Trailer of "Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri"

Here's the trailer of Aiba's drama...looks like it's going to be another comical performance from him this time! I hope the story doesn't bore me to the extent that I can't stay with this drama till the end.

Trailer of "Kagi no Kakatta Heya"

Here's the 30-second trailer of Ohno's new drama. Is it just me who thinks that Toda Erika looks kinda different here? Surprised to see Sato Koichi in this drama too. He might just provide some humour here because I have a hunch that this isn't going to be a prim-and-proper investigative series after all. ^__^

First-day-screening of "Bokura ga Ita Zenpen"

Ikuta Toma and Yoshitaka Yuriko appeared at the first-day-screening of their movie "Bokura ga Ita Zenpen" at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi on 17 March. The movie is based on a pure love manga and the sequel to Part 1 is expected to be shown in April. Ikuta remarked that when filming a kiss scene, he was very embarrassed by the fact that there were about 200 staff members looking on. On the other hand, in order to boost publicity given to the movie, Yoshitaka shouted one of her signature lines in the movie i.e. "Suki da, Baka" (I love you, idiot!) to the media.

Source: Yomiuri Hochi

I remember being very frustrated with the anime version because I couldn't stand Yano's wishy-washy attitude (even after knowing why he behaved like that) so I gave up on the anime. I'm hoping that the movie will be less frustrating to watch though even if the ending might be inconclusive given that the manga hasn't ended.

For those who are interested in watching a trailer of this movie, please see below. All rights reserved by the respective movie company.

Enomoto Tasuku and Ando Sakura married on White Day

Actor Enomoto Tasuku and actress Ando Sakura got married on 14 March, as announced on two days later through a joint fax statement. Enomoto is the eldest son of actor Enomoto Akira and actress Tsunogae Kazue while Ando is the daughter of actor Okuda Eiji and writer Ando Kazu.

The couple got to know each other 4 years ago at the Akita Juumonji Film Festival and worked together in the 2010 film "Kenta to Jun to Kayo-chan no Kuni" before they were reported to be dating in August the same year. Ando is not pregnant yet and they will continue their acting careers even after getting married.

Ando's father wrote a haiku on his Twitter account to offer his best wishes to the newlyweds. Her mother also released a comment through her agency, expressing her happiness in seeing them married.

Source: Sanspo

Tanimura Mitsuki and Renbutsu Misako in NHK drama "Yoyake no Lullaby"

Tanimura Mitsuki and Renbutsu Misaki appeared at the press conference for NHK drama "Yoyake no Lullaby" on 15 March. The drama which won the 35th TV Drama Creation Award features both of them as co-leads and will be shown on 26 March at 12.15am. Tanimura plays Kanae who keeps inflicting injuries on herself and Renbutsu plays Midori who is suffering from an incurable illness. The two of them get to know each other and start to consider the meaning about living.

Source: Sanspo

Oguri Shun & Yamada Yu's marriage press conference

Following Oguri Shun and Yamada Yu's marriage announcement on 12 March, Yamada held a press conference on 14 March which was also their 4th dating anniversary and the day when they registered their marriage. As Oguri was away in China for filming, Yamada appeared alone at the event with 150 members of the press. During the session, she showed her 2-carat engagement ring from Harry Winston worth about JPY 8m which was bought soon after Oguri's proposal.

Although Oguri was absent from the press conference, he gave a letter to his wife which she read on his behalf. At the end of the letter, he mentioned that he will leave the press conference to his wife Oguri Yu where Yamada commented that she had finally took on the surname of Oguri.

It had originally been decided that they were going to get married last year on Yamada's birthday but the plan was aborted due to the earthquake and tsunami crisis. Oguri officially proposed in early March this year but Yamada did not want to reveal details of it. It took her about 10 minutes to realise what was happening and the episode made her burst out in tears.

When asked about Oguri's popularity with the opposite sex and scandals that broke during their courtship, Yamada recounted that there were times when things were not going well for them but looking back, she thought that they were challenges which made them stronger in the end. However, if this type of scandals come up in future, Yamada jokingly remarked that she will strangle her husband.

Yamada commented that they would like to have their wedding within this year and aims to have at least three children just like Oguri's family.

