KAT-TUN – Break the Records -by you & for you- [Full Album Preview] April 27, 2009
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KAT-TUN new Album is out! Love them ..love this album again! DON’T U EVER STOP full MV is so cool! The song is so cool! love it so much….They are so hot! Seriously this is a great album!
Continuing on their impressive Oricon streak, KAT-TUN introduce their latest full-length album. It features all their most recent No. 1 singles including Don’t U Ever Stop, the album version of White X’mas, One Drop, and their brand new hit Rescue. With world-class musicians and songwriters on board to ensure a high-quality release, the new album features 15 tracks including solo songs from each member.
Album: Break the Records -by you & for you-
Release Date: 29th April 2009
Language: Japanese
Ratings for Sakurai Sho’s New Drama April 22, 2009
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Ratings for Sakurai Sho’s New Drama
Beats Fellow Arashi Member Matsumoto Jun
Source : Mingpao
Translated: sparkles_n15 @ http://asianfanatics.net
With the spring drama season underway, the highest rating from last week’s broadcast goes to ‘Boss’, starring Amami Yuki with 18% viewership. Ratings have also been released for four other dramas, but the overall viewership is lower than ‘Boss’. Arashi member Sakurai Sho stars in NTV’s ‘The Quiz Show’. Sakurai’s character is the host of a game show who reveals secrets from the contestants’ past. The ratings were at 14%, which beats fellow Arashi member Matsumoto Jun, who is starring in TBS’s ‘Smile’. A tanned Matsujun plays a half-Japanese, half-Filipino character alongside a mute girl played by Aragaki Yui. Ratings were only at 11.7%.
With his return to the small screen, ‘Tokyo Tower’ actor Odagiri Joe is paired with Nagasawa Masami as brother and sister in ‘Boku no Imoto’. Ratings were at 12.2%, which barely edged out ‘Smile’. TV Asahi’s ‘Meitantei no Okite’, an adaptation of Higashino Keigo’s novel and starring Matsuda Shota and Kashii Yu had ratings of 10.8%. Although Kashii Yu is up against her husband Odagiri Joe in separate dramas, both have only reached average ratings so far.
ORICON: who would want you as a brother April 18, 2009
Posted by Lychan desu in JDORAMA, latest UPDATES!.Tags: Eiji wentz, hiro mizushima, drama, jdrama, ORICON, Teppei Koike, Takeru Sato, Haruma Miura, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Kenta Suga, Ryo Ishikawa, Yusuke Kamiji, Ryosuke Yamada, Joe Odagiri, Masami Nagasawa, Boku no Imouto, TBS
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Popular stars Joe Odagiri and Masami Nagasawa are playing siblings in the TBS drama “Boku no Imouto,” and recently there has been a lot of attention drawn to real-life siblings such as Jun and Yu Shirota, as well as Kumi Koda and misono. As a result, Oricon conducted a survey on the subject. A thousand men and women were asked, “Which famous person would you like to have as your younger brother?”
Leading the list was WaT member Teppei Koike. Among the responses were comments like “He’s really cool,” and “He’s refreshing and seems really responsible.” “Through his behavior and smile, the goodness of his personality just exudes out of him,” commented a man from Miyagi.
Koike was followed by Takeru Sato, with females commenting that they can imagine “easily getting along with him and becoming really close.” “You want to brag of having a younger brother with such a wonderful smile like his,” said a female from Kanagawa.
The complete top ten were as follows:
1. Teppei Koike
2. Takeru Sato
3. Haruma Miura
4. Ryunosuke Kamiki
5. Eiji Wentz
6. Kenta Suga
7. Ryo Ishikawa
8. Yusuke Kamiji
9. Hiro Mizushima
10. Ryosuke Yamada
The results of the “younger sister” survey will be published in a few days.
L’Arc~en~Ciel’s Hyde, Oblivion Dust’s K.A.Z. to Hold U.S. Concerts April 17, 2009
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Vamps, the rock band formed by L’Arc-en-Ciel vocalist HYDE and Oblivion Dust guitarist K.A.Z., announced that it will be performing a concert tour in the United States this summer. The tour will begin at New York’s Fillmore on July 11 and end after a cross-country trip at The Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles on August 1.
As part of L’Arc-en-Ciel, HYDE sang the theme songs for Fullmetal Alchemist, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Rurouni Kenshin, and other anime. He also sang the theme songs for Blood+ and the live-action Last Quarter film solo.
Gackt cancels Korea concert, April 17, 2009
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Gackt was scheduled to perform a concert in Korea on May 18, but he has now announced on his website that the show has been canceled for financial reasons. He had planned to play at Seoul’s Olympic Hall with a setup similar to his Japanese tour that started in December.
