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Yu Yamada blogs from HEY!³
Model/Actress/Singer Yu Yamada has a new single, “leave all behind,” scheduled for release on April 23, 2008. To promote the upcoming single, she recently blogged about her appearance on the music show “HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP” which is still without an air date — she says she’ll post the date it’ll air as it…
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Orange Range does “Code Geass” opening, ending – Tokyograph
ORANGE RANGE will release its new single ‘O2 ~Oo Tsuu~’ on May 28. This will mark the first time ORANGE RANGE member YAMATO takes the lead vocal for a song. ‘O2’ will be the opening theme to the TBS anime series ‘Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2‘ that starts on April 6. In addition,…
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Kurara Chibana to host television show – Tokyograph
I haven’t been following Kurara much since her run in the Miss Universe pageant. Well, it looks like things are going great for her and she’s even back to blogging regularly again. Talento Kurara Chibana, best known as the first runner-up for the Miss Universe 2006 crown, will begin hosting her first television show next…
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9 years, 3 months was well-worth the wait
Great, great, news folks. Namie Amuro’s latest (and very awesome) single, “60s 70s 80s,” will be at the top spot on Oricon’s weekly rankings chart dated for March 31. The single, which debuted at the second spot behind Kanjani Eight’s “Wahaha,” will be Amuro’s first single to hit the sweet spot in sales since 1998’s…
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Yasuo Yoshida’s ‘Jakai’ hits stores on March 23rd
Veteran utasaa (Okinawan folk musician) Yasuo Yoshida has a new album out today titled “Jakai.” Yasuo-sensei is one of the most I’m-happy-to-be-in-the-background-kind of musicians I’ve ever met so I’m quite eager to listen to the album. Many of you who follow shimauta and O-pop (Okinawan pop music) will probably be familiar with his wife, Yasuko…
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After 2-1/2 years, Kiroro ready to go
After their announcement 2-1/2 years ago to resume Kiroro, the gals finally made good on their word with a concert celebrating their 10th anniversary at the Hamarikyu Asahi Hall on March 21. The duo’s last recorded single was 2005’s “Wasurenai de,” so we hope to hear news of a new single release now that they’re…
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Rankings, rumors, and theme songs
Yeah, we love rankings here at Karkaui.com and maybe an occasional rumor from time-to-time wouldn’t hurt either. So starting with rankings from Oricon, Aya Ueto was ranked #2 for having the most “kissable lips” and fashion-wise, two Uchinanchu ranked for the style that women wanted to copy this spring: Yui Aragaki #2 and tied for…
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Yuri Chinen (Hey! Say! JUMP) to star in April’s “Sensei wa Erai!”
Although Yuri Chinen has had a string of appearances in several J-drama, “Sensei wa Erai!” will be his first recurring role in a drama since 2004’s “Nanako to Nanao.” The drama stars Hey! Say! JUMP members Yuto Nakajima, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuri Chinen, and Daiki Arioka as middle schoolers who try to turn a dull teacher…
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Desktop: Gori in “Utatama”
Here’s a desktop for your Mac/PC of Gori’s new film, “Utatama,” which opens in theaters nationwide in Japan on April 5, 2008. “Utatama” also stars Kaho as a chorus student who doubts the “coolness” of it after being told that she looks like a salmon when she sings (you’ll have to check out the trailer…
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Spring Kick Off Coupon Offer – CDJapan Blog
Our favorite online music store for both music and for videos from Japan and Okinawa is CDJapan and they have a ¥500 coupon offer for this spring. (In the past, if I’m not mistaken, these coupons were only available to returning customers who already have an account with the store.) What do you have to…
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