Friday, February 10, 2012

Newcomer award winners for 2012 Elandor Awards

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The prize-giving ceremony for the 2012 Elandor Awards which commends promising new actors and high-quality productions was held on 9 Feb. Fo...

Review of Seinaru Kaibutsutachi Episode 3

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Things are heating up, literally. Although this episode did feel a bit slow at times especially when it featured the side story of Shiba see...
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Thursday, February 09, 2012

UPDATE: Akanishi Jin & Kuroki Meisa registered their marriage on 2 Feb 12

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According to a fax statement by Akanishi Jin which was released to the press by his agency Johnny's Jimusho, he announced that he and Ku...

Nagasawa Masami to star in spring drama "Toshi Densetsu no Onna"

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Nagasawa Masami will play a police detective for the first time in TV Asahi's spring drama "Toshi Densetsu no Onna". The drama...

Ninkyou Helper to be made into a movie

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"Ninkyou Helper", the 2009 FujiTV drama starring Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, will be made into a movie as reported on 8 Feb. Kusanagi playe...

Akanishi Jin and Kuroki Meisa reported to be getting married soon?

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Former KAT-TUN member Akanishi Jin and actress Kuroki Meisa are reported to be getting married soon and that Kuroki is already 2 months'...

Mitsu no Aji DVD Box Set

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Title: Mitsu no Aji DVD Box Set Price: 23,940 yen (inclusive of tax) Number of discs: 7 Total playing time: 8 hrs 37 mins Date of release: 2...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Odagiri Jo in spring 2012 drama "Kazoku no Uta"

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Odagiri Jo will be starring in FujiTV's spring drama "Kazoku no Uta" starting from April at 9pm on Sundays. This is his first ...

Matsushita Nao celebrated 27th birthday on set of "Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi"

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Matsushita Nao who turns 27 on 8 Feb, had an early celebration on 4 Feb while she was filming the drama "Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi...

Eita and Fukatsu Eri in stage play "Garasu no Doubutsuen"

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Eita and Fukatsu Eri are starring in the stage play "Garasu no Doubutsuen" (Glass Zoo) which is directed by Nagatsuka Keishi. The ...

Tanaka Kei and Sakura's first child born on 6 Feb

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Actor Tanaka Kei and his wife Sakura, an actress, welcomed the birth of their first child (a baby girl) on 6 Feb at 3.24am in a Yokohama Cit...

Oikawa Mitsuhiro to leave Aibou in Season 10

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Oikawa Mitsuhiro will be leaving the Aibou series starring Mizutani Yutaka in Season 10 as announced on 7 Feb. Oikawa, who plays Kanbei Take...

Mitsu no Aji's script in novelised format

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Title: Mitsu no Aji ~ A Taste of Honey ~ Price: 750 yen (inclusive of tax) Published in: Dec 2011 Published by: Fusosha ISBN: 9784594065430 ...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Mukai Osamu celebrated 30th birthday on Hungry's set

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Mukai Osamu who turns 30 on 7 Feb, was given a surprise birthday celebration on 1 Feb on the set of his drama "Hungry!". 1 Feb was...

Ayaka's new album gets No.1 on Oricon Charts

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Ayaka's new album "The beginning" released on 1 Feb grabbed the No.1 spot on Oricon's weekly album charts dated 13 Feb. Th...

Mitsu no Aji Original Soundtrack

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Title: Mitsu no Aji OST Price: 2,500 yen (inclusive of tax) Number of discs: 1 Total playing time: 1 hour 16 mins and 31 secs Number of trac...
Monday, February 06, 2012

Ichimura Masachika to star in drama SP " Dakatsu no Gotoku" (蛇蠍のごとく)

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Ichimura Masachika will star in TV Tokyo's drama SP "Dakatsu no Gotoku" due to be shown in March 2012. This is his first leadi...

Preview of Strawberry Night ストロベリーナイト (drama)

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Title: Strawberry Night ストロベリーナイト Official website: here Broadcast by: FujiTV Timeslot: Mondays, 9pm O.A. Start Date: 10 Jan 2012 Original N...
Sunday, February 05, 2012

Preview of Koukousei Resutoran 高校生レストラン (High School Students' Restaurant)

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Title: Koukousei Resutoran 高校生レストラン (High School Students' Restaurant) Official website: here Broadcast by: NTV Timeslot: Saturdays, 9pm...
Saturday, February 04, 2012

Tanihara Shosuke's 5th child born on 3 Feb

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Tanihara Shosuke welcomed the birth of his 5th child (a boy) on 3 Feb which also happened to be Setsubun. The child weighed 3.5kg and was bo...

Sato Takeru & Ishihara Satomi play Romeo & Juliet

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Sato Takeru attended the press conference for the stage play "Romeo and Juliet" in Osaka City. This is his first leading role in a...

Romaji lyrics of Zutto by aiko (Theme song of Mitsu no Aji)

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Title: Zutto (Forever) Lyrics/Melody/Vocals: aiko Released on 23rd Nov 2011 This song seems to be written from the viewpoint of Naoko with t...
Friday, February 03, 2012

Asano Tadanobu & Naka Riisa reported to be dating

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Asano Tadanobu (38) and Naka Riisa (22) are said to be an item after the 3rd Feb issue of Friday published a report of them going on a date ...

