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October 1, 2004

Actress Ono Mayumi (23) is having a secret romance with actor Sasaki Kuranosuke (36), according to the weekly magazine Friday. The pair both happen to live in the same Tokyo apartment building. Ono made her breakthrough with her beaming smile on the "Ha-ji-me-te-no ACOM" TV commercial. It has been running since 2002. Sasaki's career is also on the up, after appearances in several recent hit Fuji TV dramas. But it was said to have been an appearance together on an NTV drama during the summer, which included a kiss scene, that sparked off their relationship.

bmwracer wrote:
Ono made her breakthrough with her beaming smile on the "Ha-ji-me-te-no ACOM" TV commercial. It has been running since 2002. .

no wonder.. i was thinking she looked so familiar when i saw her in the mag.. she's the acom girl..! [hajimete no acom lalala~] :hehe:

sorry, offtopic.

elt, or eightysix. good looking out making this topic a sticky. :D

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October 2, 2004

Seattle Mariners outfielder Suzuki Ichiro (30) has become the new record holder for hits in a single season. He got singles in his first two at-bats against the Texas Rangers this morning (Tokyo time) to take him to 258, bettering the record set by George Sisler in 1920. After acknowledging the standing ovation from the capacity crowd at Safeco Field, he went to shake hands with the Sisler's daughter and grandsons, who were in the front row. • Meanwhile at home, last night the Chunichi Dragons won their first Central League pennant in five years. They will meet the winner of the Pacific League playoffs in the Japan Series.

Oh Yeah! Ichiro is the man! :woot: :D

ahochaude wrote:Oh Yeah! Ichiro is the man! :woot: :D

too cool for words.. :love_eyes: :doh:

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October 3, 2004

Supermodel Tominaga Ai (22) is four months pregnant and is to marry this month. The father is a Japanese in his 20s who is currently working in Paris. The couple will register their marriage when he returns to Japan later this month. The happy event is almost concurrent with her upcoming appearance in the eagerly-awaited movie "Devilman," set to open on October 9. • Yasuhara Shinichi (30), manager of the TV personality Sonomama Higashi (47) has been arrested for sexual relations with a 15-year old high school girl. He met her on an online dating site, where he claimed to be a porn movie actor. According to police, he has admitted to up to 20 such liaisons.

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October 4, 2004

Comedian Kazama Kampei (55) has said he's had enough of the Spartathalon, after failing to finish the 246 km race from Athens to Sparta. Having run the first 75km in nine hours, he was 20 minutes over the allotted time and disqualified. He has competed in the race seven times since 1988, completing it three times. The full distance must be completed within 36 hours, and only about 20% of runners make it to the finish line. For anyone interested in seeing more of this self-proclaimed "gag machine" and his variety of whacky characters, he recently launched a new web site at Aheahe TV (Mostly bilingual, some sections Japanese only).• The popular Hello Kitty brand has spawned thousands of merchandising products, such as stationery, purses, pajamas and other items for kids, and even household goods and cars for older fans. Now it will soon start appearing on a new platform: a MasterCard debit card. "Freedom! You can use the Hello Kitty Debit MasterCard to shop 'til you drop," the card's Web site enthuses.

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October 5, 2004

Transsexual celebrity Carrousel Maki (61) is now officially a woman. Under a recent change to the law, she was allowed to legally change her sex in her family register. Real name Hirahara Tetsuo, she is one of nine children born to a Hokkaido family. After making a debut at 15 and working in gay bars across the country, at the age of 29 she went to Morrocco to have a sex change operation. On returning to Japan, with feminine looks and an unmistakably male voice, she became a star of TV, movies and stage. In recent years, she has made headlines for drug arrests. • "2046," the new Hong Kong movie that features SMAP's Kimura Takuya (32), is set to open here on October 23. Compared to the version that showed at the Canes Film Festival in May, the "local" version will feature a lot more scenes of Kimutaku, increasing his on-screen time from a mere 7 minutes to about 20. Directed by Wong Kar Wai and starring Tony Leung and Fay Wong, the movie was a full five years in the making and was beseiged with problems. The final reels only barely made Cannes, and the screening had to be delayed as a result.

