YUI will be releasing her 17th single “Rain” on November 24th, and its PV has been revealed! As we reported earlier, “Rain” has been used as the theme song for drama “Perfect Report“, which is being broadcasted on Fuji TV. Tracklist -CD 1. Rain 2. a room 3. How crazy ~YUI Acoustic Version~ 4. Rain...

Last week, it was learned that one of Hikaru Utada’s record labels plans to release an English best album titled “Utada The Best” on November 24, the same day as her Japanese compilation “Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.2.” Late on Sunday night, she wrote on her official Twitter account that the release of “Utada The...

Oricon has made predictions on which artists will be invited to the much coveted annual music show Kohaku Uta Gassen. Oricon predicted that both SHOUJO JIDAI and KARA would be invited to the red team. For those that don’t know what Kohaku is and why it’s such a...

Entertainment figure and former Morning Musume idol singer Nozomi Tsuji posted a Sunday blog entry to deny reports that she wanted to name her second baby after the Dragon Ball anime hero Goku. Tsuji was responding to reports by Nikkan Sports and other media outlets that claimed otherwise last week. Tsuji’s husband — actor Taiy?...

Several news sources are reporting that Hikaru Utada will release a best album of her English songs, titled “Utada The Best.” Although her official website has not yet announced the album, Nikkan Sports says that the information was sent to record stores across the country. “Utada The Best” is scheduled for release on November 24,...

Erika Sawajiri have made headlines again, this time for reports that she has been unreachable for a few weeks. While her mother confirmed that she has not been at home since last month, Sawajiri’s whereabouts still remain unknown to the public. However, a new rumor surfaced on Wednesday night as an evening newspaper claimed that...

SKE48 will be releasing their 4th single, titled, “1!2!3!4! Yoroshiku!“, on November 17th, and the full PV has just been revealed on their official Youtube channel. The shoot for the PV was held at Tokiwagi Gakuen High School in Sendai, Miyagi, and 500 high school girls joined in the PV as extras. Therefore, including the...

Eita (27) and Kenichi Matsuyama (25) will co-star as a pair of railroad otaku in a new movie titled “Bokutachi Kyuukou ~A Ressha de Ikou~,” directed by Yoshimitsu Morita (“Kazoku Game,” “Shitsurakuen”). Morita, who has liked trains since he was a child, has apparently been brewing the script for decades. The story depicts the bond...

Young actress Kawashima Umika (16) had to put on her glasses yesterday, because she got awarded as the youngest glasses best dresser ever at the “25th Nihon Megane Best Dresser Awards” in Tokyo. It’s quite rare to see Kawashima with glasses when she’s acting and she actually received the award in the category of “celebrities...

Hiroshi Abe (46) is starring in a new movie titled “Tengoku Kara no Yell,” based on the true story of an Okinawan man who opened a free music studio for the youths in his city. Mimura (26) and Nanami Sakuraba (18) will play supporting roles. Abe takes on the part of Hikaru Oshiro, modeled after...

The manga series “Saijo no Meii” is getting a live-action adaptation in the form of a television drama series on TV Tokyo next season. The news is being announced in next week’s issue of the magazine Shonen Sunday. “Saijo no Meii” is drawn by manga artist Takashi Hashiguchi, best known for the baking-themed series “Yakitate!!...

Arashi’s Jun Matsumoto (27), Masaki Aiba (27), and Satoshi Ohno (29) took part in Saturday’s ribbon cutting ceremony ahead of Haneda Airport’s newest international terminal, reports The Television. Named as Japan’s tourism navigators by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism since April this year, the group have been taking part in various promotions...

The four-member female rock band SCANDAL will release a mini-album on November 17 titled “R-GIRL’s ROCK!” The “R” stands for “respect,” as the album consists of 7 rock covers of well-known songs by other female artists. The songs being covered are: “Rock ‘n’ Roll Widow” – Momoe Yamaguchi “Roppongi Shinju” – Ann Lewis “Koibito ga...

A rather unique dating rumor has been published by a couple of tabloids yesterday. They claim that actress Fukada Kyoko (27) and songstress Utada Hikaru (27), who is currently on a hiatus, are in a love relationship. Apparently both of them have often been seen at a certain bar in the Shinjuku Ni-chome district of...

It’s been announced that AAA will be holding a nation tour starting in March of 2011. The tour will stop by in 27 cities (30 stages), and they plan to and audience of around 100,000. AAA just held a tour this past May with 50,000 fans, and also brought an additional 35,000 people to their...

The Sports Nippon newspaper is reporting that people have recently been unable to contact actress Erika Sawajiri (24). According to Sawajiri’s mother Lila, who was interviewed by the newspaper, the actress has not been heard from in the past three weeks. Lila, who currently lives with Sawajiri in a Tokyo apartment, mentioned that her last...