Japanese Entertainment News

dochira wrote:
Is it my imagination, or is that dress a bit see-through?? :drooling: :naughty:

i see how you could think that.. lol it looks like her underwear is showing but I think it's just the lighting

Entertainment news from Japan-zone.com-Your Guide to Japan and Japanese Culture:

November 9, 2006

Here we go again! The latest showbiz couple to announce a shotgun wedding are popular pin-up girl Yoshioka Miho (26) and singer Izam (34). It seems that Yoshioka is three months pregnant, which may at least put to rest any doubts people have about Izam's sexual orientation. The once cross-dressing singer of visual-kei rock group Shazna failed to convince many people with his brief marriage to talento Yoshikawa Hinano (26). They got hitched in September 1999, but it lasted only seven months. With their relationship regarded as no more than a publicity stunt, the couple were ridiculed as "playing house". And though Izam and Yoshioka are said to have been dating for a year, the engagement comes at a time when Shazna are reforming. So this marriage is likely to be viewed as suspiciously as the first. Izam (real name Hine Yoshikazu) has shed the girly image (as in the photo above) and made his debut as a movie director this summer. Yoshioka started as a race queen at the age of 20 and made a breakthrough with the catchphrase "kakete miho" in a TV commercial for hair restoration maker Aderans. She is considered the original "iyashi-kei" idol. She and Izam are still living separately and are said to be looking for a new home in Tokyo. They plan to have a wedding ceremony next year.

• This year's Best Smile awards go to actress Kuroki Hitomi (46) and Olympic champion hammer thrower Murofushi Koji (32). Sponsored by the Japan Dental Association, the award ceremony was held yesterday, November 8, which when written 11-8 can be read "ii ha" or "good teeth" in Japanese. Naruhodo...

• Actress Konishi Manami (28) has landed her first leading role in a TV drama. She will play a young medical resident in January's TBS series "Kirakira Kenshui" (Sparkling Resident), a comedy based on a popular blog that receives over 30,000 views per day. Konishi's romantic interest will be played by singer Wentz Eiji (21) in his first major role. Wentz, whose father is American but who speaks hardly any English, is one half of the popular pop duo WaT.

Tu_triky wrote:edit: sorry i stand corrected..the JEWELRY is worth that much...okay makes much more sense now!

LOL, I had to do a double-take myself after reading you comment, 'cause I thought I saw the word "Tiffany's."

bmwracer wrote:
LOL, I had to do a double-take myself after reading you comment, 'cause I thought I saw the word "Tiffany's."

ah yes...while a dress can be worth that much the inclusion of the word "Tiffany's" and "jewelry" makes much more sense! :sweat:

100 Grand is 100 Grand...lotsa of cash. :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:100 Grand is 100 Grand...lotsa of cash. :sweat:

That gold-embroidered silk kimono she wore in the ads for Kurokawa no Techo was supposedly in the $70K-80K(USD) area... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
That gold-embroidered silk kimono she wore in the ads for Kurokawa no Techo was supposedly in the $70K-80K(USD) area... :sweat:

i actually remember you posting that photograph....that's nuggin' futs, man. well i guess that would be the japanese equivalent of a french haute couture dress....with gold.

bmwracer wrote:
I agree with Triky: your imagination is getting the best of you.

I thought I was seeing a T-back...:doh:

dochira wrote:
I thought I was seeing a T-back...:doh:

Wishful thinking :) She looks stunning, as usual.

found this news on the net:


She just wants divorce, not money
Actress rebuffs hubby's attempts to patch up
November 08, 2006


HE wants to talk, but she wants out.
And it seems she will not take no for an answer.
After a mere 16 months, the shotgun marriage between reel-to-real-life Japanese couple Yuko Takeuchi and Shidou Nakamura has fallen apart.

Reports from Japan last week said Yuko, 26, moved out of the couple's matrimonial house with their son late last month.
She then mailed signed divorce papers to Shidou, 34, but did not demand for alimony, according to Min Sheng Daily.
Shidou is filming in China, but reports suggest that he still harbours hopes of saving his marriage.
It is suspected that Shidou's philandering ways strained relations between the couple.
Yuko and Shidou married in June last year.
The high-profile couple fell in love after playing a married couple in the romantic hit film - Be With You.
The divorce rumours started after he was caught drink driving with a young actress in his car in July.
Later, he was linked with another attractive co-star.
The media has depicted Yuko as a dutiful, long- suffering wife who won over an overbearing mother-in-law.
It appears that Yuko has a lot to gain from leaving her husband and returning to showbiz.
She is slated to make a comeback in the new film, Dog In The Sidecar.
It is scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2007.
Although divorce is traditionally frowned upon in Japan, Yuko has reportedly won many female fans who admire her strong, independent single-mum image.
Even advertisers are cashing in on it, vying to offer her endorsement fees of 100 million yen ($1.3m).
This is double the amount she used to command.
Meanwhile, the 11-year marriage between celebrity couple Toshiaki Karasawa and Tomoko Yamaguchi is still going strong.
They were said to have split up after news of the Yuko-Shidou divorce surfaced. Toshiaki, 43, was accused of being unfaithful and having an affair with a car-show model.
But the actor denied the split at a publicity event in Tokyo, reported Min Sheng Daily.
Laughing, he said: 'Recently there have been lots of weird rumours, and even friends in Kyushu called to say, 'We saw on TV that Tomoko Yamaguchi asked for a divorce'.'
Toshiaki, of The Great White Tower, admitted that he and his retired actress wife do not have much time to talk due to his busy filming schedule.
But their marriage is not on the rocks, he assured reporters.



