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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:04 pm Post subject:
eightysix wrote:
Exactly what I thought. She sold out to the people who don't even listen to the damn lyrics.
Yeah. They're only looking at her and when they hear "easy" in her song(s), all they see is a little Japanese slut.
The same can even be said for the latter. _________________
New York-based R & B singer Kubota Toshinobu (42) this week married a 31-year old employee of a Norwegian company. The couple have been going out since Ms. A moved to N.Y. as a student five years ago. She is expecting a baby in December. Earlier this month, Kubota became the first Japanese artist in 24 years to record an appearance on "Soul Train." He moved to the U.S. in 1989 and made his debut there in 1995. He has released three albums there so far. The most recent, "Time to Share" was released just last month. His biggest hit to date was the 1996 single "La La La, Love Song," which sold over 2 million copies in Japan. • Utada Hikaru's U.S. debut album "Exodus" has made the Billboard charts. It ranked at No.5 in the chart for new artists, and No.160 on the overall chart. Billboard magazine pointed out that it was unrealistic to expect even someone who is a huge star in Japan to be able to replicate that kind of success in the U.S. But it added that the talented, new York-born Utada could be an exception. • Popular celebrity Sakashita Chiriko (28) is romantically involved with one of the staff on one of her five regular TV shows, according to the weekly magazine Friday. Already linked with comedian Tamura Atsushi (of London Boots), Yomiuri Giants baseball player Nioka Tomohiro and a company employee, it seems that the real man in her life is a beefy 25-year old cameraman on the Fuji TV show "Moshimo Tours."
Actor Takahashi Katsunori (photo, 39) and half-German model Nakanishi Hanna (24) tied the knot at the weekend. The couple registered their marriage at the local municpal office and held their ceremony in the afternoon at Aoyama Gakuin University, the groom's alma mater. Takahashi is best known for his role as "Salaryman Kintaro" a TV adaptation of the best-selling manga series. He was on record as saying he wanted to marry before he turned 40 - he made it with just two months to spare! • Another 39-year old getting hitched at the weekend was actor Tsurumi Shingo (39). His bride Hitomi (29) is a former employee at a retirement home. The couple held their ceremony and reception at the swanky Hotel Okura in central Tokyo. They will probably register their marriage this week.
Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 520 Location: United States Country:
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:26 am Post subject:
ahochaude wrote:
(IMO) It's duff.
She should just stick to her Japanese music. Better. By far.
I agree. I heard her album just the other day, it was far less than what I expect it to be. The song she did in the Rush Hour II soundtrack was much better althought not great either.
Never ones to avoid the limelight, the family of baseball legend Nomura Katsuya (69) got plenty of press coverage when they took their latest addition for her first shrine visit. Third son Katsunori (31), who has managed to hang in as a player due to his father's support, and his wife brought their 5-month old daughter Sayako to the Hie Jinja shrine in central Tokyo for her traditional "o-miya mairi." The elder Nomura is now manager of the Sidax company team, after a series of tax evasion scandals and court cases involving his acid-tongued wife Sachiyo (72) forced both to give up their main jobs - he as manager of the Hanshin Tigers, she as a TV celebrity. Their other sons are U.S.-based baseball agent Don Nomura and estranged son Kenny, from Sachiyo's first marriage. Sachiyo was sued for libel by her daughter-in-law in 2001.
Former Speed member Imai Eriko (21) has given birth to her first child, a baby boy, at a Tokyo hospital. She married Shogo (24), vocalist of the hip-hop group 175R, in June after a relationship of about a year. Next month will see the release of her first greatest hits album "Single Collection - Stairway." Speed, the Okinawa pop group that got their start as backup singers for Amuro Namie (26), were one of the biggest names at the turn of the century. They broke up in 2000 and have played only charity events since. • The silly award season is back. Among this year's "Megane Best Dresser" award winners for people who look good in glasses were Cutie Honey actress Sato Eriko (22), retired news reader Kume Hiroshi (60) and popular golfer Miyazato Ai (19). And the "Best Leathernist" award went to actress Ishikawa Asami (27) for looking good in leather.