Source: Sanspo

Kimura Takuya's driving licence suspended due to speeding offences

Following a report by "Shuukan Bunshun" in their 15 March issue, Johnny's Jimusho confirmed on 14 March that Kimura Takuya has his driving licence suspended due to two speeding offences. The offences took place respectively in September last year at an expressway in Chiba Prefecture and in January this year in Tokyo. In both instances, Kimura was driving at more than 20km/h faster than the speed limit. He had been fined for both offences and due to the repeat offence in Jan, his licence has since been suspended.

Kimura apologised for his actions and promised not to do it again. Johnny's Jimusho also said that they had given a stern warning to Kimura regarding this matter. Despite this, Toyota has no plans to drop Kimura as their CM personality even though they expressed regret to know that he had been involved in such traffic offences. They also said that they have no intention of cancelling his CM deal or suspend the airing of his CMs for now.

Source: Nikkansports

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Well, if Shuukan Bunshun didn't report this, it might have been likely that the public would not have heard about it at all. And Toyota's response was kinda expected given the popularity Kimura enjoys. If it had been a less popular celebrity, the CM deal may be cancelled as soon as the matter comes to light, I guess.

Oomori Nao gets married to Ono Yuriko

Actor Oomori Nao announced his marriage to actress Ono Yuriko through his official website on 14 March. Ono also released her statement through her agency's website. There are no plans for the couple to hold any press conference regarding their marriage.

Ono, who is 18 years younger than Oomori, started out as a model in 2008 and began acting in stage plays and movies such as "Minami e" and "Hard Romantica" in 2011. The two of them have never been romantically linked together in the past.

On the other hand, Oomori had been reported to have dated PUFFY's Yoshimura Yumi, actresses Asami Reina and Aoi Yu. Oomori and Yoshimura were even rumoured to have plans to get married when their relationship came to light in 2006 but they broke up in 2009. His relationship with Aoi was reported back in 2010 but they also went their separate ways last summer.

Source: Sanspo

Oguri Shun & Yamada Yu getting married

Oguri Shun and Yamada Yu announced their marriage through a fax statement to the media on 12 March. The couple plan to submit their marriage application on 14 March which is the day when they started dating four years ago. Yamada is scheduled to hold a press conference alone as early as on 13 March regarding their impending marriage since Oguri is away in China due to filming commitments. They have been living together for some time and Yamada is not pregnant.

Oguri and Yamada became close friends through working on the 2008 drama "Binbou Danshi Bonbimen" and started dating soon after the filming ended in March. Throughout their four-year relationship, there had been numerous reports on them being on the verge of a breakup but they have continued to stay together and even went on a trip with their families to Hawaii during the New Year holidays.

According to insiders, the couple had intended to get married one year ago but it was then when the earthquake and tsunami crisis hit so they decided to postpone. Later, when they had planned to get married on Yamada's birthday on 5 July, they had to shelve the plans again due to work commitments. Oguri has always expressed his wish to get married before he turns 30 so they finally decided to get married on their dating anniversary this year.

Source: Nikkansports

Renbutsu Misako stars in the movie RIVER

Renbutsu Misako appeared at the first day screening of her new movie "RIVER" on 10 Mar at Shibuya's Eurospace. The movie which is directed by Hiroki Ryuichi is based on the Akihabara killings in June 2008. Renbutsu plays a woman who lost her boyfriend as a result of this and has a 15-minute scene at one shot with no cuts for the first time. Other than Renbutsu and the director, jazz singer meg who sings the movie's theme song also appeared at the event.

Source: Nikkansports

UPDATE: Uehara Takako engaged to MC TENN from ET-KING

SPEED member Uehara Takako announced her engagement to hip-hop group ET-KING's MC TENN via her official website and blog on 9 March. They have plans to register their marriage within the year and Uehara is not pregnant. Uehara is the second SPEED member to get married after Imai Eriko.

Source: Oricon

SPEED's Uehara Takako getting married?

SPEED's Uehara Takako is reported to be getting married to a member of hip-hop unit ET-KING. According to insiders, the details will be announced on 9 Mar. It was said that Uehara met her future husband at a charity concert "Sing for EAST" held in Kobe last June as both SPEED and ET-KING performed there.

Source: Sanspo