tabana wrote:

Yup. I've heard he's supposed go back to LA for a while tho. All the MM girls are pregnant or too old (over 15... obasan material), so he'll wait till a fresh batch arrives.

I thought he was already betrothed to the one of the pregnant MM fool's future daughters.

Yeah, but it's no fun getting a teen pregnant twice.

He probably can't go near them anyway. I bet they hired a bunch of eunuch to guard them with security tighter than ooku during the shogun days.
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tabana wrote:

Yeah, but it's no fun getting a teen pregnant twice. He probably can't go near them anyway. I bet they hired a bunch of eunuch to guard them with security tighter than ooku during the shogun days.

J-Pop queen Hamasaki Ayumi (28) and Tokio member Nagase Tomoya (28) have ended their 7-year relationship. Hamasaki revealed the split on her official fan site on Saturday, saying they had broken up the day before. "We had become more than just lovers and are more like family, like brother and sister. And we plan to continue like that and will remain close," she said. Singer Wada Akiko wasted no time adding her two yen's worth. On her Saturday morning live show, she said, "I thought it wouldn't last. I think it's probably down to Ayu's selfishness. I don't think she'll be able to have a boyfriend for a while. But it's a shame because I wanted them to stay together." The pair first became friends when they co-starred in a TV Asahi drama series in 1997. Their relationship turned romantic in 2000 and became public in September 2001. There had been rumors of a split, but it was more widely thought that they would end up marrying. They vacationed together in Los Angeles last autumn.
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July 17, 2007

Chiba Shinichi (68) held a press conference yesterday to talk about his imminent retirement as an action star. Sunday's episode of the ongoing NHK taiga drama "Fuurinkazan", was the last to feature his role as a medieval general. "With the death of Itakagi Nobukata, I want to lay Chiba Shinichi to rest," he told reporters, saying that he plans to retire as an action star within the year. He cited health problems, including chronic asthma, which flared up after he finished filming at the end of May. Although the announcement left open the possibility that he will continue acting, he plans to concentrate on building a new drama school and discovering a "second Chiba Shinichi". Thousand Leaves Hollywood will open in October and there are plans for further branch schools throughout the country. Chiba also hopes to enlist the support of Jackie Chan in the project. There is also a chance that he will become a guest lecturer at his alma mater, the Nippon Sport Science University. Known abroad as Sonny Chiba, he was one of Japan's most successful acting exports and one of the first martial arts stars of the movie world. He made his movie debut in 1961 but broke through with 1974's "The Street Fighter", and went on to make more than 125 movies for the Toei studio. In 2003 director Quentin Tarantino paid tribute by giving him the key role of sword-smith Hattori Hanzo in the bloody revenge movie "Kill Bill Vol.1".

• A couple of major music stars are making their seventh trips to Japan. Announced yesterday was the upcoming visit by Elton John, who on March 25 celebrated his 60th birthday with his 60th show at Madison Square Garden. He will play two shows in Tokyo, on November 20-21 at the Nippon Budokan. Arriving a bit later than that will be Suzanne Vega (48). Somewhat past her marketing prime - her big hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner" were a full 20 years ago - she'll be here in January to support her first new album in six years, "Beauty & Crime". Her sister is married to a Japanese and she says, "I feel like Tokyo is a part of me. I can't wait to go to Japan again." She will play one show each in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo from January 22-24.
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From tokyograph.com (hope its ok to post it here although its not from japan-zone)

"Proposal" sweeps Nikkan Sports spring drama GP
Thu, July 19, 2007 (3:40am EDT)
Starting with this past spring, the Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix has returned to a seasonal voting format, with the top five in each category being nominated for the yearly poll next April. And for the spring season, "Proposal Daisakusen" achieved a complete sweep.

Votes were accepted via mobile phone and the web between the 2nd and 13th of this month. A total of 9,477 voters participated.

"Proposal Daisakusen" dominated the competition in each category. It received almost 4,000 votes for Best Drama, while "Sexy Voice and Robo" took 2nd with a little over 1,600. For Best Actor, Tomohisa Yamashita beat out Kenichi Matsuyama by a similar margin.

Best Actress was only slightly closer, with Masami Nagasawa getting about 3,119 votes compared to Miho Kanno's 1,747. For Best Supporting Actress, Nana Eikura won with a similar lead over Suzuka Ohgo.

