bmwracer wrote:They'd just get treated like Galileo or Copernicus, they'd be labeled heretics and be threatened with burning at the stake. :beaten: [/list:u]
You guys need to post this info in their respective threads just to pop the fangirl hot air balloon... :twisted: :hehe: :rofl:
Japanese Entertainment News
Started by bmwracer · 25 Feb 2004 · 3,505 replies
Japanese Entertainment
gaijinmark wrote: They'd just get treated like Galileo or Copernicus, they'd be labeled heretics and be threatened with burning at the stake. :beaten: [/list:u]
:rofl: Very likely - I donLt see why shooting the messenger though, I mean this article has a ONE positive fangirl message: Jin Goldfish likes the opposite sex - which is not always the case - shock shock horror - for boybands. :shocked:
MissMonika wrote:If that's not preferential treatment, then I'm a monkey's uncle.
Aunt. :beaten:
Entertainment news from Japan-zone.com-Your Guide to Japan and Japanese Culture:
August 2, 2007
Japan's greatest postwar lyricist Aku Yuu died early yesterday morning of urethral cancer. He was 70. Real name Fukada Hiroyuki, Aku was born in Hyogo Prefecture and his experience growing up on the island of Awajishima became the inspiration for an award-winning novel that was also adapted as a movie. But he was best known as the man behind such songs as Pink Lady's hits "UFO" and "Southpaw", Miyako Harumi's "Kita no Shuku Kara", and over 5,000 other songs that spanned all genres. The combined sales of singles he penned reached almost 70 million. After working for an advertising firm, he made his songwriting debut in 1967 and quickly established himself as a writer of hit songs for enka, pop, and anime. He was often a judge on musical talent shows and helped launch the careers of the biggest names in the Golden Age of idol singers, including Pink Lady, Yamaguchi Momoe and Sakurada Junko. He appeared well at a party held in March to celebrate 35 years in showbiz of enka singer Ishikawa Sayuri, but he had been battling cancer for several years. He continued writing music even after his hospitalization on July 10 and penned several songs for the upcoming album by Nagisa Youko.
August 6, 2007
Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan (53) joined local actor Sanada Hiroyuki (46) on the red carpet for yesterday's Japan premiere of "Rush Hour 3". Several hundred fans turned at for the event, held at the Roppongi Hills complex in central Tokyo. Though the pair have been friends for some 20 years, it's the first time for them to work together. Sanada has been building up a presence in Hollywood features in the last couple of years and is becoming more of a box office draw. He and Chan met up at the Shanghai International Film Festival last year and decided to do something together. "I'd like to work with Takakura Ken, with Kitano Takeshi," said Chan. "I never had a chance to work with Kurosawa Akira. So now when I want to work with someone, I do it right away." He had hoped to get Sanada on board for a new movie to be shot in Tokyo in October (provisionally titled "Shinjuku Jiken") but was turned down due to a busy schedule. "Rush Hour 3" opens here on August 25.
• Actress Sakurai Atsuko (34) announced yesterday that she gave birth to her first child on Saturday. She married a TV Asahi producer in 2003.
• On Saturday, pop diva Hamasaki Ayumi (28) made her first public appearance since her split with Johnny's Jimusho star Nagase Tomoya (28). At a PR event for the movie "Kaidan", for which she provides the theme song, "Fated", she wore a sleeveless top that would normally have revealed the "pair look" tattoo she and Nagase had on their right shoulders. But her tattoo has either been removed or was covered up with foundation.
August 7, 2007
Kano Kyoko (photo center, 44) has finally filed criminal charges against her younger sister. The elder of the "Gorgeous Kano Sisters", Kyoko has been claiming since the start of the year that Oyama Harue (photo left, and her real sister as opposed to her usual sidekick Kano Mika, 39) absconded with jewelry, furniture and clothes worth hundreds of millions of yen. Her lawyer held a press conference yesterday and said Kyoko had filed embezzlement charges with Tokyo police on July 6, claiming the stolen items were worth \270 million and also that there was an accomplice involved. According to the lawyer, fraudulent appropriation by a non co-resident family member requires a formal complaint from the victim within six months in order to prosecute, meaning charges in this case had to be filed by mid-July. Rather than seeking the return of the stolen items Kyoko said, "I've never endured anything so hurtful as the suffering this case has caused. I want an honest explanation of why she betrayed me like this." A lawyer for Harue, who worked as manager for the glamorous duo, said by fax that neither he nor his client had been contacted by police since February and that he did not think there were grounds for a criminal case against her. legal opinion is that, unless the charges are dropped, a court case is likely. Kyoko's lawyer says that she and Kano Mika are prepared to appear as witnesses, and the possibility that the secrets behind the women's mysterious wealth may come to light would make it the highest profile celebrity courtroom drama in years.
