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AKB48 Become College Professors?
Thursday November 19, 2009 Japan
The idol group AKB48 hosts a regularly broadcast TV documentary/variety show called 'AKB48ネ申[nemosu]TV Season 3'. Recently as part of the program, Oshima Yuko, Sashihara Rino, Noro Kayo and Miyazaki Miho each became 'professors' and gave special lectures to 500 students of Meiji University.
At first the four members were tricked into thinking they will be filming video footage to be included as a bonus for the TV program's DVD. They were told to each give their own unique lessons at a studio with no spectators. The unsuspecting members got on a van that they believed would take them to the 'studio'. Instead it stopped in front of the prestigious Meiji University. That was when they were finally told they won't be filming any bonus footage, and instead will give lectures to college students. They were taken to the university's largest auditorium that was packed with 500 students. Needless to say the members all looked extremely nervous. Among the four, Sashihara, who is famous for being an avid idol fan herself, seemed to have come up with a secret plan for her lesson about 'wotagei'. ['Wotagei/otagei; ヲタ/オタ芸' are various types of dances/chants/songs ..... (article cut to save bandwidth)
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Super Junior-M Interview: Pretty Boys' Super Confessions
Thursday November 19, 2009 China
Source : CpopAccess
translation by fewfew @ http://www.cpopaccess.com/ & http://asianfanatics.net
Super Junior M comes back to release their first mini album, Super Girl, which contains the five tracks: "Super Girl", "到了明天" (Blue Tomorrow), "告白" (Confession), "愛情接力" (You and Me), and "動情" (Only U). The handsome 7-member group appears in front of the camera again to share their experiences in preparing this album.
SJ-M wears dashing suits to show their mature and attractive side. Their deep relationship can be seen as they arrange themselves neatly and always give support to each other. During the interview, not only did they sing happy birthday to Donghae, whose birthday is nearing, and Ryeowook, who just had his birthday, they also sang "Blue Tomorrow" for us.
The Super Girl in Super man's heart
Q: How long did this album take to finish?
Zhou Mi: From selecting songs to the end of recording, it took about 3 months. We actually began preparing this album since April of this year. I think we finished the album at the end of August.
Hangeng: All our songs, recording, and the filming ..... (article cut to save bandwidth)
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Jaechunsu to attend MAMA + Start activities with MAMA
Wednesday November 18, 2009 Korea
On the 19th, the three TVXQ members Xiah Junsu, Micky Yoochun and Youngwoong JaeJoong have decided to attend the MAMA's which will be held on November 21st.
An Mnet representative stated to Starnews:
Youngwoong JaeJoong, Xiah Junsu and Micky Yoochun will attend the MAMA's and will be able to greet their fans after being away for a long time."
In addition they stated:
"However, we are not sure yet whether the 3 members will perform or just greet the fans on stage as of now."
Well, it's better than nothing right? Finally some good news for TVXQ fans and for the MAMA's.
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dang. i HOPEEE jaechunsu don't go there to perform!! cause seriously this would make things even more complicatedd! /:
but who says they just can't go there to see everyone?!
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Visually impaired SuperStar K singer Kim Gook Hwan receives bashings from netizens after debut
Thursday November 19, 2009 Korea
SuperStar K visually impaired singer Kim Gook Hwan is off to a strong start with his singer debut.
He revealed his 1st album title song Cant See on 17th November and the song has been rising up positions fast on various music sites like Melon, Mnet and Bugs.
But according to Kim Gook Hwans company, Some netizens have posted up mean comments on the internet, and we are worried that Kim Gook Hwan may feel hurt about it.
Kim Gook Hwans debut album title song Cant See is produced by producer-composer 2soo for SuperStar K. It has been known that during the recording of the song, Kim Gook Hwan got too emotional that he was crying and the recording has to be delayed for 2 hours.
source: kbites
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Fukuyama Masaharu Single
Wednesday November 18, 2009 Japan
Popular singer and actor Fukuyama Masaharu has announced the release of a new single, called Hatsukoi, for December 16th.
Hatsukoi is currently on air as the CM song for "REZGA". On the 6th of this month, the song was made available for purchase as a digital release and has already been downloaded over over 150,000 times. At first, there was no plan to sell the song as a physical single, but Masaharu's label decided to release it in stores due to its popularity.
The single will go on sale in three different versions: CD-only, CD+DVD and CD+T-shirt. This T-shirt, with a Christmas cartoon theme, was specially designed by the multi-talented Lily Franky.
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Ayu and Masaharu to release a new single on the same date..who'll get number 1 on the weekly?? xD
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Ayaka performs her last live solo with a smile
Thursday November 19, 2009 Japan
Ayaka performed her last solo live performance 'MTV Unplugged ayaka' on 18th November at Osaka-Jo Hall.
This live performance is the biggest that MTV has held so far, with over 200,000 applications for the free concert. Only 10,000 were given invitations to the event. The venue, Osaka Jo-Hall, is where Ayaka watched her first live when she was in 5th grade. Her desire to become an artiste started budding when she watched Janet Jackson in action. As the hall quietened down and silence descended, Ayaka appeared on stage with her new short bob and a black dress.
