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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Top 10 bestselling singles of 2013 (Oricon)

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For the full listing of top 100 singles, please go here . Figures in brackets indicate the number of copies sold. 1) Sayonara Crawl - AK...

Okada Masaki & Hirosue Ryoko work together in the new movie 'Kanojo to no jouzu na wakarekata"

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Okada Masaki and Hirosue Ryoko will be working together formally for the first time in the new movie "Kanojo to no jouzu na wakarekat...

Nishijima Hidetoshi to be the special guest in first episode of "Team Batista 4 Raden Meikyuu"

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Nishijima Hidetoshi will be the special guest in the first episode of FujiTV Winter 2014 drama "Team Batista 4 Raden Meikyuu" wh...
Saturday, December 14, 2013

2013's most compatible celebrity couples ranking (Zexy)

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This survey is conducted by bridal magazine Zexy on a group of women who have been married for less than 2 years about their views of the ...

Completion press conference of NHK Sendai drama "Katsuo"

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The completion press conference of NHK Sendai drama "Katsuo" was held at NHK Broadcast Centre in Tokyo on 11 December which was ...

2013 Ranking of celebrities with the most CM deals (Nihon Monitor)

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Here are the rankings of celebrities with the most CM deals in 2013: Female celebrities 17 CM deals - Takei Emi 15 CM deals - Shinod...

Sarah Brightman to sing the theme song for movie "Kamisama no Karte 2"

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British singer Sarah Brightman will be singing the theme song for the new movie "Kamisama no Karte 2" staring Arashi's Sakur...

Ikuta Toma to play Takayama Ukon in 2014 Taiga drama "Gunshi Kanbee"

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Ikuta Toma will be playing the character Takayama Ukon a.k.a. Dom Justo Takayama who was a Christian daimyo in the upcoming 2014 Taiga dra...

Hamasaki Ayumi announces her engagement to an university student

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Hamasaki Ayumi announced through her fan club's website on 13 December that she is currently engaged to a  Los Angeles-based U.S. medi...
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"Saikou no Rikon" returns as a drama SP next February

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"Saikou no Rikon" will make its return with a drama SP next February which depicts how the four main characters played by Eita, ...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Winners of the 26th Nikkansports Movie Awards / Ishihara Yujiro Award

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Best Movie: Fune wo Amu Best Director: Koreeda Hirokazu (Soshite Chichi ni naru) Best Leading Actor: Matsuda Ryuhei (Fune wo Amu) Be...
Monday, December 09, 2013

Sato Ryuta, Kato Shigeaki & Takenaka Naoto to join the cast of FujiTV Winter 2014 drama "Shitsuren Chocolatier"

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Sato Ryuta, NEWS member Kato Shigeaki and Takenaka Naoto will be joining the cast lineup for FujiTV's Winter 2014 drama "Shitsure...
Sunday, December 08, 2013

Top 10 actresses who have made a breakthrough in 2013 (Oricon)

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Survey was conducted between 18th Nov and 25th Nov on 1,000 respondents in their teens, 20s, 30s and 40s via the Internet. 1) Nounen Ren...

Top 10 actors who have made a breakthrough in 2013 (Oricon)

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Survey was conducted between 18th Nov and 25th Nov on 1,000 respondents in their teens, 20s, 30s and 40s via the Internet. 1) Sakai Masa...

Top 10 bestselling novels of 2013 (Oricon)

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Out of the top 10 bestselling novels of 2013, 8 have been adapted into dramas and movies. Due to this trend, I decided to share this ranki...

Kiritani Mirei to play the heroine in new movie "Team Batista Final - Kerberos no Shouzou"

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Kiritani Mirei will be taking the role of the heroine in the new movie "Team Batista Final - Kerberos no Shouzou" which stars It...
Saturday, December 07, 2013

Ashida Mana to star in her first leading role in NTV Winter 2014 drama "Ashita, Mama ga inai"

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Ashida Mana will be taking on her first leading role alone in the NTV Winter 2014 drama "Ashita, Mama ga inai" (Mother is not ar...

