Shogo Shimizu played Yusuke Santamaría's boss in Omiai Kekkon (the one whose wife enters Yusuke into the title situation with Takako Matsu) and also Mikihisa Azuma's rich father in Yamato Nadeshiko.
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Started by bmwracer · 25 Feb 2004 · 3,505 replies
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Well done, Mulder :bleh:
This is what she has said:
From Natsumi Abe to everybody,
I am extremely sorry for causing all this trouble for everybody.
For a long time, I have kept a notebook of poems and phrases that I thought were beautiful. Then when I wrote my poems, I would consult those notes. As a result, my poems came out looking as though I had taken those people's poems and phrases and wilfully reworked them in publication. Reflecting on this, it was truly a rash, thoughtless action.
To the people for whom I've caused this trouble, I have no way to apologize but, now, with all my heart, I plan accept all that I've done and deal with it from my heart.
I am truly sorry. There is no excuse.
Natsumi Abe
My opinion? She'll be back. This hiatus has been enforced for the good of her career, and I believe that I'll still be buying Nacchi albums for a few years yet.
This is what she has said:
From Natsumi Abe to everybody,
I am extremely sorry for causing all this trouble for everybody.
For a long time, I have kept a notebook of poems and phrases that I thought were beautiful. Then when I wrote my poems, I would consult those notes. As a result, my poems came out looking as though I had taken those people's poems and phrases and wilfully reworked them in publication. Reflecting on this, it was truly a rash, thoughtless action.
To the people for whom I've caused this trouble, I have no way to apologize but, now, with all my heart, I plan accept all that I've done and deal with it from my heart.
I am truly sorry. There is no excuse.
Natsumi Abe
My opinion? She'll be back. This hiatus has been enforced for the good of her career, and I believe that I'll still be buying Nacchi albums for a few years yet.
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December 20, 2004
One of Japan's longest-running newspaper 4-frame manga strips has been undergoing some changes lately. The "Kobo-chan" strip went color for the first time at the beginning of this month. And creator Ueda Masashi has hinted that the lovable kindergartener may soon be joined by a younger brother or sister. "Kobo-chan" has appeared over 8,000 times in the morning edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun and has been syndicated to almost every paper in the country. Its gentle humor is similar to that of the ever-popular Sazae-san and reminiscint of times past. Ueda maintains a strict daily schedule and always delivers his strip the night before publication. He has only missed a deadline four times in the last 23 years...Kobo-chan web site
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December 20, 2004
One of Japan's longest-running newspaper 4-frame manga strips has been undergoing some changes lately. The "Kobo-chan" strip went color for the first time at the beginning of this month. And creator Ueda Masashi has hinted that the lovable kindergartener may soon be joined by a younger brother or sister. "Kobo-chan" has appeared over 8,000 times in the morning edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun and has been syndicated to almost every paper in the country. Its gentle humor is similar to that of the ever-popular Sazae-san and reminiscint of times past. Ueda maintains a strict daily schedule and always delivers his strip the night before publication. He has only missed a deadline four times in the last 23 years...Kobo-chan web site
Popular rock band L'Arc en Ciel made a secret live appearance yesterday at a promo event for an upcoming anime movie. The band have recorded the opening and ending themes for the movie version of the popular series "Hagane no Renkinjutsushi" (Fullmetal Alchemist), set to open next summer. The event, held at Osaka Castle Hall, was attended by over 10,000 fans, making it the biggest ever for an anime show. The anime, popularly known as "hagaren" started on TBS in October 2003 and ran until October of this year. The original comic has sold over 12 million copies.
i heard that full metal alchemist is coming to cartoon network.
