Entertainment magazine ‘Junon’ is famous for its ‘Superboy’ competition. The contest has been running for almost 30 years, and it has propelled many male celebrities to stardom, such as Teppei Koike, Shohei Miura and Junbei Mizobata.
6th generation member Misato Nonaka, who graduated from idol group AKB48 in 2014, announced on her Instagram account that she is going to leave entertainment industry. She surprised her fans by telling that during the past year, she has acquired the needed skills and qualifications to become a beautician.
We are a few days away from The 30th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). The festival will be highlighting the work of four iconic actresses in this year’s Japan Now section. Sakura Ando, Yu Aoi, Hikari Mitsushima and Aoi Miyazaki have been chosen as the Muses of Japanese Cinema in honor of the powerful sparks they generate on screen, their collaborations with renowned directors and their increasing international stature.
Mika Ninagawa takes charge of the visuals of the actresses, as well as that of the festival. The theme of the visual is celebration and the unique and attractive characteristics of “Tokyo.” The movie lineup for the section has been unveiled at TIFF’s official website. The 30th TIFF will take place from October 25 – November 3, 2017 at Roppongi Hills and other venues in Tokyo.
If you love watching Japanese films, you probably have seen these prominent actresses in several of their highly acclaimed work. As the festival gives focus to the ‘muses’ of Japanese cinema, let’s take a look back on some of their most memorable films.
Bad news for the fans of hugely popular manga “Hana Yori Dango”: the author of the manga, Yoko Kamio, took to Twitter on October 21st to refute the rumors concerning a new “HanaDan” remake, said to be starring Suzu Hirose. “There has been no talk of a remake drama,” she says bluntly. “I don’t know where this story came from.”
This week’s guest were Tomoyasu Hotei, Nishino Kana, Austin Mahone, and Skirt.
Tomoyasu Hotei – Saraba Seishun no Hikari
Nishino Kana – Te wo Tsunagu Riyuu
Austin Mahone – Perfect Beauty (feat. Bobby Biscayne)
Skirt – Shikai Ryoukou
Kimura Takuya will be in a new drama, and this time in a role of a boydguard! It was announced that his new drama “BG: Shinpen Keigonin” (BG: Personal Bodyguard) will start airing in January next year during TV Asahi’s Thursday, 9pm timeslot. It is currently the timeslot of Doctor X Season 5 and will be Kimura’s second drama in the said time frame after “I’m Home” (April 2015).
The drama is based on the original screenplay of Inoue Yumiko (GOOD LUCK!!, Engine). Kimura will play the role of Shimazaki Akira who lives with his son, a middle school student.
Rock band Silent Siren has successfully completed the Asian leg of their world tour! Following live performances in Hong Kong and Indonesia in September, the girls wrapped things up in Taiwan this month.
Fans were in for a treat as the band performed many of their signature hits including “Stella☆”, “Joshikou Sensou”, and “Cherry Bomb”, plus new songs receiving their first live overseas performances, including “Fujiyama Disco” and their latest single “JUST MEET”, released October 11th worldwide.
After the Taiwan concert finished, drummer and band leader Hinanchu shared in the excitement with the fans. “Our Taiwan family are always amazing, and their Japanese was really good too! We could really feel that they were excited to see us! We love Taiwan so much and there are so many places we haven’t been able to visit yet, but as long as there are fans waiting for us, we’ll always come back!”
“SILENT SIREN WORLD TOUR 2017 The New World” will continue in December, this time taking place in California. On December 1st they will be taking the stage at the MI Concert Hall in Hollywood. On the 3rd they will be performing at Slim’s in San Francisco. Ticket information for the Hollywood show can be found here, while details on the San Francisco show can be seen here .
The full set list for the Taiwan show can be seen below the jump.
4 piece alternative rock band King Gnu just released their debut album digitally on October 20th. The album is scheduled to be released physically on October 25th. The band was formerly known as Srv.Vinci when they first began activities in 2015, but after a member change, the group became King Gnu.
“Tokyo Rendez-Vous” implements a mixture of genres for a unique record. In addition to the album, the band will open up ticket sales for their first one man live at Shibuya WWW on January 28th.
Check out the PVs for the promotional tracks “Tokyo Rendez-Vous” and “Vinyl” below!