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news: CM/model
Ebi-chan promotes "Puyo Puyo"
Tue, July 24, 2007 (6:20pm EDT)
Popular model Yuri Ebihara will appear in posters and commercials for the Wii version of the "Puyo Puyo" puzzle game franchise (produced by Sega). The TV spot begins airing on Wednesday. Some clips are available on the official website.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: singer
EXILE audition finalist to make debut
Tue, July 24, 2007 (6:32pm EDT)
Singer JONTE, who was chosen as a finalist in EXILE's Vocal Battle Audition last year, is set to release his debut single. "Yureru" will go on sale August 22. It will also be used two days later as the theme song for NTV's drama special, "Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai," which stars Shido Nakamura.
JONTE is also releasing a mini album (titled "JONTE is...") on the same day as the single. The album will launch not only in Japan, but also simultaneously in Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: celebrities
Tsuji, Sugiura hold wedding
Tue, July 24, 2007 (6:41pm EDT)
 
Nozomi Tsuji and Taiyo Sugiura held their wedding ceremony on the 19th at a church in Karuizawa, Nagano. They also held a reception at a nearby hotel. The events were limited to only family and close friends.
One highlight of the reception was a celebratory song performed by Taiyo's brother Takao, along with some bandmates.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: music
Oguri appears in PV
Wed, July 25, 2007 (1:18pm EDT)
 
Actor Shun Oguri will appear in the promotional video for "Karenso," the third single by trio KEY GOT CREW, in stores on August 8. The premise is that Oguri receives a request for the song while hosting his "All Night Nippon" radio segment.
The video is directed by Hiroyuki Nakano ("Samurai Fiction").
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artiste
Aragaki makes singing debut
Wed, July 25, 2007 (4:38pm EDT)
Actress Yui Aragaki will be making her debut as a singer, starting with the theme song for "Koisuru Madori," her first film with a starring role. The movie, directed by Akiko Oku, opens in theaters on August 18.
The theme song, "Memories," is a ballad written by singer Ayano Tsuji. It will be available as a "chaku uta" for a limited time (August 6 - September 4) through the website of Tokyo FM's "School of Lock!" (the radio show on which Aragaki serves as a host). The CD release will come later.
Aragaki already has a second song lined up. Titled "heavenly days," it will be an insert song for the movie "Koizora" (out November 3), which Aragaki also stars in.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: tokusatsu series
Ultra Seven returns as series
Wed, July 25, 2007 (6:56pm EDT)
The popular tokusatsu series "Ultra Seven," which aired from 1967 to 1968, will once again return as a television series after nearly 40 years. This fall, TBS will broadcast "Ultra Seven X," whose hero will be almost entirely unchanged from the original in appearance and technique, including the use of the Ultra Eye glasses for transformation. One change is that the Eye Slugger weapon (a boomerang on Seven's head) will be given a different name.
The story will involve an organization called DEUS, established to defend the world against hostile aliens. One member, known as Jin, has the power to transform into Ultra Seven. The part will be played by up-and-coming Okinawan actor Eriku Yoza. Actress Saki Kagami will play the female lead.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: movies
Oricon: scariest J-horror films
Wed, July 25, 2007 (7:33pm EDT)
With the approaching release of "Densen Uta," the new horror flick from Yasushi Akimoto, Oricon decided to poll a thousand people to determine the scariest J-horror films.
Almost a third of the voters named the "Ringu" series, placing it far ahead of the competition. The "One Missed Call" ("Chakushin Ari") series came in second, slightly above the "Ju-on" franchise.
The rest of the top ten were as follows: "Dark Water," the "Scary True Stories" series, the "Gakkou no Kaidan" series, "Infection" ("Kansen"), "Shikoku," the Junji Inagawa series, and "The Black House" ("Kuroi Ie").
