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Yankumi to help save the earth – Tokyograph
Yukie Nakama is joining boy band Arashi as one of the celebrity hosts of NTV’s charity program ’24 Hour Television,’ taking place on August 30-31. Part of the show will feature her in character as Yankumi from the ‘Gokusen’ drama series, which is currently doing well in the ratings for its third season. (Link: Yankumi…
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GReeeeN recaptures record for fastest million downloads – Tokyograph
GReeeeN has reclaimed a digital download record with their newest single ‘Kiseki,’ which is being used as the theme song for the drama series ‘ROOKIES.’ The group’s hit song ‘Aiuta’ had previously set a record for reaching 1 million chaku-uta downloads in only 91 days. In March, Thelma Aoyama broke that record with ‘Soba ni…
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Yu Yamada riding high
With confirmation of the relationship coming from the man himself, it’s official that Yu Yamada (23) and Shun Oguri (25) are a couple. Both recently starred in the J-drama “Binbo Danshi” and were in relationships that ended “around last summer.” As a result, Yu’s blog shot up to the top spot of Ameba’s ranking unseating…
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BEGIN to release their first single in 11 months!
Well, it’s not like they weren’t busy but the guys from Ishigaki will be releasing their first single in 11 months on June 25. Other than the release date and title of the single, “Bokura no kono Subarashiki Sekai,” we don’t have much other information as to whether it’ll be shimauta-inspired or their bluesy J-pop.…
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Animated “Kitaro” movie gets 6 regional versions – Tokyograph
The animated movie ‘Gegege no Kitaro: Nihon Bakuretsu!!’ (directed by Go Koga) will mark a first in Japanese film history. It is getting a total of 6 different versions, each catering to a specific region in Japan. One of the changes between versions is the character of Neko Musume, who will have a different appearance…
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Monpachi to release best album – Tokyograph
Popular rock band MONGOL800 (also known as ‘Monpachi’) is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a best hits album, titled ‘etc works.’ The collection features not only their own songs, but also collaborations with other artists (such as RYUKYUDISKO and RIP SLYME) and covers they performed for the tribute albums of Unicorn and Husking Bee. ‘etc…
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Meisa Kuroki starring in drama version of “Danso no Reijin” – Tokyograph
TV Asahi is producing a drama special about the life of Yoshiko Kawashima, a Manchu princess who became a spy for the Kwantung Army and was eventually executed by the Chinese government (Wikipedia link here). Her story was partly responsible for the coining of the phrase ‘danso no reijin’ (‘beauty in male attire’), referring to…
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Oricon: Nakama again named celebrity with best black hair – Tokyograph
Oricon repeated its survey from last year that asked the public who they think looks best with black hair, though this time around the survey divided the choices for male and female celebrities. Not surprisingly, the female list was very similar to the previous results, with Yukie Nakama once again in the lead. Mika Nakashima…
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DOUBLE, Namie Amuro collaborate – Tokyograph
Popular R&B artists DOUBLE and Namie Amuro have completed their first collaboration, a song titled ‘BLACK DIAMOND.’ Described as a dance number, the music video features choreography by JONTE and RAMON, who are known for their work with Beyonce. ‘BLACK DIAMOND’ is being included on DOUBLE’s ‘THE BEST COLLABORATIONS’ album, on sale May 28. The…
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H&MC covers TMR’s “Hot Limit” – Tokyograph
HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR will be doing a cover of T.M.Revolution’s 1998 hit single ‘HOT LIMIT.’ H&MC’s version will be released on June 25, and the limited edition DVD will include the song’s music video, in which TMR (Takanori Nishikawa) makes a guest appearance. The seed for the project was planted last year when H&MC…
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