Japanese Entertainment News

ahochaude wrote:

That Vietnamese brand spicy sauce with the Rooster on the bottle?

That ish is good!

yes sir it is quite tasty! it reminds me of dylan from making the band 2...it's "hot like fire."

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October 24, 2005

Romance has bloomed between popular actress Fukada Kyoko (22) and actor Uchida Asahi (23), according to the latest edition of weekly magazine Friday. The two, who are both with the major Hori Pro management agency, were spotted on a date in the upmarket Azabu Juban district of central Tokyo. They were photographed wearing "pair look" fashion and holding hands. "Fuka-kyon" has been spotted dining at the restaurant run by Uchida's family, and Uchida has stayed over at her home, so the romance is hardly a secret. The couple met during filming of the 2000 movie, "Shisha no Gakuensai" (School Festival of the Dead) which marked Fukada's first lead role and in which Uchida made his showbiz debut. Last year, Fukada was romantically linked with comedian Arita Teppei (34) of the duo Cream Stew, though both denied the rumor.

• Veteran actor Yokouchi Tadashi (64) and his wife, former actress Horikoshi Yoko (54), have separated. The women's magazine Fujin Koron says they are close to divorce after Yokouchi left suddenly in July and joined another management agency run by a woman he is allegedly romatically involved with.

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October 25, 2005

Rock legends Queen (or what's left of them) arrived in town yesterday. original members Brian May (58) and Roger Taylor (56) were joined by ex-Free vocalist Paul Rodgers (56) for the band's seventh vist, but their first in 20 years. 300 fans turned out at Narita Airport to greet them. They have very fond memories of Japan, having been met by huge crowds on their first visit 30 years ago, just before they returned to the UK and released the earth-shattering hit Bohemian Rhapsody. This time around, they'll play a series of dates starting tomorrow at the Saitama Arena, then Yokohama Arena and Fukuoka and Nagoya Domes.

• The Japan Series is turning into something of a slaughter. The Chiba Lotte Marines have put up double digit runs on the board in all three games so far and the usually formidable Hanshin Tigers batters have failed to show their fans much to hang their hopes on. The first two games were played in Chiba, the opener being the first Japan Series game ever called due to fog. And the TV ratings show that Hanshin fans were glued to their screens hoping their team would return to Kansai with at least one win under their belts - the region's rating for the opening game was a whopping 33.2%. Lotte finished second in the Pacific League and had to go through two rounds of playoffs, beating last year's champion Seibu Lions and then the Softbank Hawks, to advance to the series. They haven't been there in 31 years but are playing like postseason veterans, perhaps thanks to rather than in spite of the postseason games. A lot of the credit also goes to Lotte's popular manager Bobby Valentine, the first to take a team to both the Japan Series and the major league World Series, and on the verge of being the first non-Japanese manager to take his team to the pinnacle of the Japanese game (if you don't count the Taiwanese-born, but Japanese passport holder, Oh Sadaharu). Ironically, the last time Lotte won it all was in 1974, when they were the Lotte Orions, and the team they beat, the Chunichi Dragons, was the first to reach the series managed by a foreigner, Hawaiian native Wally Yonamine.

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October 24, 2005

Romance has bloomed between popular actress Fukada Kyoko (22) and actor Uchida Asahi (23), according to the latest edition of weekly magazine Friday. The two, who are both with the major Hori Pro management agency, were spotted on a date in the upmarket Azabu Juban district of central Tokyo. They were photographed wearing "pair look" fashion and holding hands. "Fuka-kyon" has been spotted dining at the restaurant run by Uchida's family, and Uchida has stayed over at her home, so the romance is hardly a secret. The couple met during filming of the 2000 movie, "Shisha no Gakuensai" (School Festival of the Dead) which marked Fukada's first lead role and in which Uchida made his showbiz debut. Last year, Fukada was romantically linked with comedian Arita Teppei (34) of the duo Cream Stew, though both denied the rumor.

• Veteran actor Yokouchi Tadashi (64) and his wife, former actress Horikoshi Yoko (54), have separated. The women's magazine Fujin Koron says they are close to divorce after Yokouchi left suddenly in July and joined another management agency run by a woman he is allegedly romatically involved with.

fukada kyoko is dating.... :sweat:

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October 26, 2005

Nigerian talento Bobby Ologon (32) is to have his first dramatic role on TV. One of this year's breakthrough TV celebrities, the goofy former K-1 fighter made his acting debut in this year's 16th addition to the "Tsuri Baka Nisshi" movie series. And he'll follow that up next month with a role in the Fuji TV drama series "Abunee Futari - Uranaishi, Ibuki Kei no Jiken File," in which he plays the bodyguard of a fortune teller played by the cross-dressing singer Mikawa Kenichi.

• Actor Negami Jun died this week at a Tokyo hospital following a stroke. He was 82. A supporting actor on TV and in movies, he was best known as the devoted husband of singer Peggy Hayama (73). They often appeared on variety shows as a couple in the 1960s. Negami made over 100 movies during 20 years with the Daiei movie studio before switching to a long career on TV. He and Hayama married in 1965 and they recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in the hospital.

• Comedian Hotohara Toru (37) of the popular Yoshimoto duo Ameagari Keshitai broke a finger in a recent motorcycle spill. His comedy partner, Miyasako Hiroyuki (35), took his place in the scheduled filming of a mahjong TV show.

