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June 12, 2004

Popular actor Shiina Kippei (39) and actress Yamamoto Mirai (29), daughter of fashion designer Yamamoto Kansai (60), held their wedding ceremony on Thursday. The couple, who registered their marriage last September, were wed at Saint Mary's church in Tokyo's upscale Azabu district. The reception was held at the Tokyo Teien Art Museum and was attended by over 150 celebrities and friends. • Kyogen actor Nomura Mannojo died suddenly at a Tokyo hospital on Thursday of neuroendocrine cancer. He was 44. He was a member of the 300-year old Izumi school of kyogen. Both his father and grandfather were designated as "living national treasures". He had been scheduled to take on his grandfather's Nomura Manzo title next January. • Actress Fujiwara Norika (32) met with U.N. Secretary general Kofi Annan in New York this week. During an event to promote an exhibition of her photos, Norika presented Annan with a copy of her book "Afghanistan Smile". The book features photos of children she met in the war-torn country last summer

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June 14, 2004

Actor and singer Kimura Takuya (31) of SMAP topped a recent poll of "ideal fathers". The poll was carried out for Father's Day publicity by a firm that imports Parker pens, presumably the ideal gift for Dad. Of the 1,312 valid votes, Kimutaku took 406, far more than second place David Beckham. • Another Takuya (33), this one the guitarist of the defunct rock group Judy and Mary, married a former top Kyoto geisha last Friday. Takeshige Miho (22) was known as Takachou and was popular as an entertainer for people in the political and financial worlds. She quit in April and the couple registered their marriage at the beginning of this month. Last week's ceremony was held at the famous Heian Jingu shrine.

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Sheesh. It looks like Kimura Takuya can do no wrong in the public's eyes... Maybe he should run for office or something. :rolleyes: :shakehead:

Hehehe..it seems that Takuya has won more and more polling...Does he wear some lucky charm or something? :hehe: :beaten:

Akakage wrote:Hehehe..it seems that Takuya has won more and more polling...Does he wear some lucky charm or something? :hehe: :beaten:

Those polls are ridiculous. They're more about popularity rather than actual capability... :shakehead:

Not trying to disgrace Takuya or anything..yeah, I agree with you on that bmw-oneesan! It's ridiculous..hmmm perhaps his agent has paid them up to put Takuya in the no.1 spot.. :beaten: :hehe: J/K

lol@ David Beckham being #2.

I'm sure the male Japanese consensus RABU reading that.

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June 15, 2004

Dressed more like a teenage starlet than a 42-year, twice married mother of a teenage starlet, Matsuda Seiko kicked off her latest Japan tour on Sunday at the Saitama Super Arena. She sang mostly songs from "Sunshine", her latest album and the first in two years. The tour will take in 10 shows at six venues and Seiko will play to 80,000 fans, presumably most of whom are middle aged men. Giving them what they came for, she did four costume changes, including one that bared her midriff. Backing her on guitar was the man believed to be behind her second divorce and often rumored to be her future third husband, Harada Shinji (46). The two co-wrote her latest single "Aitai".

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June 16, 2004

Gossip magazine Flash reported yesterday that "baradoru" TV personality Imori Miyuki (photo, 35) has a new love in her life. The couple were photographed leaving Imori's luxury Tokyo apartment in an expensive foreign car - which she is said to have bought for him. He's described as a 'sportsman' type man thought to be in his 30s. By the way, "baradol" is a combination of "baraeti" (variety) and "aidoru" (idol) and refers to women who are popular regulars on the variety show circuit. • It was revealed this week that the father of actress Otoha (23) was found dead on a Toyama prefecture mountainside on May 6. Police are investigating the possibilities of an accident or suicide, though no suicide note has been found. Yoshida Yutaka left his Nagano prefecture home on May 4 and was not seen for two days. He had taken voluntary retirement from his job in February. He was 53.

bmwracer wrote:
June 16, 2004

• It was revealed this week that the father of actress Otoha (23) was found dead on a Toyama prefecture mountainside on May 6. Police are investigating the possibilities of an accident or suicide, though no suicide note has been found. Yoshida Yutaka left his Nagano prefecture home on May 4 and was not seen for two days. He had taken voluntary retirement from his job in February. He was 53.

poor otoha.. :(

wow that REALLY sucks.

RIP. :(

who's otoha?

RIP :(

Michi wrote:who's otoha?

RIP :(

gravure model:
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Michi wrote:who's otoha?

RIP :(

otoha has been in dramas such as kimi wa petto and yoiko no mikata.. not sure where else tho..

niko.. i didn't know she was a gravure model.. woah..

arashinokoto wrote:niko.. i didn't know she was a gravure model.. woah..

I sense a new thread opening up in the Artistes section... :)

arashinokoto wrote:

otoha has been in dramas such as kimi wa petto and yoiko no mikata.. not sure where else tho..

I remember seeing her in You're Under Arrest live action.

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June 17, 2004

How popular is singer/songwriter Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi? Popular enough to create the biggest event Kagoshima has ever seen. Nagabuchi (47) is headlining a concert in his hometown on August 21 that is estimated will bring \5 billion to the region. About 70,000 will be sold for the show, and the effect on the local economy is expected to be greater than that of the 2002 World Cup or professional baseball spring training camps. • Actress and model Tsuchiya Anna (photo, 20) revealed this week that she recently married and is expecting a baby at the end of the year. Her new hubby is model Joshua (21), younger brother of US-born TV personality Kozue Rin (24). Tsuchiya is currently getting a lot of attention as Fukuda Kyoko's (22) co-star in the pop culture movie "Shitazuma Monogatari." She plays a tough "yankee" type who establishes a friendship with a sweet "lolita" girl. Both images are common as rebellious types in contrast to the mainstream youth culture.

• Actress and model Tsuchiya Anna (photo, 20) revealed this week that she recently married and is expecting a baby at the end of the year. Her new hubby is model Joshua (21), younger brother of US-born TV personality Kozue Rin (24). Tsuchiya is currently getting a lot of attention as Fukuda Kyoko's (22) co-star in the pop culture movie "Shitazuma Monogatari." She plays a tough "yankee" type who establishes a friendship with a sweet "lolita" girl. Both images are common as rebellious types in contrast to the mainstream youth culture

Uwaa...another young married couple hehehehee.. :hehe: :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:I sense a new thread opening up in the Artistes section... :)

even tho she (to me anyways) one of the hottest gravure with a cute face, i don't think i'll start up any thread with gravure any more. just not the place to do it. if she is known more for acting than just a hot bod, then yes. ;)

niko2x wrote:even tho she (to me anyways) one of the hottest gravure with a cute face, i don't think i'll start up any thread with gravure any more. just not the place to do it. if she is known more for acting than just a hot bod, then yes. ;)

*a groan of disappointment from gravure fans*

bmwracer wrote:
*a groan of disappointment from gravure fans*

I saw her once commenting on matches and interviewing wrestlers on a New Japan Pro-Wrestling Tokyo Dome show tape and she really struck me as this squeaky-voiced cute little girl. Luckily she wasn't intimidated...