• Johnny's Jimusho sure knows how to churn out the boy bands, and the hits. The latest teen act is Hey! Say! 7, so named as all members were born in the current Heisei era (2007 is Heisei 19). Their single "Hey! Say!" has entered the Oricon chart at No.1. With an average age of less than 15, they are the youngest male group to hit the top since fellow Johnny's act Hikaru Genji in 1988. The group is actually made up of five members of the Johnnys Jr. troupe, who mainly perform as backing dancers for more established acts. As an indication of how big the youngsters could become, current superstars SMAP started out as backing dancers for Hikaru Genji.
• Speaking of SMAP, Kimura Takuya and fellow cast members walked a 50m red carpet yesterday at a PR event for the movie adaptation of his hugely successful TV drama "Hero". The event was held at the Nippon Budokan and attended by 5,000 screaming - and very lucky - fans. Demand for tickets had been such that some 400,000 people were less lucky. First aired in 2001, "Hero" is the most popular drama series ever for Fuji TV and was revived for a special last year. The movie version will open on September 8 on something close to the record number of 461 screens nationwide currently showing "Saiyuki", which stars fellow SMAP member Katori Shingo (30).
• The wife of lawyer and variety show regular Hashimoto Toru (38) has given birth to their 7th child. They now have three boys and four girls.
August 2, 2007
Japan's greatest postwar lyricist Aku Yuu died early yesterday morning of urethral cancer. He was 70. Real name Fukada Hiroyuki, Aku was born in Hyogo Prefecture and his experience growing up on the island of Awajishima became the inspiration for an award-winning novel that was also adapted as a movie. But he was best known as the man behind such songs as Pink Lady's hits "UFO" and "Southpaw", Miyako Harumi's "Kita no Shuku Kara", and over 5,000 other songs that spanned all genres. The combined sales of singles he penned reached almost 70 million. After working for an advertising firm, he made his songwriting debut in 1967 and quickly established himself as a writer of hit songs for enka, pop, and anime. He was often a judge on musical talent shows and helped launch the careers of the biggest names in the Golden Age of idol singers, including Pink Lady, Yamaguchi Momoe and Sakurada Junko. He appeared well at a party held in March to celebrate 35 years in showbiz of enka singer Ishikawa Sayuri, but he had been battling cancer for several years. He continued writing music even after his hospitalization on July 10 and penned several songs for the upcoming album by Nagisa Youko.
August 6, 2007
Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan (53) joined local actor Sanada Hiroyuki (46) on the red carpet for yesterday's Japan premiere of "Rush Hour 3". Several hundred fans turned at for the event, held at the Roppongi Hills complex in central Tokyo. Though the pair have been friends for some 20 years, it's the first time for them to work together. Sanada has been building up a presence in Hollywood features in the last couple of years and is becoming more of a box office draw. He and Chan met up at the Shanghai International Film Festival last year and decided to do something together. "I'd like to work with Takakura Ken, with Kitano Takeshi," said Chan. "I never had a chance to work with Kurosawa Akira. So now when I want to work with someone, I do it right away." He had hoped to get Sanada on board for a new movie to be shot in Tokyo in October (provisionally titled "Shinjuku Jiken") but was turned down due to a busy schedule. "Rush Hour 3" opens here on August 25.
• Actress Sakurai Atsuko (34) announced yesterday that she gave birth to her first child on Saturday. She married a TV Asahi producer in 2003.
• On Saturday, pop diva Hamasaki Ayumi (28) made her first public appearance since her split with Johnny's Jimusho star Nagase Tomoya (28). At a PR event for the movie "Kaidan", for which she provides the theme song, "Fated", she wore a sleeveless top that would normally have revealed the "pair look" tattoo she and Nagase had on their right shoulders. But her tattoo has either been removed or was covered up with foundation.
