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[ Last edited byisabel at 20-2-2007 04:23 PM ] STARS INDEX
A
~ARASHI
2006 : ARASHI luncing their new album title "ARASHIC" on 5 July Page 1
Aug 1, 2006 : J-Pop Group Arashi Promises to Charm Korean Fans Page 2
B
~Boa
July 24,2006 : Singer BoA Ranks Ninth on Japanese Top 10 Favorite Musician List Page 1
F
~ Norika Fujiwara
June 23, 2006 : Japan actress Norika Fujiwara moving into politics Page 1
M
July 26,2006 : Eric Moon Raps for SMAP's New Album Page 1
K
~KAT-TUN
KAT-TUN's 2nd single, "SIGNAL" will be released on 19 July 06 Page 1
KAT-TUN's new single, "SIGNAL" has grabbed the No.1 title for the Oricon weekly singles chart dated 31 July 2006 Page 2
R
~Yonekura Ryoko
Actress Yonekura Ryoko (31) appeared at an event to promote the service, posing for a photo with company president Ikuta Masaharu Page 3
T
~ Takki & Tsubasa
2006 :Takki & Tsubasa will be releasing their new single, "Ho! Summer" Page 1
[ Last edited byisabel at 24-8-2006 08:13 PM ] MOVIE & DRAMA NEWS
June 26, 2006 : Tsumabuki Satoshi and Nagasawa Masami finished their filming in Okinawa for the movie, "Nada Sousou" Page 1
TOKIO singing theme song, "Sorafune" for the drama, "My Boss My Hero Page 1
June 29, 2006 : "Umizaru: LIMIT OF LOVE" was shown as a special film during the NY Asian Film Festival 2006 Page 1
2006 : Wentz Eiji & Inoue Mao will play leading lead character in the movie "Gegege no Onitaro" due to be shown in April next year Page 1
2006 : "Otoshimono" will shown 2 months earlier in South Korea on 27 July as compared to its Japan screening on 30 Sept Page 2
2006 : Kanno Miho and V6's Okada Junichi were at South Korea for the filming of their drama SP, "Niji wo Kakeru Ouhi" Page 2
2006 : Odagiri Jo will be starring in the movie version of the hit manga, "Mushishi" by Urushibara Yuki which is due to be shown next spring. withHis co-stars include Esumi Makiko, Aoi Yu and Oomori Nao Page 2
2006 : Sawajiri Erika will make her debut as a singer under the name of her character Amane Kaoru in the drama, "Taiyou no Uta". Page 2
2006 : The sequel to "Hana Yori Dango" will be shown in the winter 2007 season Page 2
2006 : The cast for "NANA 2" has finally been decided Page 2
2006 : Oda Yuji will be starring in the remake of Kurosawa Akira's famous movie, "Tsubaki Sanjuurou" Page 2
2006 : Matsushima Nanako and Osawa Takao will be starring in the movie, "BIZAN" Page 2
2006 : Ichihara Hayato and Ueno Juriwill act in the movie, "Niji no Megami Rainbow Song" Page 2
2006 : The song, "Nada Sousou" sung by Natsukawa Rimi (lyrics-Moriyama Yoko and melody-BEGIN) is made into a movie based on its lyrics. Page 2
2006 : Nagasawa Masami is starring in the new movie called"Rough" Page 2
2006 : "Nihon Chinbotsu"(Japan Submerged) will be shown at 200 cinemas in South Korea which makes it the No.1 Japanese film to be shown in the most cinemas there. Page 2
2006 : Yagira Yuya and Sawajiri Erika are starring together in the romance movie, "Sugar & Spice~Fuumi Zekka" Page 2
2006 : The 3rd movie under the "Sukeban Deka" series is made 18 years since its last installment and features Matsuura Aya as the lead Asamiya Saki. Page 3
2006 : TOKIO's Matsuoka Masahiro will be starring in the TV Asahi adaptation of the novel, "Nobunaga no Kan", Page 3
2006 : Ito Misaki will be starring in the TV Asahi TV SP, "Mezon Ikkoku" Page 3
2006 : NTV will be making a real-life adaptation of its long-running anime, "Meitantei Conan" to be shown this autumn as part of the anime's 10th anniversary celebration.Page 3
2006 : Popular manga 'Nodame Cantabile' to be made into TV drama Page 3
2006 : "Death Note" had an impressive opening day that was almost on a par with the latest in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. Page 3
2006 : Johnny's Jimusho Kansai group, Kanjani8 hava now spread their newfound popularity into the manga world. Page 3
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movie news...
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h148/koori_kokoro/News/nada270606.jpgTsumabuki Satoshi and Nagasawa Masami finished their filming in Okinawa for the movie, "Nada Sousou" on 26 June. The movie is based on the song written by Moriyama Yoko in remembrance of her elder brother who died at 23 and is sung by Natsukawa Rimi. Although plans for the movie were made one year ago, the filming was delayed due to the original director falling sick. As such, filming only began from 6 May this year for a period of 2 months in Okinawa.
