C-ute talks about their newest album, “6 Chou Wonderful!” – Part 1

Web De☆View recently sat down with Hello! Project group C-ute to talk about their latest album, “6 Chou Wonderful!”. For part 1, members Yajima Maimi and Suzuki Airi talked about their own personal growth, and shared stories about recording for the album.

Check out the interview below!


SPEED’s Uehara Takako talks about marriage in ‘25ans’

In March, SPEED member Uehara Takako had the chance to don a wedding dress for her role as Julia in the musical, “Wedding Singer”. After getting the chance to look like a bride, fashion magazine 25ans sat the popular singer down for a talk about dresses and weddings.

The musical revolves around Julia, a young woman in 1980s New …


Oricon interviews the ninth generation members of Morning Musume – Part 1

Oricon recently conducted their own interview with the four new members of Morning Musume: Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Fukumura Mizuki, and Suzuki Kanon.

Check out the lively interview below!


Dream Morning Musume Interviews: Iida Kaori

The weekly women’s magazine Josei Jishin recently interviewed several members of Hello! Project’s Dream Morning Musume.

This time, we bring you a partial translation of the interview with Iida Kaori, who was the second leader of Morning Musume:

Q: How did it feel to form Dream Morning Musume?
In the past, even though …


Dream Morning Musume Interviews: Kusumi Koharu

Dream Morning Musume's Kusumi Koharu

Dream Morning Musume's Kusumi Koharu

The weekly women’s magazine Josei Jishin recently interviewed several members of Hello! Project’s Dream Morning Musume.

This time, we bring you a partial translation of the interview with Kusumi Koharu, who was a 7th generation member of Morning Musume :

Q: How do you feel being selected as a member of …


Dream Morning Musume Interviews: Yoshizawa Hitomi

Dream Morning Musume's Yoshizawa Hitomi

Dream Morning Musume's Yoshizawa Hitomi

Hello! Project’s new girl group, Dream Morning Musume, made up of 10 former members (Older Generation or OG) of Morning Musume, will be releasing their first album, “DoriMusu。①“, on April 20th, and the women’s magazine Josei Jishin was able to conduct interviews with some of the members.

In this first post, we bring a partial …


Narimiya Hiroki muses over his biographical role as Ozaki Yutaka

As we previously mentioned, talented actor Narimiya Hiroki will embody the role of Ozaki Yutaka, who continues to captivate fans even 19 years after his passing. Narimiya will play as the rock star in his biographical drama series, “Boy of the Wind ~ Ozaki Yutaka, The Eternal Legend” (“Kaze no Shonen ~Ozaki Yutaka  Towa no Densetsu”).

When asked about what …


Koda Kumi talks about her new album and hall live

Pop diva Koda Kumi recently gave an interview with ‘GET-core’, where she discussed her new album “Dejavu”, as well as her upcoming live shows in Kyushu.

Check it out below!

GC: The title of your album released this month is “Dejavu”. Why did you choose that title?

KK: I decided upon the name because the album is full of original songs that have a …


AKB48’s Maeda Atsuko talks with Avril Lavigne

AKB48’s Maeda Atsuko is a personality for TOKYO FM’s “Maeda Atsuko’s HEART SONGS.” Avril Lavigne was a special guest on March 2nd as she’s currently promoting her new album “Goodbye Lullaby” in Japan.

Since the program is scheduled the day before Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Festival), 20 female listeners were invited to the show. Maeda Atsuko declared that she’s a big Avril fan …


Abe Natsumi does an interview for her upcoming musical, “Dracula”

Abe Natsumi as "Lucy Westenra"

Abe Natsumi as "Lucy Westenra"

Dream Morning Musume member, Abe Natsumi will be participating in an upcoming production of the musical “Dracula,” and took part in an interview discussing her new role as Lucy, Dracula’s victim.

Check out her lengthy interview beneath the cut!

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Interviewer: “Congratulations on appearing in ‘Dracula.’ How did talks come around (for this role)?”

Abe: “Actually, right before …


°C-ute speaks their mind about their newly released single, “Kiss Me Aishiteru”

Idol group C-ute released their new single, “Kiss Me Aishiteru“, on February 23rd. The track features more mature lyrics and a club sound that breaks ground for the group. According to leader Yajima Maimi (19), the group strove to express their “sex appeal” in their vocals.

The danceable, high-intensity track is C-ute’s 15th single, and it puts them in …


Narimiya Hiroki “becomes” Ozaki Yutaka in recording session for drama special

The short life of singer-songwriter Ozaki Yutaka, who died suddenly in 1992 at the age of 26, will be dramatized for the first time on the TV Tokyo production, “Kaze no shounen ~ Ozaki Yutaka eien no densetsu”.

Filming for the show began in a Tokyo studio on February 22nd, and actor Narimiya Hiroki, who stars as Ozaki, underwent …


Takeda Tetsuya reflects on the end of “Kinpachi Sensei” & his role

Actor Takeda Tetsuya, who is well known in Japan for his titular role as Sakamoto Kinpachi in “Kinpachi Sensei”, will be ending his portrayal of the character this March.

Takeda has played the part of Sakamoto since the series began in 1979, and as a result, the drama has enjoyed immense popularity for 32 years. The finale of “Kinpachi …


Horikita Maki talks about her relationship with Kuroki Meisa + her “butt fetish”

Actress Horikita Maki recently answered a few personal questions on a long-running talk show called “Night Shuffle” on FBS, a local TV station of Fukuoka.

During one part of the show, Horikita talked a bit about her relationship with fellow actress and singer Kuroki Meisa, who is from the same agency. They are both the same age and are …


Fukuyama Masaharu to challenge voice acting for “Doraemon”

Fukuyama Masaharu

Fukuyama Masaharu

Actor/singer Fukuyama Masaharu will be challenging voice acting for the first time.  His role will be “Fukuyama Masaaki“, who is the favorite star of one of the main characters, Shizuka-chan, and of course, Fukuyama Masaaki was created in the image of Fukuyama Masaharu.

Fukuyama Masaaki

Fukuyama Masaaki’s first appearance was in an episode which aired abck in September 2010, and Fukuyama was informed …


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