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ahochaude wrote:

Oooh! Amuro! :D


She deserves such a dub as "uta-hime"

All I got to say about Amuro is . . . Uuuuuuta!

Ahochaude, Amuro Namie is Okinawan, eh? Must needs hook ups, have beautiful Okinawan children :D .

The Man wrote:

All I got to say about Amuro is . . . Uuuuuuta!

Ahochaude, Amuro Namie is Okinawan, eh? Must needs hook ups, have beautiful Okinawan children :D .

75% Okinawan and 25% Italian, I believe.
She's hot! :love_eyes:
I've never seen her kid before though.

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May 18, 2004

Actress Fujiwara Norika (32) grabbed a bit of the Cannes limelight on Sunday. In town to promote the movie Shrek 2, for which she provides the Japanese voice of Princess Fiona, she turned a lot of heads - and cameras - with her classic Asian look. Long, straight black hair accented her low-cut bustline and kimono-inspired sequined red dress as she hogged the red carpet for a full five minutes. Reportedly, the glamorous Norika drew a dinner invitation from an impressed Antonio Banderas, accompanied though he was by wife Melanie Griffith.

norika-chan kakkoii..! does anyone have a bigger picture?

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May 18, 2004

Actress Fujiwara Norika (32) grabbed a bit of the Cannes limelight on Sunday. In town to promote the movie Shrek 2, for which she provides the Japanese voice of Princess Fiona, she turned a lot of heads - and cameras - with her classic Asian look. Long, straight black hair accented her low-cut bustline and kimono-inspired sequined red dress as she hogged the red carpet for a full five minutes. Reportedly, the glamorous Norika drew a dinner invitation from an impressed Antonio Banderas, accompanied though he was by wife Melanie Griffith.

That's great!!! :applaud: Norika is gorgeous..this comes from the woman I tell ya..:P

ahochaude wrote:75% Okinawan and 25% Italian, I believe.
She's hot!

And I thought you want to give her a bitch slap :hehe:

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May 18, 2004

Actress Fujiwara Norika (32) grabbed a bit of the Cannes limelight on Sunday. In town to promote the movie Shrek 2, for which she provides the Japanese voice of Princess Fiona, she turned a lot of heads - and cameras - with her classic Asian look. Long, straight black hair accented her low-cut bustline and kimono-inspired sequined red dress as she hogged the red carpet for a full five minutes. Reportedly, the glamorous Norika drew a dinner invitation from an impressed Antonio Banderas, accompanied though he was by wife Melanie Griffith.

cool :applaud:
way to go~~~~~~~~

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May 19, 2004

All media attention on Tuesday was focused on the tax declarations of the rich and famous. Making the top 10 rankings is a real status symbol and you can usually predict most of the names on the list. The biggest entertainment earners were in music: rock duo B'z dominated, with vocalist Inaba Koshi (39) at No.1 and guitarist Matsumoto Tak in 3rd (photo). Sandwiched between them was last year's No.1 Hamasaki Ayumi (25). King of the TV mc's Mino Monta (59) was fourth and the top 5 was rounded out by Utada Hikaru (21). Last year's No.1, Nakai Masahiro (31) of SMAP didn't get his declaration in on time and was not included in the rankings. Also highly ranked as usual were the top comedians, Downtown's Hamada Masatoshi (31) and Matsumoto Hitoshi (31) and the Tunnels duo of Ishibashi Takaaki (33) and Kinashi Noritake (32). • The other big news story of the moment is politicians who have failed to pay national pension premiums. Meanwhile actress Esumi Makiko (37), a poster girl for the pension scheme who turned out not to have paid premiums herself, made her first public appearance since that scandal broke. She attended a PR event for the upcoming 15th movie in the "Tsuri Baka" (Fishing Fool) movie series, but made no comment on the ongoing scandal. • Veteran actor of the postwar period Mitsuhashi Tatsuya died on Monday of heart failure in a Tokyo hospital. He was 80. He worked until very recently, appearing in "Casshern", the currently-showing debut film by Kiriya Kazuaki, husband of Utada Hikaru.

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May 20, 2004

SMAP member and perennial most popular man in Japan Kimura Takuya (31) arrived at the Cannes Film Festival safe and sound but it looks like the movie he's there to promote might not be so lucky. "2046", the new flick by Wong Kar Wai (45), was scheduled to have its press screening this morning, but one reel was still on its way from Bangkok last night and scheduled to arrive in Paris at 5am. With French subtitles yet to be added and a trip across the country to the south coast, it was decided to cancel the morning showing and delay the 7pm gala screening by half an hour. This is a first for the prestigious film fest, according to organizers, as well as a major embarrassment all round. The screening schedule for other films, including Oshii Mamoru's "anime "Innocence", has also been disrupted. The project, which has no script whatsoever, has been plagued by problems from the start. Production started in 1999 but soon ground to a halt due to scheduling difficulties. It was restarted last November after a 4-year hiatus, but even then no end to the project could be seen. But the - almost - finished film has received good reviews and a Best Actor award for Tony Leung (41).

Whoot?? Kimura is in France... :nut: Awww...darn! too late to buy a ticket to France now.. :beaten: Anyhow..I hope the movie will win good critics.