Scariest J-horror films:
1) Ringu series (The Ring franchise)
2) One Missed Call series
3) Ju-on series
4) Dark Water
5) Scary True Water Series
6) Gakkou no Kaidan series
7) Infection (Kaisen)
8) Shikoku
9) Junji Inagawa series
10) The Black House (Kuroi Ie)
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artistes
It was revealed that a couple of veteran rockers recently got down to some bare-knuckle fisticuffs. Last month, Maeda Kou (45) filed a complaint with Chiba Prefecture police after he was beaten by 6-foot-3 legendary guitarist Hotei Tomoyasu (45). His blog has vague references to the incident from June 14 onwards, mentioning that he was visiting the hospital every day and saying how he wanted to "destroy that lying S.O.B." It seems the two were driving back to Tokyo from Hotei's villa in Chiba when they got into a fight that left Maeda with nasty injuries. The two have been friends for many years, with Maeda sometimes writing lyrics for Hotei and taking part in a collaboration album last year. Maeda has also found considerable success as a writer, winning several top literary prizes including the Akutagawa Prize in 2000 for the novel "Kiregire." Hotei was lead guitarist for the top 1980s rock band Boowy and his famous track "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" is used in Michael Bay's recent movie adaptation of "Transformers."
Source: www.japan-zone.com |
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news: artistes
[US] ELLEGARDEN invaded Hollywood!
In front of a crowd of approximately 300-400, ELLEGARDEN rocked out at Knitting Factory, Hollywood, on July 24, 2007.
The 4-member band toured the US last year but never made a stop in Los Angeles.
Vocalist Hosomi told the enthusiastic crowd in his fluent English that the LA crowd was even better than the one they received at SXSW last year in Austin, TX.
To promote their latest album ELEVEN FIRE CRACKERS for a US release, ELLEGARDEN was all fired up and performed all their English songs from the album in the set, as well as many classics from previous albums, such as Red Hot, Marry Me, Missing, I Hate It, Supernova, The Autumn Song, etc.
Their punk-pop-rock sound gave nobody a break, and the whole floor was shaking the entire night, with arms waving all over the place.
They even came out for two separate encores because the crowd just refuse to let them leave!
The Chiba natives formed the band almost eight years ago, and now with five albums under their belt, the band is ready to explore the US market.
Under Dynamord Records, even though ELLEGARDEN is still technically considered an indie band, their singles and albums have consistently atop the major music charts in Japan whenever they were released.
Although most of ELLEGARDEN抯 lyrics were in English, language has never been an issue for them in Japan, and the Japanese have greatly embraced ELLEGARDEN抯 music, as proven by the popularity and success in their CD sales and nationwide tours.
With the language barrier out of the way, is the US ready for ELLEGARDEN?
ELEVEN FIRE CRACKERS will hit the stores on July 31, 2007, and is already available digitally on iTunes and Nettwerk store.
Also check out ELLEGARDEN抯 official webpage at http://ellegarden.jp/ and their myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/ellegarden.
Source: www.nt2099.com/J-ENT |
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wah..aragaki Yui pun nak jadik penyanyi gak...kan main depa nih..
liar game ngn keisatsu tuh dapat tinggi erk? abis lagik duit aku nak beli VCD jdorama..korg ada link yg leh donlot tak? hehehe..mcm x der duit jer nak beli byk2... |
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Reply #1092 ct_subang's post
siap ngaku  |
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news: music
Charts: Ai Otsuka, Orange Range, Code Geass
Mon, July 30, 2007 (6:07pm EDT)
Pop artist Ai Otsuka managed to outsell Morning Musume this week to take the #1 spot on the singles chart. Her 15th single, "PEACH / HEART," sold about 25,000 more copies than the competing "Onna ni Sachiare." This marks Otsuka's third #1 single. It is her first since the 2005 release "Planetarium," which was also a tie-in with a highly popular drama series.
Meanwhile, rock band Orange Range dominated the albums chart, garnering both the #1 and #2 spots with their simultaneously released best albums, "ORANGE" and "RANGE." Each sold more than 210,000 copies, far surpassing the #3-ranked "Sora wa Maru de" by Monkey Majik, which only sold 82,000 in the same week.
