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My reviews on Japanese dramas, movies & music as well as anything to do with J-ent. From the ML to the forum and now to the blog version, here's hoping that this space will be a trusted source of information for all J-ent fanatics and a platform where we can come together and share our thoughts. © 2006-2026 Chiaki. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

2 new features on the blog

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As you may have noticed, I have added two new features on the right side of the blog i.e. the Featured Post and Popular Posts sections. T...

First episode screening event of NHK Taiga "Sanadamaru"

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The first episode screening event of NHK's 2016 Taiga "Sanadamaru" was held at its HQ on 14 Dec which was attended by its l...
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Press conference of new NHK drama "Haburashi / Onnatomodachi"

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The press conference of new NHK drama "Haburashi / Onnatomodachi" was held on 15 December at NHK's HQ in Tokyo which was at...
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Kamikawa Takaya to star in the WOWOW drama adaptation of "Shizumanu Taiyo"

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Kamikawa Takaya will be starring in the drama adaptation of the late Yamasaki Toyoko's signature novel "Shizumanu Taiyo" (T...
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Renbutsu Misako & Narimiya Hiroki to join the cast of latest installment of "Ooku"

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Narimiya Hiroki and Renbutsu Misako will be joining the cast of the latest two-part "Ooku" drama SPs starring Sawajiri Erika wh...
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Kubozuka Yosuke announces his impending marriage on Twitter

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Kubozuka Yosuke announced his impending marriage to his girlfriend PINKY through his Twitter in the early hours of 16 December. In his tw...

Koura Kengo & Itao Itsuji to join the cast of new movie "Fukigen na Kakko"

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Koura Kengo and Itao Itsuji will be joining the cast of new movie "Fukigen na Kakko" starring Nikaido Fumi and Koizumi Kyoko wh...

Koide Keisuke & Kimura Fumino star in new movie "Juujika"

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Koide Keisuke and Kimura Fumino will be starring in the new movie "Juujika" (The Cross) which will be shown in cinemas from 6 F...
Monday, December 14, 2015

Preview of "Aka Medaka" (Drama SP)

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Title: Aka Medaka 赤めだか (The red killifish) Official website: here O.A. Date: 28 December 2015, 9pm to 11.25pm Broadcast by: TBS Origi...
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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Nishijima Hidetoshi stars in suspense thriller movie "Creepy"

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Nishijima Hidetoshi and director Kurosawa Kiyoshi's fourth collaboration, the suspense thriller movie "Creepy" will be show...

Renbutsu Misako to be the heroine in new FujiTV Winter 2016 drama "Otousan to yobasete"

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Renbutsu Misako will be the heroine in the upcoming FujiTV Winter 2016 drama "Otousan to yobasete" which will begin its run fro...
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Preview of "Utenai Keikan" - WOWOW (Winter 2016)

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Title: Utenai Keikan 撃てない警官 (The police officer who doesn't fire a shot) Official website: here O.A. Start Date: 10 January 2016 T...
Saturday, December 12, 2015

Preview of "Arechi no Koi" - Winter 2016 (WOWOW)

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Title: Arechi no Koi 荒地の恋 (Love of the wilderness) Official website: here O.A. Start Date: 9 January 2016 Timeslot: Saturdays 10pm Br...

Nakatani Miki to star in new TBS Spring 2016 drama "Watashi kekkon dekinainjanakute, shinain desu"

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Nakatani Miki will be starring in the new TBS Spring 2016 drama "Watashi kekkon dekinainjanakute, shinain desu" (It's not t...
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Matsuyama Kenichi to star in new adaptation movie "Chinyuuki ~ Taro to Yukai na Nakamatachi"

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Matsuyama Kenichi will be starring in the new adaptation movie for legendary manga "Chinyuuki ~ Taro to Yukai na Nakamatachi" w...
Thursday, December 10, 2015

2015 Ranking of celebrities with the most CM deals (Nihon Monitor)

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The number of CM deals held by each celebrity is presented within the brackets: Top male celebrities with the most CM deals 1) Aiba Ma...