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May 21, 2004

It's silly award season again. This year's Miss Lily - for the woman who looks best with lilies - goes to...actress Tokiwa Takako (32). The popular actress, who has been busy both on TV and the big screen over the last few years, was presented the award and a bunch of yellow lilies at the Dutch embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday. You have to wonder if stars are embarrassed sometimes by these obvious PR events. • Folk legend Yamashita Tatsuro (51) has penned his first song for an anime production. He has written the opening tune for NHK's upcoming show about the famous Agatha Christie characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. The ending theme was written by his wife Takeuchi Mariya (49).

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May 22, 2004

The gossip magazine Friday revealed this week that Issa (25), vocalist with the dance group Da Pump, split up with actress Shibasaki Kou (22) in January shortly after they went to Tokyo Disneyland (a popular tactic for break ups). He has since been spotted with several other women, including an ongoing relationship with TV personality Abiru Yu (photo, 17) and a romantic encounter with personality Kifune Kaori (25), caught by the magazine's paparazzi. • Police have issued a summons to actress Shimada Yoko (51) for driving without a license. The summons follows an accident that occured in Koto ward, Tokyo in March. Shimada had a Canadian license at the time, and "wasn't aware" that she needed a Japanese one.

NHK's upcoming show.. agatha christie..?!?!?! arhh.. my favourite author of all time.. can't wait.. anyone with more news on this?

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May 23, 2004

It was announced yesterday that actor Hayashi Kouki (33) married former NHK actress Matsuno Chika (33) last August. Hayashi is the younger brother of former X Japan member Yoshiki and is curently involved in his management. He is considered to be an "ikemen", or "good looking", actor. The word comes from the current Japanese expression "ikete iru", meaning "cool", and "men" (face). He has appeared regularly in such dramas as Fuji TVs "Yamato Nadeshiko" and "Out". Matsuno is a former gymnast at the national level and was a regular on the popular pre-school show "Okaasan to Issho" in the late 1990s

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May 24, 2004

14-year old Yagira Yuya was the surprise winner of the Best Actor award at the 57th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night. Yagira was recognized for his performance in "Daremo Shiranai" (Nobody Knows), loosely based on a true story from the 1980s of four siblings abandoned by their mother. Visually striking, it was criticized as overlong by some reviewers. It was directed by Koreeda Hirokazu, who accepted the award on his star's behalf. Yagira left Cannes on May 13 after the movie was screened, to go back to mid-term exams at school. He is the first Japanese to win the best actor award at Cannes, and stole the limelight from some more established Japanese stars trying to make an impression at the festival.

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May 25, 2004

Morning Musume leader Iida Kaori (22) and "ace" Ishikawa Rika (photo, 19) are to 'graduate' from the group next year. Iida is the only remaining original member. Guru Tsunku (35) says he wants Iida to develop as a multi-talented artist, while Ishikawa will be at the center of a new unit within the Hello! Project. It was announced earlier this year that young members Kago Ai (18) and Tsuji Nozomi (16) will leave the group in August. Auditions for new members are currently being organized. • Da Pump vocalist Issa (25) turned up for the MYV Video Music Awards Japan with a freshly shaven head, a sign of repentance over his recently publicized womanizing. Hamasaki Ayumi (26) took three awards, including Best Female Artist. Amuro Namie (26) presented the Inspiration Award to a visiting Janet Jackson (38), who managed to keep her cleavage indoors.

kago ai is only 16 ne.. so iida and ishikawa are graduating too.. i think it really is time..

bmwracer wrote:...Amuro Namie (26) presented the Inspiration Award to a visiting Janet Jackson (38), who managed to keep her cleavage indoors.

:rofl: It was a genuine "wardrobe malfunction" I tell you!

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May 26, 2004

Toei held a pre-production press conference yesterday for the upcoming and final Godzilla movie. "Godzilla: Final Wars" is scheduled to open on December 4, and stars Matsuoka Masahiro (27) of the Johnny's pop group Tokio and Kikukawa Rei (26). It will also feature Takarada Akira (70), who starred in the very first Godzilla movie. Production starts in Sydney this Friday and is scheduled to finish November 15. It will be the biggest "Gojira" flick ever, with a budget of \2 billion, about twice that of recent Toei versions. It will also be the most international, taking the big lizard to New York, Sydney, Paris and Shanghai before he wreaks havoc in Japan. Celebrating his 50th birthday this year, Godzilla is enjoying something of a boom. The original 1954 movie is currently showing in New York and San Fransisco. He made his first appearance in the U.S. in 1956 and got a Hollywood makeover courtesy of Roland Emmerich in 1998. The following year, the Japanese production "Godzilla 2000" opened in 2,000 theaters across the U.S. The 27 previous movies in the series have drawn over 98 million people to the cinema and the target for this project is to smash the 100 million barrier. Just the job for the world's most famous monster.

Oh No!! Mabo's acting will be challenged by the monster itself..Rei Kikukawa... :hehe: Anyhow..I'm looking forward to see Mabo fighting the monster..oh wait I'm confused which one is the monster Rei or Gojira?!! :nut:

Akakage wrote:oh wait I'm confused which one is the monster Rei or Gojira?!! :nut:

That's cold. :hehe: