Japanese Entertainment News

tabana wrote:So they do go well together. They both don't know how to dress. :hehe:

hey they could do a lot worse.......i wouldn't mind kou with or without the dress....

From the recent pics in other thread (like Erika Sawajiri), yup, a lot worst. :sweat:

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

November 29, 2006

It's official! Mino Monta (62) is the world's hardest working man on television. Alistair Richards, COO of Guinness World Records, was at the TBS studios in Tokyo's Akasaka yesterday morning to officially recognize Mino for his record-breaking work rate. The man who never seems to stop talking paused long enough to down a glass of champagne, though he joked that his wife warned him not to drink in the mornings because of his afternoon work schedule. The master emcee and housewive's favorite has two live shows every weekday, one from 5:30 in the morning on TBS and an afternoon show on NTV, and another at 5:45 on Saturday mornings. Altogether his live shows add up to 21 hours and 42 minutes of on-air time - not including commercial breaks! He made his breakthrough more than 30 years ago as a Bunka Housou radio presenter, and he still does a Saturday afternoon show on the public network. He also has four weekly recorded TV shows, does TV commercials, and is the president of a water meter company that was established by his father.

• Actor Osawa Takao (38) and singer/songwriter Hirose Kohmi (40) announced yesterday that they have divorced. They had been married since 1999. Hirose began composing at the age of five and while in the U.S. had the same voice training teacher as Michael Jackson. She debuted in 1992 and had a huge hit with the single "Romance no Kamisama" the following year. Osawa started out as a fashion model before switching to acting in 1994. He has apperared in several smash hit movies, including "Sekai no Chushin de, Ai wo Sakebu" (2004), as well as last year's Steven Segal movie "Into the Sun".

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

November 30, 2006

Singer Koda Kumi is officially the talk of Japan. The flamboyant Kyoto native's revealing stage outfits have earned her the label "erokakkoii", a newly-coined phrase that is a mixture of erotic and cool, and certainly haven't hurt her image with both female and male fans. Publishing company Shogakkan chose her to be their Notable Person for 2006 in their annual awards to mark major trends for the year, held this week at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. Koda's been around since 2000, but she made her big break last year with the help of a series of chest-revealing, hip-hugging outfits and has managed to consolidate that this year with a slew of hits and eye-catching publicity events. She started off the year by releasing a new single every week for 12 weeks, all of which made it into the charts. She also earned herself an appearance on NHK's Kohaku Utagassen, the New Year's Eve song spectacle.

• Irish rock band U2 played their first show in Japan for eight years at the Saitama Super Arena last night. They had the 20,000-seat venue jumping to the strains of "Vertigo" and a slew of other hits. The 22-song set included the first live performance of their latest single "Windows in the Skies". They have two more shows, tonight and December 4, and yours truly will be there rocking out with the Dublin boys.

• One can only hope that the rumored romance between Ishida Junichi (52) and sweet sixteen-year-old Fukuda Saki is no more than a silly publicity stunt. The young actress herself laughed off the whole thing when her minders tried to stop reporters asking her about it, saying "He's older than my father. He and I laughed about it."

MissMonika wrote: Koda's been around since 2000, but she made her big break last year with the help of a series of chest-revealing, hip-hugging outfits and has managed to consolidate that this year with a slew of hits and eye-catching publicity events.

Sex still sells apparently. :hehe:

MissMonika wrote: • One can only hope that the rumored romance between Ishida Junichi (52) and sweet sixteen-year-old Fukuda Saki is no more than a silly publicity stunt.

:bleh:
I hope this a pub. stunt, cause it's so wrong. :shakehead: :usuck:

tabana wrote:Sex still sells apparently. :hehe:

It always will. :victory:

:bleh: I hope this a pub. stunt, cause it's so wrong. :shakehead: :usuck:

Tell that to the guys in the MM thread. :hehe: :hehe:

:notell:

:beaten:

tabana wrote::notell:

:beaten:

i say...preach on preach on.....

where's lime at? :hehe: <inside joke>

:rofl: :dielaughing:

Lime? At home. :naughty:

tabana wrote::rofl: :dielaughing:

Lime? At home. :naughty:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: lucky you....guess you won't be worrying about having a cold night.