In the category of Best Supporting Actor, Gaku Hamada topped the list with only 1,931 votes. However, 2nd place was fellow "Proposal Daisakusen" actor Yuta Hiraoka, who was one vote shy of 1,300.


Best Drama
Proposal Daisakusen - 3988
Sexy Voice and Robo - 1628
Bambino! - 1230
Liar Game - 542
Kaette Kita Jikou Keisatsu - 342

Best Actor
Tomohisa Yamashita - 4048
Kenichi Matsuyama - 1733
Jun Matsumoto - 1437
Joe Odagiri - 615
Koki Tanaka - 316

Best Actress
Masami Nagasawa - 3119
Miho Kanno - 1747
Erika Toda - 1603
Satomi Ishihara - 807
Atsuko Takahata - 487

Best Supporting Actor
Gaku Hamada - 1931
Yuta Hiraoka - 1299
Yoshinori Okada - 1216
Kazuki Kitamura - 1102
Shota Matsuda - 858

Best Supporting Actress
Nana Eikura - 3075
Suzuka Ohgo - 1772
Yuki Uchida - 822
Kumiko Aso - 522
Maki Horikita - 354
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chiba wrote:

They vacationed together in Los Angeles last autumn.

THAT EXPLAINS IT!!!! Remember that sinkhole out in the Valley last fall?? It was just Ayumi's eyes sucking everything in!!!

[quote="MissMonika"]Entertainment news from Japan-zone.com-Your Guide to Japan and Japanese Culture:

July 18, 2007

Actress Kuriyama Chiaki (22) has been chosen as the Best Leathernist for 2007. One of many awards given out each year purely for publicity purposes, this one is sponsored by the Tanners Council of Japan, and is given to the female celebrity who is judged to look best in leather. Kuriyama certainly fits the bill, especially given her leap to fame as the ruthless Go Go Yubari in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 revenge epic "Kill Bill, Vol. 1". More recently she has featured in cosmetics commercials with other top actresses. For yesterday's photo shoot, she wore a black leather biker's jacket, hot pants and high boots, with the look finished off by fishnet stockings. The latest award puts her in good company, as previous winners include actress Yonekura Ryoko (31) and model Tominaga Ai (24).

Comedian Takahashi Kenichi (photo left, 36) has been arrested for molesting a high school girl on a train. One half of the manzai duo King of Comedy, Takahashi was detained for molesting the girl on a packed Chiyoda Line subway train during the morning rush hour on July 11. Though he is denying the charges, his management agency have already imposed "jishuku", the Japanese custom of apology followed by reclusion when caught doing something, and that he was under house arrest. As they almost always work as a pair, his partner Konno Hiroki (photo right, 28) will likely have to reconsider his career options. A recently recorded NHK show, due to be aired in August, will have the duo's segment edited out.

July 19, 2007

Always ready to show off her expensive cleavage, Kano Mika (39), youngest of the "Gorgeous Kano Sisters", dressed up as a bunny girl for a PR event yesterday. She was promoting director David Lynch's latest quirky movie "Inland Empire", which opens here on July 21. When asked about the movie, Lynch described it simply as being "about a woman in trouble, and it's a mystery, and that's all I want to say about it." Kano has had trouble of her own, with "middle sister" Harue absconding with some \300 million of the family jewels back in January. Kano said only that the criminal investigation and civil court case are continuing and that she would reveal more at a press conference in the near future.

• Talento and impersonator Hori (30) was involved in a minor traffic accident on Tuesday. He was in stuck in a traffic jam on a Tokyo expressway when the taxi he was riding was hit from behind. Hori was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital but suffered no serious injuries and was back at work yesterday.
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chiba wrote:

From tokyograph.com (hope its ok to post it here although its not from japan-zone)

Actually, you shoulda posted it in the Awards thread in the Drama forum.

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

July 20, 2007

Singer Utada Hikaru has reclaimed her top spot in the hearts of Japanese music fans. For the fourth time, and the first since 2004, she has topped the Oricon annual ranking of the country's favorite artists. She took the No.1 spot back from Aiko (31), who held it the last two years. She's had an eventful year, releasing the No.1 single "Flavor of Life" in February and announcing her divorce from filmmaker Kiriya Kazuaki (39) in March. At No.2 were the duo Kobukuro, who grabbed their first chart-topping single in April, followed by veteran rock band Mr. Children. The ranking is based on a survey of 20,000 readers of the "Oricon Style" magazine.