In the overall DVD rankings, Volume 7 of the "Code Geass" anime series came out on top. This is the show's second DVD to reach #1, and every volume so far has shown up in the Top 3.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: celebrities
Oricon: summer fashion role models
Thu, July 26, 2007 (4:32am EDT)
Oricon separately surveyed a thousand men and women (500 of each sex), asking them which celebrities they would like to copy in terms of summer fashion.
The #1 choice among women was singer aiko, beating out popular model Yuri Ebihara. Tied for third were talento YOU and pop princesses Ayumi Hamasaki and Namie Amuro.
Meanwhile, men are still apparently aiming to copy the cool style of Takuya Kimura. Second choice was Masaharu Fukuyama, followed by Tsuyoshi Domoto, George Tokoro, and Satoshi Tsumabuki.
Summer fashion role models (female):
1) aiko
2) Yuri Ebihara
3) YOU
3) Ayumi Hamasaki
3) Namie Amuro
Summer fashion role models (male):
1) Takuya Kimura (SMAP)
2) Masaharu Fukuyama
3) Tsuyoshi Dohmoto (KinKi Kids)
4) George Tokoro
5) Satoshi Tsumabuki
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: celebirities
Oricon: hanabi dates
Thu, July 26, 2007 (4:46am EDT)
Summer is the season of hanabi (fireworks), so naturally, research firm Oricon set out to see which celebrities people would want to enjoy a fireworks display with.
Masaharu Fukuyama is as popular as ever, receiving the most votes from the women surveyed. #2 was actor Hiroshi Tamaki, who has seen a sizable boost in popularity within the past year. Other top choices were Koichi Domoto, Shun Oguri, and Joe Odagiri (tied with Oguri for fifth).
Men preferred singer Ai Otsuka as their #1, outranking even the current survey queen, Masami Nagasawa. Saki Aibu, Aya Ueto, and Haruka Ayase rounded out the top five.
Hanabi dates (male):
1) Masaharu Fukuyama
2) Hiroshi Tamaki
3) Koichi Dohmoto (KinKi Kids)
4) Shun Oguri
4) Joe Odagiri
Hanabi dates (female):
1) Ai Otsuka
2) Masami Nagasawa
3) Saki Aibu
4) Aya Ueto
5) Haruka Ayase
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: movie
"Sukiyaki Western Django" to compete at Venice
Thu, July 26, 2007 (4:31pm EDT)
On Thursday, Venice Film Festival president Davide Croff and director Marco Muller revealed the line-up for this year's festival, which runs from August 29 to September 8.
One Japanese film has been chosen to be in competition: Takashi Miike's "Sukiyaki Western Django."
Two other movies from Japan will be screened at the festival. Takeshi Kitano's "Kantoku Banzai!" will be shown out of competition, and Shinji Aoyama's "Sad Vacation" will open the Orizzonti segment.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artiste/CM
Ueto promotes KOSE mascara
Thu, July 26, 2007 (5:11pm EDT)
Aya Ueto has been chosen as the new image character of KOSE's mascara brand FASIO. She will appear in commercials starting on August 1.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: stage play
Sho Aikawa gets first starring stage role in Miike's "Zatoichi"
Thu, July 26, 2007 (6:15pm EDT)
Actor Sho Aikawa will star in a stage version of the jidaigeki masterpiece, "Zatoichi," which has been the basis for many works in cinema, television, and theater. Although Aikawa has starred in more than a hundred films, this is surprisingly his first time taking the lead in a play.
Other cast members include Sadao Abe, Hiroyuki Nagato, and Kenichi Endo.
The production will be directed by Takashi Miike. It opens on December 3 at Tokyo's Shinjuku Koma Stadium. It will then move to the Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka on December 20, followed by a run at the Aichi Pension Hall in Nagoya starting on January 4.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: singer
[JAPAN] UA goes environmental with new album release
In a recent interview for JapanToday.com, Dan Grunebaum recently interviewed singer UA who is releasing a new album.
Featuring an excerpt from the interview, Grunebaum writes, 揂 wish to reclaim one抯 audience is of course a good motivator to get back to more approachable territory. 揑t抯 been 10 years since I debuted, and during that time I抳e always recorded for myself, |
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Post time 31-7-2007 05:47 PM
