Tamaki Hiroshi to host the new ‘Iron Chef’ on Fuji TV

In September, Fuji TV announced that they would bring back the popular cooking battle variety program “Ryori no Tetsujin” from the 1990s that became a big hit not only in Japan, but around the world.

They revealed that the new show would to adopt its English name ‘Iron Chef‘ as the main title, but they didn’t mention anything about the …


Drama Prime Time Report – 10/08~10/11

Drama Prime Time Report – 10/08~10/11

Drama Prime Time Report – 10/08~10/11

The fall season is here and this week already brought us a couple of new dramas, though real surprises failed to appear.

‘Perfect Blue‘ (TBS), starring Takimoto Miori, premiered on Monday and managed to record a better start than last season’s ‘Naniwa Shonen Tanteidan‘ with a rating of 9.0%. It faced some really strong competition …


FRIDAY reports that Tamaki Hiroshi is in a romantic relationship with a non-celebrity woman

On October 11th, it was revealed that actor Tamaki Hiroshi (32) currently has a new non-celebrity lover.  This was reported and photographs of the couple were revealed in the October 12th issue of the weekly tabloid magazine “FRIDAY.”

According to the magazine, the woman resembles actress Higa Manami (26) with her impressive beauty and large eyes.  Tamaki lives with his mother and younger sister …


Kanno Miho and Amami Yuki to co-star in new drama ‘Kekkon Shinai’

On August 22nd, Fuji TV announced another fall drama titled ‘Kekkon Shinai‘, co-starring actresses Kanno Miho and Amami Yuki.

The drama will be all about the lives of a woman in her mid 30’s (Kanno) and an ‘over-40′ woman (Amami) who either can’t or don’t want to get married. It will also focus on their friendship with each other, and their …


Drama Prime Time Report – July 27rd~July 29th

Drama Prime Time Report – July 27rd~July 29th

Drama Prime Time Report – July 27rd~July 29th

Now the battle has begun for the summer dramas with the start of the London 2012 Olympics.

Friday’s prime time was not yet affected by the Olympics thanks to the time difference. ‘Kuro no Onnakyoshi‘ (TBS) aired its second episode and it was no surprise that it lost quite a bit of viewers …


Tamaki Hiroshi makes his photographer debut

On November 24th, actor Tamaki Hiroshi attended a press conference for jewelry brand TASAKI’s photo gallery, “Timeless Message Photo Gallery“.

Tamaki, who made his photographer debut through this gallery, expressed his joy with: “I started this as a hobby 7 years ago, and this was my first job using a camera, so I’m very happy.” While the actor …


Drama Prime Time Report – September 9th~11th

Just awesome, and he knows it! ("Yuusha Yoshihiko" - TV Tokyo)

Just awesome, and he knows it! ("Yuusha Yoshihiko" – TV Tokyo)

It was the first weekend after the recent conclusion of all the sporting events, and most programs were able to reclaim their viewer ratings, especially the Saturday drama’s.

Friday still started with a popular TV special, the “31st All Japan High School Quiz“. Unfortunately, the drama special “Majutsu wa Sasayaku” …


Which actor would shine portraying a ‘tsundere’ character?

In the new drama ‘Ikemen Desu ne‘ we can see Kis-My-Ft2 member Tamamori Yuta portraying the tsundere prince. A ‘tsundere’ is someone who is seen as cold on the outside, but is really lovey and gentle person on the inside.

Goo has asked its readers which actor they believe would shine in a tsundere role.  Check out the results below and find …


Which actor would you like to receive roses from?

Recently, famous soccer player Miura Kazuyoshi – also affectionately known as “King Kazu” – commented that he’d like to give Nadeshiko Japan roses to congratulate them on their win at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Nearly every girl dreams of receiving flowers from a guy they like, so goo asked its users: which actor would you want to give …


Which actors & actresses look good in kiss scenes?

The recent movie of Miura Haruma, “Tokyo Koen“, was very well-received by the audience and gained a lot of attention for Miura’s lengthy kiss scene with actress Konishi Manami.

At the stage greeting for the movie, Miura himself revealed that he was perplexed about the length of that scene at first. He commented, “I thought to myself, ‘Is it really okay …


Tamaki Hiroshi holds his first live in Taiwan

On July 3rd, actor/singer Tamaki Hiroshi (31) held his first live performance in Taiwan at the Taipei live house, ‘Legacy Taipei’.

Tamaki Hiroshi is famous in Taiwan, thanks to his role in the “Nodame Cantabile” drama series. He’s even been nicknamed ‘Chiaki Ouji’! Approximately 1,000 fans came to this event to see their ‘ouji’ (or ‘prince’), during which he …


Tamaki Hiroshi joins the cast of upcoming movie “Yamamoto Isoroku”!

It has been revealed that actor Tamaki Hiroshi will star in “Rengou Kantai Shirei Choukan Yamamoto Isoroku” alongside Yakusho Koji.

He will be playing the role of a young news reporter from the “Tokyo Daily Newspaper” named Shindou Toshikazu. While the character only has a few lines to speak, he is a man of justice who is able to …


Check out this week’s performances on Music Japan!

Music Japan aired a new episode on May 29th that was chock-full of great performances!

Idol SKE48 came on to sing their energetic new song “Banzai Venus“, followed by pop singers Mizuki Alisa and Kuraki Mai. Tamaki Hiroshi and singer-songwriter Yukie Sone also appeared to promote their latest songs.

During his talk session, Tamaki Hiroshi sat down with Perfume and AKB48, who …


Tamaki Hiroshi holds a release event for “FREE”!

Actor and singer Tamaki Hiroshi recently held an event at Suidoubashi’s Tokyo Dome City in order to commemorate the release of his first single in around two years, “FREE”. For his first single after switching labels to Universal, a total of 4,000 fans over two events crowded the venue.

Appearing onstage in a stunning blue costume, Tamaki gave an …


Check out this week’s performances on Music Station!

On May 27th, Music Station aired its latest episode!

AKB48 made their way onto the stage with their hit single “Everyday, Kachuusha“, while TOKIO came on to promote their new song “Miageta Ryusei“. NERDHEAD appeared with Kuraki Mai to promote their collaboration track, “Doushite Suki Nan Darou“, along with Tamaki Hiroshi and UNICORN.

Check out Tamaki Hiroshi performing “FREE” and …


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