On November 30th, the winners of “The 40th Best Dresser Award” was announced at the official ceremony.
Actress Kichise Michiko (36) and Shounentai’s Higashiyama Noriyuki (40) were chosen as this year’s winners for the ‘entertainment category’. Kichise commented, “I’m almost 40-years old. I want to become a woman who suits simple and high-quality clothing.” Meanwhile, Higashiyama shared that he does 1,000 sit-ups …
Oricon recently conducted a poll asking 500 women from their teens to their 40’s, “Which female celebrity possesses the ideal face?”
First place for the 5th “Ideal Face Chosen by Women Ranking” went to none other than actress Ayase Haruka. Hearing the news, Ayase commented, “I’m surprised. I was chosen? Eh?! Thank you.” She also revealed her secrets …
Actress Kichise Michiko has been appointed as the official spokesperson for Panasonic’s new campaign called ‘Eco-Navi‘ and appeared at a special event on September 6th. Kichise, who married a businessman last December, spoke about her family’s daily eco-friendly practices. She commented, “I turn off whatever my husband seems to forget to turn off…” revealing a little bit of her personal …
On the 25th, Arashi’s Sakurai Sho appeared at the Roppongi Hills Arena in Tokyo for a pre-screening event of his starring movie, “Kamisama no Karute” (directed by Fukagawa Yoshihiro) . Accompanied by his co-star actress Miyazaki Aoi, Sakurai showed up to the screening in a limousine and said with a smile, “I can feel my excitement rising”. Sakurai, who plays …
Way to make a first impression, Kawashima Umika! ("Hanawake no Yon Shimai")
Way to make a first impression, Kawashima Umika! ("Hanawake no Yon Shimai")
A couple more summer dramas found their way on Japanese television since last Friday, but Ueto Aya was the first one who tried to deliver entertainment with her drama special of “Zettai Reido“. The special achieved a decent viewer rating of 13.9% that nicely fits into the average …
In light of all the “girl-pretending-to-be-a-boy” dramas this season – such as “Ikemen Desu ne” and the drama adaptation of “Ouran High School Host Club” – goo Ranking decided to ask its users which female celebrities they thought looked great with a short haircut.
Coming in first is actress Ueto Aya, who has become well-known for sporting cute, short hairstyles. After …
It was announced today that actress Karina (27) will star in the upcoming movie, “Girl” (directed by Fukagawa Yoshihiro), scheduled to open in summer 2012.
“Girl” is a “girl’s movie” that depicts a woman’s problems with love and work. Karina will be joined by Aso Kumiko (33), Kichise Michiko (36), and Itaya Yuka (36), who play the main …
Nothing beats watching a drama with a cold beer!
Nothing beats watching a drama with a cold beer!
There isn’t much to say for this week’s first prime time report, because most of the dramas only went through minimal changes in the viewer ratings.
The Thursday drama “Hagane no Onna 2” starring Kichise Michiko came to an end with a flimsy finale rating of 7.3% for an overall weak second …
Taira Airi on "Hancho 4" (TBS)
Taira Airi on "Hancho 4" (TBS)
This week it seems there was a swap from last week ratings for the Monday dramas “Hancho 4” and “Shiawase ni Narou yo,” with the former up at 12% and the latter down at 11% again.
On Tuesday, “Namae wo Nakushita Megami” wasn’t able to stay above the 13% mark for another week, but the …
Actress Kichise Michiko’s drama “Hagane no Onna” concluded filming recently, and she was given a thoughtful surprise from her on-screen students.
On the last day of filming, Kichise was presented with a card containing the photo and messages of all 24 child actors who played her students. Already teary, the actress burst into tears when the students also gave …
Mizuki Alisa
Mizuki Alisa
Actress/singer, Mizuki Alisa will star in TBS’s upcoming Sunday drama “Hanawa-ke no Yonshimai” which will start airing in July. This drama is based on Saimon Fumi’s manga which was serialized on “Weekly Morning” (Kodansha) from 2005 ~ 2008.
The drama will feature four sisters of the Hanawa family who all seem to have no luck with men. …
Oricon surveyed 500 women nationwide to find out who they thought was a “cool” female celebrity.
This marks the third year the survey has been taken, and it’s also the third year Amami Yuki has taken the top spot.
Check out the rest of the list below!
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[Which female celebrity is "cool" to women?]
10. Nakatani Miki
9. Yoshitaka Yuriko
8. Becky
7. Nakama Yukie
6. Fujiwara Norika
5. …
Multi-talent Yuki Maomi recently attended a PR-Event for the Japanese DVD/Blu-Ray release of “CHUCK” and wore a sexy black mini-one-piece dress in order to look like a heroine of a spy movie.
Spy/Action movies or dramas aren’t exactly overrepresented in Japan, but not every actress would be fit to play a role of a female spy in the first …
Gouriki Ayame in "Asuko March!"
Gouriki Ayame in "Asuko March!"
The ratings for the “Golden Week” weekend are finally out, but let’s start with the Thursday ratings that didn’t get released until yesterday due to the holidays.
The eight season of “Omiya-san” started off with a nice first episode and a rating of 11.8%, nicely pushing up the average of TV Asahi before dropping down to …
