S/mileage has announced that they will add new members and change their group name.This was announced through 'Hello! Sta' which was broadcast via YouTube on September 24. Both the addition of new members and name change was suggested by Wada Ayaka and Fukuda Kanon. It was decided after negotiation with Tsunku♂ and the staff. The new members will be chosen out of Hello! Project Kenshusei, while the group's new name will be chosen from submission

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Oricon has released its weekly charts for September 15 to 21. Check out the results below. [Single Weekly Ranking]1. "THE REVOLUTION" - EXILE TRIBE : 8/20 (156,271)2. "Midaretemina" - 2PM : 9/17 (95,097)3. "Choito Kimagure Wataridori" - Hikawa Kiyoshi : 9/17 (53,132)4. "Omoide Breaker" - Lead : 9/17 (43,227)5. "Sayonara no Mae ni" - AAA : 9/17 (25,018)(Check out the full ranking here.)===[Album Weekly Ranking]1. "TRAD" - Takeuchi Mariya : 9/10 (

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It's been reported that actor Ichihara Hayato (27) and model Mukouyama Shiho (29) have gotten married. According to reports, the two registered their marriage at a ward office in Tokyo on September 21. Mukouyama is currently 7-months pregnant and is expected to give birth before the year's end.   The couple's romantic relationship was first reported back in April of 2012. In response, Ichihara confirmed the rumors on his blog saying, "I'm sure s

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It's been reported that Matsuura Aya is currently 7-months pregnant and is expected to give birth to her first child before the year's end. Matsuura released a joint announcement with husband Tachibana Keita (w-inds.) stating, "There will be a new bond between us husband and wife. At this time, we have been blessed with a baby." They continued, "Right now, I am preparing my mind and body for delivery. We hope that everyone will continue to warmly

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Morning Musume.'14 member Michishige Sayumi will be taking a break from showbiz after graduation from the group. This was announced by Michishige herself on September 20th during the opening day of their tour 'Morning Musume.'14 Concert Tour Fall GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Graduation Commemorative Special~' at Harmony Hall Zama in Kanagawa Prefecture. During the encore, she commented on her graduation, "I wasn't particularly intere

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Recochoku have just updated their weekly charts for the week of Septemebr 10th to September 16th. Check out the top ranking chaku-uta, digital singles and music videos for this week below! - < Chaku-Uta - Weekly Ranking > 01 - "Highschool love" - E-girls 02 - "Hontou no Koi" - May J. 03 - "Last Scene" - JUJU 04 - "Tokyo Victory" - Southern All Stars 05 - "LIFE" - Naoto Inti Raymi 06 - "Darling" - Nishino Kana 07 - "Midar

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Actress/singer Sawajiri Erika stars in the new CM for Naturapurify Institute's natural cosmetics brand '24h'. In the CM, Sawajiri is seen wearing a green dress and getting ready for a photo shoot. Using 24h's new foundation, she creates the perfect "Sawajiri face". The CM ends with the actress surrounded by white balloons which represent the image of the brand's symbol, "dots". Check out the CM below.     Source &

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On September 18, popular actress Nakama Yukie (34) announced that she is now married to actor Tanaka Tetsushi (48).Reportedly, Tanaka went to register their marriage alone to a ward office in Tokyo on this day, as Nakama was in the middle of shooting a drama. They are not planning to hold any press conference, wedding ceremony, nor reception party at this moment.The two first co-starred with each other in 2003 Fuji TV drama "Kao", and they w

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Oricon has revealed its weekly charts for September 8 to 14. Check out the results below. [Single Weekly Ranking]1. "Tokyo VICTORY" - SOUTHERN ALL STARS : 9/10 (92,645)2. "Highschool♥love" - E-girls : 9/10 (61,046)3. "SOLO DAY -Japanese ver-" - B1A4 : 9/10 (47,479)4. "Get Up!" - Nakayama Yuma : 9/10 (34,435)5. "Shoumei Teenager" - Yumemiru Adolescence : 9/9 (19,491)(Check out the full ranking here.)===[Album Weekly Ranking]1. "TRAD" - Takeuchi

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Recochoku have just updated their weekly charts for the week of Septemebr 3rd to September 9th. Check out the top ranking chaku-uta, digital singles and music videos for this week below! - < Chaku-Uta - Weekly Ranking > 01 - "Hontou no Koi" - May J. 02 - "Darling" - Nishino Kana 03 - "Omoide Breaker" - Lead 04 - "Last Scene" - JUJU 05 - "Tokyo Victory" - Southern All Stars 06 - "Puzzle" - Shonan no Kaze 07 - "Himawari no

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