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Deafening applause for stars
ONE was dressed in elegant black and the other in vibrant fuschia.

But both Kyoko Fukada and Nanako Matsushima received thunderous applause from some 2,000 fans at the recent 19th Tokyo International Film Festival.


Both star in the festival's closing film, Murder Of The Inugami Clan.

Hailed as Japan's 'greatest mystery film', the upcoming movie, which is adapted from a novel, revolves around a family.

It depicts how this family feuds over a tycoon's will, which results in a series of strange, cruel murders.

Black-clad Nanako, 33, said she felt shy as it was the first time she was walking down a red carpet.

This is her first film in six years, after The Ring and White Out.




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Fans track singer on Net


J-POPSTER Jin Akanishi won't reveal where he's going after quitting boy band Kat-tun.

But his fans have been tracking his whereabouts on Internet forums.

First, the 22-year-old was spotted in a convenience store in Tokyo, sporting newly-braided Afro locks.

Then, there was a posting about him shopping at a duty-free shop in the Los Angeles airport.

Finally, on 31 Oct, he turned up at an English school that is reportedly popular with Japanese students. Naturally, he caused quite a commotion.



http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/show/story/0,4136,116979,00.html

Late breaking news...Shidou Nakamura to marry K-Fed in mutually desired rebound relationship

Tu_triky wrote:found this news on the net:



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Deafening applause for stars
ONE was dressed in elegant black and the other in vibrant fuschia.

But both Kyoko Fukada and Nanako Matsushima received thunderous applause from some 2,000 fans at the recent 19th Tokyo International Film Festival.


Both star in the festival's closing film, Murder Of The Inugami Clan.

Hailed as Japan's 'greatest mystery film', the upcoming movie, which is adapted from a novel, revolves around a family.

It depicts how this family feuds over a tycoon's will, which results in a series of strange, cruel murders.

Black-clad Nanako, 33, said she felt shy as it was the first time she was walking down a red carpet.

This is her first film in six years, after The Ring and White Out.

Nice to see Nanako-chan back in the movies. Where's that from? I'd like to see the photo they mentioned.

Anime Dad wrote:

Nice to see Nanako-chan back in the movies. Where's that from? I'd like to see the photo they mentioned.

http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/show/story/0,4136,116979,00.html

Tu_triky wrote:


http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/show/story/0,4136,116979,00.html

Sorry Tu-san, that link was on your post :bonk:

This is the photo:

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Anime Dad wrote:

Sorry Tu-san, that link was on your post :bonk:

This is the photo:

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lot of the japanese female celebs seem to be sporting short hair these days

More's the pity.

*is a fan of long hair on women* Yukie Nakama and Ryoko Yonekura being great examples :woot:

Tu_triky wrote:Late breaking news...Shidou Nakamura to marry K-Fed in mutually desired rebound relationship

I'll believe it if Brit is preggers again since that seems to be K-Fed's MO.

:-)

~~Shani~~

Anime Dad wrote:More's the pity.

*is a fan of long hair on women* Yukie Nakama and Ryoko Yonekura being great examples :woot:

i prefer the rice bowl cut where they literally get a rice bowl and cut all hair that extends beyond the rim of the bowl.....it's so.....SEXY.

Tu_triky wrote:

i prefer the rice bowl cut where they literally get a rice bowl and cut all hair that extends beyond the rim of the bowl.....it's so.....SEXY.

My fave look on a dude...mullet

Tu_triky wrote:

i prefer the rice bowl cut where they literally get a rice bowl and cut all hair that extends beyond the rim of the bowl.....it's so.....SEXY.

I'm guessing you're joking, but slightly worried that you're not :nut:

Shani wrote:

My fave look on a dude...mullet

LOL

nothing signifies masculinity like the mullet...it's a rare treasure enjoyed by all women...the shaggier and gnarled the hair is, the better.