• ANA has withdrawn its commercials featuring talento Hayami Mokomichi (22). The problem is not with the popular young star but with the filming location of the ads, which were being aired on TV screens on Tokyo commuter trains and the airline's website. Featuring a tiger park that is a popular tourist destination in Guilin, China, they were shown on Yamanote and Chuo line trains from the end of May. But following an international outcry caused by videos of the similar parks that circulated on the Internet, ANA received an increasing number of complaints about their ads.

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Yay for Utada Hikaru! She's awesome. Too bad about her divorce though.
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Yonekura to host special program on Princess Di

Tue, July 24, 2007 (6:04pm EDT)
In September, Fuji TV will broadcast a special documentary on the late Princess Diana, who passed away 10 years ago. Actress Ryoko Yonekura has been chosen to serve as the program's navigator. She was sent to London and Paris in June to interview people and to visit various sites, such as St. Paul's Cathedral (where Princess Diana and Prince Charles married) and the Pont de l'Alma tunnel (where the fatal car accident took place).

Juri Ueno to star in "Naoko" with Haruma Miura

Tue, July 24, 2007 (5:06am EDT)
In April, Nikkatsu Corporation announced that a film adaptation of the manga "Naoko" (written by Nobuhiro Sakata and illustrated by Yu Nakahara) was in the works. It was mentioned then that Juri Ueno would play the starring role, but a few more details have been revealed now that filming has begun.

The comic, which was serialized in Big Comic Spirits from 1993 to 2001, tells the story of a gifted young runner named Yusuke Iki. When he was a child, his father died trying to save a girl, Naoko Shinomiya. The two meet again unexpectedly, as Naoko has become a track and field club manager.

Although Haruma Miura will play the central role of Yusuke, Ueno is being billed as the film's lead, taking on the part of the title character. Interestingly, it has been noted that Ueno was herself a member of the track and field club until she entered show business in junior high; this film marks her "return" to the track after seven years.

Other cast members include Tsurube Shofukutei. Director Tomoyuki Furumaya ("Robocon") is helming the pic. The movie is scheduled to open next spring.

source - tokyograph.com

EDIT: I just realized that I should post this in the respective artist thread... Gomen
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chiba wrote:

Yonekura to host special program on Princess Di Tue, July 24, 2007 (6:04pm EDT) In September, Fuji TV will broadcast a special documentary on the late Princess Diana, who passed away 10 years ago. Actress Ryoko Yonekura has been chosen to serve as the program's navigator. She was sent to London and Paris in June to interview people and to visit various sites, such as St. Paul's Cathedral (where Princess Diana and Prince Charles married) and the Pont de l'Alma tunnel (where the fatal car accident took place). Juri Ueno to star in "Naoko" with Haruma Miura Tue, July 24, 2007 (5:06am EDT) In April, Nikkatsu Corporation announced that a film adaptation of the manga "Naoko" (written by Nobuhiro Sakata and illustrated by Yu Nakahara) was in the works. It was mentioned then that Juri Ueno would play the starring role, but a few more details have been revealed now that filming has begun. The comic, which was serialized in Big Comic Spirits from 1993 to 2001, tells the story of a gifted young runner named Yusuke Iki. When he was a child, his father died trying to save a girl, Naoko Shinomiya. The two meet again unexpectedly, as Naoko has become a track and field club manager. Although Haruma Miura will play the central role of Yusuke, Ueno is being billed as the film's lead, taking on the part of the title character. Interestingly, it has been noted that Ueno was herself a member of the track and field club until she entered show business in junior high; this film marks her "return" to the track after seven years. Other cast members include Tsurube Shofukutei. Director Tomoyuki Furumaya ("Robocon") is helming the pic. The movie is scheduled to open next spring. source - tokyograph.com EDIT: I just realized that I should post this in the respective artist thread... Gomen

That's okay... It qualifies as Entertainment News...

Though, those two news stories were already reported in their respective threads yesterday.

Keep trying!

