Jazz fusion duo Sukima Switch will be celebrating their 10th debut anniversary on July 9th, 2013. In preparation for the big event, Sukima Switch have decided to open a poll allowing fans to choose their favorite songs from them, and thus help Sukima Switch compile a best-of self-cover album this summer.
Although the title has not yet been chosen, this new …
With ‘Hello! Project Winter 2012 HelloPro Tengoku‘ happening now and coming up in other regions, Hello! Project uploaded a behind-the-scenes video featuring the 9th and 10th generation Morning Musume girls, as well as the new members of S/mileage.
In the video, fans will get a taste of the hard work these girls put forth in creating an enjoyable …
Honda Miyu (7), best known for her recent role in ‘Kaseifu no Mita‘, made an appearance in Tokyo Midtown for an ice rink opening ceremony on January 5th. There she was able to prove that she is a multi-talented individual by showing off her skating skills. Honda performed a short but smooth routine for the crowd and surprised everyone with …
It has been revealed that there is a new ‘Odoru Daisousasen‘ movie in the works! Although this news is exciting, it comes with some bittersweet news as well. The popular series that stars Oda Yuji is said to come to a end with this new movie currently titled, ‘Odoru Daisousasen THE FINAL‘. The production crew has already began …
AKB48 has become the most unstoppable girl group this year after they nabbed the highly coveted Japan Record Award from the “The 53rd Kagayaku! Japan Record Awards“!
On December 29th, the girls won the award for “Flying Get” at the New National Theatre in Tokyo. Seven years after their CD debut, all five singles released this year …
We previously reported that the actors Takaoka Sosuke and Miyazaki Aoi were in the process of getting a divorce. Reportedly, Miyazaki was fed up with Takaoka’s supposed infidelity, and his recent Twitter scandal introduced a new tension to their marriage.
Following the outbreak of such news, however, rumors have begun to surface about Miyazaki having an affair.
According to related …
Kpop group SHINee held a commemorative live for the successful release of their first Japan album, ‘The First‘ on December 24th at the Tokyo International Forum Hall A. After a performance of 6 songs, leader Onew revealed, “SHINee’s first Japan tour has been confirmed!”
That being said, starting in April 2011 SHINee will embark on a 14 performance tour hitting 7 …
It was announced on December 22nd that Ito Ichiro (44) guitarist of Every Little Thing will be getting married. He will be marrying a former OL (office lady) 18 years his junior and will submit his marriage registration papers within the year.
This year has been a year full of marriages with large age differences, and Ito definitely falls under that …
Korean idol group 2PM concluded their “2PM Arena Tour 2011 ‘Republic of 2PM’” at the Nippon Budokan on December 21st. Touring 5 locations with a total of 9 performances, 2PM reached out to a total of 100,000 fans. During the final encore, 10,000 fans sang “Hanarete itemo” surprising the boys. 2PM thanked the audience with teary eyes by saying, “We …
Matsushima Nanako’s stoic housekeeper role in Nihon Television’s ’Kaseifu no Mita‘ has been garnering a lot of attention.
The anticipated final episode aired on December 21st, and managed to draw in a whopping figure of 40% in viewership ratings within the Kanto region. It also received an average of 36.4% in the Kansai region and 34.6% in the Nagoya region, making …
The NHK Taiga drama lead role baton passing ceremony was held in Shibuya, Tokyo on November 6th. With November 27th scheduled for the broadcast of the final episode of ‘Gou‘, Ueno Juri was present to pass the baton to Matsuyama Kenichi, who will serve the lead role in ‘Taira no Kiyomori‘ starting January 8th, 2012.
Ueno, who has already …
Nogizaka46 has been stirring up a lot of attention for being AKB48’s official rival group, but now fans have more of a reason to shed some spotlight on these ladies. The girls of Nogizaka46 have landed their first commercial endorsement with Meiji even though they have yet to debut. Their commercial will be for ‘Meiji Home Made …
Popular group Arashi’s 36th single, “Meikyu Love Song” has sold a total of 530,000 copies in its first week of release and thus achieved the top spot on this week’s Oricon weekly chart.
This will be Arashi’s 25th consecutive number one single since the release of “PIKA★★NCHI DOUBLE” back in 2004. In terms of overall number one appearances on the …
Shounen-tai’s Higashiyama Noriyuki (45) and actress Kimura Yoshino (35) are celebrating the birth of their first child together. The two got married back in October of last year.
In June of 2011, Higashiyama made a remark during the stage greeting of his movie ‘Ogawa no Hotori’ in Yamagata city saying, “I want to bring my family here once we become bigger.” …
Actress Takei Emi (17) has become the new image character for clothing brand, ‘Youfuku no Aoyama‘. She attended a press conference in Tokyo recently to talk about her upcoming promotions for the brand.
Starting November 5th, Takei will appear on an online video series titled, ‘TAKE BLUE‘, which can be viewed through Youfuku no Aoyama’s official website and YouTube channel.
Described as …
