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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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Desktop: Aya Ueto gets you to buy softymo
Ah, it’s nice seeing a new wallpaper for my Mac (or your Mac/PC) — especially if it’s with Aya Ueto. So, yeah, it’s for a cosmetic product line called softymo (from KOSÉ), but it’s a calendar too (albeit one that only goes up to June but I digress). Come April we’ll be seeing Aya in…
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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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Takako Uehara in Okinawa
Takako Uehara (ex-SPEED) is currently in Okinawa and she posted two entries on her blog of a recent trip to Kokusai-dori and Heiwa-dori. What’s interesting in watching these clips is that she’s walking down both streets and you’re just waiting for someone to recognize her and say: “Hey! It’s that girl from SPEED!” 🙂
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RYUKYUDISKO to release live DVD on the 26th
Techno duo RYUKYUDISKO, having made their major label debut last June with Ki/oon Records, will be releasing a live DVD titled “RKDV 1.0 (LIVE&CLIPS)” on March 26. Their previous live DVD was 2004’s “LEQUIO LIVE -LIVE at WIRE04-” which was released during the duo’s period as indie musicians. On a side note, the duo who…
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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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