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

July 25, 2007

The stars of "Yaji-Kita Douchu Teresuko" were in New York on Monday for the movie's world premiere. Kabuki actor Nakamura Kanzaburo (52), Emoto Akira (58) and former idol singer Koizumi Kyoko (41) braved the pouring rain and walked the streets of Manhattan in their period costumes. The historical comic-drama, directed by Hirayama Hideyuki, was shown at the Walter Reed Theater in the Lincoln Center with the English title "Three for the Road". It's the latest of many adaptations of a road movie theme that dates back to the first "Yaji-Kita" film in 1927. The two main characters have even been played by women, with the legendary Misora Hibari and Eri Chiemi taking on the roles in 1962. For Nakamura, it's the first movie starring role in 46 years, the last being when he was a child actor in "Acchan no Baby Gang" in 1961. He and Hirayama had been planning the latest "Yaji-Kita" revival for ten years, though in the meantime Nakamura's eldest son Kantaro (25) worked with the director on the movie "Turn" in 2001, and younger son Shichinosuke (24) starred in "Mayonaka no Yaji-san, Kita-san" in 2005. "(My son) beat me to it, so we re-wrote the script. We made a movie that's like soaking in the tub at an onsen."

July 26, 2007

It was revealed yesterday that a couple of veteran rockers recently got down to some bare-knuckle fisticuffs. Last month, Maeda Kou (45, photo left) filed a complaint with Chiba Prefecture police after he was beaten by 6-foot-3 legendary guitarist Hotei Tomoyasu (45, photo right). His blog has vague references to the incident from June 14 onwards, mentioning that he was visiting the hospital every day and saying how he wanted to "destroy that lying S.O.B." It seems the two were driving back to Tokyo from Hotei's villa in Chiba when they got into a fight that left Maeda with nasty injuries. The two have been friends for many years, with Maeda sometimes writing lyrics for Hotei and taking part in a collaboration album last year. Maeda has also found considerable success as a writer, winning several top literary prizes including the Akutagawa Prize in 2000 for the novel "Kiregire." Hotei was lead guitarist for the top 1980s rock band Boowy and his famous track "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" is used in Michael Bay's recent movie adaptation of "Transformers." His management agency sent a fax to the media today saying that the incident wasn't as one-sided as Maeda suggests and that the police report and 3rd party witnesses will confirm that.

• Veteran singer Koyanagi Rumiko (55) has offially denied the rumor that she plans to marry her 28-year-old boyfriend, actor Ishibashi Masataka. As reported here a couple of days ago, the two were rumored to be planning to marry at the end of the year. Koyanagi had a very high-profile divorce from her former husband and backing dancer Osumi Kenya (42) in 2000.

• Of all the TV network announcers, the ladies at Fuji TV seem to be the most popular among fellow celebrities. The latest to find romance is Honda Tomoko (23), who is dating Urawa Reds midfielder Hasebe Makoto (23). Honda only joined Fuji last year but is already the announce on the "Suporto" show on Saturdays and Sundays. The former Miss Rikkyo University met Hasebe when she was a reporter for the show as a student.
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Entertainment news from Japan-zone.com-Your Guide to Japan and Japanese Culture:

July 27, 2007

Actress Kato Rosa (22) and Johnny's Jimusho star Akanishi Jin (23) have the hots for each other, according to today's issue of weekly gossip magazine "Friday". The pair were spotted having dinner together with friends in mid-May, after which Akanishi drove Kato back to her Tokyo apartment and spent the next 17 hours there. He then became a regular visitor, leading reporters to assume that Kato has ended her relationship with actor Tamaki Hiroshi (27) and taken up with the young idol singer. Akanishi is a member of KAT-TUN, and has appeared in several popular drama series such as "Gokusen" and "Anego". He shocked fans last October when he took a break to study English in the U.S., leading many to speculate that he had quit showbiz, but he returned to performing in Japan in the spring. Kato is one of the most closely watched of today's young actresses. With an Italian father, she's also one of the growing number of "halfs", who seem to be almost taking over in music and TV. She is currently starring in her first drama lead role as an ambitious young bar hostess in "Jotei" on TV Asahi. In standard practice, her agency has denied her relationship with either Tamaki or Akanishi.

• Miike Takashi's latest movie is to be entered in competition at the Venice Film Festival (August 29 - September 8). "Sukiyaki Western Django" stars Itoh Hideaki (31) and is a Japanese take on the classic spaghetti westerns. Miike, the man behind such acclaimed movies as "Audition" and "Ichi the Killer", was chosen by Time magazine as one of the Top Ten directors of the 21st century. He will be aiming to be the first Japanese to take the festival's Golden Lion award since Kitano Takeshi (60) in 1997.

