming sales and exposure by the media is …
As a special gift to her fans, Hello! Project soloist Mano Erina has just revealed a never-before-seen track titled “Glory days” on her official YouTube channel!
The upbeat song features an electronic edge, and is set to a slideshow of sweet Mano Erina photos. “Glory days” has not been released on any of the idol’s prior singles or albums, making it a nice belated Christmas gift to her fans.
Check out the song for yourself beneath the cut!
After rumors and speculation, it’s now official. On December 28th, actress Miyazaki Aoi (26) and actor Takaoka Sosuke (29) sent out a join fax to the media, and announced that they have officially separated.
According to the announcement, they registered their divorce on the 28th after finishing their last job for the year.
The concluded the announcement saying, “For now, please …
