Singer Sowelu is coming out with a new song titled “MATERIAL WORLD.”

It will be used as the theme of “Tsumi Toka Batsu Toka,” a comedy film directed by Keralino Sandorovich that stars Narumi Riko as an unsuccessful idol who tries to solve a crime.

“MATERIAL WORLD” was produced by Takahashi Taku of m-flo.

The song will be sold as a single, but further details such as the release date won’t be announced until next month.

“Tsumi Toka Batsu Toka” opens in theaters next spring.

source: tokyograph

Talento Yoshioka Miho has given birth to her second child.

The baby girl was born on Friday afternoon at a Tokyo hospital.

Yoshioka Miho, 28, is the wife of vocalist Izam, a member of the visual kei band SHAZNA that announced its breakup earlier this week.

The pair have been married since November 2006.

Their first child, a boy, was born in April 2007.

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Former adult actress Coda Risa has been arrested for drug possession.

The 22-year-old Coda, whose real name is Kikuchi Arisa, is being charged with possession of marijuana and stimulants.

Also facing charges is her boyfriend, 27-year-old tennis pro Miyao Joji.

Coda Risa was arrested after police found a small amount of drugs - 0.027 grams of stimulants and about 0.7 grams of marijuana - in her Tokyo apartment.

During questioning, Coda Risa stated that she had bought the marijuana because her boyfriend enjoyed it and they were planning to use it together, which implicated Miyao Joji.

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Fuji TV is producing a drama series called “Triangle,” scheduled to air next season.

Actor Eguchi Yosuke will be the star of the show, supported by SMAP’s Inagaki Goro and actress Hirosue Ryoko.

The series is described as a mystery/suspense story, starting with the murder of a 10-year-old girl in 1984.

15 years later, after the case goes unsolved and passes the statute of limitations, a doctor named Ryoji Goda (Eguchi Yosuke) suddenly quits from his hospital and eventually becomes a detective.

In 2008, he meets a traveling artist (Hirosue Ryoko) in Paris, and shortly after Goda’s return to Japan, he becomes involved in the expired murder case when another detective (Inagaki Goro) receives an anonymous phone call.

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At the start of this year, actress Inoue Mao starred in “Anmitsu Hime,” a Fuji TV drama special based on the manga of the same name.

Fuji TV has now revealed that there will be an “Anmitsu Hime 2″ to once again ring in the new year.

Inoue Mao will of course reprise her role as the tomboy princess.

One of the highlights of this year’s episode is a sword fighting scene between Anmitsu-hime and a villain, played by movie actor Takeuchi Riki, who last appeared in a television drama in 1999.

Uchida Asahi will play a supporting role.

“Anmitsu Hime 2″ will air in early January.

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22-year-old talento Hori Akari and 29-year-old professional jockey Ikezoe Kenichi recently got married, it was learned on Wednesday.

They registered their marriage on Tuesday after only about eight months of dating.

Hori Akari is three months pregnant.

Hori Akari, a 4th-year student at Ritsumeikan University, is active as an idol, actress, and sportscaster.

She met Ikezoe Kenichi in April through a common friend, and they soon started dating.

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The film stars Tsumabuki Satoshi as a young doctor trying to deal with outbreak of an unknown virus across Japan.

Remioromen’s song is a moving tune titled “Yume no Tsubomi.” There is no CD release planned yet. “Kansen Retto” will open in Japan on January 17.

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It has now been revealed that former actress/singer Ri Kouran (also known as Yamaguchi Yoshiko) will be a character in the story, played by Horikita Maki.

As previously reported, the drama focuses on Kawashima, who served as a spy for the Kwantung Army and as a military leader for Manchukuo.

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On Sunday, Shimizu Shota held a free surprise concert in Shinjuku.

During the performance, he announced that he will be returning to New York’s famous Apollo Theater next month.

Shimizu Shota performed at the same venue last November, before he made his official debut under Sony in February with the single “HOME.”

At the time, he was still an unknown artist, but now he has been invited to make a special guest appearance as part of the Amateur Night event being held on November 19.

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A production of the Robert Thomas play “Trap for a Lonely Man” is being performed in Tokyo next February, directed by Itagaki Kyoichi.

The play will star Kato Kazuki, while the female lead is played by actress Shiraishi Miho. This will be Shiraishi Miho’s first stage role.

The suspenseful story revolves around a man (Kato Kazuki) whose wife mysteriously disappears.

After reporting it to the police, a woman (Shiraishi Miho) suddenly shows up at his house claiming to be his wife, though he insists that she is an impostor aiming to collect the inheritance of his wife’s wealthy uncle.

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