And Manami just started on Instagram:https://instagram.com/manami.official/

And by "just started" I mean "just started"! She has a grand total of 4 pictures right now. Hopefully she will add some more later.

Manami Konishi to make her music debut with a rap song

Manami Konishi will be making her singing debut with a cover of KREVA's song "Tranquilizer" (released in 2014). While Konishi has released "Sunny Day" under the name 'Fujiki Kazue', which was her role in the movie 'Sweet Rain Kamisama no Seido', this will be the first time releasing a song under her own name.

Konishi's cover of "Tranquilizer" will be included in the tribute album "monday night studio session" to be released on June 8. It will be available for download via iTunes Store on May 23.

Konishi commented, "Although I'm still not quite sure about the definition of rap, my feeling towards this song is the same as fans. I sang this song as I felt it." She will also make her live debut on June 26 at the event "elements night - sunday night session-" at Hibiya Outdoor Theater.

Source: Cinema Today

I found a short video clip (although there's no singing until just near the end) here: http://elements.fm/tributealbum/

Once a fanboy, always a fanboy!!

Manami's latest Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/p/BL-OemjDCUD/?taken-by=manami.official

Besides, it's her birthday.

According to her blog, Manami has a new nickname, "Mona":http://lineblog.me/konishimanami/

Mona??

If they ever decide to do a Japanese version of "Pretty In Pink" I know where they should start:https://www.instagram.com/p/BOCnxOSDMKF/?taken-by=manami.official

Or if you prefer the more traditional:https://www.instagram.com/p/BMRCLbgjv0C/?taken-by=manami.official

Taizo Harada, Mirai Yamamoto, and Manami Konishi to star in new movie "Midnight Bus"

Harada Taizo will be starring in the new movie "Midnight Bus" based on the same-titled novel by Ibuki Yuki which was nominated for the 27th Yamamoto Shugoro Award and 151st Naoki Award and diected by Takeshita Masao. Co-stars include Yamamoto Mirai, Konishi Manami, Aoi Wakana, Nanase Kou and Nagatsuka Kyozo. The movie's scriptwriter will be Kato Masato while the music director will be Kawai Ikuko. Filming began from 1 March and will be entirely done in Niigata Prefecture. The movie is scheduled to be screened in cinemas next year.

The movie describes the story of Takamiya Toshikazu who quit his job in Tokyo and goes back to his hometown in Niigata to be a midnight bus driver. One night, he happens to bump into his ex-wife Kaga Miyuki (Yamamoto) who he had parted ways with 16 years ago when she boards his bus. This marks the start of a journey to restore family ties which had been broken and his interaction with the passengers he meets during his work. Konishi plays Furui Shiho who is Toshikazu's girlfriend while Aoi and Nanase play his daughter Ayana and Reiji respectively. Nagatsuka will be playing Miyuki's father Yamabe Keizo.

Harada who is starring in his first leading role in a movie in 13 years since Takeshita's 2004 movie "Jump", said that he went to get a bus driving license for the sake of this movie and has been thinking how to play a man who has suffered emotional trauma and is trying to make changes to his life. He also hopes that everyone will watch this heartwarming movie which they will put in their all to make. As for Yamamoto, she commented that her character is trying to find a way to re-enter the family she left behind 16 years ago. In order to show the distance in the relationship between Toshikazu and Miyuki, Harada and Yamamoto try not to talk to each other too much these days during the filming.

Source: Eiga.com

Manami's movie "Tomato no Shizuku" is out on DVD now:http://gaga.ne.jp/dvd/tomato-shizuku/

This isn't really news but I just wanted to break things up because it appears we have an asshole spamming member (hopefully soon to be EX-member) that needs to get a life.

gaijinmark wrote:

Manami's movie "Tomato no Shizuku" is out on DVD now:http://gaga.ne.jp/dvd/tomato-shizuku/ This isn't really news but I just wanted to break things up because it appears we have an asshole spamming member (hopefully soon to be EX-member) that needs to get a life.

Thanks Mark!! Good to see a real post again. I let bmw know of the spammer so hopefully their reign of terror has ended. Was this movie any good? Does it have subs?

maxcriden wrote:

Was this movie any good? Does it have subs?

