Top 10 Albums Weekly from Oricon Charts (as of 14/2/2007)
1) Kaela Kimura - Scratch (198,727) NEW2) MISIA - ASCENSION (73,054) NEW
3) Yuna Ito - HEART (56,206)
4) Shikao Suga - ALL SINGLES BEST (42,163)
5) Nana Mizuki - THE MUSEUM (40,686) NEW
6) TRF - TRF 15th Anniversary BEST -MEMORIES- (37,508) NEW
7) Dir en grey - THE MARROW OF A BONE (35,930) NEW
8) ACIDMAN - green chord (27,257) NEW
9) Norah Jones - Not Too Late (22,673)
10) GLAY - LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL (22,446)
Reply #300 whitedove's post
yeay-yeay..sora ga naku kara...1st!!images/smilies/clap2.gif Maki Horikita to star in 'Love on Sunday'Sat, January 13, 2007 (2:02am EST)
Actress Maki Horikita will star in the upcoming film, "Koisuru Nichiyoubi ~Watashi. Koi$hita," directed by Ryuichi Hiroki. It is the second film based on the TV drama series "Koisuru Nichiyoubi," also known as "Love on Sunday."
Horikita will play a high school girl suffering from terminal cancer, and the story will revolve around her last love during her final three months. To prepare for the role, Horikita is undergoing a special diet designed to deplete the salt level in her body. Although unhealthy, it is a technique sometimes used by actors in order to appear ill.
The film is scheduled to open on June 9.
Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Akikawa tops singles chart, first classical artistMon, January 15, 2007 (6:10pm EST)
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Musician Masafumi Akikawa has become the first classical artist to top the Oricon weekly singles chart. His song, "Sen no Kaze ni Natte," was released in May last year, and at the time it failed to even break the top 200. It rose to 168th place the following week. More recently, it has seen a surge in popularity following Akikawa's appearance at the Kohaku Uta Gassen.
The single has also become the first in history to take the #1 spot after having been ranked outside of the Top 100. Of all the #1 singles, it is also the one with the lowest initial sales, selling only 513 copies during the week of its debut.
Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Yuji Oda, Juri Ueno become married couple in TBS home dramaThu, February 15, 2007 (6:32pm EST)
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This spring, actor Yuji Oda will star in his first home drama, titled "Joudan Janai!" Oda plays a 40-year-old man who marries a 20-year-old woman (Juri Ueno). But soon after, he finds out that his wife's mother (Shinobu Otake) is a former lover.
The series is scheduled for 11 episodes and will air on TBS on Sundays at 9:00pm.
Source: www.tokyograph.com
Reply #302 ct_subang's post
ko suka ye lagu ni :) aku rasa better than The Rainbow Star, tapi macam suka Someiyoshino lagi...news: movie
'Sakuran' selected for Berlin film festivalSun, January 21, 2007 (6:33pm EST)
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The film "Sakuran" (starring Anna Tsuchiya) has been selected to participate in the 57th Berlin International Film Festival. The movie will participate in the Berlinale Special as that section's opener. The screening is scheduled for February 9, almost two weeks before the film opens in Japan on February 24.
"Sakuran" is based on the manga of the same name by Moyoco Anno, which tells the story of a young Edo-era courtesan. The film is directed by first-time director Mika Ninagawa, the eldest daughter of renowned theater director Yukio Ninagawa.
Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Miho Kanno to star as lawyer in new Fuji dramaThu, February 15, 2007 (5:02am EST)
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Fuji TV has announced details about a currently-untitled spring drama starring actress Miho Kanno. The story revolves around a seemingly peaceful middle school where one of the female students mysteriously falls to her death, sending the school into chaos. Kanno plays a lawyer named Tamako who faces resistance from the school as she searches for the truth.
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Atsushi Ito will take on the role of the student's homeroom teacher, a pure and idealistic young man who had barely arrived at the school before the incident occurred. Meanwhile, Shosuke Tanihara will play Tamako's boyfriend, a lawyer who works at the same office.
The series will be produced by Yoshihiro Suzuki and written by Yuji Sakamoto. It will be broadcast on Thursdays at 10:00pm, starting on April 12.
Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Ayase to star in Kwak Jae-Yong's 'Cyborg Girl'Mon, January 22, 2007 (7:10pm EST)
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Korean director Kwak Jae-Yong ("My Sassy Girl," "Windstruck") will be directing a new film titled "Cyborg Girl," which will be set in Japan and have a Japanese cast. Actress/idol Haruka Ayase will play the lead role as the female cyborg, while Keisuke Koide will play the lead male. The film is scheduled to open in spring 2008.
Source: www.tokyograph.com
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B'z makes theme song for live-action film, first in 9 yearsTue, January 30, 2007 (6:40pm EST)
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B'z has been chosen to do the theme song for the upcoming film, "Ore wa, Kimi no Tame ni Koso Shini ni Iku," directed by Taku Shinjo. The song, titled "Eien no Tsubasa," is the group's first theme song for a live-action film in nine years. The group has also created an instrumental piece, "THE WINGS," which will be the film's title image song. The CD is scheduled to be released at the end of April.
The film revolves around a special attack squad formed during the Pacific War. It opens in Japan on May 12.
Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Tomoya Nagase strips down for commercialsMon, February 5, 2007 (6:44pm EST)
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TOKIO's Tomoya Nagase has been chosen as the new image character for GUNZE's male underwear line "BODY WILD." Commercials will begin airing on the 15th.
Source: www.tokyograph.com
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SAYAKA in first drama since comeback, joined by Wilson ChenTue, February 6, 2007 (9:14pm EST)
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Singer/actress SAYAKA will star in her first drama since her return to show business last December. The show is a drama special (SP) titled "Tatta Ichido no Yuki ~Sapporo 1972~" which will air on TBS on February 25 at 2:00pm.