Review of Mitsu no Aji Ep 2 to Ep 11 (final)

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Exasperation pretty much sums up my feeling after finishing this drama. I have to admit that my initial impression of this was quite OK desp...
Thursday, February 02, 2012

Nagasawa Masami plays two roles in WOWOW drama "Bunshin"

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Nagasawa Masami stars in the drama adaptation of Higashino Keigo's drama "Bunshin" which is to be shown on WOWOW from 12 Feb o...

Review of Kasha 火車

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Kasha, as defined at the beginning of this SP, is a chariot on fire which transports spirits to hell. As such, I get the feeling that the ti...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Remioromen suspends its band activities; embarks on solo careers

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Rock band Remioromen announced on 1 Feb through its official website that it will be suspending its group activities. The band which celebra...

Nakatani Miki wins individual award at the 46th Kinokuniya Theatrical Awards

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Nakatani Miki won the individual award for her performance in her first stage play "Ryoujuu" at the 46th Kinokuniya Theatrical Awa...

Preview of Kasha 火車 (Fiery Chariot)

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Title: Kasha 火車 (Fiery Chariot) Official website: here Broadcast by: TV Asahi O.A. Date: 5 Nov 2011 9pm Original novel by: Miyabe Miyuki Rat...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Review of Seinaru Kaibutsutachi Ep 2

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With more and more people jumping into this scam, will it lead to a situation at the end where Shiba finds himself to be the only one cluele...
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Monday, January 30, 2012

Review of Shokuzai Ep 1

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WOWOW dramas never fail to amaze me (well, most of the time I would say). The selection of material and actors are what you normally won...

Nakai Masahiro to star in TBS spring drama "ATARU"

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SMAP's leader Nakai Masahiro will star in TBS spring drama "ATARU" to be shown at 9pm on Sundays starting from April 2012. Thi...
Sunday, January 29, 2012

Review of Seinaru Kaibutsutachi Ep 1

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There are two main reasons why this offering from the current winter season catches my eye. First of all, medical dramas with an investigati...
Saturday, January 28, 2012

Preview of Seinaru Kaibutsutachi (The Sacred Monsters) 聖なる怪物たち

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Title: Seinaru Kaibutsutachi (The Sacred Monsters) 聖なる怪物たち Official website: here Broadcast by: TV Asahi Timeslot: Thursdays, 9pm O.A. Start...
Friday, January 27, 2012

Ninomiya Kazunari & Toyokawa Etsushi to star in "Platina Data"

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Ninomiya Kazunari of ARASHI will star in the movie adaptation of Higashino Keigo's novel "Platina Data" as reported on 26 Jan ...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Preview of Second Virgin セカンドバージン

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Title: Second Virgin セカンドバージン Official website: here Total number of episodes: 10 Broadcast by: NHK Timeslot: Tuesdays 10pm Shown: 12 Oct 20...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Preview of Hungry! ハングリー！ - Winter 2012

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Title: Hungry! ハングリー! Official website: here Broadcast by: FujiTV / KTV Timeslot: Tuesdays 10pm Theme Song: ROCK ME BABY by THE BAWDIES Inse...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Preview of Shokuzai 贖罪 (Atonement)

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Title: Shokuzai 贖罪 (Atonement) Official website: here Broadcast by: WOWOW Timeslot: Sundays 10pm Total number of episodes: 5 O.A. Start Date...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Review of Strawberry Night (drama SP)

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Note that this review relates to the 2010 drama SP of Strawberry Night, not the current series which is showing on FujiTV this season. I wil...
Friday, January 20, 2012

Review of Paradise Kiss (movie)

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Before watching this movie, I had certain expectations of it. This is the burden that comes with knowing the source material beforehand but ...
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Monday, December 05, 2011

Preview of Paradise Kiss パラダイス・キス

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Title: Paradise Kiss Official website: here Original manga by: Yazawa Ai Cast: Kitagawa Keiko, Mukai Osamu, Yamamoto Yusuke, Igarashi Shunji...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Preview of 家政婦のミタ Kaseifu no Mita (Mita the housekeeper)

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Title: 家政婦のミタ Kaseifu no Mita (Mita the housekeeper) Official website: here O.A. Start Date: 12 Oct 2011 Timeslot: Wednesdays, 10pm Broadcas...
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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Top 10 faces that men want to be - 2011 (Oricon)

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Numbers in brackets refer to ranking last year. 1) Fukuyama Masaharu (1) 2) Mukai Osamu (5) 3) Kimura Takuya (2) 4) Okada Junichi (10) 5) Ts...

Preview of 謎解きはディナーのあとで Nazotoki wa dinner no ato de (Solving the mystery after dinner)

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Title: 謎解きはディナーのあとで Nazotoki wa dinner no ato de (Solving the mystery after dinner) Official website: here O.A. Start Date: 18 Oct 2011 Time...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Top 10 faces that women want to be - 2011

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Source: Oricon Numbers in brackets indicate the ranking in 2010. 1) Ayase Haruka (2) 2) Kitagawa Keiko (1) 3) Miyazaki Aoi (3) 4) Sasaki Noz...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Review of Mitsu no Aji Ep 1

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It's been at least a good 7 months since I last posted anything to the blog and a long time ago since I covered an in-season drama. Depe...
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