It was revealed on September 17th that popular actress Yukie Nakama (34) and actor Tetsushi Tanaka (48) got married. The couple will be registering their marriage in a few days and plan on making an official statement after that.
Nakama and Tanaka originally met on the set of a drama in 2003 and became acquaintances. In 2007 they appeared in another drama together and quickly got close. In 2008 the couple officially started seeing each other. In 2009 there were reports made that the couple were dating, but taking those around them into consideration, Nakama and Tanaka both told media that they were only friends. In the meantime, the two were able to let their love develop peacefully. After 6 years of friendship the two have finally gotten married.
They have already met with each others families and have told their closest friends about the marriage. One of Nakama’s CM sponsors commented, “Yes, they’re married. They will be making an official statement soon.”
(via: Yahoo!)
On September 17th, singer, Jin Akanishi (30) was admitted to the hospital. Akanishi started to develop stomach pains on the 15th and finally went to the emergency department to get examined and subsequently admitted. His staff states, “It appears to be gastroenteritis.”
On July 4th Akanishi opened up his own record label and restarted his activities in the entertainment world. On August 6th he released a new song titled “Good Time” and on the September 7th he even performed at a music festival in Shanghai, China.
In addition to his current activities, Akanishi will also be holding a national tour in November; his first since resigning from Johnny’s. The tour will begin on November 11th at Zepp Sapporo in Hokkaido and head to Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Tokyo.
A person close to Akanishi commented, “His condition isn’t serious. He believes he will be in top condition to perform during his national tour in November. I believe that’s why he wanted to come to the hospital early and just be examined and take care of it.” However, one staff member expressed concern over Akanishi, “He has a lot of intense activities going on right now, so I’m worried he is going to get burnt out from fatigue.”
(via: Yahoo!)
We previously wrote an article about Bandai and PEACH JOHN collaborating to release a “turn yourself into Sailor Moon bra set”. The sets were designed at the request of adult women who admired Sailor Moon when they were younger.
In our previous post, there were a couple comments hoping that they would release pictures of the sets in use to get a better idea of what they looked like. Well who would be better to show that other than PEACH JOHN model and fellow moonie herself Haruna Kojima?
Prices will range from 5,378 yen to 14,019 yen ($50-$131 USD). Fans can start placing orders on Bandai and PEACH JOHN’s official websites on September 19th at 1pm JST.
Check out Kojima’s Sailor Moon lingerie pictures below the cut.
At the end of last month, Kindan no Tasuketsu released their new mini album “Entertainment.” They have now released the music video for its opening track, “Chayu to Hanpa wa Yamete.” The song features Izumi Makura. She takes on the verses while the ladies of Kindan no Tasuketsu handle the chorus. The music video for the song features hazy video footage of the Kindan no Tasuketsu ladies singing mixed with animation in the style that Izumi Makura often uses. The outcome is a very dreamy video that matches the mood of the song well. Check it out as well as more info on “Entertainment” after the jump!
The full trailer for Director Inudo Isshin’s “Miracle: Debikuro-kun no Koi to Maho” (Miracle Devil Claus’ Love and Magic) starring Aiba Masaki, Eikura Nana, Ikuta Toma, and Han Hyo Joo is out. The film depicts the love of these four characters creating a miracle on Christmas night. The movie is based on a 2013 novel by Kou Nakamura (100 Kai Naku Koto) which was inspired by singer-songwriter Yamashita Tatsuro’s classic Japanese Christmas song, “Christmas Eve”. Yamashita also serves as music supervisor for the film.
This is Aiba’s first solo starring film role. He plays Hikaru, a mildly incompetent bookstore employee who’s just a bit too nice for his own good. Hikaru is an aspiring manga artist, and distributes mysterious “Debikuro Communication” flyers at night. Eikura plays a childhood friend of Hikaru, named Anna who always watches over him, Han plays a world-famous lighting designer named So-yeon who gets to know Hikaru through a random coincidence, and Ikuta plays a former university classmate of Hikaru’s named Kitayama who’s gone on to become a hugely popular manga artist.
Film opens November 22. Check out the trailer below.
As previously reported, BABYMETAL, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, MAN WITH A MISSION, Daichi Miura, and SEKAI NO OWARI were selected as wildcards to be possibly added to Japan’s nominee list for Best Worldwide Act for The 2014 MTV EMA.
Voting ended on September 15 and Daichi Miura has been announced as the winner. He will be joining Namie Amuro, E-girls, ONE OK ROCK, and Perfume on Japan’s final nominee list. Voting for this stage opened on September 16 and can be done here. The winner of this round will then go on to compete against South Korea’s winner.
The winner of that round will be then be nominated for Best Worldwide Act along with acts from several other regions across the globe. The award be given away at The 2014 MTV EMA on November 9 in Glasgow, Scotland.
It has been announced that now-independent solo singer, Jin Akanishi (30) has released details about his first tour since leaving Johnny’s Entertainment in February, as well as the release of a new mini-album.
Starting in Hokkaido, the tour will include 5 cities and 7 performances. Additional performances are also being considered. The tour will begin on the 11th of November and conclude in Tokyo on the 2nd of December.
The tour is titled ‘JINDEPENDENCE’. Akanishi explained “It’s a play on words, made by mixing my name with the English word ‘Independence’. He then went on to say “The tour is happening during the cold days of winter so I want this concert to warm them (the audience) up. Body and Mind.”
To compliment the tour, Akanishi’s mini-album ‘Mi Amor’ will be released on the 12th of November. The songs have been written, produced and composed by the singer himself.
While couple rumors have dogged them since 2011, EXILE‘s TAKAHIRO (29) and former AKB48 member Tomomi Itano (23) are in the news once again after a man bearing what appeared to be TAKAHIRO’s distinctive arm tattoo was seen in the frame of a photo posted to Itano’s official blog.
Itano reportedly deleted the picture and her blog post to prevent news from spreading, but a quick-thinking reader took a phone screenshot of the offending image before it could be wiped out entirely:
The topic blew up on anonymous women’s entertainment board Girls Channel with over 1,500 comments, few of which were particularly supportive of the singers. Follow their discussion below!
