Previously, it was reported that DAIGO and Kitagawa Keiko would be tying the knot this coming January. On October 13, DAIGO made a live appearance on the TBS program 'Jouhou Live Vivit' where he commented on the marriage rumors. "One thing I can say about this matter is, 'SF'. Super flying. I was really surprised. When I woke up, I saw that I had received messages from many people saying 'Congratulations'," he said. DAIGO added, "I

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On April 16, DAIGO attended an event for 'Audi Showroom Home Delivery' in Tokyo. DAIGO was recently reported to be in a relationship with actress Kitagawa Keiko. When reporters asked, "Will you be getting married soon?" he responded with a smile, "Not yet." During the event, DAIGO stood in front of 'Audi A3' and said, "For example, I want to go to 'TTY'." He then made the crowd laugh by saying, "It's TUTAYA. I love going to TUTAYA, so it would be

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On February 10, singer/talent DAIGO attended an event for 'Pachinko Ultra Battle Retsuden Tatakae Zero! Wakaki Saikyou Senshi' in Tokyo. When asked by reporters to comment on his relationship with actress Kitagawa Keiko, he said, "To put it in one word, it's 'gekiatsu' (in pachinko, this term is used when you are likely to hit a jackpot)."  The actress hinted on their relationship earlier this month when she attended an awards cer

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It was revealed that actress Kitagawa Keiko who will be celebrating her 10th anniversary since her debut, will release her first original photo book (currently untitled) on August 22nd, her 27th birthday. For the location of the photoshoot, Kitagawa chose Paris, France, as she says she wanted to pick a memorable place that she's visited in her private time. "I hope to send out the best photos to everybody from Paris, the city of art and lo

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It was announced that actress Kitagawa Keiko and Kanjani8 member Nishikido Ryo will be starring in movie "Dakishimetai", which will be directed by Shiota Akihiko. It will be a love story between a girl on a wheelchair, who is unable to properly use the left side of her body due to a traffic accident and also suffers from a memory disorder, and an ordinary taxi driver. This is a true story that happened in Abashiri, Hokkaido, and it was

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Oricon recently conducted a poll asking 500 women from their teens to their forties "which female celebrity has the ideal face?" First place for Oricon's "6th ideal faces chosen by women ranking" went to none other than actress Ayase Haruka. As this is her 2nd consecutive year to top the ranking, she expressed, "I don't have confidence, but it gives me a positive feeling! Thank you. I will do my best to impress everybody through products."

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[caption id="attachment_272076" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Drama Prime Time Report – 10/12~10/14"][/caption] The weekend brought forth a total of six new fall dramas, including three actual prime time dramas and one very strong 11:00 pm drama. TBS started off Friday with the premiere of 'Ooku ~Tanjou~ (Arikoto – Iemitsu Hen)' starring Sakai Masato and Tabe Mikako. The 'Ooku' series usually earns ratings around 15%, but the lat

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[caption id="attachment_268873" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Drama Prime Time Report – 09/21~09/23"][/caption] The summer season has now come to an end with the last few remaining prime time dramas airing their final episodes over the weekend. On Friday, TBS aired the last episode of the drama 'Kuro no Onnakyoshi'. It was a disappointing finish with a rating of 8.0% (minus 1.2%), which is a new personal low. This is a rather su

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On September 20th, the first still pictures from the poster shooting for the upcoming fall drama 'Akumu-chan' (NTV), starring Kitagawa Keiko were revealed. The actress will be playing the role of a two-faced teacher in a fantasy-school story and can be seen sporting a new short hairdo, which also became a topic at the short press conference after the shooting. Kitagawa expressed, "So far I've always only played roles of students and I thou

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Kitagawa Keiko will be starring in a new Nihon TV drama series titled “Akumu-chan” that’s starting in October. The series will be aired every Saturday from 9pm-9.54pm. Kitagawa is taking on the role of a smart, pretty and svelte elementary school teacher. However, the character has another side to her- in reality, she’s a mean and scheming person.  Kitagawa expressed much enthusiasm at her first role as a teacher, “I think this is a role with

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