According to Gackt’s explanation, the sponsors of the concert have suddenly withdrawn their support due to the effects of the global recession.
Kazunari Ninomiya, Mao Inoue play couple in drama special April 12, 2009
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Arashi’s Kazunari Ninomiya (25) and actress Mao Inoue (22) will co-star in a drama special on TBS. The story is based on two novels written by professional windsurfer Natsuki Iijima, who died of cancer in 2005.
During Iijima’s battle with cancer, he wrote an essay titled “Gan ni Ikasarete,” which formed part of the basis for the 2007 film “Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara,” a biography of Iijima that starred Takao Osawa and Misaki Ito. Around the same time, Iijima penned a novel also titled “Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara,” as well as a sequel titled “Kamisama ga Kureta Namida.” The drama special is based on those two books, which sold more than 450,000 copies combined.
The drama is also being called “Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara.” Ninomiya plays the main character, a psychiatrist working in the counseling room of a cancer treatment center by the beach. While tending to the patients, part of his job involves taking dictation from them when they want to send a letter to a loved one.
Inoue plays the psychiatrist’s wife and mother to the couple’s twin daughters. Other cast members include Nobuko Miyamoto as a nurse, Yusuke Santamaria as a surgeon, and Naoto Ogata as the owner of a surf shop.
The broadcast date for the drama has not yet been determined.
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Eita, Juri, Meisa win Hashida Awards April 9, 2009
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The winners of the 17th Hashida Awards, given in the field of television, were recently announced. However, this was the 4th consecutive year without a grand prize.
In television shows, honors went to “Atsuhime,” “Kaze no Garden,” “Around 40,” and the documentary “Gaia no Yoake.” Among people, screenwriter Eriko Shinozaki was awarded a prize, along with actors Takuzo Kadono and Masato Sakai and actresses Keiko Matsuzaka and Atsuko Takahata.
The newcomer awards, which generally receive more attention for the press, were given to Eita, Juri Ueno, and Meisa Kuroki this year. Journalist Takanobu Fujita received a special award.
Vanness’ Debut Japanese Single “Only” April 9, 2009
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Following Fahrenheit, DA Mouth, and other popular Taiwanese artists, Vanness Wu of F4 (of drama Meteor Garden fame) will be making his solo Japanese debut! After ending his contract with Sony BMG earlier this year, Vanness signed on with PonyCanyon in preparation for his Japanese debut. His debut single, Only, will be released under the VANNESS on 2009.5.20. in CD+DVD and CD-only formats. The title track of the single is written by popular songwriter Daisuke “DAIS” Miyachi and is described as a fresh pop tune. The CD-only includes one extra song and its instrumental.
Limited Edition
CD+DVD
Tracklist
01 Only
02 Cinderella
03 Only（Instrumental）
04 Cinderella（Instrumental）
DVD
Only PV
Normal Version
CD-only
Tracklist
01 Only
02 Cinderella
03 Hello Super Star
04 Only（Instrumental）
05 Cinderella（Instrumental）
06 Hello Super Star（Instrumental）
VANNESS 1st single “Only” release event
Date: 24 May 2009
Time:
1) 14:00
2) 17:00
Venue: Tokyo
Event lineup: Talk & Mini live show & handshake session (planned)
How to join:
- buy both versions of his Japanese cds which will be released on 20 May
- Enter using mobile the serial numbers listed on cds
- there will be a lucky draw & winners will be notified by mail to their mobiles
- show the mail to the crew at the event.
thanks to Michi @ ONLYF4
http://www.ponycanyon.co.jp/vanness/
source: http://vanness.tv/information/index.html
http://forums.jpopstop.com/f4/vanness-japa…009-5-20-a-230/
Aoi Miyazaki stars in “Solanin” adaptation, April 9, 2009
Posted by Lychan desu in MOVIES, OTHER!, latest NEWS, latest UPDATES!.Tags: adaptation, aoi miyazaki, films, jmovie, MANGA, MOVIES, solanin
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On Wednesday, Asmik Ace revealing their upcoming lineup of films, with most of the attention going to the announcement that Inio Asano’s popular manga “Solanin” is being adapted as a live-action movie, starring Aoi Miyazaki.
The manga, which was serialized from 2005 to 2006, revolves around a young office worker named Meiko (Miyazaki) and her part-timer boyfriend Nario (Kengo Kora). The two live together, though Meiko is the one providing the real financial support. Nario is the vocalist of an amateur band, and Meiko tries to get him to take a professional music career more seriously. However, they both struggle to find their places as adults.
“Solanin” is being directed by Takahiro Miki, who is better known for making music videos.
Filming starts on April 25. One scene features Miyazaki’s character performing on stage, so she has been training in guitar and vocals since the end of last year. Asmik Ace expects to release the film next year.