Haven't seen it. Looks like your standard parent and child that haven't seen each other for a long time and don't get along. Manami is the child and Renji Ishibashi the father. Probably not subbed, here's the trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX3IMcfqsR8

gaijinmark wrote:

Haven't seen it. Looks like your standard parent and child that haven't seen each other for a long time and don't get along. Manami is the child and Renji Ishibashi the father. Probably not subbed, here's the trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX3IMcfqsR8

Thanks Mark! I read a bit about it before on AsianWiki but hadn't seen the trailer, will check it out.

From her blog looks like Manami has become a full time singer now:https://lineblog.me/konishimanami/

I dunno. She's going from acting to singing. I've heard some of her singing efforts and people like Yuki Amami and Takako Matsu who went the other way, from singing to acting don't have anything to worry about.

^ And now this news:

Manami Konishi to make her debut with Victor Entertainment

Manami Konishi will be making her debut with Victor Entertainment with her first album which will be released on October 24th.

All the songs on the album were written and composed by Manami. KREVA will be in charge of production.

To get ready for the new album, Manami will digitally release her new single "Saigo no Hanabi" on August 8th.

The jacket photo for the single can be seen here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BmADPMInIjF/?taken-by=manami.official

Source: natalie

Manami Konishi to release her first album on October 24th

Manami Konishi will release her first album, entitled "Here We Go" on October 24th.

The regular edition will contain eight tracks and the Limited Edition will have an additional four tracks and a DVD containing the PV and making of video for "Here We Go".

CD:

01. Here We Go
02. Saigo no Hanabi
03. Change My Mind
04. The Rainy Song
05. Shindou
06. Ai no Taion
07. The Way
08. Mata Koko de Aeru

Bonus Tracks on Limited Edition:

09. I miss you
10. This is love
11. Tsumetaku Shinaide
12. No

DVD:

- Here We Go (Music Video)
- Here We Go (Making of video)

Source: natalie

Guess I'm not much of a fanboy, last Saturday was Manami's birthday and I completely forgot: https://www.instagram.com/p/BpdFiQjjP9V/?taken-by=manami.official

The bright, young actress that I first saw in "Hotman", seems like just the other day, is now 40. Like I needed another reason to feel old.

According to her blog, Manami is getting back into the acting side of things. First, she has a role in Machiko Ono's WOWOW drama "Zekkyo": https://lineblog.me/konishimanami/

It airs for four episodes starting March 24th, synopsis here:http://asianwiki.com/The_Voice_Calling_Your_Name

(Sounds like another WOWOW "don't watch this if you get easily depressed" drama.)

Then in May, she'll be doing a stage play with Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, "Kazoku no Hanashi" (scroll down a little bit farther on the blog link to see it)

From Manami's blog. Scroll down to the entry of a page written in English*. Play the video. Her voice in English sounds completely different from her voice in Japanese. I've seen this before. Kaoriko Kuge who does news for FCI also has a different voice when speaking English than when speaking Japanese: https://lineblog.me/konishimanami/



* During the pandemic shutdown, she's trying to improve her English. The post above it with all the "Friends" videos, she's watching episodes of that to help her as well. Kind of like when we watch Japanese shows to pickup on our Japanese.

I haven't even gotten the first album yet. Guess I'm not much of a fanboy after all.

Manami Konishi to release second album

Manami Konishi will release an original album titled "Cure" on November 25th.

Manami started her music activities in 2016, then released her first album "Here We Go" in 2018. She gave this album the title "Cure" to convey the message "to me, music is courage, something that will push me, and a type of therapeutic treatment."

Kameda Seiji, Goto Masafumi, Horigome Takaki, and Kan Sano participated as producers. They each produced one original song and one cover song.


[Track List]

Cure

Kimi to wa Mou Aenakutemo

Gips (Sheena Ringo)

Endless Summer

Ain't Nobody Know (Hoshino Gen)

Unleash

Lost Stars (From movie 'Begin Again')

Again (Janet Jackson)

Don't Be Afraid

gaijinmark wrote:

I haven't even gotten the first album yet. Guess I'm not much of a fanboy after all.

But I'm still enough of a fanboy to remember her birthday. Otanjoubi omedetou Konitan!!