Japanese Entertainment News

Tu_triky wrote:

okay i just needed to say that...but abba is a swedish folk group that was unleashed on humanity in terrible fashion...the only thing worse than that was the nuclear disaster at chernobyl.

i dont like their music, my dad does.. :sweat:

Shindou wrote:

i dont like their music, my dad does.. :sweat:

hehe....i don't really listen to it...i don't hate it that much but i thought it was a funny joke so ^_^ :P

probably one of the most famous exports from sweden, second to IKEA and maybe ABSOLUT vodka.

Tu_triky wrote:

hehe....i don't really listen to it...i don't hate it that much but i thought it was a funny joke so ^_^ :P

probably one of the most famous exports from sweden, second to IKEA and maybe ABSOLUT vodka.

yeah, we went to one of those abba musicals, didnt enjoy it that much.. :sweat:

Shindou wrote:

yeah, we went to one of those abba musicals, didnt enjoy it that much.. :sweat:

right up there with long vacation and love generation, huh? :beaten:

Tu_triky wrote:

right up there with long vacation and love generation, huh? :beaten:

lol, not even close, my friend, not even close

Shindou wrote:

lol, not even close, my friend, not even close

somehow i believe you... :mrgreen:

Shindou wrote:

yeah, we went to one of those abba musicals, didnt enjoy it that much.. :sweat:

I went to that musical, too. It was.....an experience. :beaten:

MissMonika wrote:

I went to that musical, too. It was.....an experience. :beaten:

the young lady demonstrates some modesty. :mrgreen:

Tu_triky wrote:

the young lady demonstrates some modesty. :mrgreen:

lol - the stories and songs are pretty sappy

Shindou wrote:

lol - the stories and songs are pretty sappy

like densha? :P

Tu_triky wrote:

like densha? :P

densha otoko? i havent finished that drama yet

Shindou wrote:

densha otoko? i havent finished that drama yet

no densha okama = train gay.

Tu_triky wrote:

no densha okama = train gay.

lol - yeah, somehow, i couldnt really get into that drama, started but didnt feel like continuing, will have to finish that show sometime tho

Shindou wrote:

lol - yeah, somehow, i couldnt really get into that drama, started but didnt feel like continuing, will have to finish that show sometime tho

it made me laugh profusely although the excessive crying got to be a bit much....

Entertainment news from Japan-zone.com-Your Guide to Japan and Japanese Culture:

May 1, 2006

Six-piece rock band High and Mighty Color got a great reception from 2,000 fans Friday at the Shiokaze Con anime festival in Houston, Texas. The event marks their first move into the foreign market, and they performed 8 songs including tracks from their album Goover, which went on sale in the US in March. Their debut single "Pride" is used as the theme for the popular "Kidou Senshi Gundam - Seed Destiny" anime series, which went on the air in the US last month. (See earlier story)

• Johnny's boy band News insist this is not the end. The group played the last concert in their national tour in Sendai last night, and from today are on a forced sabbatical until the end of the year following a series of underage drinking scandals. The six members, including Yamashita Tomohisa (21), ended up in tears as a full house of 9,000 fans screamed out their support. Yamashita returned the encouragement, saying, "We're not breaking up. We'll do our best as solo artists and be back, even stronger, next year." Koyama Keichiro, who turns 22 today, caused a scare last week when he fell from a speaker onto the stage.

• Rapidly rising young star Yamada Yuu (21) and Matsuda Ryuhei (22), son of the late screen legend Matsuda Yuusuke, are to co-star in a movie about yakiniku. The pair appeared at a pre-production PR event in Tokyo yesterday. It will be the first leading movie role for Yamada, a former model who has been appearing in a number of variety shows and TV commercials.

• Veteran singer Kato Tokiko is a surprise addition to the lineup for this year's Fuji Rock Festival. The 62-year old Kato is best known as a chanteuse, and voiced the role of Madame Gina in the Studio Ghibli anime classic "Kuranai no Buta" (Porco Rosso). The character appears in the advertising for kato's latest album of french music. She plans to sing some of her old hits as well as a couple of John Lennon songs at Fuji Rock.

MissMonika wrote:
• Johnny's boy band News insist this is not the end. The group played the last concert in their national tour in Sendai last night, and from today are on a forced sabbatical until the end of the year following a series of underage drinking scandals. The six members, including Yamashita Tomohisa (21), ended up in tears as a full house of 9,000 fans screamed out their support. Yamashita returned the encouragement, saying, "We're not breaking up. We'll do our best as solo artists and be back, even stronger, next year." Koyama Keichiro, who turns 22 today, caused a scare last week when he fell from a speaker onto the stage.

It's so touching and sad...
NEWS DEFINTELY wont BREAK UP
and they in fact GROW stronger...
GANBATTE NEWS...
We'll wait for your return..
I guess all the fans were in tears on that last concert..

I am going to miss NEWS alot..
Just like having an emptiness

Wish NEWS still stick together

Underage drinking and they are 21 and 22... I don't get it. I though legal drinking age in Japan was 20. :confused:

MissMonika wrote:

• Rapidly rising young star Yamada Yuu (21) and Matsuda Ryuhei (22), son of the late screen legend Matsuda Yuusuke, are to co-star in a movie about yakiniku. The pair appeared at a pre-production PR event in Tokyo yesterday. It will be the first leading movie role for Yamada, a former model who has been appearing in a number of variety shows and TV commercials.

Yamada Yu and yakinuku...sounds like a tasty combo...this might be the new "Tampopo." They should call the U.S. version

Beauty and the Beef

tabana wrote:Underage drinking and they are 21 and 22... I don't get it. I though legal drinking age in Japan was 20. :confused:

They were both caught when they were around 17 or 18, that's why.

Ok, thanks. Sounds like a long time ago though. They just might stop for a while until it cools down. In a few months, nobody will remember what they did. :)