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Yukie Nakama cameo in “Elite Yankee Saburo” – Tokyograph
The upcoming movie version of ‘Elite Yankee Saburo’ is being reinforced with the addition of top actress Yukie Nakama. Based on a TV Tokyo adaptation of a gag manga by Shuji Abe, the movie stars Hideo Ishiguro as a teenage otaku who gets mislabeled as an ‘elite’ delinquent. Nakama will play a very minor role…
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“Code Blue” SP to air on January 10 – Tokyograph
Fuji TV has announced a broadcast date for its ‘Code Blue’ drama special. The episode is scheduled to air on January 10 at 9:00pm. The special is a continuation of the ‘Code Blue’ drama series from this past summer, which starred Tomohisa Yamashita, Erika Toda, Yui Aragaki, and Yosuke Asari as four young doctors training…
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Yukie Nakama to once again co-host NHK’s Kohaku
On Monday, NHK officially announced that Masahiro Nakai and Yukie Nakama will be this year’s hosts. The full list of performers are expected to be revealed soon. (Link: Mr.Children to make first appearance on Kohaku – Tokyograph.) This will be Yukie’s 3rd appearance (2005, 2006, 2008) as host of the music program and pairs her…
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Wallpaper: Aya Ueto for Aoki
Our favorite wallpaper idol is out with a new one for us to adorn our Mac/PC desktop with. This time Aya Ueto is the image girl for Aoki, a Japanese clothing company that specializes in suits. The wallpaper, a 4-month calendar one, is available over here. (Via 壁紙fan!)
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Beni Arashiro drops last name for new single – Tokyograph
Singer Beni Arashiro is reinventing herself under a new name: BENI. She will once again be focusing on her music career, after months of silence, starting with a new single next month. Arashiro left her previous management agency, Oscar Promotion, at the end of August, and her contract with Avex expired at the end of…
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Wallpaper: Yu Yamada for Canon’s PIXUS
In what may be the final installment of its ad campaign featuring popular actress/singer/model Yu Yamada, Canon has a collection of the wallpapers and screensavers that were featured on its Enjoy Photo special site. If you’ve missed downloading these in the past, now is your time to add them to your Mac/PC desktop collection. (Via…
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Nakama, Kase to star in Fuji TV series – Tokyograph
Yukie Nakama and Ryo Kase will co-star in a Fuji TV drama series this winter. Titled ‘Arifureta Kiseki,’ the show will be the first series written by Taichi Yamada in 11 years. Yamada’s last serial was TBS’s ‘Fuzoroi no Ringotachi 4’ in 1997, though he has written many tanpatsu dramas since then. He has reportedly…
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Yui Aragaki to star in first period film
Those of you waiting to see Yui Aragaki don a kimono in a jidaigeki can look forward to an upcoming film called “BALLAD: Namonaki Koi no Uta.” Yui will play the part of a princess and the film will mark her first in a period drama set during the Warring States period of Japan’s history.…
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Two Okinawans top Oricon’s “Ideal Women” ranking
Oricon recently ran a survey of 1,200 men and women under 40, asking them to identify which celebrities they felt represented their ideal image of a woman. The survey was divided into two categories, one for music artists and one for actresses. In the artist category, Namie Amuro ranked #1, noted for her style and…
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Wallpaper: Aya Ueto for Kose’s Softymo
What can we say? Whenever we showcase a new wallpaper here it seems as if it’s always with Aya Ueto and hey, we love it! This time around, she’s the image girl for Kose’s Softymo which is a “speedy cleansing oil” (yeah, I’m a guy and have no idea what that is but Aya’s on…
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