Aya Ueto will star in a Fuji TV drama special titled “Ai wa Mieru ~ Zenmou Fuufu ni Yadotta Chiisana Inochi,” in which she will play a blind character for the first time. The story is based on singer-songwriter Satoko Tatemichi (28), who has been blind since birth. The drama is adapted from the book...

Former Melon Kinenbi member Ayumi Shibata has just set her new solo career in motion. It was announced on Wednesday that she has officially left Up-Front Agency and is now being represented by a company called Trick Function. Shibata has launched an official website and an official blog, while continuing the Twitter account that she...

Until last year actress Toda Erika (21) was rumored to be in a relationship with Kanjani8′s Murakami Shingo (28). Earlier this year it was rumored that Toda broke up with him and now there are new rumors that she already has a new boyfriend. and it been reported that someone overheard Toda conversation with Nishikawa...

Ueto Aya is appearing with Yoshimoto comedians Chihara Junior ,Atsushi Tamura and Junichi Komoto, in a new series of commercials for Oronamin C energy drink. Ueto, who has been appearing in ads for the energy drink since 2004, plays an office lady. She said that she seldom gets the chance to have a summer holiday,...

Jin Akanishi will officially graduate from the group later this year, it has been announced. KAT-TUN held a concert at the Tokyo Dome on Friday night, and Johnny’s Jimusho president Johnny Kitagawa spoke to the press there on the same day. He said that the final decision will be made after Akanishi’s U.S. tour this...

Recently, a Japanese TV show on Nihon TV titled DON! featured a segment on Shoujo Jidai and MC Hideyuki Nakayama was gushing over the girls. This man seems to be a real Shoujo Jidai fanboy at heart, I’m sure the girls will be quite popular with the older male audience once they debut in Japan....

With KARA making their debut in Japan very soon, the ladies revealed a couple album covers for their Japanese version of Mister single album. Starting next month, the ladies will appear on various popular Japanese programs to promote their new single, and will also attend the openings of certain events to further commemorate their new...

Kie Kitano  apologized on her official blog for the trouble she recently caused. Last week, the magazine FRIDAY published photos of her and actor Kazuma Sano spending a night together at a Shibuya hotel and kissing in public the next morning. Kitano addressed her fans, apologizing for hurting them with her thoughtless behavior. She also...

EXILE will kick off a national tour on July 17 that will see the group play 22 gigs in 10 cities, with the number of fans attending expected to top 1.1 million. Last year, the band drew around 500,000 fans when they held 34 concerts in 10 cities. If they exceed the 1 million mark...

At AKB48′s concert at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Sunday, it was announced that Team K member Erena Ono (16) is graduating this summer, though the exact timing has not yet been announced. She will be taking a break from the entertainment industry while she goes overseas to study acting. Ono has already appeared in...

There are two 15 seconds television commercials for S/mileage’s new single ?? Ganbaranakutemo Ee nende!! I should say these are rather funny ‘Chaplin funny’....

Okai Chisato’s staff has announced in her Facebook account and her Okaichansleeep twitter account that the seconds USTREAM show of Okaichannel will be broadcasted on 17th of July around 13pm Japan time. - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001248320571&v=wall&story_fbid=131185740251031&ref=mf - https://twitter.com/shuheimiyachi/status/18119349859 Don’t miss it the first show was great she is super funny and she even sung Bokura no Kagayaki....

S/mileage member,Maeda Yuuka’s 1st solo image DVD has been announced on the S/mileage site. This DVD will be out on August 4 and there will be a photobook titled Maeda Yuuka 15sai released the same day. I have to admit that the cover is somewhat interesting since it features Yuuka in a school uniform while...

On 8th July 2010,Yamashita Tomohisa has been spotted by fans at KLCC, Malaysia.It been rumors that Yamapi releasing his mind from work by travelling to Malaysia. Maybe it was lucky day to Watanabe , one of our moderator when he spotted him first before things got havoc by Yamapi fans. As a result he got...

Inaba Koshi, the lead singer of the popular rock band B’z, has announced the release of his new solo album Hadou – Translating to “Movement of the Waves” (8-18-2010). It will contain 15 new original songs and it will be his first album since Peace of Mind back in 2004. The...

There have been rumors revolving around different forums and blogs regarding the upcoming Fullmetal Alchemist live action movie adaptation. It is different from the upcoming theatrical movie that’s already in the works. It is still not confirmed who will be the actors that will play in the Fullmetal Alchemist live action movie. Same goes with...