• Nigerian-born talento Bobby Ologun (44) is now a Japanese. He appeared on the "Mezamashi Terebi" show yesterday and revealed that he had changed his nationality after returning from Nigeria. He's taken his wife's family name of Konda, and so is now officially Konda Bobby.
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MissMonika wrote:

Entertainment news from Japan-zone.com-Your Guide to Japan and Japanese Culture: July 27, 2007 Actress Kato Rosa (22) and Johnny's Jimusho star Akanishi Jin (23) have the hots for each other, according to today's issue of weekly gossip magazine "Friday". The pair were spotted having dinner together with friends in mid-May, after which Akanishi drove Kato back to her Tokyo apartment and spent the next 17 hours there. He then became a regular visitor, leading reporters to assume that Kato has ended her relationship with actor Tamaki Hiroshi (27) and taken up with the young idol singer. Akanishi is a member of KAT-TUN, and has appeared in several popular drama series such as "Gokusen" and "Anego". He shocked fans last October when he took a break to study English in the U.S., leading many to speculate that he had quit showbiz, but he returned to performing in Japan in the spring. Kato is one of the most closely watched of today's young actresses. With an Italian father, she's also one of the growing number of "halfs", who seem to be almost taking over in music and TV. She is currently starring in her first drama lead role as an ambitious young bar hostess in "Jotei" on TV Asahi. In standard practice, her agency has denied her relationship with either Tamaki or Akanishi.

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www.choscandalous.blogspot.com wrote:

According to the fabulous people over at Naispo, they've found the real reason Akanishi Jin went to "study" english: he knocked up two underaged girls! First, he slam dunk'd with an 'average high school girl' (average my ass, it was totally that harlot Hanako from 2-D) and got a 'stern repremand,' whatever that means. But natrually, only corporal punishment gets through to punks these days and JE is soft, so Jin went and did it again. He got some 'not yet famous, yet still rather profitable teen idol group's' middle-school member pregnant and apparently made her get an abortion. EDIT: and we have names! And JE, even quick to clean up messes, decided two strikes makes and out and shipped him off to the good U.S. of A., where he proceeded to put his semen in of-age white womenz. I hate the motherfucker, but you have to admit he is making his dreams of pimping around the world come true. All kattun needs now is an Asian tour and he'll be spreading his DNA all across the Silk Road. So relax crazy asian fans, he'll do you eventually. As long as you're not ugly. Which you probably are. Moving along...

Kato Rosa sure knows how to pick
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monta wrote:

www.choscandalous.blogspot.com wrote: According to the fabulous people over at Naispo, they've found the real reason Akanishi Jin went to "study" english: he knocked up two underaged girls! First, he slam dunk'd with an 'average high school girl' (average my ass, it was totally that harlot Hanako from 2-D) and got a 'stern repremand,' whatever that means. But natrually, only corporal punishment gets through to punks these days and JE is soft, so Jin went and did it again. He got some 'not yet famous, yet still rather profitable teen idol group's' middle-school member pregnant and apparently made her get an abortion. EDIT: and we have names! And JE, even quick to clean up messes, decided two strikes makes and out and shipped him off to the good U.S. of A., where he proceeded to put his semen in of-age white womenz. I hate the motherfucker, but you have to admit he is making his dreams of pimping around the world come true. All kattun needs now is an Asian tour and he'll be spreading his DNA all across the Silk Road. So relax crazy asian fans, he'll do you eventually. As long as you're not ugly. Which you probably are. Moving along...

one lucky bastard, unfortunately blessed with the intelligence of a goldfish. Mind you, he should consider condoms ...
Poor fangirls who believe that JE boys are all virgins, never have girl/boyfriends and always sing live! Their dreams must be shattered.

EstherM wrote:

one lucky bastard, unfortunately blessed with the intelligence of a goldfish.

LOL.

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Poor fangirls who believe that JE boys are all virgins, never have girl/boyfriends and always sing live! Their dreams must be shattered.

LOL 2.

You guys need to post this info in their respective threads just to pop the fangirl hot air balloon...

monta wrote:

Kato Rosa sure knows how to pick

And it really makes you wonder the whole fairness of JE. I mean, 2 guys from NewS got banned for more than a few years because underage drinking but all Jin got was a deportment to the States, which did nothing to correct his bad behavior. If that's not preferential treatment, then I'm a monkey's uncle.
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