Singer Namie Amuro has another accolade under her belt, she is the latest figure to receive the prestigious Okinawa Prefecture Honorary Prize.
Amuro was given the prize by the governor of Okinawa, Takeshi Onaga. It’s awarded to people who have highly excelled in their field, representing Okinawa in a respected and positive way.
Actor and singer Dean Fujioka attended a press conference in support of his brand new film “The Man from the Sea” (Umi Wo Kakeru).
The film takes place in Indonesia, at a fictional town that is under chaos due to both war and a tsunami. One day a mysterious man (Dean Fujioka) is found near the sea coast by a woman named Atsuko (Mayu Tsuruta) and her son Takashi (Taiga).
Hello!Project group Juice=Juice has finally announced the release of a new studio album.
Their very first album “First Squeeze!” came out back in July 2015. The girls had released so many singles since their debut up until the album, that it was actually both a BEST and studio album bundled together.
Today marks the release of Momoiro Clover Z‘s best album “Momoiro Clover Z 10 Shuunenkinen Best Album“.
The album chronicles the girls 10 year history together, and will be released in two standard editions available general retail stores.
One version available is a standard CD only, that comes with two discs. The opening track is their very first indie single Momoiro Punch, released on August 5th, 2009. It closes with a brand new song titled “Clover And Diamond”, the MV for track can be seen here.
A brand new character has been revealed for the upcoming live-action film Gintama 2.
Otose will be portrayed by veteran actress Midoriko Kimura, joining the colorful cast of returning characters played by Shun Oguri, Masaki Suda, and Kanna Hashimoto.
She’s the owner of “Otose snack house” and holds the coveted title of being one of the 4 Devas of the Kabuki district. She runs her snack shop on the first floor below “Yorozuya”.
Actress Fumi Nikaido is starring in a brand new nationwide CM for the makeup brand Majolica Majorca.
Majolica Majorca is owned by the Japanese makeup giant Shiseido. They carry an assortment of beauty products such as mascara, lip tint, eye liner, nail polish, and eye brow brushes. Majolica Majorca is known for their very elegant and “royal” looking packaging.
Good news for fans of legendary singer Akina Nakamori, a large portion of her early discography will finally be getting reissued on vinyl!
The reissues will be released in different batches, and will all be released on high quality 180g vinyl. The very first set from Nakamori’s reissue project was released on May 2nd, 2018.
The first set of albums released were: