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April Fools’ Day: Becky and Kawatani Enon Have Secret Shotgun Marriage in Las Vegas

The affair between Becky and Kawatani Enon was the first big scandal of the year. Now that it has cooled down, the couple has just taken their relationship to a whole new level. After almost six months of romance, 2016’s most controversial couple have been spotted in a wedding chapel in Las Vegas, where they were supposedly married. Hours after Enon’s second secret wedding, a new LINE conversation, which seems to have taken place days before the wedding, has leaked. The chat points out Becky is currently 5 months pregnant, which probably led to this shotgun marriage.

Poster revealed for the upcoming movie “Shojo” with Tsubasa Honda and Mizuki Yamamoto

Tsubasa Honda and Mizuki Yamamoto are playing lead roles in an upcoming movie ‘Shojo‘, based on the novel written by Kanae Minato. A beautiful, but disturbing poster has been revealed – don’t miss to check it after the jump!

Japan Box Office Ranking (Week of Mar 26 – 27)

Assassination Classroom: Graduation dethrones Doraemon Movie 36: Nobita and the Birth of Japan at the top spot of the box office chart this week. The film had a huge weekend and opened bigger than the first Assassination Classroom movie shown last year. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opened at no. 3.

Check out the update in the charts and the latest trailers below.

T.M.Revolution establishes his own company, Toppu

There’s another thing T.M.Revolution can add to his resume and that’s CEO of his newly-founded company. This upcoming May will mark the 20th anniversary of T.M.Revolution’s debut. To commemorate this special event, registration of the company, Toppu,  was submitted to the Legal Affairs Bureau.  Toppu translates to a gust of wind.

Find out more after the jump!

ZOMBIE-CHANG and SALU Team Up with YOSA for “Yoake Mae”

On April 6, producer YOSA will release his new album, “Orion.” He’s brought in several collaborators to feature on the album, including SALU, ZOMBIE-CHANG, NOPPAL, and JABBA DA HUTT FOOTBALL CLUB. Today, he released the video for the track “Yoake Mae”, which features both ZOMBIE-CHANG and SALU. It’s a dark and moody track. The clip features ZOMBIE-CHANG and SALU wondering around town at night.

In related news, ZOMBIE-CHANG also released a new video of her own. This video is for the song “GOODBYE MY LOVE AND TURN AROUND”, which appeared on her album from this past January, “ZOMBIE-CHANGE.” The video features her in an animated world.

Check out both videos after the jump, along with more information on YOSA’s album!

SKY-HI Gets Emotional on “Chronograph”

On May 11, SKY-HI will release his new solo single, “Chronograph.” He recently the music video for the song. It shows the softer, more emotional side of the rapper. In this song, he not only raps, but also sings. The track retains a hip hop feel, but a softer version of it, featuring piano. Check out the clip after the jump, along with the single’s tracklist!

Machiko Ono and Hiroki Hasegawa cast in NHK drama ‘Natsume Soseki no Tsuma’

Machiko Ono and Hiroki Hasegawa have been cast as leads in the upcoming NHK autumn drama ‘Natsume Soseki no Tsuma‘ (‘Soseki’s Wife’). Ono will play Kyoko Natsume, wife of the famous writer Soseki Natsume (Hasegawa).  The story is based on the memoirs written by Kyoko Natsume herself.