Inoue Waka and Iizuka Ken register their marriage

It’s been reported that actress Inoue Waka (32) got married to film director Iizuka Ken (33) on her 32nd birthday, May 13th.

According to her agency, Inoue had the day off and a representative submitted the marriage papers at the ward office. The couple are already living together, but they are not expecting a baby at this time.

Inoue and Iizuka met …

Sakurai Sho to be NTV’s main caster for London Olympics

It’s been revealed that Arashi’s Sakurai Sho will be NTV’s main caster for the upcoming London Olympics.

This will be Sakurai’s third time to serve as the main caster for the Olympics. His first time was Beijing in 2008, then Vancouver in 2010. Sakurai is scheduled to report live from London from the opening day, July 27th.

He expressed, “After experiencing my …

Odagiri Joe’s drama ‘Kazoku no Uta’ to be discontinued due to low rate

It has been reported the Fuji TV will bring Odagiri Joe’s drama ‘Kazoku no Uta‘ to an end on June 3rd with the 8th episode.

The drama began airing on April 15th, and the first episode marked an average viewer rating of 6.1% in the Kanto area. It has continued to receive low viewer ratings — …

Performances from Music Japan’s May 13th broadcast unveiled!

On May 13th’s episode of popular music program Music Japan, NMB48, Kimura Kaela, and AAA made their stage performance on this episode.

Check out their performances below!

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<“Nagiichi” – NMB48>

<“Mamireru” – Kimura Kaela>

<“Still Love You” – AAA>

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Thai actress/singer Newwy to make CD debut in Japan this fall

On May 12th, Thai actress and singer Newwy (25) made a guest appearance at the ‘Thai Festival 2012′ which was held at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, and announced that she would be making major debut as a singer in Japan this fall.

Aside from her fame in her home country, Newwy has been gaining popularity in Taiwan and Hong Kong. In Japan, …

Ichikawa Mikako & cast of movie ‘Renta Neko’ attend first screening event

On May 12th, film director Ogigami Naoko’s new movie ‘Renta Neko‘ was released, and Ichikawa Mikako and other cast attended first screening event in Tokyo. Along with Ogigami and Ichikawa, co-star Kusamura Reiko, Mitsuishi Ken, Yamada Maho talked their delight to reach the first screening day. The movie will be shown at Berlin International Film Festival and other oversea’s …

‘Sadako 3D’ movie to be released throughout Asia

On May 12th, the cast of horror film, ‘Sadako 3D‘, attended the first stage greeting in Tokyo.

During this event, it was announced that the movie will be released in South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The cast was delighted to hear this good news that even Sadako approached actress Ishihara Satomi and gave her a hug. …

Perfume concludes their 4-day Nippon Budokan concerts

On May 12th popular techno-pop unit Perfume held their live concert at Nippon Budokan which was the final day of the additional 4-day concert of their nationwide tour.

A total of 36,000 tickets (counting all 4 days) for the additional concerts were sold out instantly, which caused many fans to line-up asking for more tickets at the nearest station from …

Sonoyama Makie talks about Shioya Shun at Nakai Masahiro’s ‘Kinsuma Special’

Chef and talento Sonoyama Makie made an appeared on TBS’s variety show ‘Nakai Masahiro no Kinsma Special‘ on May 11th.  She talked about the trouble of Shioya Shun’s two-timing relationship.

According to Sonoyama, around 6 month ago, Shioya visited her restaurant and he asked to have a meal together. They began officially dating last February.

This was her first time to appear …

Drama Prime Time Report – May 7th~May 10th

Drama Prime Time Report – May 7th~May 10th

Drama Prime Time Report – May 7th~May 10th

The Golden Week is over and all networks are back to their regular schedule, however, this doesn’t mean that every drama’s ratings have changed for the better this week.

The Monday dramas are among the group that recovered from last week’s slump, especially ‘Hancho 5‘ (TBS), which had to go against many variety specials …

TETSUYA to hold 2-day live in Shibuya

It’s been revealed that L’Arc~en~Ciel’s TETSUYA will be holding a live called “TETSUYA LIVE 2012 ‘THANK YOU’” on October 2nd and 3rd at Shibuya Kokaido.

TETSUYA recently made an appearance at his label Ki/oon Music’s 20th anniversary live event, “Ki/oon 20 Years & Days“, at LIQUIDROOM ebisu, and performed alongside his junior artist. Fans can look forward to the details and …

AKB48 reveals teaser for “Gugutasu no Sora”

AKB48 has revealed a video digest for “Gugutasu no Sora” through their official YouTube channel!

“Gugutasu no Sora” is a track off of AKB48’s upcoming single, “Manatsu no Sounds good!“, which is scheduled for release on May 23rd.

It’s sung by the group’s 16 Google+ senbatsu members: Matsui Sakiko, Takajo Aki, Katayama Haruka, Nakamata Shiori, Ishida Haruka, Suzuki Shihori, Tanabe Miku, Kuramochi Asuka, Nakagawa Haruka, Kitahara Rie,Yokoyama Yui, and Fujie …

Sambomaster to release new album & hold one-man tour

Rock band trio Sambomaster have announced that they will be releasing a new original album titled ‘Rock’n’roll is not dead‘ on July 11th. In addition, they also announced that they will holding a nationwide in September. They just wrapped up their final concert of the nationwide tour ‘Sobaya no Oyaji ni Kikimasita! 『Sambomaster no Shinkyoku Mada Desuka?』『Sakki Deta Tokorodesu』Tour 2012‘ …

Kitano Kii denies rumor of marriage to Miura Shohei

On May 11th, actress Kitano Kii denied rumors of a marriage to actor Miura Shohei on her official blog. There is a rumor that she got marriage to Miura, which has spread on Twitter and other social SNS.

She titled the entry “Wrong information” and stated, “Everyone. There is a lot of slander and abuse….. The marriage report is wrong information.” Currently, …

Azuma Takahiro and Yasu Megumi hold wedding ceremony at Sensouji temple

Back in December 2011, talent Azuma Takahiro(42) and Yasu Megumi(30) got married. They held their wedding ceremony on May 11th at Sensoji temple in Asakusa.

The couple invited around 40 close relatives. Azuma wore a crested hakama, while Yasu was in a white kimono. According to reports, Azuma’s father, Hagimoto Kinichi who was a pupil of the late Azuma …

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