The performers on this week’s show were Sensations, Yu Takahashi, Fujimaki Ryota, and K. Tanaka Kei was the talk guest.
Sensations – Sayonara Sensation
Yu Takahashi – Sakura no Uta
Fujimaki Ryota – Hibi Ze Kojitsu
K – Ano Kumo no Mukou Gawa
Rie Miyazawa (42) informed today via a fax statement that she has finalized her divorce. The actress, famous her roles in such movies as ‘Pale Moon’ or ‘Tony Takitani’, got married in 2009 to a non-celebrity and has one daughter. She and her husband started divorce negotiations in 2012. Read the full message after the jump.
This week on Recochoku, Sandaime J Soul Brothers topped the chart with their new digital single, “Feel So Alive.”
On iTunes, EXILE ATSUSHI + AI topped the chart with “No more.”
On April 1, BABYMETAL will release their new album, “METAL RESISTANCE.” Today, the group released the music video for the album’s second track, “KARATE.” In the clip, the members of BABYMETAL perform a dance that incorporates elements of the song’s namesake. They also display some of their own karate skills later in the video. Check it out after the jump!
In preparation for her new album “PINK TEARS,” Thelma Aoyama has released a second teaser video. The album which is the female companion piece to the male-themed album “GREY SMOKE” is set to be released on April 27th.
In the new teaser a longer version of the instrumental track that appeared in the first can be heard as Thelma travels and poses throughout the United States. In addition to “PINK TEARS,” Thelma will be releasing a package that combines both “GRAY SMOKE” and “PINK TEARS”, titled “SMOKE & TEARS” as well as another best album, “LOVE! ~SPECIAL~” which will feature songs from 2 of her previous best albums, “LOVE! ~THELMA LOVE SONG COLLECTION~” and “LOVE! 2 -THELMA BEST COLLABORATIONS-.”
Check out the new video below!
Aya Ueto will take over the role of Judy, the rabbit police officer in the newest Disney animated picture ‘Zootopia‘. Dream Ami will sing the japanese version of the theme song “Try Everything”. The movie starts screening in cinemas in Japan on 23rd April.
Actress Aoi Morikawa (21) has been appointed the new assistant on the talk-show “A-Studio”. She will take over Akari Hayami from 1st April.
“A-Studio” is a TBS talk-show hosted by Tsurube Shofukutei and running since April 2009. Morikawa is the eigth assistant, following the likes of Miyuki Koizumi (1st), Imalu (2nd), Tsubasa Honda (4th) or Haru (5th).
The cast for the film, Oboreru Knife, was released earlier this week. The film follows Nana Komatsu as Natsume Mochizuki, a model in the sixth grade who suddenly moves from Tokyo to the countryside. Natsume has a difficult time adjusting to her new life as she misses modelling and her friends back in the big city. However, a captivating encounter with a mysterious boy, Masaki Suda as Kouchiro Hasegawa, changes her life in ways she’d never imagine.
Johnny’s West’s Daiki Shigeoka will play Katsuoshi Otomo, a kindhearted classmate who falls in love with Natsume. Fellow classmate and big fan of Natsume, Kana Matsunaga is played by Mone Kamishiraishi.
Find out what the cast had to say about their characters!