Source: http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/cinema/p-et-tp1-20060627-51858.html, http://s8.invisionfree.com/Dorama_World/index.php
27 June 05
The song, "Nada Sousou" sung by Natsukawa Rimi (lyrics-Moriyama Yoko melody- BEGIN) will be made into a movie based on its lyrics. Tsumabuki Satoshi and Nagasawa Masami will be playing siblings not related by blood and the story will be set in Okinawa. The movie will begin filming in Okinawa at the end of Sep and due to open in cinemas from 28 Jan 06. Moriyama (the mother of Moriyama Naotaro) wrote the lyrics in remembrance of her elder brother who had passed away.
Yotaro (Tsumabuki) works hard in Naha, Okinawa so as to open a restaurant one day. His sister, Kaoru comes to live with him after qualifying for high school. The two who are not related by blood falls in love with each other but Yotaro falls ill and dies at the age of 25.
Source: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/hochi/geinou/jun/o20050626_30.htm
Official website: http://www.toho.co.jp/lineup/nadasousou/ June 23
Japan actress Norika Fujiwara moving into politics
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Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara are rumored to be competing for a parlimental seat in Tokyo for next Japan general election.
Norika Fujiwara is already 34, and in Japan it? not easy to survive the harsh entertainment world at that age. Norika has been offered fewer chances in acting and received less TV commercials contract as well.
For the past 2 years Norika has been actively involved in community and charity projects, including visits to Afghanistan and East Timor, filming it and exhibited in Japan to raise awareness of helping undeveloped countries.
Despite not as popular as she used to be, Norika does have real capability to compete in one of the 5 Tokyo parlimental seats. It? said that Norika seems interested to be involved in politics as well.
It still remains as rumor until an official statement, most of Norika? fans however are more eager to see Norika and her singer boyfriend Take getting married.
taken from Yummy! Celebrities and Entertainment News
music & drama news...
http://japanmusic.altervista.org/tokio/tokio.jpgTOKIO will be singing the theme song, "Sorafune" for the drama, "My Boss My Hero" which is due to be released on 23 Aug. The song is written by Nakajima Miyuki who has never written a song for a Johnny's group before.
Source: http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200606/gt2006063015.html
"My Boss My Hero" stars TOKIO's Nagase Tomoya, NEWS member Tegoshi Yuya and KAT-TUN's Tanaka Koki, and will be the largest gathering of Johnny's Entertainment's artistes since "Neverland" in 2002.
movie news...
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h148/koori_kokoro/News/umizaru030706.jpg"Umizaru: LIMIT OF LOVE" was shown as a special film during the NY Asian Film Festival 2006 on 29 June and there are negotiations to do a Hollywood remake. In addition, the movie is now on track to be the No.1 film of the year with 5 million cinema visits and total sales of 6.5 billion yen. One of the cast members Sato Ryuta was at the event in US to promote the movie.
Source: http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200607/gt2006070303.html
"Umizaru: LIMIT OF LOVE" stars Hideaki Ito, Ai Kato, and cast from "Umizaru Evolution" the drama series, which was also a continuation from the hit summer movie "Umizaru".
music news...
http://itembox.up.seesaa.net/image/kattun.jpgKAT-TUN's 2nd single, "SIGNAL" will be released on 19 July 06 and they will be the first Johnny's group to release their song for full download via NTT DoCoMo since the single is the new theme song for FOMA's new 9 series CM. The download facility will be open from 26 July for users of this new model.
Source: http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/...0616-46682.html
dorama news...
http://program.indosiar.com/images/Oriental/TakuyaKimura_a_051007.jpgThe HERO SP achieved a high rating of 30.9% in the Kantou area and 27.8% in the Kansai area which makes it the highest-rated non-sports programme this year so far. As the OA timeslot coincided with Japanese soccer player Nakata Hidetoshi announcing his retirement from the national team and heading to Harvard in the US to study for his MBA, news programmes at other TV stations were screening reports of this matter which might have resulted in viewers switching channels.