Sato Koichi to play the founder of Toyota in yet untitled TBS drama SP

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TBS will be showing a 2-part drama SP starring Sato Koichi as Toyoda Kiichiro, the founder of Toyota Motors, on 22nd and 23rd March 2014 w...

Kazama Shunsuke to play Miura Haruma's classmate in "Boku no Ita Jikan"

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Kazama Shunsuke will be joining the cast of FujiTV Winter 2014 drama "Boku no Ita Jikan" which stars Miura Haruma and begins its...

Special screening of "Kanojo wa uso wo aishisugiteru" in Osaka

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A special screening of the movie "Kanojo wa uso wo aishisugiteru" was held in Osaka on 6 December which was attended by the cast...

Seto Koji & Ishibashi Anna co-star in FujiTV Winter 2014 drama "Lost Days"

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Seto Koji will take on the lead role in the FujiTV Winter 2014 drama "Lost Days" which begins its run in January at 11.10pm on S...

Do As Infinity's vocalist Ban Tomiko announces her pregnancy

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Do As Infinity's vocalist Ban Tomiko announced through her official website on 5 Dec that she is currently 5 months' pregnant with...

2013 Best Beauty Award prize-giving ceremony

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The 2013 Best Beauty Award prize-giving ceremony was held on 5 December at Grand Hyatt Tokyo where Horikita Maki, Rola and Hasegawa Jun we...
Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Oizumi Yo and Matsuyuki Yasuko co-star in WOWOW drama "Chi no Shio"

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Oizumi Yo will be taking on the leading role in the new WOWOW drama "Chi no Shio" (The Salt of the Land) which is to be shown fr...

Dan Rei & SMAP's Inagaki Goro to co-star in FujiTV Winter 2014 drama "Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu"

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Dan Rei and SMAP's Inagaki Goro will be working together in the upcoming FujiTV Winter 2014 drama "Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu...

fumika to sing the theme song for NTV Winter 2014 drama "Isharyou Bengoshi ~ Anata no namida, okane ni kaemashou ~"

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fumika will be singing the theme song for NTV's Winter 2014 drama "Isharyou Bengoshi ~ Anata no namida, okane ni kaemashou ~...

Suzuki Sarina announces her divorce

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Suzuki Sarina announced on 4 December that she had filed her divorce papers with her ex-husband Infinity 16's TELA-C on the previous d...

Mizobata Junpei & Sasaki Nozomi co-star in NTV drama SP "Koi Suru Eve"

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Mizobata Junpei and Sasaki Nozomi will be the leads in the NTV drama SP "Koi Suru Eve" which is the first TV drama to be shot at...

Preview of "Kanata no Ko" (WOWOW)

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Title: Kanata no Ko Official website: here Broadcast by: WOWOW O.A. Start Date: 1 Dec 2013 Timeslot: Sundays 10pm Total number of episo...
Tuesday, December 03, 2013

Inoue Mao to be the lead in 2015 NHK Taiga drama "Hana Moyu"

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NHK announced on 3 December that Inoue Mao will be the lead of their 2015 Taiga drama "Hana Moyu" set mainly in Yamaguchi Prefec...

Completion screening of movie "Eien no Zero"

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The completion screening of movie "Eien no Zero" starring V6's Okada Junichi was held at Tokyo Kokusai Forum on 2 December w...

Mizuki Arisa to star in TBS Winter 2014 drama "Yoru no Sensei"

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Mizuki Arisa will be starring in the TBS Winter 2014 drama "Yoru no Sensei" which begins its run from 17 January 2014 in the Fri...

