Just a couple weeks ago, it was learned that Aya Ueto (25) and V6′s Go Morita (31) broke up after an 8-year relationship. At the time, it was said that neither side had found a new lover, but news reports today claim that Ueto is now dating EXILE leader HIRO (41). Ueto and HIRO have...

Korean female idol group SNSD, also known as Shoujo Jidai, has been featured on the cover of the weekly Japanese economics magazine “Nikkei Business”. Nikkei discusses the reasoning behind SNSD’s successful break into the global music markey. The Korean idol group, SNSD, known in Japan as Shoujo Jidai has been featured on the...

The live-action adaptation of Fumi Yoshinaga’s manga “Ooku,” starring Kazunari Ninomiya and Kou Shibasaki, opened this past weekend. The box office tally from its first three days (Friday-Sunday) was approximately 470 million yen, with about 400,000 tickets sold. This is said to be a good start for the film, which is now predicted to reach...

YoonA’s popularity is on the rise especially among netizens in Japan. On October 3rd, there was a massive upload of YoonA’s videos as well as pictures on the Japanese community site “2ch”. Oddly enough, this website is known for associating rumors and accusations against South Korea. However, netizens seemed to protect their Korean...

KARA’s first best of their hits album came in #2 on the Oricon Weekly chart in Japan. Their album “KARA BEST 2007-2010″ was released on the 29th and sold 51,000 copies in the first week of its release. They came in second place for the weekly chart, which is very impressive...

The highly-anticipated PV for Arashi’s “Dear Snow” has finally arrived! The single has been selected as the theme song for the blockbuster film, “Oooku“, which also stars Arashi member Ninomiya Kazunari.Full Preview inside Source – Tokyohive Posted by Comtrya Sugoi!...

Arashi’s Kazunari Ninomiya (27) made a personal appearance at a movie theatre in Tokyo on Saturday to thank his fans for the (Ohoku) movie’s success so far, reports Daily Sports. The movie was played on more than 310 cinema screens across Japan on its opening day, attracting more than 170,000 people. Ninomiya was accompanied by...

Kana Nishino’s new single “Kimitte” will be released November 3rd.More preview insideTracklist 2010/11/03 SECL-916 1. Kimitte 2. Christmas Love 3. GIRLS GIRLS Preview can be seen at Cover : Source – aramatheydidnt Posted by Comtrya Sugoi!...

Idol group SKE48 has announced the release of their 4th single “1, 2, 3, 4, Yoroshiku!” on November 17. The title track will feature 16 selected members of the group, including one of the new members that were added in the recent 4th generation audition. SKE48 revealed the details of the single during the encore...

On Saturday, the official website for Shinsuke Sato‘s upcoming 2-part live-action adaptation of GANTZ was updated with a new 90-second theatrical trailer as well as a second teaser. The films are based on Hiroya Oku’s long-running manga about two students who die in a train accident only to be brought back to life by a...

Shu Watanabe (18), the star of “Kamen Rider OOO,” is going to debut as a singer. His first single is titled “Regret nothing ~Tighten Up~” and will be released on December 1 under his character’s name, Eiji Hino. The song is set to begin playing as the ending theme of “Kamen Rider OOO” on October...

SUPER?GiRLS, a 12-member idol group that was formed by Avex in June, held a live performance at Shiodome-AX on Saturday. During the event, it was announced that the group’s CD debut has been set for December 22, when they will release their first album “Chouzetsu Shoujo.” Avex is creating a new sub-label called iDOL Street...

L’Arc-en-Ciel are looking towards their 20th Anniversary in 2011, they will again be releasing their annual Xmas song, which’s limited release has been scheduled for November 24th. In 2007 they have first released their “Hurry Xmas” as a time limited single, which they repeated in 2008 and 2009, each edition coming with a new cover...

With Japanese students seem to be uploading their videos dancing to Shoujo Jidai’s songs, a Japanese magazine has revealed drawn images of the dance steps to Shoujo Jidai’s hit tracks “Gee” and “Oh!“. Characters representing the members were drawn alongside the dance steps, adding to the overall cuteness of the cover. Scans of it were...

SDN48 member Sakura Fukuyama (22) announced on her blog today that due to health problems, she is leaving the group and putting her show business career on hold. Fukuyama, who hails from Niigata, debuted as a second-generation member of SDN48 this past March. She has been suffering from a chronic illness for some time, though...