"I have been looking forward to this day for so long, I'm so happy to see everyone. I will send my thoughts which cannot be put into words into each and every song I sing. Stay with me to the very end!" said Ayaka as she belted out her debut single 'I believe'.
"Osaka-Jo Hall is the place where I first saw my first live, Janet Jackson, when I was in 5th grade. I did not expect that I would stand at this very stage to perform 10 years later." she ..... (article cut to save bandwidth)
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Fans of Tomohisa Yamashita placed idol in top Twitter trending topics
Wednesday November 18, 2009 Japan
Tonight international JPop fans united in celebrating Johnny's and Associates idol Tomohisa Yamashita (24) new single entitled, Loveless. Fans of the popular Yamashita are letting their fingers talk in Twitter to show their support for the singer/ actor/ model.
Using the hashtag #deadfisheyes, fans started buzzing about Yamashita since 7 PM PST. Since then, there has been over 8,022 posts regarding him and his current project. Several mentions are for his single released on Nov. 18 JST, as well as the recent announcement his upcoming drama Code Blue 2. There were also some discussion about Yamashita and his alleged break-up with rumored girlfriend Seira Kagami.
With many Twitter users wondering the meaning behind the hashtag itself, international fangirls and fanboys of the Japanese star are rejoicing at the fact that their trending topic peaked at #3 just below New Moon.
Tomohisa Yamashita, also known as Yamapi, is known to his international fans as having a dead-panned stare in most of his photos thus leading to the creation of a somewhat "mocking" nickname. Inspired by Livejournal user, uwasako, fans of the artist flocked to ..... (article cut to save bandwidth)
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Two Love Rumors
Thursday November 19, 2009 Japan
There are two love rumors that started floating around in the entertainment industry of Japan today, but unfortunately both of them already got denied by their agencies. Of course this doesn’t have to mean anything.
The first rumor is about Nakama Yukie and Tanaka Tetsushi being in a relationship. The two met through the dorama "Joshi Deka!" at the end of 2007 and are supposed to have started hanging out since then. They are currently working together again for the TV Asahi dorama "Untouchable", so it’s the perfect time to poke at that rumor again. Nakama’s agency immediately denied those rumors, though. "They’ve been appearing together in several dorama and had a few meals and parties together as colleagues. Eventually they became very good friends, but their relationship didn’t develop any further than that."
The other rumor is still fresh off the press as well. The tabloid "Josei Seven", famous for revealing relationships between actors, published an article about what seems like a date going on between actress Kitagawa Keiko and ..... (article cut to save bandwidth)
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Ebi-chan crowned calendar queen for fifth year in a row
Thursday November 19, 2009 Japan
Model Yuri Ebihara, 30, has been declared calendar queen in the female celebrity category for the fifth year running, following the rampant buying fever that has surfaced even before her Ebi-chan Calendar 2010 has gone on sale.
The monthly calendar sees Ebihara, or Ebi-chan as she is known to her many loyal fans, in a range of poses and suggestive glances. The 2010 calendar comes with a DVD and bonus photo collection, and is not available for individual sale. The box set, called I Love You, sells for 2,940 yen starting Dec 7. Bookstores and online retailers such as Amazon have received an overwhelming demand for her latest work of art, with some outlets already sold out through reservations.
Ebi-chan, who will be at the Ginza branch of the Fukuya book store chain on Dec 6 to promote the calendar, said: Theres a lot of love from me in each of the boxes.
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Kaiji's Live-Action Film Gets Sequel Green-Lit in 2011
Wednesday November 18, 2009 Japan
The live-action film adaptation of Nobuyuki Fukumoto's Kaiji gambling action manga has a sequel green-lit for release in 2011. Tōya Satō directed the first film with Death Note star Tatsuya Fujiwara in the title role of a gambler 3.49 million yen (about US$36,000) in debt. Besides Fujiwara, no other cast members have been announced for the sequel.
In the first film, actress Yūki Amami (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, Socrates in Love) plays Rinko Endō, a loan shark (originally a male character in the manga) who convinces Kaiji to board a gambling ship to clear his debt with his life literally at stake. Satō previously directed the live-action versions of Gokusen, Grave of the Fireflies, and Sexy Voice and Robo.
There have been three manga sequels since the original 1996-1999 Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji manga series ran in Kodansha's Young Magazine, including the ongoing Tobaku Datenshi-Roku Kaiji Kazuya-Hen. The first film opened on October 10 and has earned over 2.1 billion yen (about US$23 million) so far. The Joost website had streamed NTV's 2007-2008 television anime version in the United States.
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Dragon Zakura School Manga Gets Korean Drama Next Year
Wednesday November 18, 2009 Japan / Korea
This year's 51st issue of Kodansha's Weekly Morning magazine has revealed on Thursday that Norifusa Mita's Dragon Zakura school manga is being adapted into a television drama in Korea. The drama will premiere in January.
