The BS-TBS drama franchise “Keitai Deka” is getting its third movie next year, starring the three most recent “Keitai Deka” heroines. As the title suggests (“Keitai Deka The Movie 3: Morning Musume Kyuushutsu Daisakusen! ~ Pandora no Hako no Himitsu”), the film will also feature idol group Morning Musume, acting together for the last time...

Today’s issue of Shukan Bunshun reported that popular AKB48 member Sayaka Akimoto (22) had a man stay over at her place earlier this month. That man is none other than multimedia creator Ouji Hiroi (56), who is currently working with Akimoto on a project called “Double Heroine.” However, Akimoto has already addressed the rumor, saying...

V6′s new program “Mission V6″, began airing features the Johnny’s group’s six members challenging difficult tasks in a total of 10 minutes. The show’s first episode depicted the members taking on the task of holding their breath/keeping their eyes open in a tank of water for a 10 minute period. This episode also came with...

On October 11th, popular voice actress, Hirano Aya held the release & Handshake event for her new photobook “Aya FILE. 2” which was released on October 8th. At the event, she shook hands with over 500 fans. Aya talked about her future career stating, “I want to take on many challenges while I cherish my...

Arashi’s latest single “Dear Snow” has already sold more than 501,000 copies, securing it’s number one debut on the weekly single charts for next week, reports Oricon. The single was released last week on October 6, and is the 22nd consecutive number one the group has had since “PIKANCHI DOUBLE”, which was released in February...

AKB48 will be releasing a calendar for 2011 titled “PRESENT ~Kamisama karano Okurimono” on December 14th. 14 out of the 48 members have been selected for the calendar: Oshima Yuko, Maeda Atsuko, Shinoda Mariko, Itano Tomomi, Watanabe Mayu, Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Kashiwagi Yuki, Miyazawa Sae, Matsui Jurina, Kasai Tomomi, Takajo Aki, Minegishi Minami, and...

The popular idol group AKB48 is getting their first documentary film in theaters. Titled “DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 to be continued,” the movie covers the group’s activities throughout this year, using footage from over 1,000 videotapes. The documentary includes the production process behind each of their singles, their concerts at Yokohama Arena and Yoyogi National Gymnasium,...

As we mention on other  article before  three of  Morning Musume member will be graduated.  Details about the special graduation trip that was announced a few days ago for Kamei, Jun Jun, and Lin Lin titled ~Morning Days FC Tour Tokubetsu Hen~ Kamei Eri, Jun Jun, Lin Lin Sotsugyou Ryokou IN Aichi...

The main female cast of the upcoming “Genji Monogatari” movie has been announced. Joining lead actor Toma Ikuta (26) are Yoko Maki (27), Lena Tanaka (30), Shigeru Muroi (51), Mikako Tabe (21), Sei Ashina (26), and Misako Renbutsu (19). Maki will be taking on a double role as Genji’s mother, Kiritsubo, and Genji’s first love,...

On Fuji Television, the “2010 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships” will be broadcasted for 5 nights in a row, and Arashi member, Aiba Masaki has been chosen as a navigator for the championship, now for the 2nd year in a row. This year, Aiba will go to Rotterdam where the championship will take place. He also...

The Gold Dream Award 2010 was presented on Thursday. This is the third year for the promotional award, which is given to celebrities who “shine beautifully like gold.” In the culture and entertainment category, the recipient was actress Maki Horikita, who just turned 22 the day before. The award’s other recipient was child actor Tatsuomi...

Idol group Morning Musume will receive an award in recognition for their contribution to the development of 3D contents in Japan. They will be given the International 3D Fair Award at the upcoming Digital Content Expo 2010, being held on October 14-17 in Tokyo. In March, Morning Musume participated in a major fashion show, which...

Sports Hochi has a possible scoop with news  that actor Toma Ikuta (25) and actress Yui Ichikawa (24) may be in a relationship. According to the report, the two have been secretly dating for the past five years. A source close to Ikuta and Ichikawa says they initially met through a mutual friend and began...

Despite the lack of performances on various variety shows, Shoujo Jidai is still soaring high on the Oricon Charts. Now that the girls has just released their second Japanese single called “GEE,” we can now see them perform on the popular variety shows in Japan. First stop, Music Station. The girls will...

For the past few months, pop duo Tackey & Tsubasa have been teasing about a potential comeback with tours and appearances, but now the news is official: they have a new single! The single is called, “Ai wa Takaramono“, and it will be out on November 24th. This is especially exciting news as Tackey &...

Kuriyama Chiaki will be releasing her new single “Kanousei Girl” on November 17th, which will also be the new opening song of TV Tokyo’s anime series “Yorinuki Gintama-san”. Moreover, she has also been appearing in said anime on October 4th. Within the series, when popular character “Elizabeth” had been opening her mouth, a picture of...