Yamashita Tomohisa reveals details on his upcoming single, “Ai, Texas”

Yamashita Tomohisa has revealed the details for his upcoming single, “Ai, Texas“!

“Ai, Texas” is Yamashita’s first single from Warner Music Japan, and is scheduled to be released on February 29th.

As tokyohive previously reported, “Ai, Texas” is currently being used as the theme song for the drama, “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata ~Ending Planner~“. It …


Yamashita Tomohisa to sing the theme song for his upcoming drama

It’s been announced that Yamashita Tomohisa will sing the theme song for his upcoming drama, ‘Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~‘, which will start airing on January 12th through TBS.  It’s been about six years since Yamashita sang a theme song as a soloist after “Daite Senorita“, which was the theme for the 2006 drama, ‘Kurosagi‘.

The new song …


Documentary featuring Yamashita Tomohisa’s solitary journey on US Route 66 to air soon

It’s been announced that documentary program “YAMASHITA TOMOHISA・ROUTE 66・Tatta Hitori no America” will start airing on NTV on January 2nd 2012 (every Monday from 1:29 ~ 1:59 am *only the first episode will be aired on 1:59 ~ 2:29 am).  The documentary program will feature Yamashita Tomohisa’s solitary journey in America, and approach Yamashita’s growth as a man.

With his partner, …


Yamashita Tomohisa opens up about withdrawing from NEWS

Actor/singer Yamashita Tomohisa (26) held a press conference on December 7th to commemorate the first day of shooting for his upcoming drama, “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~“. During the event, he opened up about his withdrawal from NEWS for the first time.

Yamashita stunned the J-Pop industry back in October when he announced that he would be departing …


Which actor would you like to go shopping with?

Back in October, singer Hamasaki Ayumi and JUNO had a shopping session at ‘LANDS of Eden‘.  They managed to spend 429,800 yen (approximately S5,594.88 USD) in total while they joyfully dressing up in various outfits of the brand’s edgy styles and casual shirts.

While keeping this event in mind, goo decided to open a poll asking, “Which actors would you …


Eikura Nana & Maeda Atsuko become Yamashita Tomohisa’s co-stars in new drama

Earlier this month, it was announced that Yamashita Tomohisa was going to star in a new TBS drama called “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~“. Today, it was revealed that Eikura Nana, AKB48’s Maeda Atsuko, and Sorimachi Takashi have signed up to become his castmates.

“Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~” is a family drama that dwells on the meaning …


French actor Jean Reno becomes Doraemon for new Toyota CM

French actor Jean Reno has picked up the role to play  ‘Doraemon’ for Toyota’s new CM!

Last week, Toyota released the first-ever live action adaptation of the popular anime, “Doraemon“, through their CM, which also stars Tsumabuki Satoshi as ‘Nobita’ and Ogawa Naoya as ‘Gian’. Joining Jean Reno, Yamashita Tomohisa will play ‘Suneo’ and Mizukawa Asami will play ‘Shizuka-chan’.

The …


Yamashita Tomohisa to release live DVD & Blu-Ray

Yamashita Tomohisa has announced that he’ll be releasing a live DVD and Blu-Ray titled, “TOMOHISA YAMASHITA ASIA TOUR 2011 SUPER GOOD SUPER BAD“, on December 21st.

Footage will include performances from his solo concert at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 10th, which was a part of his “TOMOHISA YAMASHITA ASIA TOUR 2011 Super good Super bad“, held from January to …


Yamashita Tomohisa to star in a new drama series

It’s been announced that Yamashita Tomohisa will star in a new Thursday TBS drama called “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~“, which will start airing in January of 2012.

This will be his first work after withdrawing from NEWS back in October. Yamashita commented, “I would like to work well by boosting morale during filming as usual without …


Yamashita Tomohisa’s sister apologizes for her blog entry about her brother’s exit from NEWS

Recently, Yamashita Tomohisa’s younger sister, Yamashita Rina, posted an apology on her blog for the comments she made about her brother’s withdrawal from NEWS.

On October 10th, she wrote, “I want everyone to understand his endurance over these past eight years… I think he’s faced many things way beyond my imagination…”

This upset many NEWS fans, who responded with, “What has he endured?” …


Kamenashi Kazuya comments on Yamashita Tomohisa’s exit from NEWS

On October 14th, KAT-TUN’s Kamenashi Kazuya attended a press conference for his drama, “Yokai Ningen Bem“, where he was asked for his thoughts on Yamashita Tomohisa and Nishikido Ryo’s withdrawal from NEWS.

Commenting on Yamashita Tomohisa, he revealed, “During work, he would say things like, ‘I have to do things this way’, so I’m not really …


On Yamashita Tomohisa and Nishikido Ryo’s withdrawal from NEWS, Uchi Hiroki says “no comment”

On October 8th, Uchi Hiroki (25), Kis-My-Ft2’s Kitayama Hiromitsu (26) and Miyata Toshiya (23), and actress Takahata Mitsuki (19) held a press conference and public rehearsal on the opening day of their stage play ‘Ikemen Desu ne‘ at Akasaka ACT Theater.

Uchi, who is a former member of Johnny’s Entertainment group NEWS, was asked his opinion regarding …


Yamashita Tomohisa & Nishikido Ryo withdraw from NEWS

On October 7th, Johnny & Associates Inc. announced that two NEWS members, Yamashita Tomohisa and Nishikido Ryo,  withdrew from the group on the same day.  Yamashita will pursue his solo activities, and Nishikido will focus on his activities in Kanjani∞. Consequently, NEWS will continue their activities with four members: Koyama Keiichiro, Kato Shigeaki, Masuda Takahisa, and Tegoshi Yuya.

Yamashita commented, “It will be …


Yamashita Tomohisa, Perfume, Hey! Say! JUMP and more for “Seventeen”

The latest edition of “Seventeen” is out, featuring spreads from a wide variety of celebrities!

In the September issue, fans can check out sweet shots from Yamashita Tomohisa, adorable group pictures from Perfume, bump.y, and Hey! Say! Jump. Fans can also check out the stunning stare from actress Takei Emi in her regular column “SMILE!”, and a short interview with Arashi …


Which actor would you want to be on a deserted island with?

Which male actor would you take if you were stranded on a deserted island? Would you take someone who is Strong? Someone who is Smart? Someone who is Kind and Funny? Someone who is Handsome? Goo recently asked its viewers who they would choose and the results are below. Did your favorite actor make the cut?

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01. Sakurai Sho (Arashi) – …


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