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October =5, 2004

Transsexual celebrity Carrousel Maki (61) is now officially a woman. Under a recent change to the law, she was allowed to legally change her sex in her family register. Real name Hirahara Tetsuo, she is one of nine children born to a Hokkaido family. After making a debut at 15 and working in gay bars across the country, at the age of 29 she went to Morrocco to have a sex change operation. On returning to Japan, with feminine looks and an unmistakably male voice, she became a star of TV, movies and stage. In recent years, she has made headlines for drug arrests. • "2046," the new Hong Kong movie that features SMAP's Kimura Takuya (32), is set to open here on October 23. Compared to the version that showed at the Canes Film Festival in May, the "local" version will feature a lot more scenes of Kimutaku, increasing his on-screen time from a mere 7 minutes to about 20. Directed by Wong Kar Wai and starring Tony Leung and Fay Wong, the movie was a full five years in the making and was beseiged with problems. The final reels only barely made Cannes, and the screening had to be delayed as a result.

Yay, more Kimura in 2046, I'm very much looking foward to it.

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October 5, 2004

"2046," the new Hong Kong movie that features SMAP's Kimura Takuya (32), is set to open here on October 23. Compared to the version that showed at the Canes Film Festival in May, the "local" version will feature a lot more scenes of Kimutaku, increasing his on-screen time from a mere 7 minutes to about 20. Directed by Wong Kar Wai and starring Tony Leung and Fay Wong, the movie was a full five years in the making and was beseiged with problems. The final reels only barely made Cannes, and the screening had to be delayed as a result.

haha..I hope the DVD version also release this one.. :beaten: he is a good actor and he deserves a spotlight.

Akakage wrote:he deserves a spotlight.

Yeah, on top of his head. :hehe: :hehe: :beaten:

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October 6, 2004

J-pop star Hamasaki Ayumi (26) has been chosen as the female Best Jeanist for 2004, for the second year in a row and her fourth title in all. One more, and she will be the first woman to enter the award's hall of fame, home of SMAPers Kimura Takuya (31) and Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (30). Taking the male prize was Kinki Kids member Domoto Tsuyoshi (25). Other winners were event producer Yamamoto Kansai (60), model Hasegawa Rie (30) and Livedoor CEO Horie Takafumi (31). Wearing ripped jeans, Ayu was quizzed about her ongoing relationship with Tokio's Nagase Tomoya (25), but refused to comment. Meanwhile her latest single has entered the Oricon chart at No.1. "Carols" is her 21st chart topper, giving her a share of second place in the record books with Nakamori Akina, and on the heels of Matsuda Seiko, who has had 25.

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October 5, 2004

Transsexual celebrity Carrousel Maki (61) is now officially a woman. Under a recent change to the law, she was allowed to legally change her sex in her family register. Real name Hirahara Tetsuo, she is one of nine children born to a Hokkaido family. After making a debut at 15 and working in gay bars across the country, at the age of 29 she went to Morrocco to have a sex change operation. On returning to Japan, with feminine looks and an unmistakably male voice, she became a star of TV, movies and stage. In recent years, she has made headlines for drug arrests. • "2046," the new Hong Kong movie that features SMAP's Kimura Takuya (32), is set to open here on October 23. Compared to the version that showed at the Canes Film Festival in May, the "local" version will feature a lot more scenes of Kimutaku, increasing his on-screen time from a mere 7 minutes to about 20. Directed by Wong Kar Wai and starring Tony Leung and Fay Wong, the movie was a full five years in the making and was beseiged with problems. The final reels only barely made Cannes, and the screening had to be delayed as a result.

wow another harisu heheh but good for her, another proud woman unlike someone... *hint-hint* :hehe:

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October 6, 2004

J-pop star Hamasaki Ayumi (26) has been chosen as the female Best Jeanist for 2004, for the second year in a row and her fourth title in all. One more, and she will be the first woman to enter the award's hall of fame...

WTF? "Best Jeanist"... what the hell? :rofl:
-PCM

wow another harisu heheh but good for her, another proud woman unlike someone... *hint-hint*

You like Harisu? I wasn't sure if anyone here knew of her but I <3 her Temptation CD.

pcmodem wrote:WTF? "Best Jeanist"... what the hell? :rofl:

Some award for looking the best in jeans or something like that... My gal won that award in 2002, I think.

bmwracer wrote:
Some award for looking the best in jeans or something like that... My gal won that award in 2002, I think.

Silly Japan. What's the media going to do next, give out awards for eating pizza?
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:

Silly Japan. What's the media going to do next, give out awards for eating pizza?
-PCM

Come on...it wouldn't be Japan though if they didn't have silly awards like that.

gregsan wrote:Come on...it wouldn't be Japan though if they didn't have silly awards like that.

That's one of the things I love about Japan. :hehe: