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IrvingLorenzo · Post time 30-1-2007 05:54 PM

Eh Yuna Ito dpt no.1 kan utk weekly album chart Oricon kan utk album HEART? sbb utk daily punya chart dia ada dpt no.1 dua kali kan masa HEART debut?

whitedove · Post time 31-1-2007 12:46 PM

Oricon belum release latest weekly chart, esok la tuh...tapi unofficially album HEART cecah lebih 200,000...so yup, supposedly no.1 la...

whitedove · Post time 31-1-2007 12:50 PM

Morning Musume celebrated their tenth anniversary yesterday with a concert at Yokohama Arena, bringing an end to the Hello! Project spring tour. The weekend was marred by an accident on Saturday, when a 35-year-old male fan fell from a 3rd-tier balcony and had to undergo emergency surgery. But the mood was upbeat on Sunday, as former Momus member Konno Asami (19) made her first appearance on the tour. She is entering the prestigious Keio University this year. The show also marked the first on-stage look at new member Mitsui Aika (14) and the graduation of Country Musume members Asami (22) and Miuna (19). Mitsui introduced herself as the first member from Shiga Prefecture and her arrival brings the lineup to sixteen members, though leader Yoshizawa Hitomi (21) is graduating in April. The group performed their new single, "Eigao Yes Nude", due for release on February 14.

Source: www.japan-zone.com

whitedove · Post time 2-2-2007 03:06 PM

The Stardust Promotion agency represents some of Japan's top actresses, including Tokiwa Takako (34), Nakatani Miki (31), Shibasaki Kou (25) and Takeuchi Yuko (26). But it is promoting its young male talent in a new "mook" (magazine/book), the first time a geino management agency has published its own magazine. The 112-page, full-color "Real G - vol.1" features photos and interviews with up and coming actors like Ichihara Hayato (19) and Takaoka Sousuke (24) and singer K (23). Stardust plans to publish future magazines featuring their young idols and popular actresses.

Source: www.japan-zone.com

whitedove · Post time 2-2-2007 03:07 PM

1) Mr. Children - FAKE (280,877) NEW
2) Masafumi Akikawa - Senno Kaze ni natte (101,532)
3) Namie Amuro - Baby Don't Cry (52,168) NEW
4) EXILE - Lovers Again (48,517)
5) YUI - Rolling star (32,134)
6) Ken Hirai - Aika (Elegy) (23,567)
7) DongBangShinKi - STEP BY STEP (23,355) NEW
8) Morning Musume Tanjo 10-nen Kinentai - Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA (23,088) NEW
9) GLAY - 100mankai no Kiss (15,711)
10) Kyon no Imoto (Sayaka Aoki) - Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu Character Song Vol.6 Kyon no Imoto (Imoto Wasurecha Oshio Kiyo/Harebare Yukai) (14,642) NEW

whitedove · Post time 2-2-2007 03:16 PM

1) Yuna Ito - HEART (224,428) NEW
2) Shikao Suga - ALL SINGLES BEST (108,751) NEW
3) BoA - MADE IN TWENTY (20) (77,971)
4) CHAGE and ASKA - DOUBLE (39,807) NEW
5) Norah Jones - Not Too Late (36,442) NEW
6) Kumi Koda - Black Cherry (26,377)
7) Salyu - TERMINAL (19,343)
8) Yo Hitoto - BESTYO (18,356)
9) Kobukuro - ALL SINGLES BEST (18,008)
10) Ayaka - First Message (17,480)

whitedove · Post time 5-2-2007 03:51 PM

Amuro Namie (29) is the first female artist to have a Top 10 hit on the Oricon singles chart every year for 13 consecutive years. With her latest single, "Baby Don't Cry", released January 24 and entering the chart this week at No.3, she has overtaken Koizumi Kyoko (40) and Kudo Shizuka (36). Two of the top idols of the 1980s and early 90s, they're well past their prime as singers and ended their 12-year runs on the chart back in the mid to late 90s. Amuro had the limelight to herself back in the 90s, starting with her first Top 10 hit "Taiyo no Season" in 1995. Tribes of young female stars copied her dark-skinned look and called themselves "Amuraa". She was the youngest ever winner of the Nihon Record Taisho award for 1997's "Don't Wanna Cry" and is still the female record holder for million-selling singles, with five. Her position as the Queen of J-Pop may have been usurped by the likes of Utada Hikaru, Hamasaki Ayumi and Koda Kumi, but even marriage, motherhood and divorce have failed to put an end to her career. She has developed a large fan base elsewhere in Asia, where she remains one of the most popular Japanese artists. (Among male artists, the record of 17 consecutive years of Top 10 hits is shared by B'z (1990-2006) and SMAP (1991-2007))

