General

Kuwata Keisuke diagnosed with esophageal cancer

by Shiso on July 28, 2010

Vocalist of “Southern All Stars” (intermission), Kuwata Keisuke confessed through their official website that he has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer.

According to the agency, Keisuke is currently in the early stages of cancer, so he will have to concentrate on operations and treatment. Therefore, the release of his new solo album (October 20th) will be postponed and his national tour “Kuwata Keisuke LIVE TOUR 2010″ will be canceled.

“Southern All Stars” has been around since 1978 and they are still very popular for their great music. I just hope he gets better as soon as possible.

Check out one of their masterpieces TSUNAMI after the break.

General

Alice Nine members’ official Twitter!

by Shiso on July 28, 2010

Two of Alice nine members have opened their official Twitters!  Although only 2 members got Twitter, other members may get Twitter accounts soon as well? So, keep your eyes open.

SHOU’s Twitter

Saga’s Twitter

Tip: Strawberry Fuzz

General, Music

Join LEAD Live on UStream!

by Sujin on July 28, 2010

If you’re online, you can join/see Lead as they are streaming on UStream for the release of their 17th single, “SPEED STAR.”

You can tune in tomorrow 7/29 at 2:10AM (PST) for the new live broadcast.

If you don’t have a UStream account, you can always go to Vision Factory’s website and watch as they have it on their main …

General

Erika lays out…semi-nude

by Sujin on July 28, 2010

Actress, Erika Sawajiri, will be displayed in the international fashion magazine, Numero TOKYO, semi-nude. The photos will appear in the September issue of the magazine. Erika, herself came up with the shoots theme which is “exposed” and “entangled.” The photos will show Erika with a foreign model entangled relationship, while showing ‘sexy’ facial expressions.

She also stated in an interview that …

General

Shun Oguri as Alex in A Clockwork Orange

by Sujin on July 28, 2010

Actor Shun Oguri will star as Alex in the novel “A Clockwork Orange” by Anthony Burgess, on stage. This is the first time that the novel has ever been adapted in Japan. The most famous adaption of this novel is Stanley Kubrick’s film version in 1971.

Previous notions have been planned to have “A Clockwork Orange” in Japan but HoriPro (the …

General

Takahiro Nishijima & Shinjiro Atae to release photo book “N/S”

by ayachu on July 27, 2010

Members of a popular group AAA, Takahiro Nishijima and Shinjiro Atae announced the release of a photo book titled “N/S” (Nissy & Shin from AAA meets Junon).

This photo book is to celebrate AAA’s fifth year anniversary and is slated for release on August 27th. The photo book will be in full color with 112 pages of various pictures and …

General

Kimura Ryo starts official blog

by Shiso on July 26, 2010

Popular actor, Kimura Ryo started an official blog on Ameba Blog.  On his very first blog entry, Ryo wrote, “I’m not used to blogging, so it makes me nervous.  I will try to make entries on time… hopefully.”

If you are a fan – you should check it out daily, because he makes entries almost every day!

Source: Kimura Ryo’s official

General

BIGBANG receives Global Unity Award

by ayachu on July 26, 2010

Popular Korean group BIGBANG has received an award titled the “Global Unity Award” from the New York office of “Kokuren no Tomo (United Nations).” “Kokuren no Tomo Asia Pacific Global Tolerance with Music 2010″ was held on July 24th at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. BIGBANG had the honor of being awarded for a charity concert they held in …

General

Fujimoto Miki to appear on upcoming show of London Hearts

by ayachu on July 26, 2010

Former Morning Musume member Fujimoto Miki also known as Mikity is scheduled to appear on the popular show from TV Asahi titled “London Hearts” that will air on July 27th. She is scheduled to appear for the “Geinin no Yome ga erabu Sukina Geinin Grand Prix.” She recently married Shouji Tomoharu from the comedian duo Shinagawa-Shouji.

In this London Hearts, …

Anime / Manga, General

Miku Hatsune & Friends invade TinierMe!

by Sujin on July 25, 2010

Vocaloid sensation Mike Hatsune made her debut in Vocaloid 2. With so much popularity over the course of 2 years 11 months, Miku and her friends made their debut on TinierMe. Focused on influences from Japanese anime, TinierMe will now let players dress up in limited-edition, authentic outfits and accessories of their favorite anime-style singers, while listening to …

General

Tokuzawa Naoko & Nishioka Tsuyoshi are getting married!

by Shiso on July 24, 2010

Popular model of fashion magazine “cancam“, Tokuzawa Naoko, announced that she is getting married to Nishioka Tsuyoshi, a baseball player, (Chiba Lotte marines) on July 27th which is Nishioka’s birthday.

They both admitted that they have been in a good relationship last February and now, they are ready to get married!

Congratulations to the lovely couple!

Source: Nikkan sports

General

Ohno Satoshi talks about his vacation in Okinawa

by Shiso on July 23, 2010

Leader of Arashi, Ohno Satoshi talked about his vacation in Okinawa on his radio show “ARASHI DISCOVERY“.  Satoshi says that he loves Okinawa and goes there often for vacation.  He said that he enjoyed picking pineapples for the first time and that Okinawa is the best.

However, whenever he comes back from vacation in Okinawa, Satoshi gets warned about his tanned …

General

Tohoshinki to release two sets of DVDs in September

by ayachu on July 23, 2010

Popular Korean group Tohoshinki has announced the release of two sets of DVDs on September 29th. The first is a special edition of “Tohoshinki History in JAPAN” which includes rare footage that was not shown in the previous 1-4 History in Japan DVDs. This DVD will also include scenes from the a-nation 2005 – 2009 which was aired …

General

Yamada Yu talks about her boyfriend Oguri Shun

by Shiso on July 22, 2010

Yamada Yu talked about her boyfriend, Oguri Shun on the September issue of fashion magazine “GINGER“.

Yu and Shun co-stared in the drama “Binbo Danshi” in 2008, and started their relationship.

Yu said, “When I see him challenging something new and being absorbed in it, it makes me highly motivated too.  He is, so to say, that kind of person to me.”

The …

General

GACKT, Kawashima Umika to perform on MUSIC JAPAN

by ayachu on July 22, 2010

The list of artists and singers scheduled to perform on the July 25th edition “MUSIC JAPAN” (NHK) has been released. This week, Umika as Yamako (Kawashima Umika), GACKT, No Sleeves (AKB48), FUNKY MONKEY BABYS, and WaT will be performing on the show.

One of the members of idol group 9nine, Kawashima Umika is using the name “Umika as Yamako” to …

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