TOKIO’s Nagase Tomoya (31) and actress Horikita Maki (21) will appear together in the commercials for Lotte’s new chocolate brand “CHARLOTTE i”. Horikita will disguise herself as a clumsy employee in a PR department, but fortunately she has a very lighthearted boss played by Nagase who just says “It’s okay~!” after she did a mistake....

Hiro Mizushima, one of Japan’s so-called popular ‘‘ikemen’’ (good-looking) actors, is leaving his acting career to concentrate on writing novels and other materials, according to his agency KEN-ON. Mizushima, 26, started his career as a fashion model when he was still in college. He played in many television dramas, including ‘‘Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Ikemen...

Multi-talented idol Shoko Nakagawa (25) is expanding her repertoire even further, taking on her first directorial duties for a short film. The piece is a prologue to Kazuya Konaka’s “Nanase Futatabi,” which is based on Yasutaka Tsutsui’s classic sci-fi novel of the same name. Nakagawa is known for doing many things, including singing, acting, and...

This week’s issue of FRIDAY reports that young actor Yusuke Yamamoto (22) was seen with a woman at his apartment earlier this month. The woman, said to be 21 years old, entered the apartment building together with Yamamoto and spent the night there. The two left the building at different times the next morning. FRIDAY...

Idol group AKB48 is now confirmed as one of the artists for the upcoming Asia Song Festival, which is being held in Seoul, Korea, on October 23. This is the 7th year for the festival, which gathers top artists from several Asian countries. In past years, Japan has been represented by Arashi, Kumi Koda, Ayumi...

Fuji TV’s mini-drama “0 Go Shitsu no Kyaku” will be performed as a stage play this fall, starring NEWS member Keiichiro Koyama (26). The drama told six different stories featuring various Johnny’s Jimusho artists, but the play will focus only on Koyama’s segment. The play is titled “0 Go Shitsu no Kyaku ~Kaette Kita Otoko~.”...

It is being reported that actress Aya Ueto and V6 member Go Morita  have broken up, ending a romance that lasted nearly 8 years. Based on information from multiple sources, it appears that they separated in May, about a month after they first publicly acknowledged their relationship. Rumors about Ueto and Morita started at the...

Meisa Kuroki  this week attended a launch event for a new ad announcing the first significant change in the flavor of Nestle’s Kit Kat snack in 37 years. She appeared onstage alongside a projected video of her Meisa Akagi, her fictional character in the commercials. Kuroki, who claims to “love black” and Akagi, clad in...

AKB48 to released 18th single new album “Beginner” on 27th October 2010.Here tracklist and preview  Tracklist Type – A ???? 1.Beginner 2.Boku Dake no Value ?Undergirls? 3.Kimi ni Tsuite ?Team Pigg? MINT? 4.Beginner?OFF VOCAL VER.? 5.Boku Dake no Value?OFF VOCAL VER.? 6.Kimi ni Tsuite?OFF VOCAL VER.? ????? 1.Beginner?Music Clip 2.Boku Dake no Value?Music?Clip 3.Kimi ni...

Well not really but at least its a start! 2PM is set to hold their first ever event in Japan! 2PM will held their first ever event in Japan on Dec 8th at Ryogoku Kokugikan Gymnasium. And if you want to attend this event, you should buy the limited edition of their 1st album which...

Mano Erina has revealed in her blog that she will be in a short movie. The short movie is one of many that will form part of a project titled A bed ~Nijuu Sai no Koi (Eng: A bed ~20 year old love). She will play the leading role in the 1st movie titled Atsuko....

Saki Aibu (25) and Manami Higa (24) will co-star in a TBS drama special titled “Ashita mo Mata Ikite Ikou.” The drama will depict the friendship between volleyball players Saori Kimura (24) and Yumika Yokoyama. In April 2008, Yokoyama passed away at the age of 21 due to a rare form of cancer. Kimura and...

At Sunday, Up-Front Works’ USTREAM Channel aired ?-ute Summer-Fall Concert Tour 2010 ~Dance Special!! “Chou URANAITO!”~ live from Shibuya C.C.Lemon Hall (Tokyo). After the concert Tsunku twitted saying ?-ute is the NO.1 power unit in Hello! Project. Because it gathered the attention of thousand viewers, Up-Front decided to air the concert again today, this time...

Takeshita Naoko,wife of former prime minister Takeshita Noboru, grandmother to musician/talento DAIGO and mangaka Eiki Eiki, passed away on the morning of September 20. She was 84, originally from Shimane Prefecture. A funeral service will be held on the 22nd at the 2nd Missionary Hall, Tsukiji Hongwanji, 3-15 -1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo . It will...

Fujimoto Miki  and MEGUMI attended Japan’s biggest Mama festival “Mama Collection” on the 19th. At the venue Fujimoto saw many mothers bring their children to the event, “there’s so many mom’s around…it made my heart skip a beat,” she said excitedly. Fujimoto asked during the talk about childbirth, “When should you start to push?”. MEGUMI,...

The graduation of AKB48 member Erena Ono (16) has been officially set for September 27, during the group’s theater performance on that day. It was first announced in July that Ono was leaving AKB48 in order to study acting overseas. She reportedly decide to pursue that path after appearing in the movie “Sankaku” earlier this...