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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.

Friday, February 28, 2020

The 103rd Drama Academy Awards (Autumn 2019) - Best Supporting Actress

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) Koike Eiko - Ore no hanashi wa nagai 2) Suzuki Kyoka - Grand Maison Tokyo 3) Matsushita Yuki - G Senjou no An...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020

The 103rd Drama Academy Awards (Autumn 2019) - Best Theme Song

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) RECIPE by Yamashita Tatsuro (Grand Maison Tokyo) 2) Negai by sumika (Ossans Love - in the sky -) 3) Tomoyo by...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 22 & 23 Feb 2020

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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie: 1) Parasite (128) 2) Sumaho wo otoshitadake nanoni Toraware no ...
Monday, February 17, 2020

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 15 & 16 Feb 2020

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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie: 1) Parasite (128) 2) 1917 (316) 3) Inunakimura (210) 4) Ota...
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Top 10 actresses who made a breakthrough in 2019 (Oricon)

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The following survey was done by Oricon Monitor Research on 1,000 respondents from their teens to 50s between 15 November and 25 November...
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Top 10 actors who made a breakthrough in 2019 (Oricon)

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The following survey was done by Oricon Monitor Research on 1,000 respondents from their teens to 50s between 15 November and 25 November...
Monday, February 10, 2020

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 8 & 9 Feb 2020

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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie: 1) Otaku ni koi wa muzukashii (303) 2) Inunakimura (210) 3) A...
Tuesday, February 04, 2020

Winners of the 93rd Kinema Junpo Best Ten Awards (2019)

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Best Japanese Movie: Kakou no Futari Best Foreign Movie: Joker Best Japanese Movie - Readers' Choice: Hansekai Best Foreign Mov...
Monday, February 03, 2020

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 1 & 2 Feb 2020

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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie: 1) AI Houkai (345) 2) Cats (378) 3) Parasite (2) 4) Kaiji F...
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Sunday, February 02, 2020

Preview of "Wakeatte kasei ni sumimashita ~ Erabareshi 4nin ~" - Winter 2020

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Title: Wakeatte kasei ni sumimashita ~ Erabareshi 4nin ~ ワケあって火星に住みました エラバレシ4ニン (I lived on Mars for a reason - The 4 chosen ones) Offic...

Winners of the 41st Yokohama Film Festival (2019)

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Best Movie: Kakou no Futari Best Director: Ishikawa Kei (Mitsubachi to Enrai) / Imaizumi Rikiya (Ai ga nanda / Eine kleine Nachtmusik) ...

The undesirable ripple effect on the Japanese drama production industry due to the upcoming Tokyo Olympics

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The upcoming Tokyo Olympics this summer is undoubtedly a major event and a source of great national pride to Japan as no effort is spared t...
Thursday, January 30, 2020

Top 20 bestselling Japanese movies in 2019

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Numbers in brackets indicate the amount of box office takings while those with a star indicate that it is still showing in cinemas. For t...
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Winners of the 62nd Blue Ribbon Awards (2019)

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Best Japanese Movie: Tonde Saitama Best Foreign Movie: Joker Best Director: Mariko Tetsuya (Miyamoto kara kimi e) Best Leading Acto...
Monday, January 27, 2020

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 25th & 26th Jan 2020

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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie: 1) Cats (378) 2) Kaiji Final Game (332) 3) Frozen 2 (382) 4...
Thursday, January 23, 2020

An & Higashide Masahiro currently living apart following the exposure of his alleged 3-year affair with Karata Erika

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This has got to be the shocker on Wednesday as more details of what happened started coming out during the day. And it's especially i...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Winners of the 74th Mainichi Movie Awards (2019)

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Grand Prix Award - Japanese Movie:  Mitsubachi to Enrai Excellence Award - Japanese Movie: Shinbun Kisha Best Foreign Movie: Joker ...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 18th & 19th Jan 2020

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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie: 1) Frozen 2 (382) 2) Kaiji Final Game (332) 3) Star Wars: The...
Sunday, January 19, 2020

Preview of "Joshi kousei no mudazukai" - Winter 2020

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Title: Joshi kousei no mudazukai 女子高生の無駄づかい (The wastage of senior high school girls) Official website: here Official Instagram: here ...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Preview of "Toudori Nozaki Shuuhei" - Winter 2020

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Title: Toudori Nozaki Shuuhei 頭取野崎修平 (Bank President Nozaki Shuuhei) Official website: here O.A. Start Date: 19 Jan 2020 Timeslot: Sun...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Preview of "Karera wo mireba wakaru koto" - Winter 2020

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Title: Karera wo mireba wakaru koto 彼らを見ればわかること (Things you would know by looking at them) Official website: here O.A. Start Date: 11 J...

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 11th & 12th Jan 2020

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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie: 1) Frozen 2 (382) 2) Kaiji Final Game (332) 3) Star Wars: The...
Monday, January 13, 2020

Preview of "Nibiiro no hako no naka de" - Winter 2020

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Title: Nibiiro no hako no naka de 鈍色の箱の中で (Inside the dark grey box) Official website: here Official Instagram: here Official LINE: he...
Sunday, January 12, 2020

Preview of "Yameru tokimo, sukoyakanaru tokimo" - Winter 2020

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Title: Yameru tokimo, sukoyakanaru tokimo やめるときも、すこやかなるときも (In sickness and in health) Official website: here Official Instagram: here ...

Preview of "Alibi kuzushi uketawarimasu" - Winter 2020

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Title: Alibi kuzushi uketawarimasu アリバイ崩し承ります (We accept your request of breaking the alibi) Official website: here Official Instagram:...
Thursday, January 09, 2020

Preview of "Keiji to Kenji" - Winter 2020

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Title: Keiji to Kenji ケイジとケンジ (Police detective & Public prosecutor) Official website: here Official Instagram: here Official Twit...