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December 21, 2004
Recently divorced actor Hosaka Naoki (photo, 37) and actress Takaoka Yuki (photo, 32) have finally split up. The pair continued to live together after their June divorce, mainly for the sake of their children, but there have been rumors of another man in Takaoka's life. Although rumors of a breakup have surrounded the couple for several years, the summer split came shortly after a weekly magazine published photos of Takaoka and guitarist Hotei Tomoyasu (42), who is married to singer Imai Miki. • Hard times continue to befall actor Hagiwara Kenichi (54). The actor popularly known as "Shoken" said on a recent TV show that he and his third wife, Yuki are on the verge of divorce. The news ends a year in which he caused a traffic accident, injuring a motorcyclist, and a case where he made threats to producers over unpaid salary for a movie project he was kicked out of. • On a brighter note, actor Kakei Toshio (42) recently married a 170cm-tall former music company employee, said to be in her 30s. Kakei described his new wife at a news conference as an "Angelina Jolie lookalike."
December 21, 2004
Recently divorced actor Hosaka Naoki (photo, 37) and actress Takaoka Yuki (photo, 32) have finally split up. The pair continued to live together after their June divorce, mainly for the sake of their children, but there have been rumors of another man in Takaoka's life. Although rumors of a breakup have surrounded the couple for several years, the summer split came shortly after a weekly magazine published photos of Takaoka and guitarist Hotei Tomoyasu (42), who is married to singer Imai Miki. • Hard times continue to befall actor Hagiwara Kenichi (54). The actor popularly known as "Shoken" said on a recent TV show that he and his third wife, Yuki are on the verge of divorce. The news ends a year in which he caused a traffic accident, injuring a motorcyclist, and a case where he made threats to producers over unpaid salary for a movie project he was kicked out of. • On a brighter note, actor Kakei Toshio (42) recently married a 170cm-tall former music company employee, said to be in her 30s. Kakei described his new wife at a news conference as an "Angelina Jolie lookalike."
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English rock star Sting (53) has recorded the ending theme to the movie "Ashurajo no Hitomi" (Blood Gets in Your Eyes). The SF/period drama about love and demons in the Edo Period is scheduled for release next April. It stars kabuki actor Ichikawa Somegoro (31) and Miyazawa Rie (31). Sting recently recorded his own arrangement of the jazz standard "My Funny Valentine" in Toronto. • The latest Korean movie star to come a-wooing his many Japanese fans is Lee Byung Hun (photo, 34). The actor known for his "killer smile" met 2,300 fans chosen by lottery from 50,000 applications at the Shibuya Kokaido in Tokyo yesterday. Among them was a 79-year old woman, who got a hug for good measure. The star was in town to promote a series of photo books and DVDs.
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December 24, 2004
With a beauty that belies her age, actress Kuroki Hitomi (44) is one of the most popular female stars, with both men and women. But to mark her 25th anniversary in show business, she will be using her soft and charming voice to, as the media put it, "ease the stress of hard-working salarymen" on a new radio talk show. "Kuroki Hitomi no Talk Radio" will air on Nippon Hoso on Thursday evenings from mid-January. • Nagasawa Masami (17) was on hand to meet fans as the DVD of "Sekai no Chushin, Ai wo Sakebu" went on sale. Nagasawa became the youngest ever actress to win a Hochi Movie Award for her supporting role in the hit romance, which made \8.5 billion at the box office. Production of the DVD is already set at 920,000 copies and it is hoped that it will be a million seller, perhaps even surpassing "Bayside Shakedown 2" as the biggest seller of the year.
Kuroki Hitomi is 44 already???????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :google:
She is so damn hot!!! :inlove: :love_eyes: :love_eyes: :love_eyes:
She is so damn hot!!! :inlove: :love_eyes: :love_eyes: :love_eyes:
yup, it's pretty rare that you can find someone in their 40s, who still looks pretty hot. demi moore is an exception....
jholic wrote:yup, it's pretty rare that you can find someone in their 40s, who still looks pretty hot. demi moore is an exception....
yeah but the difference is that demi moore has had a sh*tload of plastic surgery.
Tu_triky wrote:yeah but the difference is that demi moore has had a sh*tload of plastic surgery.