Morning Musume 32nd single
November 30th, 2006

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Centuryland (H!P reliable news channel) reports Morning Musumefs 32nd single on January 24th, 2007. Information comes from the shop Tower Records, the same place that announced GAM singles and other H!P stuff even before it was official.
At first, Tower Records said this single would be a g10th Anniversary Party Singleh in commemoration of Morning Musumefs 10th Anniversary (1997~2007). Later, a user-made description was added, saying this single would bring back old Morning Musume members, Aibon as well. This user-made description didnft last too much and was deleted as soon as they noticed it was viewable for everyone. However, Tower Records pages are still working.

It wouldnft be the first time that Tower Records uploads highly anticipated information on H!P releases. We are confident the 01/24 release date is true, as well as their early description (h10th Anniversary Party Singleh). After all, Tower Records has been right until now. About the user-made description/review, take it all with a grain of salt; we donft encourage you to believe that all members will be back until we see an official word.

At any point, mark the 01/24 date and keep up the hopes for the real description g10th Anniversary Party Singleh because itfs what is truly from Tower Records and reported by Centuryland. Starting from this point, make your own guesses! Old members coming backc Wouldnft it be awesome?

Tu_triky wrote:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: lucky you....guess you won't be worrying about having a cold night.

:hehe:
Yup. Since we have snow coming our way. :mrgreen:

tabana wrote:
:hehe:
Yup. Since we have snow coming our way. :mrgreen:

why did lime order a sack of coke? dayem you really are gonna have a lot of fun tonight!

:lol:

I only slept for 2 hours last night... She's also working part time for Junko Utada. :P

tabana wrote::lol:

I only slept for 2 hours last night... She's also working part time for Junko Utada. :P

:lol: :lol: pays to know rich ppl in "high" places tabanadamus.....you put your spidy sense to good use! :victory:

Will do. :mrgreen:

tabana wrote:Will do. :mrgreen:

remember to say itadakimasu before biting into the lime.

I never thought about that. I might add a corona or two. :nut: :bonk:

tabana wrote:I never thought about that. I might add a corona or two. :nut: :bonk:

and some shio too...onegaishimasu.....shio and flesh tastes motto fresh.

:rofl:

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

December 1, 2006

U2 rocked the house for the second time at Saitama Super Arena last night. And this time, yours truly was there to enjoy the show. It was an amazing night, especially with the stadium setup in a much smaller, indoor venue. The huge elipse stage reached out so far into the arena that every one of the 20,000 in the audience felt close to the performers. The band mixed up the setlist again, including some personal favorites like Until the End of the World, One Tree Hill and finishing off the second encore with All I Want is You. Fans who don't have tickets for Monday's final show do still have a chance to see them perform tonight. They will be appearing on tonight's edition of Music Station, playing two songs live on the rooftop of the TV Asahi studios in downtown Roppongi from 8pm. (photo courtesy of fellow Zootopian Chas)

&#8226; This year's Best Dresser Awards went to Hollywood actor Watanabe Ken, actress Kuroki Hitomi, Olympic figure skating champion Arakawa Shizuka, Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine, writer Lily Frankie, and Lawson CEO Niinami Takeshi.

&#8226; The ten nominees for the Gold Award at the 48th Japan Record Awards are sexy songstress Koda Kumi, trio Kobukuro, BoA, w-inds, Otsuka Ai, Sukima Switch, Nakanomori Band, Hikawa Kiyoshi, Mizumori Kaori, and mihimaru GT. Competing for the Newcomer Award are teen singer Ayaka, duo WaT, SunSet Swish and Yamamoto Aki.