It was previously reported that girl group AKB48 will have a new sister unit named NMB48 – girls based from Namba, Osaka. The audition process was completed on September 20th and the names of the lucky girls that passed the audition are now posted on the NMB48 official website.
It’s a shame though that NYC’s Nakayama Yuma’s sister (Nakayama Nana) didn’t make it.
The name of the 39 girls that passed the audition are as follows:
We reported earlier that the magazine “SWITCH” would be celebrating their 25th anniversary by holding special commemorative concerts with retro rock singer Superfly. The magazine has recently announced some updates guaranteed to make the show even more exciting for fans!
The special live will be known as “Superfly & The Lemon Bats SPECIAL LIVE ‘Rock’N’Roll Muncher“. Instead of …
Japanese beverage company, Suntory has been releasing seasonal limited flavors for Pepsi with very unique flavors, such as cucumber, shiso, and red bean. Recently, an intriguing new flavor was introduced to reflect the fall season, “pepsi Mont Blanc.” “Mont Blanc” is a cake made of puréed chestnuts and whipped cream, and it means “White Mountain” in French.
The “Pepsi Mont Blanc” will start …
Previously, we reported that popular manga/anime Paradise Kiss will be released as a live-action movie starring Kitagawa Keiko and Mukai Osamu. The film’s release date has been set for May 2011, but to indulge the hungry fans, some scene stills as well as a more-detailed cast list has just been revealed!
Igarashi Shunji (D-BOYS) will play the role of …
On September 18th, idol group Morning Musume will begin their fall tour, “Morning Musume. Concert Tour 1020 aki~Rival Survival~”, and they’ve just added a show in Yokohama for December 15th!
Normally an added show for Morning Musume wouldn’t be such a big deal, but the addition of this particular show changes the graduation date for members Lin Lin, Jun Jun, and Kamei Eri. Organizers have changed the name of the Yokohama concert to “Morning Musume. Concert Tour 2010 Aki~Rival Survival~ Kamei Eri, Jun Jun, Lin Lin Soutsugyou Special” in their honor. The Yokohama tickets go on sale November 13th, so fans who wish to see the members graduate should get ready to grab the tickets as soon as they go on sale, as they’ll be quite the coveted item.
Ex-Morning Musume member, Tsuji Nozomi, has released her second cooking book, “Tsuji-chan no Umakawa Gohan 2” on September 17th, and she held the release event on the 21st. As many of you already know, she is currently 6 months pregnant with her second baby. At the event, Nozomi said the baby is moving around, and everything is running well. She also …
EMTG corporation has announced a special music festival that will occur over two days at the Saitama Super Arena, on December 11th and 12th.
The show is called “EMTG MUSIC Fes.2010 -Heart Music Heart Live-” and will feature such top artists as Kobukuro, Kimaguren, Hitoto Yo, Hirahara Ayaka, Abe Mao, JUJU, and Hata Motohiro. The concept of the show …
Last week, a short version of Ayumi Hamasaki’s long awaited PV for “blossom” was unveiled. Now, the full length version of the PV has been released.
The PV features Jaejoong of J.Y.J / TVXQ, and it has a really touching story. This is Ayumi Hamasaki’s first music video that she doesn’t star in, as she believed that she “would be …
Famous American socialite and media personality Paris Hilton was recently detained by Japanese officials at the Narita Airport.
The officials were determining if they would allow Paris Hilton into the country after her recent drug charge in Las Vegas. Paris traveled to Japan for business as she was contractually bound to attend certain events in Japan.
Here’s the full rundown courtesy …
Horror movie, “Paranormal Activity 2” will be released in the U.S on October 22nd (will be released in February 2011 in Japan), and in addition, there will be another sequel to “Paranormal Activity,” which will be the Japanese sequel version titled, “Paranormal Activity Chapter 2/TOKYO NIGHT“.
Nakamura Aoi and Aoyama Noriko will star in the Japanese sequel version, and they will …
We previously announced that AKB48 sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai would be getting their first album, “Rouka wa Hashiruna!,” on October 13th. The group has just recently announced the details on the release and has provided a track listing!
The album will contain everything from their debut single, “Hatsukoi Dash/Aoi Mirai“, to their newest single, “Gyuu“, in addition to five brand new …
Pop diva Koda Kumi has finally released the music videos for “Anata Dake ga” and “Walk,” both of which will be on her new single due out tomorrow on September 22nd.
“Anata Dake ga” features Koda Kumi’s little sister, and fellow pop singer, Misono. She plays a girl who fights with her boyfriend, lost in the memories of how they used …
tokyohive reported earlier that SMAP’s concert in China was in danger of getting cancelled. Now it has been officially announced that SMAP’s Shanghai concert will be postponed.
Johnny’s made the announcement on September 21st that, “Due to the recent state of affairs, we need to take our customer’s safety into account.“ As of now, the performance is delayed, but not …
It was reported that actor Mizushima Hiro already left his management agency, Ken-on, on September 20. The reason behind this is that Mizushima wanted to pursue a writing career.
Apparently, the actor had been interested in writing even before. When he informed his management agency about his desire to pursue this career, the agency was quite supportive, and …
Today, on September 21st, AKB48 held their special “AKB48 19th Single Senbatsu Jyan Ken Taikai” event at Tokyo Budokan. The event was held to select the featured singers for the upcoming December 8th single, and they did so through a series of “Rock, Paper, Scissors” matches.
The matches were between the 47 regular members of AKB48 and four of the research students …
