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V6 Okada Junichi Stars In Fuji TV Drama Titled SP

August 28, 2007 - 4:32 pm 1 Comment

okada junichi <a href=v6” align=”left” />V6’s Junichi Okada will star in a new Fuji TV drama series titled “SP,” short for “Security Police.”

The script is being written by Kazuki Kaneshiro, who won the Naoki Prize in 2000 for “GO.”

This is his first time writing for a television drama.

Okada plays Kaoru Inoue, a member of a police escort division.

Ever since losing his parents at a young age, he has possessed heightened senses and a photographic memory.

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Koike Teppei Stars In Otsuichi Adaptation

August 28, 2007 - 4:20 pm No Comments

koike teppeiTeppei Koike of pop duo WaT has been chosen to star in Tatsuya Hagishima’s movie “KIDS,” based on the short story “Kiz/Kids” by Otsuichi.

Hagishima previously directed “Kimi ni Shika Kikoenai,” also based on a story by the same author.

“KIDS” revolves around a young man named Asato, who has the power to transfer other people’s wounds to his own body.

The story focuses on his friendship with another young man named Takeo (played by Hiroshi Tamaki).

Chiaki Kuriyama also has a part in the cast.

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Ebihara Yuri Best Upper Arms

August 28, 2007 - 4:16 pm No Comments

ebihara yuriSummer weather tends to lead to less clothing, so Oricon asked 1,000 men and women, “Which celebrity has beautiful upper arms?”

#1 on the list was model Yuri Ebihara, who received the most votes from both sexes.

Second and third were actresses Misaki Ito and Nanako Matsushima, respectively.

Beach volleyball player Miwa Asao ranked fourth, while Ayumi Hamasaki and Koyuki tied for #5.

source : Newsletter

Matsuda Ryuhei In Inca Empire Documentary

August 28, 2007 - 4:13 pm No Comments

matsuda ryuheiActor Ryuhei Matsuda will appear in his first TV documentary.

On September 24, TBS will broadcast a program called “Kodai Bunmei Mystery: Maboroshi no Andes Ogon Teikoku - Inca ni Nemuru Nazo!”

The show will explore the secrets of the Inca Empire.

Matsuda will leave Japan on September 1, visiting ruins in Peru and other South American countries for about two weeks.

When asked about his agreement to do the show, Matsuda explained that he sees the trip as an opportunity for growth as a person and as an actor.

source : Newsletter

Ogura Yuuko 17 Minutes Monologue In Oshii Film

August 28, 2007 - 4:09 pm No Comments

ogura yuko oogura yuuko“Shin Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden,” Mamoru Oshii’s omnibus follow-up to “Tachiguishi Retsuden” (”Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters”) and “Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden,” is scheduled to open on November 10.

The work consists of six shorts, with one of them starring talento Yuko Ogura.

She appears in the segment titled “Kayo no Tenshi: Crepe no Mami,” which is directed by Makoto Kamiya.

Ogura plays an idol named Mami who shows up at a Harajuku crepe shop in the 1980s.

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Wanted & Lee Jung Music Video Internet Boom

August 28, 2007 - 12:04 pm No Comments

The male trio Wanted has recently released a music video featuring only the band’s members and singer Lee Jung, with no other background scenery or props.

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Hyun Jin Young Chairs A Music Academy

August 28, 2007 - 12:00 pm No Comments

hyun jin youngSinger Hyun Jin-young will now turn to the education field as he becomes the dean of music academy ‘Raum’ in Gangnam next month. He was recently offered the position.

An official at his management agency said, “Hyun was offered professor positions at academies and provincial universities severals times in the past but he had little time, busy help producing albums of junior singers.

But he decided to take on the latest offer. He wanted to start from the basics if he were to help aspiring talents in the proper way.”

Many educational institutes reached out to Hyun, as he has a 20-years singing career under his belt.

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Jolin Tsai As Agent J For Her New Album

August 28, 2007 - 11:55 am No Comments

jolin-tsai-cai-yi-lin-agent-jSeveral days ago Jolin Tsai has shown to the whole world her ability to dance with poles and ribbons

Today, Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai will release her new album ‘Agent J’ soon.

This will be her first album after she was awarded Most Popular Female Singer and Best Mandarin Female Singer, for her album Dancing Diva, at Golden Melody Awards.

In the new album, Jolin Tsai plays a sexy agent. Stephen Fung, Wu Jialong, and Korean actor Kim Jae-Won will star in Jolin’s music video.

Can’t hardly wait to see Agent J in action!

source : Newsletter

Hyori Lee Vidal Sassoon TV CM

August 28, 2007 - 11:35 am No Comments

hyori leeWhere in the world could you get a beautiful and joyous girl to wash your car? In your dreams of course.

Latest Vidal Sassoon television advertisement model, Hyori Lee really knows how to wash a car beautifully.

With a beautiful car washer like these, I don’t think that there is a need for man to wash their cars alone anymore.

Maybe some would even dirty up their cars several times just to see Hyori Lee sprays the water here and there.

Even though it’s just a normal television commercial, it’s really a good thing if we got something nice like that in real world once in a blue moon.

source : Newsletter

Seo Min Jung To Retire From Acting After Marriage

August 28, 2007 - 11:17 am No Comments

seo <a href=min jung” align=”left” />Seo Min-jung, the 28-year-old actress who first rose to stardom in the sitcom “Nonstop Highkick!”, married 29-year-old Korean-American dentist Ahn Sang-hoon.

They got married in the Grand Ballroom of Asem Tower in Samseong-dong on Saturday.

Former Prime Minister Lee Soo-sung officiated at the wedding and singers Lee Soo-young, Noel and Son Ho-young sang the nuptial songs.

The newlyweds are planning to move to their new home in New York where the groom resides, so Seo will withdraw from public life as an actress for the present.

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