August 7, 2007
Kano Kyoko (photo center, 44) has finally filed criminal charges against her younger sister. The elder of the "Gorgeous Kano Sisters", Kyoko has been claiming since the start of the year that Oyama Harue (photo left, and her real sister as opposed to her usual sidekick Kano Mika, 39) absconded with jewelry, furniture and clothes worth hundreds of millions of yen. Her lawyer held a press conference yesterday and said Kyoko had filed embezzlement charges with Tokyo police on July 6, claiming the stolen items were worth \270 million and also that there was an accomplice involved. According to the lawyer, fraudulent appropriation by a non co-resident family member requires a formal complaint from the victim within six months in order to prosecute, meaning charges in this case had to be filed by mid-July. Rather than seeking the return of the stolen items Kyoko said, "I've never endured anything so hurtful as the suffering this case has caused. I want an honest explanation of why she betrayed me like this." A lawyer for Harue, who worked as manager for the glamorous duo, said by fax that neither he nor his client had been contacted by police since February and that he did not think there were grounds for a criminal case against her. legal opinion is that, unless the charges are dropped, a court case is likely. Kyoko's lawyer says that she and Kano Mika are prepared to appear as witnesses, and the possibility that the secrets behind the women's mysterious wealth may come to light would make it the highest profile celebrity courtroom drama in years.
• Johnny's Jimusho sure knows how to churn out the boy bands, and the hits. The latest teen act is Hey! Say! 7, so named as all members were born in the current Heisei era (2007 is Heisei 19). Their single "Hey! Say!" has entered the Oricon chart at No.1. With an average age of less than 15, they are the youngest male group to hit the top since fellow Johnny's act Hikaru Genji in 1988. The group is actually made up of five members of the Johnnys Jr. troupe, who mainly perform as backing dancers for more established acts. As an indication of how big the youngsters could become, current superstars SMAP started out as backing dancers for Hikaru Genji.
• Speaking of SMAP, Kimura Takuya and fellow cast members walked a 50m red carpet yesterday at a PR event for the movie adaptation of his hugely successful TV drama "Hero". The event was held at the Nippon Budokan and attended by 5,000 screaming - and very lucky - fans. Demand for tickets had been such that some 400,000 people were less lucky. First aired in 2001, "Hero" is the most popular drama series ever for Fuji TV and was revived for a special last year. The movie version will open on September 8 on something close to the record number of 461 screens nationwide currently showing "Saiyuki", which stars fellow SMAP member Katori Shingo (30).
• The wife of lawyer and variety show regular Hashimoto Toru (38) has given birth to their 7th child. They now have three boys and four girls.
check this out:
Ninomiya, Nagasawa dating for past two years?
Mon, August 13, 2007
According to Nikkan Sports, Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya and actress Masami Nagasawa have been dating for about two years. Their relationship developed after they appeared together in Fuji TV's 2005 drama series "Yasashii Jikan." It appears to have started out as a sibling-like connection, but it blossomed into romance.
This is the first reported relationship for both celebrities. To avoid the inevitable publicity, they have kept their romance inside their homes. Although distance and their busy schedules have kept them mostly apart, they recently moved to the same area in Tokyo, which will give them more opportunities for spending time together.
The relationship has not yet been officially confirmed by either side.
Ninomiya, Nagasawa dating for past two years?
Mon, August 13, 2007
According to Nikkan Sports, Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya and actress Masami Nagasawa have been dating for about two years. Their relationship developed after they appeared together in Fuji TV's 2005 drama series "Yasashii Jikan." It appears to have started out as a sibling-like connection, but it blossomed into romance.
This is the first reported relationship for both celebrities. To avoid the inevitable publicity, they have kept their romance inside their homes. Although distance and their busy schedules have kept them mostly apart, they recently moved to the same area in Tokyo, which will give them more opportunities for spending time together.
The relationship has not yet been officially confirmed by either side.
following Tu-san's news:
Masahiro Nakai and Kumi Koda together?