Source: www.japan-zone.com

whitedove · Post time 5-2-2007 04:54 PM

Broadcaster NTV will be airing a 2-night "Shakespeare Series" drama special (SP) this spring. The series will adapt "Romeo & Juliet" and "King Lear" to modern times.

In the "Romeo & Juliet" adaptation, idol Hideaki Takizawa from the popular duo Tackey&Tsubasa will play a garbage collector whose father (Shinji Yama#a) becomes a murder suspect, while popular actress Masami Nagasawa plays the daughter of the detective (Tomokazu Miura) involved in the case.

"King Lear" will be transformed into the story of a supermarket manager (Toshiyuki Nishida) and his three daughters. Mao Inoue will also star in the drama.

The screenplay for the series will be handled by writer Yumiko Inoue. The broadcast date has not yet been announced.

Source: http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-392

whitedove · Post time 6-2-2007 02:11 PM

Actress Yoshino Kimura will play the role of famous singer Teresa Teng in an upcoming drama special (SP) about her life, titled "Teresa Teng Monogatari: Watashi no Ie wa Yama no Mukou." The drama will air in the spring on TV Asahi, in honor of Teng's thirteenth death anniversary. This will be the first Japanese drama based on Teng's life.

Teng debuted as a singer in Taiwan at the age of 14 in 1967. She made her debut in Japan in 1974, and throughout her career she had many hits in both Chinese and Japanese. On May 8, 1995, Teng suddenly died from an apparent asthma attack while on a trip in Thailand.

The special will cover Teng's life between 1974 and 1995. Currently, 11 of her songs are planned to be used in the drama. Kimura is taking lessons to be able to sing in Chinese.

Source: http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-393

whitedove · Post time 6-2-2007 02:26 PM

New releases this week:

Singles:

"Soora ga Nakukara" by ENDLICHERI*ENDLICHERI
"No ni Saku Hana no Yo ni" by Gackt
"Hyena -Optical Impression-" by the GazettE
"Dancin' & Dreamin'" by Hinoi Team
"Heavy Starry Chain" by Tommy heavenly6
"Lucy" by ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA (Black Stones)
"Twister" by J
"Core" by Wizard

Albums:

"Ascension" by MISIA
"The Marrow of a Bone" by Dir en grey
"Scratch" by Kaela Kimura
"CCC -Challenge Cover Collection" by AAA

ct_subang · Post time 6-2-2007 08:46 PM

Originally posted by whitedove at 2-2-2007 03:07 PM
1) Mr. Children - FAKE (280,877) NEW
...

I like this song...got an upbeat feeling to it...tp PV die menyakitkan mata....lagu nih theme song movie DORORO kaaan??si Kou n Tsumabuki

Originally posted by whitedove at 2-2-2007 03:07 PM
2) Masafumi Akikawa - Senno Kaze ni natte (101,532)
...

ini plak lagu apedaa...tup2 no 2...

whitedove · Post time 7-2-2007 02:24 PM

Koki Tanaka of popular group KAT-TUN has been chosen for his first lead role in a drama series. "Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go" will air in the spring on TBS, though a specific time slot has not yet been announced.

Tanaka will play a college student named Ichiro Tanaka, nicknamed "Tetsu" because he is a railfan (one who is interested in railroads). Tanaka admits that he was worried when he first heard about the story, but changed his mind after reading the script.

The series will be produced by Aki Isoyama and written by Hiroshi Hashimoto. The drama is described as an original love comedy.