Preview of "Shikeidai no 72 Jikan" (Drama SP)

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Title: Shikeidai no 72 Jikan Official website: here Official blog: here Broadcast by: NHK O.A. Date: 26 Nov 2013 / 3 Dec 2013 at 11.15...
Monday, December 02, 2013

Preview of "Taiyo no Wana" - Autumn 2013

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Title: Taiyo no Wana (The Sun's Trap) Official website: here Official Twitter: here O.A. Start Date: 30 November 2013 Timeslot: Sa...
Sunday, December 01, 2013

Preview of "Olympic no Minoshirokin" (Drama SP)

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Title: Olympic no Minoshirokin Official website: here Broadcast by: TV Asahi O.A. Dates: 30 November & 1 Dec 2013 / 9pm Original n...

Fujiwara Tatsuya & Yamada Takayuki co-star in suspense-action film "MONSTERZ"

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Fujiwara Tatsuya and Yamada Takayuki will be co-starring in the suspense-action movie "MONSTERZ" directed by Nakata Hideo which ...

Oguri Shun to star in the real-life movie adaptation of "Lupin The 3rd"

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There will be a real-life movie adaptation of famous manga "Lupin The Third" which will feature Oguri Shun as its lead. Besides ...
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Completion screening of movie "Chiisai Ouchi"

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The completion screening of new movie "Chiisai Ouchi" was held on 28 November which was attended by the director Yamada Yoji and...
Saturday, November 30, 2013

Nanao Tavito to sing the theme song for movie "Nishino Yukihiko no Koi to Bouken"

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Singer-songwriter Nanao Tavito will be singing the theme song "TELE〇POTION" for the new movie "Nishino Yukihiko no Koi to B...

First-day-screening event of "Gekijouban SPEC Close Kou no Hen"

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The first-day-screening event of movie "Gekijouban SPEC Close Kou no Hen" which marks the end of the SPEC series, was held on 29...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Ishihara Satomi to be the heroine in "Shitsuren Chocolatier"; supporting cast members also announced

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Ishihara Satomi will take on the role of the heroine in the upcoming FujiTV Winter 2014 Gekku "Shitsuren Chocolatier" starring A...
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"Yamikin Ushijima-kun" to be back as drama series and movie in 2014

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"Yamikin Ushijima-kun" starring Yamada Takayuki as Ushijima, the president of an illegal moneylending company, will be back as a...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

NEWS member Tegoshi Yuya to play the criminal in TV Asahi drama SP "Matsumoto Seicho Drama SP San Oku Yen Jiken"

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NEWS member Tegoshi Yuya will take on the role of the criminal in the TV Asahi drama SP "Matsumoto Seicho Drama SP San Oku Yen Jiken...

Inohara Yoshihiko & Seto Asaka welcome the arrival of their second child

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V6's Inohara Yoshihiko and actress Seto Asaka welcomed the arrival of their second child, a baby girl, on 22 November as announced thr...

Kato Ai gets married on 22 Nov 2013

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Kato Ai and her husband registered their marriage on 22 November which is commonly known as "Iifufu no Hi" (Good couple's da...

Red carpet event of movie "Kuroshitsuji"

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The red carpet event of new movie "Kurotsuji" was held on 20 November which was attended by cast members Mizushima Hiro, Gouriki...

Fukushi Sota, Yamazaki Hirona and Kamiki Ryunosuke to star in movie "Kamisama no Iu Toori"

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Fukushi Sota, Yamazaki Hirona and Kamiki Ryunosuke will be starring in the movie adaptation of "Kamisama no Iu Toori" (As God sa...

Sometani Shota, Fukatsu Eri and Hashimoto Ai to star in adaptation of "Kiseijuu"

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Sometani Shota, Fukatsu Eri and Hashimoto Ai will be the main cast members in the upcoming real-life adaptation movie of "Kiseijuu...

Sugimoto Tetta & Furuta Arata to star in TBS Winter 2014 drama "Inpei Sousa"

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Sugimoto Tetta and Furuta Arata will be the joint leads in the upcoming TBS Winter 2014 drama "Inpei Sousa" which will begin its...
Saturday, November 23, 2013

TV Asahi to show "Trick SP 3" before the release of TRICK's final movie next January

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TV Asahi will be showing "TRICK SP 3" in January 2014 as a prelude to the finale movie "Trick Gekijouban Last Stage" w...
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