On June 9th, AKB48 held their third annual general election, resulting in cheers and tears all around. But now that the results have officially been tallied, exactly how many people voted in AKB48’s most recent election?
According to the press, a total of 1,166,145 votes were cast between May 24th and June 8th. Of those votes, 779,090 were ballots that …
Kawakami Tomoko (left), who played Tenjo Utena (center) and Shindo Hikaru (right), has passed away
Kawakami Tomoko (left), who played Tenjo Utena (center) and Shindo Hikaru (right), has passed away
On June 9th, voice actress Kawakami Tomoko passed away from ovarian cancer at the age of 41. The seiyuu is well-known for her roles as ’Tenjo Utena‘ in “Revolutionary Girl Utena“, ‘Shindo Hikaru‘ in “Hikaru no Go“, and ‘Hinata Fuyuki‘ (for the first 232 epsiodes) in …
We previously reported that actor Matsuda Kenji (39) and talent Henmi Emiri (34) registered their marriage on March 8th, and on June 8th the couple held their wedding ceremony at a Meiji Shrine in Shibuya.
The two were blessed as they started their new life; the rain in the morning ceased and the early summer sunlight shone down on them. …
Comedian duo Oriental Radio’s member Fujimori Shingo’s agency announced through a fax to major media outlets on Wednesday that he will be taking a short break from activities due to contracting epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.
According to the statement, Fujimori had experienced discomfort in his eye since June 3rd, and on the 6th was diagnosed with epidemic keratoconjunctivis in a metropolitan …
Amazon Japan has just revealed their half-year ranking for CDs and DVDs!
The results were compiled based on sales between December 1st, 2010 and May 31st, 2011. Topping the list for CDs overall was Amuro Namie’s best collaboration album, “Checkmate!“, which went on sale on April 27th. The best-selling DVD for this period was Arashi’s live DVD, “ARASHI 10-11TOUR ‘Scene’ ~Kimi …
On June 8th, talent/model Rinka announced on her blog that she in in her fifth month of pregnancy. Previously, on May 13th, she made an announcement that she would take a break for a while, but she didn’t reveal a reason.
In a blog entry, Rinka shows great joy in this news by writing, “I am now in my fifth month. …
AKB48 is known for their three teams of 16 members each: Team A, Team K and Team B. The group hosts many research students who have been promoted, but unfortunately, couldn’t find room on a team. Today, we’ve finally found out where the rootless talents will be going – AKB48 is going to start up a fourth …
On July 12th, jazz duo EGO-WRAPPIN’ will release their first ever photobook!
The book is titled “MIDNAIGHT DEJAVU 10TH ANNIVERSARY at Tokyo Kinema Club“, and it features a multitude of photos from their annual year-end live at the venue. The item was created to help celebrate the group’s tenth anniversary as major label artists, and so shots in the photobook range …
In March, NMB48 held their “NMB48 2nd Generation Auditions” and the judging has finally ended!
23 second generation research students were announced on the 5th, during Team K’s “Seishun Girls” revival stage at the TOKYO DOME CITY HALL.
The eldest research student is an 18 year old senior high school student and the youngest is an 11 year old …
Popular model SHIHO who is the wife of MMA fighter, Akiyama Yoshihiro is pregnant with their first child.
According to her agency, she is now in her fifth month of pregnancy, and is scheduled for a due date some time in November.
The agency also stated that she will continue to work for a while since some remaining obligations are …
On June 3rd, rock band Anzen Chitai announced through their official site that they would be postponing the release of their upcoming album. “Anzen Chitai XII” was scheduled to drop on June 22nd, but the band decided to release a single featuring one of the album’s tracks instead. Titled “Kekkai“, it’s planned for an August 24th release.
The band’s …
During a recent poll, 54% of women in their twenties confessed that they wanted to be proposed to, and 19% of their male counterparts answered that they’d like to try a proposal like the kind found in popular TV dramas. To find out what kind of proposals these young men would like to make, Hikari TV conducted a special poll …
Oricon has released its half-year photo book ranking for the year of 2011, proving AKB48’s huge popularity once again.
Coming in first place on the photo book chart with over 113,000 units sold is “AKB 1/48 Idol to Koi Shitara… Koushiki Kouryaku Visual Book“, which also topped the charts in the last half-year ranking for photobooks. “AKB48 Yusatsu THE BLUE ALBUM” …
In a post marked June 1st on rock band BLiSTAR’s official site, vocalist MAYU announced that she had married her long-time boyfriend and is now six months pregnant. Furthermore, the singer wrote, “After consulting with the other members and staff, and considering my own health, as of today, June 1st, we have decided to take a short break …
It’s been reported that X JAPAN’s YOSHIKI collapsed when he visited Stevie Wonder’s private birthday party, which was held on May 29th in Los Angeles.
YOSHIKI has been having quite busy schedule recently, such as attending events, doing a radio show, and flying around all across the states, and according a doctor, it could have been anemia due to overwork.
YOSHIKI confirmed this when …