The story takes place at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where a female Japanese athlete (SAYAKA) and a male Taiwanese athlete (played by Wilson Chen) fall in love.
The rest of the cast includes Keiko Toda, Mako Ishino, and Nenji Kobayashi.
Source: www.tokyograph.com
Reply #311 whitedove's post
mitai naaaa...:$ sape2 dpt carik cm nih...OSHIETE!! Exile Grab 1000th Top Spothttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5wtgpNtF.YUBNRujzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=11sm2d97n/EXP=1172108768/**http%3A//www.ooodbooo.org/future/exile.jpg
The 1000th single to top the Oricon weekly chart is "Michi" by pop group Exile, which entered at No.1. The ballad was up against some strong competition to grab the landmark top spot. Popular duo WaT teamed up with TV kids' character Gatchapin Mukku to record the No.2 hit, "Kimi ni Okuru Uta". Tenor Akikawa Masafumi (39) has managed to stay in the Top 3. Not only was his "Sen no Kaze ni Natte" the first classical recording to top the chart, it's also the first by a male solo artist to stay in the Top 3 for six weeks running since Fukuyama Masaharu's "Niji" in 2003. The 32nd single from Morning Musume, "Egao Yes Nude", has entered the chart at No.4. They have now made the Top 10 for ten years running, a record for a girl group. Kuraki Mai (24) has seen every one of her 26 singles enter the Top 10, extending her record for a solo female artist. Her latest, "Season of Love", entered at No.6. One spot below is the Japanese debut single from American model Leah Dizon (20). She's been busy on a recent trip to Japan, making appearances in record stores and on TV. The half French-American, half Chinese-Philippina model's self-promotional savvy has worked particularly well in Japan, and she had one of the best-selling photo books of last year.
Source: http://www.japan-zone.com/news/ Top 10 Movies Weekly Ranking (as of 18th Feb 2007)
1. Dororo - Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kou Shibasaki, Eita, Anna Tsuchiya, Kumiko Aso
2. Dreamgirls
3. The Pursuit of Happiness
4. Baburu e Go!! Taimu Mashin wa Doramu Shiki - Hiroshi Abe, Ryoko Hirosue
5. The Guardian
6. Marie Antoinette
7. Muk Gong
8. The Departed
9. Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai - Asaka Seto, Koji Yamamoto, Ryo Kase
10. Anata wo Wasurenai Kubozuka leaves acting for good?
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Actor Yosuke Kubozuka reportedly quit from his talent agency last month, intending to permanently leave show business. Last autumn, Kubozuka began performing at local lives and school festivals as a reggae artist under the name Manji LINE, according to magazine Josei Jishin. It seems that Kubozuka may settle into the reggae scene, along with his wife Non-chan, a former reggae dancer.
Kubozuka's final project as an actor is his starring role in the movie "Ore wa, Kimi no Tame ni Koso Shini ni Iku," which opens in May.
Source: http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-496 Kanjani8 trains in "U.F.O. dojo"
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Popular idol group Kanjani8 has been chosen as the new CM characters for Nissin's instant yakisoba product U.F.O. The commercial is set in a "U.F.O. dojo," where students study how to eat the noodles like true men. The advertisement begins broadcasting next month.
Source: http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-513
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'Hissatsu' series returns after 15 yearsMon, February 12, 2007 (1:09am EST)
TV Asahi's jidaigeki "Hissatsu" series is returning for a drama special (SP) some time later this year. The series was very popular between the '70s and the '90s, comprising 30 renzoku dramas, 19 drama specials, and 9 movies. The last renzoku drama in the series aired from October 1991 to March 1992.
The new special, titled "Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007," will feature a Johnny's-heavy cast, with Shonentai's Noriyuki Higashiyama playing the lead and TOKIO's Masahiro Matsuoka and Tadayoshi Ohkura from Kanjani8 in supporting roles. Also appearing in the special is veteran actor Makoto Fujita, who appeared in several of the later "Hissatsu" dramas.
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Source: www.tokyograph.com
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'NANA' songstresses Tsuchiya, OLIVIA to share a stageMon, February 12, 2007 (4:05am EST)
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Fans of the music used in the popular "NANA" anime series have been granted a wish. Anna Tsuchiya and OLIVIA (who handle the singing voices of Nana and Reira, respectively) will be holding a joint concert on March 30 at Shibuya AX in Tokyo. The two will be leading their fictional bands, BLACK STONES and TRAPNEST, in their first direct clash against each other. Such a scene has never happened in the original manga or in the movies.
The two bands are currently planned to perform about an hour each, followed by a joint stage appearance.
Unlike most concerts, tickets will not be publicly sold. People who buy either the "ANNA inspi' NANA (BLACK STONES)" or the "OLIVIA inspi' REIRA (TRAPNEST)" mini-albums will be entered into a free drawing, through which all of the 1,500 tickets will be given away.
The popularity of "NANA" has spread worldwide, being broadcast in 21 other countries. Avex has received requests for concerts from many of those countries, especially France. The company is currently considering the possibility of an overseas tour.
Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Kuriyama in first starring drama roleMon, February 12, 2007 (6:43pm EST)
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Actress Chiaki Kuriyama will take on her first lead role in a drama series this spring. She will play an OL in the TBS drama "Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go," where she becomes the object of affection of a railfan nicknamed "Tetsu" (played by Koki Tanaka).
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Takashi Tsukamoto and Rosa Kato will play supporting roles. Ryuji Akiyama of comedy trio Robert will also make his first drama appearance as a regular cast member. The series will air in the Friday 10:00pm time slot.
Source: www.tokyograph.com
Note: so nilah leading lady Koki ek, hehe...padan ke?