(Source: Sanspo) Actress-model Yamada Yuu (24) , who is dating Oguri Shun (26), attended a collabo-event for fashion magazine GINGER yesterday, 29th June 2009. When asked how she would celebrate her birthday, which falls on the 5th of July, she answered that she was so busy that it seems she would spend it on the aeroplane.

Labels: Japan, Yamada Yuu

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(Source: Sanspo) Tamaki Hiroshi (29) and Yoshitaka Yuriko (20) have admitted that they are dating each other! They met while working on a drama and as they got along well, their relationship progressed. The drama was TBS' Love Shuffle, which aired earlier this year in January. The banner for the drama is below.

Labels: J-Dorama, Japan, Tamaki Hiroshi

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(Source: Entame) [Sorry for earlier erroneous translation! thanks to the person who left the comment for me!!] The 4th episode of Kimura Takuya's new dorama, Mr Brain, aired on 13th June 2009. Kamenashi Kazuya was the guest star in Episode 3 and that episode was the only episode that did not break the 20% ratings ceiling.

The ratings for KimuTaku's new dorama so far is as follows:
24.8％→22.0％→16.3％→21.0％

The episode with Kamenashi was 16.3%. This is bad news for him!!

Labels: J-Dorama, Japan, Kamenashi Kazuya, Kimura Takuya

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(Source: Mainichi) 4-member Hip hop unit GReeeeN's new album has sold more than 45,200 copies in its first week, which is the highest record for 2009. The album, Shio Kosho (Salt and Pepper) was released on June 10 2009. The album includes the theme song from the movie ROOKIES, called Haruka.

This is the first time that GReeeeN has topped Oricon's rankings since its debut.

Labels: GReeeeN, Japan

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(Source: Sanspo) Nagasawa Masami has started her duties as Ambassador of Okinawa on 15th June 2009. She was the star of movie Nada Sou Sou (2006) which was filmed in Okinawa.

"I would like to visit Okinawa with a boyfriend sometime. It would be nice to go suntanning with him." She commented amidst dainty laughter.

Labels: Japan, Nagasawa Masami

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Grand Opening! It says. It was a rainy Thursday afternoon when I took this photo at Ximen Ding. Korean star Rain (Bi)'s face can be vaguely seen on the pillar and the poster. Happy Sunday!

Labels: Korea, Rain

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(Source: Mainichi) It was announced today, 4th June, that rock unit B'z will perform at Summer Sonic 2009, a music festival that will take place from 7th-9th August this year. This festival is an annual festival involving at least 20,000 people and is an outdoor live event. This year, B'z will performances both in Chiba (Marine Stadium) and Osaka (Ocean Stadium). This will be their second performance in two years, since 2007. The last time B'z performed was in September 2008.

Tomorrow, on the 5th of June, B'z's new single for Suzuki's new compact car, Swift, will be on sale. The title of the track is called "Dive". The CM is below for your viewing pleasure.

Labels: B'z, Japan

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(Source: Entame) Recently, the actors that will be starring in Gokusen:The Movie was announced. They included actors like Kamenashi Kazuya, Oguri Shun, Hayami Mokomichi, Koikei Teppei, Ishigaki Yuma, Narimiya Hiroki and Koide Keisuke. However Matsumoto Jun from Season 1 and Akanishi Jin from Season 2 were notably absent from the cast.

In the recent KAT-TUN concert held on 18th May 2009, Akanishi Jin had commented that he was interested in acting in Gokusen:The Movie, but wondered aloud if "apart from him, everybody else was acting." 'If Kamenashi is casted, then so must Jin right?" He added, revealing his dissatisfaction.

However, reasons for Matsu-Jun and Akanishi's no-show in this movie are said to be simple schedule clashes. Akanishi Jin is playing a lead role in BANDAGE, a movie slated for release in 2010. There are rumours going about however that Johnny's is embarking on a "Save Kamenashi" mission. After the dismal performance of his dorama, Kami no Shizuku, critics predicted the end of his career as an idol-actor. Hence, Johnny's has been actively helping to resurrect his career (since he was such a cash cow for them anyway); this can be seen in his guest-starring role in Kimura Takuya's new dorama, Mr.Brain, and POSSIBLY in Matsu-Jun and Akanishi's absence in Gokusen : The Movie -- since all the spotlight would be on Kamenashi as the sole Johnny's representative amongst the leads.

Labels: Akanishi Jin, Hayami Mocomichi, Japan, Johnny's Entertainment, Kamenashi Kazuya, Koike Teppei, Matsumoto Jun, Oguri Shun

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