Matsushige Yutaka to be back in New Year's SP of "Kodoku no Gurume"

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Matsushige Yutaka will be appearing in the New Year's SP of TV Tokyo's hit drama "Kodoku no Gurume" which will be shown...
Wednesday, December 09, 2015

Ways to contact me

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Hi everyone, as noticed recently, some of you may wish to contact me on various issues and questions but there is no messaging function on ...
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Tuesday, December 08, 2015

Preview of "Sanadamaru" 真田丸

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Title: Sanadamaru 真田丸 Official website: here O.A. Start Date: 10 January 2016 Broadcast by: NHK Total number of episodes: 50 Scriptw...
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Monday, December 07, 2015

Kamenashi Kazuya, Narimiya Hiroki & Hirose Suzu to team up in NTV Winter 2016 drama "Kaitou Yamaneko"

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Kamenashi Kazuya, Narimiya Hiroki and Suzuki Suzu will be teaming up in the new NTV Winter 2016 drama "Kaitou Yamaneko" which b...
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Preview of "Indigo no Koibito" インディゴの恋人

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Title: Indigo no Koibito インディゴの恋人 (Indigo Lovers) Official website: here O.A. Date: 27 January 2016, 10pm Broadcast by: NHK Produced ...
Sunday, December 06, 2015

WaT announces their decision to disband next February

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Music duo WaT's members Wentz Eiji and Koike Teppei announced during their concert "WaT 10th Anniversary Live 2015" held at...

Shiina Kippei to star in new WOWOW drama "Megabank Saishu Kessen"

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Shiina Kippei will be starring in the new WOWOW drama "Megabank Saishu Kessen" (Megabank The Last Battle) which will begin its ...

Preview of "Asa ga kita" あさが来た

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Title: Asa ga kita あさが来た (The Morning Comes) Official website: here Official blog: here O.A. Start Date: 28 Sep 2015 Expected end dat...
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Saturday, December 05, 2015

Winners of the 37th Yokohama Film Festival (2015)

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The award ceremony will be held on 6 February 2016: Best Movie: Umimachi diary Best Director: Koreeda Hirokazu (Umimachi diary) / Hashi...

Preview of "Kari Kare" 仮カレ - Autumn 2015

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Title: Kari Kare 仮カレ (Temporary Boyfriend) Official website: here O.A. Start Date: 3 Nov 2015 Timeslot: Tuesdays 11.15pm Broadcast by: ...
Friday, December 04, 2015

The 7th Most Desired Male Faces Ranking (Oricon)

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Survey conducted by Oricon in November on 500 men from their teens to 50s via the Internet. Note that as Fukuyama Masaharu had won this t...

Kamiki Ryunosuke & Shida Mirai reportedly dating?

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According to the latest issue of weekly magazine "FRIDAY" published on 4 Dec, Kamiki Ryunosuke and Shida Mirai are said to be d...

Perfume to sing the theme song for new movie "Chihayafuru"

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Perfume who is celebrating their 15th anniversary since their debut, will be singing the theme song for the new 2-part movie "Chihay...

Sawajiri Erika to act in the 2-part "Ooku" drama SPs next January

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Sawajiri Erika will be acting in her first period drama when she appears in the 2-part "Ooku" drama SPs to be shown via FujiTV ...
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Ayano Go to star in new movie "Nihon de Ichiban Warui Yatsura"

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Ayano Go is starring in a new movie titled "Nihon de Ichiban Warui Yatsura" (The Worst Bad Guys in Japan) due to be shown in ci...

Mizuhara Kiko to appear in TBS Winter 2016 drama "Kazoku no Katachi"

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Mizuhara Kiko will be acting in the upcoming TBS Winter 2016 drama "Kazoku no Katachi" which begins its run from January in the...

