TV Asahi’s weekly music program, ‘Music Station‘, has returned with another episode full of great performances!
For its February 3rd broadcast, ‘Music Station’ invited new Johnny’s Jr. group A.B.C-Z, talented soloist ayaka, and Canadian pop-punk princess Avril Lavigne. Yuki and Chatmonchy also appeared on the program to perform “Wonder Line” and “Mangetsu ni Hoero” respectively.
Check out these exciting stages below:
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It’s been revealed that AKB48 members Kashiwagi Yuki and Miyazawa Sae will be voice acting in the upcoming movie, “Marimo no Hana ~Saikyo Buto Shogakusei Densetsu~“.
Kashiwagi will provide the voice for the protagonist ‘Marimo’, while Miyazawa will portray Marimo’s childhood friend, ‘Masaru’.
“Marimo no Hana” is based on the on-going manga by AKB48 producer Akimoto Yasushi and Kasumi Yuko. The story revolves …
TV Asahi’s music program, “MUSIC STATION“, has revealed the artist line-up for their February 10th broadcast!
Next week’s episode will feature performances by Hey! Say! JUMP, Porno Graffitti, miwa, YUKI, and L’Arc~en~Ciel.
L’Arc~en~Ciel, who will be releasing their new album, “BUTTERFLY“, on February 8th, will take the stage for a special medley. Meanwhile, this will be YUKI’s second consecutive week to appear …
A still-cut from the live-action movie adaptation of “Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu” has just been revealed!
As reported previously, popular manga “Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu” will get a live-action movie adaptation starring Takei Emi and Matsuzaka Tori. In the movie, Takei will play “Hibino Tsubaki”, a nerdy high school girl who’s indifferent towards love, while Matsuzaka will be “Hibiki …
Hirakawa Tetsuhiro’s popular manga, “Clover“, will soon be released as a drama series through TV Tokyo!
Details for the drama adaptation, such as the cast members and plot, have yet to be revealed. However, TV Tokyo has promised to announce more in the middle of February. At this time, the production is expected to air in April.
“Clover” is a youth story …
It’s been announced that Kanjani 8 member, Maruyama Ryuhei, will star in Fuji TV’s special four-night drama called “O-PARTS” (title pending). This will be Maruyama’s first leading role in a drama.
“O-PARTS” is a science fiction story centering around five “ordinary people” who get selected by the government to confront terrorists who come from the year 2141 in order to kill the ancestors …
Actress Sawajiri Erika will be making her debut as a fashion director.
As a collaboration project with her mobile drama, “L et M Watashi ga Anata wo Aisuru Riyuu, Sono Hoka no Monogatari“, Sawajiri will produce outfits for popular brands “Samantha Thavasa” and “Mercury Duo“. These collaboration products are already available for purchase through online shop sites, “Stylife” and “Runway Channel“. …
It’s been revealed that actress Kawashima Umika will be starring in the upcoming NHK drama special, “Akko to Bokura ga Ikita Natsu“.
The drama is based on a non-fiction novel that was released in 2011. It’s story focuses on the bond between a high school baseball team and their manager.
The team manager Akko (played by Kawashima) loves baseball and has always been the backbone …
"Kirin no Tsubasa" / "Always: Sunset on Third Street 3" / "Robo-G"
"Kirin no Tsubasa" / "Always: Sunset on Third Street 3" / "Robo-G"
In this week’s ‘Japan Box Office Report‘, “ALWAYS 3” remains on top while “Robo-G” is steadfast at #3. “Shinzanmono” opened at #2, creating a perfect Top 3 for distributor Toho. Meanwhile, “J. Edgar” opened in sixth and “DOCUMENTARY of AKB48” landed seventh.
“ALWAYS San-chome no Yuhi ‘64” …
Drama Prime Time Report – January 27th~29th
On Friday, ‘Renai NEET’ lost a lot of viewers with the second episode, while ‘13-sai no Hello Work’ jumped back up to its initial level; plus one new midnight drama to keep an eye one!
Competition was tough again on Saturday, but ‘Risou no Musuko’ actually reached a new personal season-high with its third episode. NHK also aired the first of two episodes of the mini drama ‘Quilt no Ie’.
Meanwhile, the Sunday dramas experienced almost no changes at all, with ‘Mousou Sousa’ actually going as far as repeating the exact same rating as last week.
All the ratings and more details can be found after the cut!
Earlier, we reported that drama, “Yamikin Ushijima-kun“, would be getting a live-action adaptation starring actor Yamada Takayuki. Now, it’s been revealed that the movie will be released this August!
The movie is based on Manabe Shouhei’s manga of the same title, and is currently being serialized in “Weekly Big Comic Spirits“.
The story of “Yamikin Ushijima-kun” starts when Ushijima attends a …
It’s been revealed that SMAP’s Nakai Masahiro will be starring in the upcoming TBS drama series, “ATARU“. This will be his first lead role in a drama series since “Konkatsu!” back in April of 2009.
Nakai will play the protagonist ‘Ataru’, a man with autism who is also a savant, possessing special abilities in specific areas. This mystery drama will tell …
Popular music program ‘Music Japan’ has revealed their guest lineup for their upcoming February 5th broadcast!
This episode will present a broad spectrum of talent, ranging from idol group to rock bands. Viewers will get to see performances from 9nine, THE BAWDIES, A.B.C-Z, Kitano Kii and Naoto Inti Raymi.
Check out the full line-up after the jump!
On January 30th, it was announced that rookie actress Mine Azusa will play the starring role in the upcoming film, “Signal: Getsuyobi no Ruka“.
The 20 year old managed to grab a triple crown with “Signal: Getsuyobi no Ruka”, as it’ll be her acting debut, movie debut, and very first starring role. She will portray the character, ‘Sugimoto Ruka’, a young …
