Popular actor, Oguri Shun appeared at the press conference for his new youth movie “SURELY SOMEDAY.”
“SURELY SOMEDAY” is the very first movie directed by Oguri Shun. He nursed this plot since he was a teenager, and now it is finally complete.
As a director, Shun said, “I kept wishing for rain everyday (so that the shooting would be postponed). I was …
Popular game, “Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s side the 3rd story” for Nintendo DS was released on June 24th. “Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s side” is a dating sim in which YOU enter Habataki High school as a student, enjoy your school life with 6 hot guys, and try to make the guys like you before “graduation.” In this third installment, they added an “eternal triangle mode”, which is the ever so popular love triangle between YOU and 2 guys.
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Popular group, EXILE, will sing a theme song for upcoming movie “THE LAST MESSAGE UMIZARU” (September 18th release). It has been 2 years since EXILE last had a theme song for a movie.
The leader of EXILE, HIRO said, “We are very honored to sing for this movie. This song, ‘Motto Tsuyoku’ matches with the theme of this movie which is to trust your company, and to never give up. I hope this song will stay in many people’s hearts.”
Check out the trailer after the cut!
Japan’s 3rd match in this years World Cup against Denmark will kick off soon! As a big fan of soccer, Yoshizawa Hitomi cheered for Japan.
Yossie said, “I hope Japan wins 1-0. I believe they will show us their Samurai spirit! I’m expecting GK Kawashima and FW Morimoto to play hard.”
Let’s see if they meet her expectations!
Source: Sanspo.com
Talent and wife of Olympic gold medalist Inoue Kosei, Higashihara Aki is pregnant with her second baby. She is now in her 5th month, and is due for her baby in November.
Aki reported to fans on her blog, “If everything is favorable, I will be able to see my second baby in November! I’m a little nervous, but really happy!”
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According to Josei Seven(weekly magazine), singer, Nakashima Mika has a new boyfriend. Apparently, her boyfriend is Tanaka Yoshito, who had worked on ARASHI and FUNKY MONKEY BABY’s albums as a guitarist.
Tanaka had also produced for Nakashima Mika, and joined her tours in 2007 and 2009. Josei Seven also says that they live in the same building.
If they really are dating, …
AAA’s new single “Makenai Kokoro“, will be released on August 18th, and it will be the theme song for upcoming drama “Gakeppuchi no Ellie ~Kono yode ichiban taisetsu na kane no hanashi~,” which will start on July 9th, 2010.
“Makenai Kokoro” is produced by Masato “Max” Matsuura (the President of Avex), and composed by Komuro Tesuya. They are planning to include …
left to right: Sugiura Taiyo, Shofukutei Matsunosuke, Kanda Uno, Yamada Yu
left to right: Sugiura Taiyo, Shofukutei Matsunosuke, Kanda Uno, Yamada Yu
Sugiura Taiyo (Tsuji Nozomi’s husband) attended an award ceremony for “Best swimmer 2010” on the 23rd.
Taiyo said, “I feel happy when I’m in the water. I used to go to the beach everyday during summer vacation.”
He also confessed, “My wife says to me ‘You are not that handsome …
Oricon’s “2010 first half ranking” was announced on the 24th, and ARASHI won both the No.1 and No.2 spots for single sales, 2 years in a row now.
Below is the ranking from Oricon
Okada Yui will temporarily(?) retire from the entertainment industry on June 30th. Yui was a member of Hello!Project group v-u-den(Biyuuden) which disbanded in 2008.
On June 23rd, Yui’s retirement was announced. According to Yui, she wants to study fashion & beauty. She said, “I really liked when hair and makeup made me pretty, and I started loving putting make up on other …
TOKIO appeared at the press conference for “24-hours Television 33 -Love saves the Earth-” (big charity event) on the 23rd. TOKIO was chosen to be the main personalities for the event, and this will be the 3rd time for them.
According to TOKIO member, Kokubun Taichi, “Kanjani∞ members were expecting that they would be able to be the main personalities for …
Totoro makes an appearance in TOY STORY3!
According to YAHOO! movies, “Totoro, the furry, friendly creature from Hayao Miyazaki’s Japanese animated classic ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ shows up as a toy that Woody meets. Pixar founder John Lasseter has called Miyazaki an inspiration for his work, and Lasseter produced his most recent film, ‘Ponyo.’”
Source: YAHOO! movies
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left to right: Akimoto Sayaka, Ohshima Yuko, Minegishi Minami
left to right: Akimoto Sayaka, Ohshima Yuko, Minegishi Minami
New TV program “Sky PerfecTV! × Shoku to Tabi no Foodies TV SPECIAL AKB-class gourmet stadium” will start on June 27th on Sky PerfecTV! (paid channel).
It will consist of 6 episodes in which AKB48 members cook and compete against each other. The 1st episode’s theme will be “the first dish you …
Popular voice actress and singer Hirano Aya made an entry on her blog, “I will try twitter only for one day“, which was on the day of her new single and DVD release. Her first tweet was “This is Aya, please look forward to the day of my single and DVD release.”
Some fans were a little suspicious of whether it was …
Following the PV release for “Lollipop”, two new teasers from Koda Kumi’s new single album “Gossip Candy”, have been released.
Check them out below!