In the original Kodansha Manga Award-winning manga, an ex-biker gang member and lawyer named Kenji Sakuragi restarts his life as a teacher at a rough high school. He inspires a class to apply for Tokyo University the most prestigious university in Japan. The manga ran in Weekly Morning from 2003 to 2007, and the 21 compiled book volumes have sold about 6 million copies.
Hiroshi Abe (Sanctuary, Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken, Trick) and Kyōko Hasegawa already starred in a live-action Japanese television drama version in 2005. This January, Hasegawa will reprise her Dragon Zakura role in a loose sequel called Angel Bank Tenshoku Dairinin (Angel Bank, Occupational Change Agent). This new Japanese drama is an adaptation of Mita's Angel Bank: Dragon Zakura Gaiden manga about an English teacher who becomes an advisor for other people changing their careers.
The Korean drama version has a Japanese title, Ochikobore, S Daigaku e Iku, although the ..... (article cut to save bandwidth)
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Itoh Misaki Marries Pachinko CEO
Thursday November 19, 2009 Japan
Management for actress Itoh Misaki (32) announced yesterday that she got married to Enomoto Yoshinori (42), CEO of major pachinko company Kyoraku Sangyo. Two met last November when they were bridesmaid and best man at the Hawaii wedding of talento Uematsu Mami (32), and started dating in January. They plan to also tie the knot in Hawaii, with a church wedding and reception planned for Oahu on November 24. Yesterday, after they visited Itoh's family home in Fukushima Prefecture, Enomoto registered their marriage at the municipal office. Itoh became one of the most widely seen faces in Japan a few years ago after appearing in successful TV dramas and movies such as "Densha Otoko" and "Umineko" and a seemingly endless string of TV commercials. She has no drama roles scheduled for the rest of this year but is said to be planning to continue her acting career. In 1988 Enomoto entered the pachinko business started by his father in 1952. He was made a director in 1998, vice-president in 2005, and he took over the business in 2006.
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T-Bolan Frontman Returns
Wednesday November 18, 2009 Japan
Singer Moritomo Arashi is making a comeback 10 years after the breakup of one of the country's major rock bands. The former vocalist of defunct rock band T-Bolan, Morimoto (44) said yesterday that he is releasing a solo single later this month. "Kizuna," due out on November 26, is his first release since T-Bolan split up at the end of 1999. At the time, the band members said the split was due to musical differences, but then Moritomo revealed that he was suffering from psychogenic dysphonia. The medical disorder is a loss of voice caused by stress or emotional trauma. Moritomo underwent a couple of years of rehabilitation before becoming a radio presenter in 2001. In August 2006, he sang the national anthem before a hugely anticipated WBA boxing world title match that drew a TV audience rating of over 41%. He is scheduled to perform for 2,000 lottery winners at a "fan meeting" in Shibuya, Tokyo on Christmas Day. The roots of T-Bolan go back to 1987 and the band made their major label debut in 1991 with the single "Kanashimi wa Itaiyo." They followed that up with a string of hits and ..... (article cut to save bandwidth)
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Sakai Noriko Goes Back to School
Thursday November 19, 2009 Japan
Sakai Noriko (38) started to get her life back on track yesterday, ten days after she was found guilty on charges of drug possession and use and received a 3-year suspended sentence. Sakai, described in the media these days as a "former actress," visited the campus of Souzou Gakuen University in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, where she has enrolled in the social work department. She toured the campus, about an hour north of Tokyo on the shinkansen, chatting with other students and even enjoying a tea ceremony in the school's tearoom. She was soberly but fashionably dressed in dark blue and her hair, which was black for her trial last week, was again dyed brown. She was accompanied by an entourage that included Aizawa Masahisa (60), the former president of her management company, Sun Music, who demoted himself from the post over the scandal. Aizawa has been like a substitute father for Sakai since recruiting her as a teenager. Speaking on her behalf yesterday he said, "We had planned for her to attend the school about once a month, but from December on she will be focusing on online learning." He added, "She ..... (article cut to save bandwidth)
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Masaharu Fukuyama on NHK's Kohaku
Thursday November 19, 2009 Japan
Singer-actor Fukuyama Masaharu (40) has been named to the lineup for this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen." It will be his second appearance on NHK's annual New Year's Eve concert, and the first since he sang "melody" in 1993. The appearance is undoubtedly tied to the fact that Fukuyama is playing the lead role in next year's taiga drama. In the 2010 yearlong historical drama series, "Ryomaden," he will play the legendary 19th century samurai Sakamoto Ryoma. Usually the following year's taiga star appears on Kohaku as a judge, and in fact Fukuyama will be the first solo artist to do so as a performer. His popularity is such that an on-stage appearance is likely to give the show a needed ratings boost. In his 20th anniversary year, he performed at Nippon Budokan for the first time; went on a 4-month nationwide concert tour; released two singles in the same year for the first time since 2000; and released his first original album since 2001.
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