On April 28th, actor Abe Hiroshi (47) and actress Ueto Aya (26) attended an opening event for their movie ‘Thermae Romae‘ at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo.
This film featured many “strong faced” actors such as Abe, Ichimura Masachika (63), Kitamura Kazuki (42), and Shishido Kai (45) and in commemoration, they held an event titled, ‘Japan’s Most …
On April 27th, Korean girls group After School performed their first live of their nationwide tour at Zepp Tokyo and introduced their new member, Gaeun (17), at this event.
Gaeun made her appearance during the encore of this live and dramatically appeared during their marching performance in front of 2,400 fans. This new member, who studied abroad in Japan back in …
On April 28th, duo unit Yuzu held FM Yokohama’s public recording event at Queens Square Yokohama.
This event was also held to celebrate their 15th anniversary since their debut and returned to their hometown Yokohama to commemorate in front of 1,000 fans. It was also decided that Yuzu will be performing at Tokyo Dome in June 2nd and …
On April 28th, hip-hop duo Hilcrhyme held a release commemoration event for their first best album, “Best of Hilcrhyme” at Lazona Kawasaki on this day.
Member TOC (30) announced his marriage to a non-celebrity woman (24) back on the 7th. Regarding his future activities as a married man, he stated, “It’s probably going to be different than when I …
Back in March, tokyohive reported that Arashi will be releasing their live DVD, ‘ARASHI LIVE TOUR Beautiful World’, on May 23rd. To add to this exciting news, the group has now revealed more details on the upcoming DVD as well as its album jacket covers.
Check out the updated playlist and jackets for both editions of this live DVD …
On April 27th, AKB48’s sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 attended a greeting event at Shinjuku Walt 9 for the Crayon Shin-chan movie, ‘Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Arashi wo Yobu! Ora to Uchuu no Princess’, which will feature their May 30th single, “Shounen yo Uso wo Tsuke!” as its theme song.
The members of the group held a friendly competition in which …
On April 27th, Johnny’s Entertainment group Arashi’s new single, “Face Down” (PV preview here), and its coupling song, “Hitori Ja Naisa”, was played for the first time on the airwaves to the ears of the listeners!
“Face Down”, also the theme song for drama “Kagi no Kakatta Heya”, is a fast-tempo, upbeat song with elements of rap and dubstep …
Japanese theater genius Noda Hideki’s very own theater company, NODA MAP, will be opening their 17th stage titled, “Egg”, featuring Tsumabuki Satoshi, Fukatsu Eri, and Nakamura Toru as the starring actors for this play.
It was also revealed on the same day that singer-songwriter Shiina Ringo will be providing a new song for this upcoming stage play as well. This play …
On the April 27th broadcast of Music Station, variety of artists such as Anne, Ikimonogakari, Itano Tomomi, SMAP, Yuzu, and Sexy Zone, took to the stage to put on exciting performances.
Check out their respective performances below!
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<”Ai wo Anata ni” – Anne>
<”Haru Uta” – Ikimonogakari>
<”10nen Go no Kimi e” – Itano Tomomi>
<”Sakasama no Sora” – SMAP>
<”Niji” – Yuzu>
<”Lady Diamond” – Sexy …
On April 24th, AKB48’s Sashihara Rino (19) made a surprise appearance at Shibuya109 to promote and sell collections from her collaboration brand with Samantha Thavasa, ‘Honey Sassy’.
Sashihara was appointed for the brand’s muse (or image model) back in February. Amongst other image models from famous celebrities to models, such as another AKB48 member Itano Tomomi …
The jacket for Onitsuka Chihiro’s album “FAMOUS MICROPHONE” (to be released on May 30th) has been revealed!
This cover features Onitsuka’s crimson lips for this upcoming album. This cover idea was her very own, and she commented, “I thought, since they’re not even my songs, it’s not right to have my whole body on the …
Popular fashion model Michibata Jessica (27) attended a renewal open ceremony for ‘Espace TAG Heuer Shinsaibashi‘ in the city of Osaka as of April 21st.
This event was held to commemorate the store renewal of this watch brand and before the event Michibata updated her Twitter with, “It would be nice if a lot of people show up,” and attracted approximately …
Popular music program Music Japan has revealed their artist lineup for their broadcast on April 29th!
This upcoming episode will feature AKB48’s Itano Tomomi, BENI, Naoto Inti Raymi, and Go Hiromi to perform their respective solo singles.
Check out the full details of this episode below!
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“10nen Go no Kimi e” – Itano Tomomi
“Ti Amo” – BENI
“Aishiteta” – Naoto Inti …
Chara has now announced her first single since her label transfer to Ki/oon Records! This upcoming single will be entitled “Alterna Girlfriend” with its release date set for June 6th.
Chara publicly announced this new single on April 21st during the live event ‘Ki/oon 20 Years & Days’, at LIQUIDROOM ebisu in Tokyo. Along with this …
On April 21st, singer and model Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (19) held a surprise live in front of SHIBUYA 109, the shopping central of Tokyo.
On this day, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu made her bold appearance in front of this department store (also known as “Gyaru’s Sacred Ground” by the locals) and attracted a large audience in time for her performance of her …