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October 27, 2005

This week is a time of celebration for actor Shibata Kyohei (photo right, 54), with last weekend's release of the detective movie "Mada Mada Abunai Deka," in which he co-stars with Tachi Hiroshi. But it was revealed just this Monday that Shibata's 20-year old second son died at the end of last year. A university student in Kyushu, he was found dead, apparently of a heart attack, in his apartment in mid-December. Shibata and his wife flew down from Tokyo to identify their son, who suffered from asthma. Shibata started filming the latest movie in the Abunai Deka series, the first in seven years, just three months later. The series has had a cult following since its days as one of the top Tv series of the 1980s. Shibata married a former model, who had a son from an earlier marriage, in 1983. They had a son of their own the following year and a daughter in 1987.

• Troubled rakugo performer Kairakutei Black (52) recently underwent emergency 3-hour surgery following a stroke. He was rushed to a Tokyo hospital complaining of chest pains after he finished a radio show last Friday. The son of an American father and Japanese mother, he has gone through many name changes during his career, including Tachikawa Levchenko and Kairakutei Sex, and took on his latest name in 1992. He recently amassed large debts, which led to his being dismissed by the Tachikawa rakugo school in June and being divorced by his wife. He now lives alone in a small Tokyo apartment without even a bathroom.

• Congratulations to the Chiba Lotte Marines baseball team and their manager Bobby Valentine on winning the Japan Series last night. It's their third title and the first since they won as the Lotte Orions in 1974.

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October 28, 2005

Rock unit B'z have tied up with Apple Computer to offer buyers of their upcoming greatest hits album a chance to download rare video footage of the band. "Pleasure II," due for release on November 30, will include a prepaid card for the iTunes music download service in Japan. The card can be used to download one of four videos of live performances, the oldest of which dates back to 1999, when B'z played the Kyoto Kaikan No.1 Hall, a much smaller venue than any they have played in recent years. The most up-to-date of the videos was recorded at their Osaka Dome show just last month.

• Talento Konishi Hiroyuki (46) and his wife Kou (42) are headed for divorce. She is said to have applied to the Tokyo Family Court to initiate the arbitration procedure in September and is seeking \5 million in alimony and \100,000 per month in child support for each of their two sons until they graduate university. The couple have been married since 1989 but Konishi suddenly walked out on the family in 1998. He has not provided adequate support over the intervening years, leading his wife to start filing for divorce. In February Konishi notified her, through a lawyer, that he was suffering from kidney cancer and she postponed the proceedings. But following a full recovery, he has agreed to attend the arbitration at the end of this month. It will be the first time in almost two years for the couple to meet face to face.

The B'z kick ass.

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October 31, 2005

Illusionist Princess Tenko (age unknown) has paid \17 million ($150,000) for a pretty ordinary used car. Ordinary except for the fact that it once belonged to John Lennon. The Austin Princess was driven by Lennon in the video for his classic hit "Imagine." Tenko performs around the world and is known for her extreme wealth and lavish lifestyle. Also going under the hammer at the auction in Las Vegas was the white suit Lennon wore on the "Abbey Road" album jacket ($118,000) and a notebook that belonged to Marilyn Monroe ($16,000).

• Popular 80s rock band Anzen Chitai (Safety Zone) are to release their first album in 18 years. The album is actually a previously unreleased recording of a concert they played at the Nippon Budokan in July 1989, when they were at their peak. "Anzen Chitai VI - Live" will go on sale November 9.

• Actress Kinoshita Ayumi (21) met with over 800 fans as she launched her latest photo book at a PR event in Ginza yesterday. "La Dolce" includes many revealing photos of the popular pin-up girl taken during the summer on the southern island of Yakushima, a World Heritage Site. There's even some of her original poetry in the book, for those who want more than just pictures...

bmwracer wrote:
Actress Kinoshita Ayumi (21) met with over 800 fans as she launched her latest photo book at a PR event in Ginza yesterday. "La Dolce" includes many revealing photos of the popular pin-up girl taken during the summer on the southern island of Yakushima, a World Heritage Site.

Here's a pic just for folks who didn't know who she was (like me):
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bmwracer wrote:
There's even some of her original poetry in the book, for those who want more than just pictures...

That's very thoughtful of them. :P :rolleyes: :hehe:

dochira wrote:That's very thoughtful of them. :P :rolleyes: :hehe:

Like people are gonna read her poetry. :rolleyes:

ooo.. she's rather cute. :mrgreen:

qilver wrote:

fukada kyoko is dating.... :sweat:

com'on dude...that's hella old news.....

krim wrote:ooo.. she's rather cute. :mrgreen:

here she is, son.

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Tu_triky wrote:

here she is, son.

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:bonk:

:beaten:

Tu_triky wrote:here she is, son.

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Not impressed: they all look like that when they put their arms together. :beaten:

is that ALL you look at? :naughty:

bmwracer wrote:
Not impressed: they all look like that when they put their arms together. :beaten:

she might not be busty be she sure as hell ain't busted! she's got a pretty face...and i'm sure hella fools are going to buy her photobook...admittedly not for the poetry.

krim wrote:is that ALL you look at? :naughty:

Well, I don't think Tu posted that pic for her face.... :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Well, I don't think Tu posted that pic for her face.... :hehe:

i should have photoshopped a bag over her head, huh?