Tue, August 14, 2007
Following on the heels of Nikkan Sports' unconfirmed reports of a relationship between Kazunari Ninomiya and Masami Nagasawa, a different sports newspaper has reported another prominent celebrity couple.
According to Sports Nippon, SMAP leader Masahiro Nakai and pop star Kumi Koda have recently begun dating. Koda appeared on stage at a SMAP concert last September, and that led to the start of a relationship this spring. Since then, they have been spending time together at a Tokyo restaurant every weekend with friends. Once, they were spotted alone, and eyewitnesses said they were acting like a couple.
Nakai and Koda are said to have baseball in common, as Nakai is a loyal Giants fan and Koda was affiliated with her junior high school's baseball team.
Neither side has commented on the news yet.
Source: Sponichi Annex | tokyograph.com
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well it looks like Sponichi Annex are targeting Johnny's.....
anyway, wanna guess who's gonna get pregnant first? lol, Momusu's days are over... but Koda Kumi prolly doesn't wanna be pregnant
Masahiro Nakai and Kumi Koda together?
Tue, August 14, 2007
Following on the heels of Nikkan Sports' unconfirmed reports of a relationship between Kazunari Ninomiya and Masami Nagasawa, a different sports newspaper has reported another prominent celebrity couple.
According to Sports Nippon, SMAP leader Masahiro Nakai and pop star Kumi Koda have recently begun dating. Koda appeared on stage at a SMAP concert last September, and that led to the start of a relationship this spring. Since then, they have been spending time together at a Tokyo restaurant every weekend with friends. Once, they were spotted alone, and eyewitnesses said they were acting like a couple.
Nakai and Koda are said to have baseball in common, as Nakai is a loyal Giants fan and Koda was affiliated with her junior high school's baseball team.
Neither side has commented on the news yet.
Source: Sponichi Annex | tokyograph.com
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well it looks like Sponichi Annex are targeting Johnny's.....
anyway, wanna guess who's gonna get pregnant first? lol, Momusu's days are over... but Koda Kumi prolly doesn't wanna be pregnant
monta wrote:following Tu-san's news:
Masahiro Nakai and Kumi Koda together?
Tue, August 14, 2007
Following on the heels of Nikkan Sports' unconfirmed reports of a relationship between Kazunari Ninomiya and Masami Nagasawa, a different sports newspaper has reported another prominent celebrity couple.
According to Sports Nippon, SMAP leader Masahiro Nakai and pop star Kumi Koda have recently begun dating. Koda appeared on stage at a SMAP concert last September, and that led to the start of a relationship this spring. Since then, they have been spending time together at a Tokyo restaurant every weekend with friends. Once, they were spotted alone, and eyewitnesses said they were acting like a couple.
Nakai and Koda are said to have baseball in common, as Nakai is a loyal Giants fan and Koda was affiliated with her junior high school's baseball team.
Neither side has commented on the news yet.
Source: Sponichi Annex | tokyograph.com
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well it looks like Sponichi Annex are targeting Johnny's.....
anyway, wanna guess who's gonna get pregnant first? lol, Momusu's days are over...
nakai and koda kumi? wow, that's like an odd couple for sure.
Nakai and Koda's agencies: "no comment"
Wed, August 15, 2007 (6:09pm EDT)
The rumored romance between Masahiro Nakai and Kumi Koda remains unconfirmed. On Wednesday, Nakai's agency said it had no comment, as it had not heard anything from Nakai himself. Koda's agency also declined to comment, saying that the situation is a private matter.
Meanwhile, Sankei Sports reported that Koda has indeed broken up with her previous boyfriend. She began dating an employee of an apparel company before she got her big break, and she publicly revealed the relationship two years ago. In May of last year, however, he was transferred to Osaka. The distance and her busy schedule weakened their relationship, and they apparently were on and off until they ended it for good at the start of this year.
Source: Sankei Sports | tokyograph.com
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okay, she's pregnant :beaten:
Wed, August 15, 2007 (6:09pm EDT)
The rumored romance between Masahiro Nakai and Kumi Koda remains unconfirmed. On Wednesday, Nakai's agency said it had no comment, as it had not heard anything from Nakai himself. Koda's agency also declined to comment, saying that the situation is a private matter.