Source: http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-395

whitedove · Post time 7-2-2007 02:31 PM

Fuji TV will broadcast a drama special titled "Mama ga Ryouri wo Tsukuru Riyuu" ("Why Does Mama Cook?"). Talento Masami Hisamoto and actress Ryoko Hirosue will co-star.

Hisamoto plays a mangaka with a younger husband and a child. She is not very good at cooking, and her diet consists of very simple meals. Hirosue, on the other hand, is an iconic and charismatic culinary writer with a refined taste. The drama will focus on their clash of values when they end up working together to create a gourmet manga.

The drama will air at 9:00pm on March 3. The rest of the cast includes Ikkei Watanabe, Ryuta Sato, Shingo Katsurayama, and Takehiko Ono.

Source: http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-404

whitedove · Post time 7-2-2007 02:44 PM

nak lagu FAKE tuh!

lagu Masafumi Akikawa tu jadi femes sbb dia perform masa Kouhaku 2006 lepas, lagu tu lagu enka...aku pun tak pernah dengar lagi...kalau jumpa aku nak gak ek

ct_subang · Post time 7-2-2007 11:55 PM

Originally posted by whitedove at 7-2-2007 02:44 PM
nak lagu FAKE tuh!

lagu Masafumi Akikawa tu jadi femes sbb dia perform masa Kouhaku 2006 lepas, lagu tu lagu enka...aku pun tak pernah dengar lagi...kalau jumpa aku nak gak ek

ko direct donlot kt site mamat nih....http://starshininggold.wordpress.com/tag/mrchildren/

lagu si Masami tu..kt UTube dh ado...http://youtube.com/watch?v=4Ut28zko1CU
bukan enka Whitey...mamt ni tenor...cam set-set geng Pavarotti...version jepon...

whitedove · Post time 8-2-2007 01:27 PM

wah tq!

hmm this week Masafumi Akikawa dapat no.2 lagi, jual 80,000 copies lebih tu!

whitedove · Post time 8-2-2007 03:20 PM

Upcoming Drama Special

On Feb. 11, TV Tokyo will broadcast the first of a two-part drama on the early life of former Diet member Yoshiko Yamaguchi, who was also known as the Chinese singer Li Xianglan or, in Japanese, "Ri Koran," which is the title of the drama (Feb. 11 and 12, 8:54 p.m.).

Yamaguchi (Aya Ueto) was born in Manchuria to Japanese parents, but as a girl she was adopted by a Chinese friend of her father's. She was trained as a popular singer and become a star of stage and screen in both China and Japan, though her Chinese fans didn't know she was Japanese. Following the war, she was arrested and prosecuted by the Chinese Nationalists for treason, but when they discovered that she was a Japanese national, they deported her. Later, she even went to Hollywood, where she was known as Shirley Yamaguchi.

Credits: Japan Times

whitedove · Post time 8-2-2007 03:31 PM

1) V6 - HONEY BEAT/Boku to Bokura no A#a (100,230) NEW
2) Masafumi Akikawa - Senno Kaze ni natte (83,003)
3) Mr. Children - FAKE (31,326)
4) Namie Amuro - Baby Don't Cry (24,643)
5) EXILE - Lovers Again (23,381)
6) YUI - Rolling star (20,019)
7) AKB48 - Seifuku ga jama wo suru (16,866) NEW
8) HOME MADE - Kimi ga Kuretamono (16,532) NEW
9) Ken Hirai - Aika (Elegy) (14,948)
10) Jinn - Kaidoku Funo (9,053) NEW

whitedove · Post time 8-2-2007 03:38 PM

1) GLAY - LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL (150,135) NEW
2) Yuna Ito - HEART (111,367)
3) Shikao Suga - ALL SINGLES BEST (70,084)
4) BoA - MADE IN TWENTY (20) (34,975)
5) Norah Jones - Not Too Late (33,112)
6) RHYMESTER - Made in Japan ~THE BEST OF RHYMESTER~ (20,963) NEW
7) Gwen Stefani - Sweet Escape (17,465)
8) Kumi Koda - Black Cherry (16,751)
9) Ayaka Hirahara - Sora (15,891) NEW
10) Kobukuro - ALL SINGLES BEST (14,673)