On February 7th, it was reported that the mother (44) of an unnamed member (20) from popular idol group AKB48 was arrested due to suspicions that she violated the Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths. Last November, she allegedly committed an indecent act in her home in Hachiouji-city with a 15-year-old acquaintance who was her son’s senior from junior high …
Left: Hirajima Natsumi, Right: Yonezawa Rumi
Left: Hirajima Natsumi, Right: Yonezawa Rumi
AKB48’s official blog has announced that both Hirajima Natsumi (Team B, Watarirouka Hashiritai 7) and Yonezawa Rumi (Team K) will be leaving the group.
Below are the messages from Hirajima and Yonezawa on the official blog.
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“I, Hirajima Natsumi, have decided to withdraw from AKB48 and Watarirouka Hashiritai. I’m sorry for this sudden announcement.
I am terribly …
Fukiishi Kazue with her rabbit (l.) & her trying to catch a taxi (r.)
Fukiishi Kazue with her rabbit (l.) & her trying to catch a taxi (r.)
On Thursday, January 26th, some rumors surfaced that the notorious weekly pictorial magazine ‘FRIDAY‘ was going to publish a big scoop about a possible relationship between popular singer/actor Fukuyama Masaharu and actress Fukiishi Kazue.
On the surface, it looked like it was just your ordinary rumor about …
On January 16th, Hamasaki Ayumi announced through her official fan club site, “Team Ayu“, that she is divorcing her husband Manuel Schwarz.
Ayu wrote, “I am reporting that I will be filing for divorce on Monday in America,” and explained the reason for divorce. “The reason lies within myself. At the time of our marriage, we decided to live in America, however, …
It’s just been revealed that artist Osawa Shinichi was arrested by police on December 14th on suspicion of his involvement in a semi-rape.
“I need you to entertain my male client. If you don’t do that, the company will go bankrupt,” Osawa allegedly said as an order to a female subordinate, who then had horrible deeds committed unto her …
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 …
Earlier this year, talent/comedian Matsumoto Hitoshi sued “FLASH” magazine for damaging his reputation. He demanded Kobunsha (owner of FLASH) to pay 11 million yen (~134,500 USD) and to release an article with an apology. On December 16th, Tokyo’s district courts completed their review of his claim and decided to dismiss it.
The article in question was from …
Kago Ai’s stream of bad luck doesn’t seem to be letting up — the president of her agency, Ito Kazuyuki, is setting out to sue the former Morning Musume idol for damages. Ito explains that Kago has cost the company more than 100 million yen (~1.3 million USD) in damages due to a violation of her contract, so he is …
We previously reported that Japan Post would begin selling stamp sheets bearing the faces of popular idol group, AKB48. It’s being reported that once they were made available on November 8th, the influx of traffic caused the Japan Post homepage to crash.
Fans rushed to the site all at once in order to grab a sheet, as it was …
In Japan, there isn’t a day you don’t see child actress Ashida Mana (7) on TV. Whether it’s a CM, a movie, a drama, a music or a variety show, this young girl seems to be everywhere.
Many people love her and can’t get enough of her charming personality, which becomes evident when looking at the numbers. Tabloid ‘Shukan Bunshun‘ wanted …
On October 8th, Uchi Hiroki (25), Kis-My-Ft2’s Kitayama Hiromitsu (26) and Miyata Toshiya (23), and actress Takahata Mitsuki (19) held a press conference and public rehearsal on the opening day of their stage play ‘Ikemen Desu ne‘ at Akasaka ACT Theater.
Uchi, who is a former member of Johnny’s Entertainment group NEWS, was asked his opinion regarding …
On October 1st, Tsuchiya Anna appeared on TOKYO FM’s ‘DHC COUNTDOWN jp‘ at Shibuya Spain-zaka Studio.
The other day, Tsuchiya’s husband, stylist Kikuchi Yamato, was arrested for acting violently at a Karaoke store. As this was her first public appearance since the incident, Tsuchiya apologized saying, “I haven’t talked to him yet, but I’m sorry he has hurt …
It was reported that Tsuchiya Anna’s husband and stylist, Kikuchi Yamato has been arrested for acting violently at a Karaoke establishment.
According to Nikkansports, on September 29th at 11:30 pm, he visited a Karaoke place in Roppongi while being blind drunk, and he kicked and broke the counter at the Karaoke. He also behaved violently towards a worker who was trying …
It’s been reported that AKB48 member Kashiwagi Yuki’s stage costume was stolen from a warehouse, and put up on an online auction site.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, Kashiwagi’s stage costume was put up for auction by a male high school student (17) from Shiga Prefecture. He commented, “I bought it from someone on the internet. I didn’t know it …
Back in April, the media went wild after it was discovered that actress Sawajiri Erika would finalize her divorce from husband Takashiro Tsuyoshi. Considering the players involved and the messy nature of their divorce, the media excitedly named the designated day (May 16th) as ‘Day X’. That day passed and nothing happened, leading several journalists to simply blame her