Preview of "Gonin no Junko" 5人のジュンコ (WOWOW) - Autumn 2015

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Title: Gonin no Junko 5人のジュンコ (The 5 Junkos) Official website: here O.A. Start Date: 21 November 2015 Total number of episodes: 5 Bro...
Thursday, December 03, 2015

Oda Kazumasa to sing the theme song for the two-part movie of "64 - Rokuyon"

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Oda Kazumasa will be singing the theme song for the two-part movie "64 - Rokuyon" where Part 1 will be screened from 7 May 2016...
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Kato Shigeaki's short stories compilation to be made into drama by FujiTV; NEWS to sing the theme song

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NEWS member Kato Shigeaki's fourth book "Kasa wo motanai ari tachi wa" (The ants which do not hold umbrellas) will be made ...
Monday, November 30, 2015

Endo Kenichi & Watabe Atsuro to be double leads in FujiTV Winter 2016 drama "Otousan to yobasete"

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Endo Kenichi and Watabe Atsuro will be double leads in the upcoming FujiTV Winter 2016 drama "Otousan to yobasete" (Please allo...
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Matsushita Nao to take on the role of Madonna in FujiTV drama SP "Botchan"

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Matsushita Nao will be taking on the role of Madonna in the upcoming FujiTV drama SP "Botchan" starring Arashi's Ninomiya K...

Tamura Masakazu to star in TV Asahi drama SP "Chihoushi wo kau Onna ~ Sakka Sugimoto Ryuji no Suiri"

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Tamura Masakazu will be starring in the new TV Asahi drama SP "Matsumoto Seicho Drama SP Chihoushi wo kau Onna ~ Sakka Sugimoto Ryuj...
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Abe Hiroshi & Amami Yuki to play a married couple in new movie "Koisaika Miyamoto"

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Abe Hiroshi and Amami Yuki will be teaming up in the new movie "Koisaika Miyamoto" (Miyamoto - the man who loves his wife) whic...

Production press conference of new movie "Kaizoku to yobareta otoko"

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The production press conference of new movie "Kaizoku to yobareta otoko" starring V6's Okada Junichi was held on 28 Novembe...
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Sunday, November 29, 2015

Taiga drama handover ceremony for "Hana Moyu" and "Sanadamaru"

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The Taiga drama handover ceremony from "Hana Moyu" to "Sanadamaru" was held on 25 November where the leads of both dr...
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New FujiTV 3-part drama SP "Josei Sakka Mysteries Utsukushiki Mitsu no Uso" to be shown in January 2016

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FujiTV will be showing a 3-part drama SP titled "Josei Sakka Mysteries Utsukushiki Mitsu no Uso" (Mysteries of Female Writers -...

The 9th Most Desired Female Faces Ranking (Oricon)

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A survey involving 500 female respondents from their teens to 50s was conducted in November to find out which celebrity's face they d...
Thursday, November 26, 2015

Oguri Shun to star in the real-life movie adaptation movie of "Museum"

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Oguri Shun will be starring in the real-life movie adaptation movie of popular psycho-thriller manga "Museum" by Tomoe Ryosuke ...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Sato Ryuta, Yoshida Yo and Takahata Atsuko to act in FujiTV Winter 2016 drama "Naomi to Kanako"

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Sato Ryuta, Yoshida Yo and Takahata Atsuko will be acting in the upcoming FujiTV Winter 2016 drama "Naomi to Kanako" which feat...

Completion screening event of new movie "Haha to kuraseba"

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The completion screening event of new movie "Haha to kuraseba" was held at Marunouchi Picadilly 1 on 22 November which was atte...

Kitamura Kazuki and Hamada Gaku team up again in BS Sky Perfect drama "Kera"

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Kitamura Kazuki and Hamada Gaku will be working together again in the BS Sky Perfect drama "Kera" (Mole Cricket) which begins i...
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