Kajiwara Mayumi (37), formerly a member of the "sexy group" Shape Up Girls, held a wedding reception with her new husband, golf shop owner Kakuta Hiromichi (33), at a country club in Ibaraki prefecture on Tuesday. The couple married in Fiji on October 7 after going out for three years. Asked to compare their feelings on married life to golf, Tsunoda called it a "hole in one." The best Kajiwara could manage was a "nice birdy." They plan to register their marriage in Japan on November 22 - 11/22 is read in Japanese as "ii fufu" or "good husband and wife."
"Talento" Niiyama Chiharu (23) is engaged to marry Kuroda Satoshi (29), an infielder for the Yomiuri Giants baseball team. The marriage registration and wedding ceremony are to be held during the baseball off-season. Sources made a point of saying that the couple have been going out for a year, and also that Niiyama is not pregnant and the pair are not living together, two things that seem to come before most celebrity marriages in Japan. Niiyama made her debut at the age of 15, when she won a talent scout audition for the HoriPro agency, beating out 43,000 other hopefuls. Kuroda started his career with the Seibu Lions, moving to the Giants in 2002. He has yet to become a regular starter. • Tom Cruise, in town to promote his latest movie "Collateral," became the first foreign celeb to make his mark outside Yurakucho's Hibiya Chante cinema in downtown Tokyo. Cruise put his handprint in the Nemu no Hiroba, and to mark his special status, it was gold instead of the usual silver. It was the first new addition in almost 12 years, and was made in recognition of Cruise's contribution to Japanese cinema through his work on "The Last Samurai." • Meanwhile, Godzilla is to get the same treatment in Hollywood. With the world premier of his last celluloid appearance, "Godzilla, Final Wars" to be held in the U.S. next month, his star is also to be inducted to the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard.
Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 630 Location: In front of tv watching Drama's.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:12 pm Post subject:
ahochaude wrote:
Another Godzilla remake?
Yes, it is supposed to be the final Godzilla, and should feature most of his former friends, and foe's. Rhodan, Mothra etc. and takes place all across the world not just Japan this time. _________________
From the Simpsons
Mr. Burns: I could crush him like an ant. But it would be too easy. No, revenge is a dish best served cold. I'll bide my time until ... Oh, what the hell. I'll just crush him like an ant.
Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 470 Location: Monrovia, CA (Southern CA) Country:
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:40 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
The last one hopefully.
Although they're supposed to release the original uncut Gojira on DVD here in the States, minus Raymond Burr.
For those of you Gojira fans out there, they're coming out with the complete DVD set. Here's a description (and link):
Toho is releasing a Godzilla Final Box: 50th Anniversary Perfect Collection on 1/11/05. This massive set will feature all 27 films including the Emmerich Godzilla and the U.S. version of the first film, 3 discs of dedicated bonus material, a book, a Godzilla Symphonic Fantasy CD, and space in the case for Godzilla Final Wars (the "last" movie) when it's released on DVD later in the year. The slipcase itself will be covered in a latex, hand-painted Godzilla "skin". All this can be yours for the delightfully wallet-friendly price of 99,750 Yen ($1000 U.S. by the time you ship it). Click here for all the details (in Japanese of course) along with a photo of the box.
Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 630 Location: In front of tv watching Drama's.
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:23 am Post subject:
gregsan wrote:
For those of you Gojira fans out there, they're coming out with the complete DVD set. Here's a description (and link):
Toho is releasing a Godzilla Final Box: 50th Anniversary Perfect Collection on 1/11/05. This massive set will feature all 27 films including the Emmerich Godzilla and the U.S. version of the first film, 3 discs of dedicated bonus material, a book, a Godzilla Symphonic Fantasy CD, and space in the case for Godzilla Final Wars (the "last" movie) when it's released on DVD later in the year. The slipcase itself will be covered in a latex, hand-painted Godzilla "skin". All this can be yours for the delightfully wallet-friendly price of 99,750 Yen ($1000 U.S. by the time you ship it). Click here for all the details (in Japanese of course) along with a photo of the box.
From the Simpsons
Mr. Burns: I could crush him like an ant. But it would be too easy. No, revenge is a dish best served cold. I'll bide my time until ... Oh, what the hell. I'll just crush him like an ant.
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