Source: http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/...0705-55771.html, http://s8.invisionfree.com/Dorama_World/
Weekly Single Ranking (from Oricon Chart as of 3/7/2006)
1) EndlicheriEndlicheri - The Rainbow Star2) Porno Graffitti - Haneuma Rider
3) Ayumi Hamasaki - Blue Bird
4) YUI for Kaoru Amane - Goodbye Days
5) Bonnie Pink - A Perfect Sky
6) Anna inspired by Nana (Black Stones) - ROSE
7) Kaera Kimura - Magic Music
8) Olivia inspired by Reira (Trapnest) - A Little Pain
9) Tomohisa Yamashita - Daite Senorita
10) Haruhi Suzumiya (Aya Hirano)/Mikuru Asahina (Yuko Goto) - Suzumiya Haruhi no Tsume Awase (God Knows.../Lost My Music/Koi no Mikuru Densetsu)
Note: EndlicheriEndlicheri is a stage name for Tsuyoshi Dohmoto (KinKi Kids)
Weekly Album Ranking (from Oricon Chart as of 3/7/2006)
1) B'z - Monster2) Hikaru Utada - Ultra Blue
3) Masayoshi Yamazaki - Address
4) Angela Aki - Home
5) Kiyoshi Hikawa - Enka Meikyoku Collection 6 -Ikken-
6) Def Tech - Catch The Wave
7) Cocco - Zancyan
8) Various Artistes - Beautiful Songs -Kokoro de Kiku Uta-
9) Various Artistes - Hime Trans 2
10) Going Under Ground - Best of Going Under Ground with you MISIA debuted at no.11 for the weekly Oricon Single chart this week for her new single LUV PARADE....darn it....very low for her....
-source ~JPopsuki- Originally posted by IrvingLorenzo at 7-7-2006 02:48 PM
MISIA debuted at no.11 for the weekly Oricon Single chart this week for her new single LUV PARADE....darn it....very low for her....
-source ~JPopsuki-
maybe coz' Tsuyoshi Dohmoto aka EndlicheriEndlicheri, Porno Graffitti, Ayu & YUI all released their singles at the same time? :hmm:
[ Last edited bywhitedove at 7-7-2006 04:06 PM ]
Reply #14 whitedove's post
tapi dia pun sebab dah 2 tahun menghilangkan diri so org pun tak prasan sgt comeback dia...pastu mmg takde promosi langsung utk single LUV PARADE...tahpape ntah MISIA nie kadang2...aku harap next week dia leh naik lagi....maybe a no.2 pun ok dah bg aku...Weekly Single Ranking (from Oricon Chart as of 17/7/2006)
1) Mr. Children - Houkiboshi2) Porno Graffitti - Haneuma Rider
3) Rip Slyme to Quruli - Lovy
4) Aqua Timez - Ketsui no Asani
5) Quruli to Rip Slyme - Juice
6) YUI for Kaoru Amane - Good-bye Days
7) Bonnie Pink - A Perfect Sky
8) Hiroto Kohmoto - Manatsu no Straight/Tengoku Umare
9) Maximum the Hormone - Koi no Megaraba
10) Tommy Heavenly6 - Pray
Weekly Album Ranking (from Oricon Chart as of 17/7/2006)
1) Nami Tamaki - Speciality2) Megaryu - Garyusenpu
3) Sowelu - 24-Twenty Four-
4) Tube - B B Q
5) Aya Kamiki - Secret Code
6) Various Artistes - Beautiful Songs -Kokoro de Kiku Uta-
7) B'z - Monster
8) Hikaru Utada - Ultra Blue
9) Fire Ball - Sounds of Revolution
10) Heartsdales - The Legend
news: music
http://images-jp.amazon.com/images/P/B00080VEMK.09.LZZZZZZZ.jpgTakki & Tsubasa will be releasing their new single, "Ho! Summer" which is going to be the campaign song for the professional baseball competition held at Jingu Stadium from 17 July to 31 Aug. The two of them will be performing live at one of the matches for about 1 minute and 30 seconds before the match and after the 5th run.
The song will also be used as the theme of new TBS afternoon drama, "Gakincho Return Kids" starting from 31 July. This is the first time that Takki & Tsubasa is singing a theme song for a drama. At the same time, Imai Tsubasa will be embarking on his second solo concert tour from 12 Aug in Osaka until 1 Oct in Hiroshima.
Source: http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200607/gt2006070902.html
news: music
http://japanmusic.altervista.org/Arashi/arashi.jpgIn conjunction with the launch of their new album, "ARASHIC" on 5 July, ARASHI held a special live event for fans on 7 July where they announced details of their summer concert tour which will include stops in other Asian countries. The tour will begin from the end of Aug in Japan and move to Taipei Arena on 16 and 17 Sep which is the first time a Japanese artiste will perform there. Subsequently, they will go to South Korea for the 3rd Asia Song Festival as performing guests followed by the Japan-Thailand Friendship Concert in Bangkok on 7 Oct. In addition, their new album will be sold in Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand from the middle of July.
Source: http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200607/gt2006070802.html
Top 10 movies in Japan (as of 16/7/2006)
1) Nihon Chinbotsu (Japan Submerged) - Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (SMAP), Kou Shibasaki2) Gekijouban Pocket Monster Advance Generation Pokemon Ranger to Umi no Ouji Manafi (anime)
3) M:i:III
4) Cars
5) Brave Story - Takako Matsu
6) Death Note - Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto, Yu Kashii, Erika Toda
7) Love Com - Ema Fujisawa, Teppei Koike
8) The Da Vinci Code
9) Silent Hill
10) Battle no Gakuen
Note: In blue are Japanese movies.