Meanwhile, Sankei Sports reported that Koda has indeed broken up with her previous boyfriend. She began dating an employee of an apparel company before she got her big break, and she publicly revealed the relationship two years ago. In May of last year, however, he was transferred to Osaka. The distance and her busy schedule weakened their relationship, and they apparently were on and off until they ended it for good at the start of this year.
Source: Sankei Sports | tokyograph.com
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okay, she's pregnant :beaten:
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Does anyone have the news article of Urasawa Naoki's 20th Century Boys live-action trilogy movies? I really want to know who the casts are, and how they are gonna divide the timelines in 3 movies! Really can't wait, it's gonna be one great science fiction movie.
monta wrote:...so i guess people don't get haircuts after getting heartbroken anymore. they just gain weight :beaten:
:lol: :rofl: :dielaughing:
Nice pics. :sweat:
Tu_triky wrote: It appears to have started out as a sibling-like connection, but it blossomed into romance.
:bleh:
I'm having SOS flashbacks. :beaten:
tabana wrote:
:bleh:
I'm having SOS flashbacks. :beaten:
>>barf<<
Gomen, just the sight of "sos" makes me gag.
Beautiful legs: Tamaru, Mizuki, Akiyoshi
Tue, September 4, 2007 (3:10pm EDT)
The 5th annual Parcassio Bikyaku Taisho was held on Tuesday. The awards, sponsored by Kuraray's leather brand Parcassio, recognize female celebrities for their beautiful legs.
In the twenties category, the award went to actress Maki Tamaru, who happened to be celebrating her 29th birthday. Singer Alisa Mizuki won in the thirties category, while actress Kumiko Akiyoshi took the prize for the forty and older category. The last award, in the sports category, was given to former synchronized swimmer Miho Takeda.
Source: Nikkan Sports | tokyograph.com
Tue, September 4, 2007 (3:10pm EDT)
The 5th annual Parcassio Bikyaku Taisho was held on Tuesday. The awards, sponsored by Kuraray's leather brand Parcassio, recognize female celebrities for their beautiful legs.
In the twenties category, the award went to actress Maki Tamaru, who happened to be celebrating her 29th birthday. Singer Alisa Mizuki won in the thirties category, while actress Kumiko Akiyoshi took the prize for the forty and older category. The last award, in the sports category, was given to former synchronized swimmer Miho Takeda.
Source: Nikkan Sports | tokyograph.com
Best Jeanist 2007: two in a row for Koda and Kamenashi
Wed, September 12, 2007 (5:05am EDT)
The winners of the 2007 Best Jeanist awards were announced on Wednesday. In the public selection categories, KAT-TUN's Kazuya Kamenashi and singer Kumi Koda once again earned the most votes. This is the second consecutive award for both artists. The voting results will be available soon on the official website.
Meanwhile, the committee selection awards were given to jazz singer Chie Ayado, toy collector Teruhisa Kitahara, and model Kyoko Kubo. A special recognition award went to singer Mariya Takeuchi, who released the album "Denim" in May.
Source: Nikkan Sports | tokyograph.com
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surpising. i thought he was gonna win somethin else... at least best skirt-ist
Wed, September 12, 2007 (5:05am EDT)
The winners of the 2007 Best Jeanist awards were announced on Wednesday. In the public selection categories, KAT-TUN's Kazuya Kamenashi and singer Kumi Koda once again earned the most votes. This is the second consecutive award for both artists. The voting results will be available soon on the official website.
Meanwhile, the committee selection awards were given to jazz singer Chie Ayado, toy collector Teruhisa Kitahara, and model Kyoko Kubo. A special recognition award went to singer Mariya Takeuchi, who released the album "Denim" in May.
Source: Nikkan Sports | tokyograph.com
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surpising. i thought he was gonna win somethin else... at least best skirt-ist
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Tu_triky wrote:taken from Nobuta wo Produce:
Looks like he's gained some weight.
bmwracer wrote:
Looks like he's gained some weight.
i think he's been sneaking in some late night yakitori skewers...empty, bare ones.
Tu_triky wrote:i think he's been sneaking in some late night yakitori skewers...empty, bare ones.
Yup.
Gotta maintain that girlish figure.
bmwracer wrote:
Yup.
Gotta maintain that girlish figure.
svelte, bro.
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