It's just the implants, huh? :headscratch:
bmwracer wrote:It's just the implants, huh? :headscratch:
That's what I thought. :crazy:
Maybe botox as well? But I don't think that counts as plastic surgery....
yeah, well, as a whole, i think asian women tend to grow old a little more gracefully. must be something in their food! :hehe:
jholic wrote:yeah, well, as a whole, i think asian women tend to grow old a little more gracefully. must be something in their food! :hehe:
It's the rice. :hehe:
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January 5, 2005
Well, despite NHK chairman Ebisawa's claims that it would be the best ever, Kohaku was a big flop. The second part of the New Year's Eve song spectacle recorded a viewer rating of just 39% in the Tokyo area, the first ever below 40%. The opening half rated just over 30% and was the 2nd worst ever. Even the presence of several Korean stars such as BoA and Lee Byun Hung, who were last year's hot item, couldn't save the ratings. It did mean the show got a feature on Korean TV, though. Meanwhile, of the fighting sports shows that were on almost every other channel, TBS's K-1 show became the first to record 20% on a private network. • Yoshimoto comedian and emcee Shimada Shinsuke (photo, 48) made a brief appearance on January 2. Though highly apologetic after a 2-month layoff resulting from his assault of a female Yoshimoto employee in October, he signaled his intent to get back to work. He had 8 regular TV slots before the case that threatened to end his career. The woman has yet to fully accept his profusions of apology and took the case to court.
January 5, 2005
Well, despite NHK chairman Ebisawa's claims that it would be the best ever, Kohaku was a big flop. The second part of the New Year's Eve song spectacle recorded a viewer rating of just 39% in the Tokyo area, the first ever below 40%. The opening half rated just over 30% and was the 2nd worst ever. Even the presence of several Korean stars such as BoA and Lee Byun Hung, who were last year's hot item, couldn't save the ratings. It did mean the show got a feature on Korean TV, though. Meanwhile, of the fighting sports shows that were on almost every other channel, TBS's K-1 show became the first to record 20% on a private network. • Yoshimoto comedian and emcee Shimada Shinsuke (photo, 48) made a brief appearance on January 2. Though highly apologetic after a 2-month layoff resulting from his assault of a female Yoshimoto employee in October, he signaled his intent to get back to work. He had 8 regular TV slots before the case that threatened to end his career. The woman has yet to fully accept his profusions of apology and took the case to court.
bmwracer wrote:Well, despite NHK chairman Ebisawa's claims that it would be the best ever, Kohaku was a big flop. The second part of the New Year's Eve song spectacle recorded a viewer rating of just 39% in the Tokyo area, the first ever below 40%. The opening half rated just over 30% and was the 2nd worst ever. Even the presence of several Korean stars such as BoA and Lee Byun Hung, who were last year's hot item, couldn't save the ratings.
As I said in Kohaku's thread, I'm not surprised. I think the Smap's absence and that scandal envolving that NHK producer were the main causes ... Besides, I felt an strange atmosphere on this year's show, somewhat sad ...
Betsy Hayashi wrote:
As I said in Kohaku's thread, I'm not surprised. I think the Smap's absence and that scandal envolving that NHK producer were the main causes ... Besides, I felt an strange atmosphere on this year's show, somewhat sad ...
I think so too..SMAP is the Rating booster I guess. About the sad atmosphere, I felt that too...hmm, maybe they don't feel like having too much of a good time since some asia countries suffered a big loss because of the tsunami.
Akakage wrote:
I think so too..SMAP is the Rating booster I guess. About the sad atmosphere, I felt that too...hmm, maybe they don't feel like having too much of a good time since some asia countries suffered a big loss because of the tsunami.
Smap is surely the rating booster, look at the ratings of the shows they host, the dramas in which they star and even the 2003 Kohaku (their performance gave a boost on the ratings) ...
Yeah, I guess the tsunami tragedy took much of the bright of Kohaku and of several New Year's parties around the World ... And Japanese are pretty shocked yet with Niigata's Earthquake too (although it's not much recent).
I'll post my opinion on Kouhaku on the Kouhaku topic...
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I'm only posting the above just to comment on the news about the cause of rating as mentioned above and not on the Kouhaku. :P
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