SPEED delivers a new song for “Eyeful Home” CM
Japan’s beloved girl group, SPEED, recently unveiled a fresh track to be included in the CMs for “Eyeful Home”, a top-notch housing corporation. Titled “Little Dancer”, the song…
NHK announces special “Kohaku” projects by hosts Arashi & Matsushita Nao
2010’s “Kohaku Uta Gassen” is already hyping up to be a spectacular event because of the hosts and special performances lined up for this year. Well “Kouhaku” has just gotten better, as NHK announced that the hosts - Arashi (for the white team) and Matsushita Nao (for the red) – will deliver special projects for the event!
To the delight of …
Drama Prime Time Report – December 13th/14th/15th/16th
The ratings from Monday through Thursday contained no big surprises. ”Freeter” and “Aibo” outdid themselves once again, while “Nagareboshi” continued its roller coaster ride of ratings. “Ougon no Buta” and “Iryu 3” have aired their final and extended episodes that pushed up their average ratings quite a bit. In the end, Iryu was only 0.1% better than Ougon, ratings-wise at …
[UPDATED] 2010 FNS Music Festival Performances – Part 3
Continuing with our FNS Music Festival coverage, here is part 3 of the performances from the show!
Enjoy!
You can find part 1 here and part 2 here.
[UPDATED] Arashi performs “Love Rainbow” + “Hatenai Sora” at FNS Music Festival
At the FNS Music Festival just moments ago, Arashi held a special performance of “Hatenai Sora” with Matsushita Nao, and then they followed up with their song, “Love Rainbow”.
Check it out below!
Sato Ryuta & Matsushita Nao to star in special drama “Necchu Jidai”
Actor Sato Ryuta will be tackling a starring role in the special drama, “Necchu Jidai“, scheduled for broadcast sometime in 2011. ”Necchu Jidai” was originally a popular school drama aired back in 1978 which starred Mizutani Yutaka as ‘Kitano Kodai’, a teacher at an elementary school. The original series was so popular that the last episode garnered a viewer rating of over 40%, and …
NHK announces the artist line-up for this year’s “Kohaku Uta Gassen”!
The line-up of artists that will perform at NHK’s annual New Year’s Eve music show, “Kohaku Uta Gassen (Kohaku)”, has just been announced!
As we reported earlier, the hosts for the 61st installment of this legendary event will be Matsushita Nao for the “Red Team” and Arashi for the “White Team”.
Check out the line-up below!
Matsushita Nao & Sasaki Kuranosuke receive distinctions for “Best Smile of the Year 2010″
On November 8th, actors Matsushita Nao and Sasaki Kuranosuke attended an awards ceremony for the “Best Smile of the Year 2010“. This awards ceremony was established by the Japan Dental Association in recognition of the celebrities with the brightest smiles.
At the event, Sasaki said, “I can’t look at Matsushita-san’s smile directly because her smile is very elegant, and also gives a maternal feel. I …
Matsushita Nao to star in new drama series as a detective
Matsushita Nao will star in a new drama series for Fuji Television in January 2011. It’s not yet known what the drama series is titled, but it comes as no surprise that the actress was able to quickly move on to another project; her popularity has been increasing since her role in NHK’s morning drama series “Gegege no Nyobo“.
In the …
Matsushita Nao & Arashi chosen as hosts for this year’s Kohaku Uta Gassen!
Just recently it was announced that Matsushita Nao and Arashi have been chosen as hosts for NHK’s annual music show on New Year’s Eve, “Kohaku Uta Gassen (Kohaku)“!
“Kohaku” started its broadcast back in 1951, and “the program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The ‘red’team, or ‘akagumi’, is composed of …
This week’s MUSIC JAPAN guests announced
NHK music show, “MUSIC JAPAN”, has announced the guests for this week’s September 26th episode. Featured artists will include Rina Aiuchi, ACIDMAN, Fujii Fumiya, and Matsushita Nao.
The focus of the episode will undoubtably be on Rina Aiuchi, who after hitting her ten year anniversary, has officially decided to retire from entertainment. She will be singing her last single, “HANABI,” for the show. Fans can expect a powerful television performance from her.
Actress/pianist Matsushita Nao is currently starring in the NHK series, “Ge Ge Ge no Nyoubou.” She will be performing the theme song to the show, Ikimonogakari’s “Arigatou,” on the piano. This cover is also included on her best album, “Scene 25 ~Best of Nao Matsushita,” that was released today.
Check out the set list below.