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 4th & 5th Jan 2020

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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie: 1) Frozen 2 (382) 2) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (377) 3...
Wednesday, January 08, 2020

Preview of "Kotaki Kyoudai to shikuhakku" - Winter 2020

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Title: Kotaki Kyoudai to shikuhakku コタキ兄弟と四苦八苦 (Struggling with the Kotaki brothers) Official website: here Official Twitter: here O.A...
Tuesday, January 07, 2020

Preview of "Boku wa doko kara" - Winter 2020

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Title: Boku wa doko kara 僕はどこから (Where am I from) Official website: here Official Twitter: here O.A. Start Date: 8 Jan 2020 Timeslot:...

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 28th & 29th Dec 2019

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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie: 1) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (377) 2) Frozen 2 (382) 3...

Preview of "Yurukyan" - Winter 2020

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Title: Yurukyan ゆるキャン△ (Yuru Camp) Official website: here Official Instagram: here Official Twitter: here O.A. Start Date: 9 Jan 2020...
Saturday, January 04, 2020

Preview of "Raise dewa chanto shimasu" - Winter 2020

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Title: Raise dewa chanto shimasu 来世ではちゃんとします (I will live properly in my next life) Official website: here Official Instagram: here Of...

Top 10 bestselling music DVD & Blu-Ray releases of 2019 (Oricon)

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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of units sold: 1) 5x20 All the BEST!! CLIPS 1999-2019 - Arashi (789,628) 2) King & Prince...

Winners of Nikkansports Dorama Grand Prix (Autumn 2019)

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There were 463 valid votes for this round of voting between 12 Dec and 19 Dec where the top 5 for each category in each season would then...

Preview of "Konya wa konoji de" - Winter 2020

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Title: Konya wa konoji de 今夜はコの字で (Tonight at the ko-character-shaped drinking place) Official website: here Official Twitter: here O....
Friday, January 03, 2020

Top 10 most downloaded digital albums of 2019 (Oricon)

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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of downloads between 10 Dec 2018 and 8 Dec 2019: 1) POP VIRUS - Hoshino Gen (73,502) 2) Eye o...
Thursday, January 02, 2020

Preview of "Shiro demo kuro demonai sekai de Panda wa warau" - Winter 2020

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Title: Shiro demo kuro demonai sekai de panda wa warau シロでもクロでもない世界でパンダは笑う (The panda laughs in a world which is neither white nor black)...

Top 10 most downloaded digital singles of 2019 (Oricon)

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Note that the figures within the brackets indicate the number of downloads between 10 Dec 2018 and 8 Dec 2019: 1) Lemon - Yonezu Kenshi...

Preview of "Shiranakute ii koto" - Winter 2020

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Title: Shiranakute ii koto 知らなくていいコト (Things which you would be better off not knowing) Official website: here Official Instagram: here...

Preview of "Top Knife - Tensai Nougekai no Jouken - " - Winter 2020

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Title: Top Knife - Tensai Nougekkai no Jouken -  トップナイフ - 天才脳外科医の条件 - (Top Knife - The conditions of a genius neurosurgeon -) Official w...

Top 10 karaoke hits of 2019 (Oricon)

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Here is the list of top 10 karaoke hits in 2019 as sourced from DAM Sougo and JOYSOUND: 1) Lemon - Yonezu Kenshi 2) Marigold - Aimyon...

Preview of "Theseus no Fune" - Winter 2020

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Title: Theseus no Fune テセウスの船 (The boat of Theseus) Official website: here Official Instagram: here Official Twitter: here O.A. Start...

Preview of "Hanzawa Naoki II Episode Zero Nerawareta Hanzawa Naoki no Password" (Drama SP)

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Title: Hanzawa Naoki II Episode Zero Nerawareta Hanzawa Naoki no Password 半沢直樹II エピソードゼロ 狙われた半沢直樹のパスワード (Hanzawa Naoki II Episode Zero Th...
Wednesday, January 01, 2020

Preview of "Byoushitsu de nenbutsu wo tonaenaide kudasai" - Winter 2020

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Title: Byoushitsu de nenbutsu wo tonaenaide kudasai 病室で念仏を唱えないでください (Please do not chant your prayer to Buddha in the ward) Official web...

Preview of "Koi wa tsuzuku yo dokomade mo" - Winter 2020

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Title: Koi wa tsuzuku yo dokomade mo 恋はつづくよどこまでも (The love will continue no matter where) Official website: here Official Instagram: he...

Top 10 Billboard JAPAN Hot Albums of the Year 2019

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1) 5 X 20 All the BEST!! 1999 - 2019 - Arashi 2) POP VIRUS - Hoshino Gen 3) Eye of the Storm - ONE OK ROCK 4) MAGIC - back number ...

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 21st & 22nd Dec 2019

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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie: 1) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (377) 2) Frozen 2 (382) 3...

Preview of "Ashita no Kazoku" (Drama SP)

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Title: Ashita no Kazoku あしたの家族 (The family of tomorrow) Official website: here O.A. Date: 5 Jan 2020 at 9pm Broadcast by: TBS Cast: M...
Monday, December 30, 2019

Preview of "10 no Himitsu" - Winter 2020

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Title: 10 no Himitsu 10の秘密 (The secret of 10) Official website: here Official LINE: here Official Twitter: here O.A. Start Date: 14 J...

Top 10 bestselling albums of 2019 (Oricon)

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Here are the top 10 bestselling albums of 2019 as tabulated by Oricon. For the rest of the ranking, please refer to the source link. Note...
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