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Charts: AKB48, Tokyo Jihen
AKB48 achieved another million seller this past week with their 25th single, “GIVE ME FIVE!” The single sold more than 1.287 million copies, easily taking #1 on the charts. The single also achieved the 4th highest first-week sales in history, … Continue reading
Ohno Satoshi, Aiba Masaki to star in separate mystery dramas this spring
Two Arashi members will be starring in separate television dramas this spring. Ohno Satoshi (31) will occupy Fuji TV’s Monday 9:00pm time slot with “Kagi no Kakatta Heya,” while Aiba Masaki (29) will take over NTV’s Saturday 9:00pm time slot … Continue reading
SMAP’s Kusanagi Tsuyoshi to play doctor in Fuji TV drama series
SMAP member Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (37) has been chosen to star in a Fuji TV drama series titled “37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku ~Kenshui Junjo Monogatari~.” The drama is based on the story of a man who changes jobs and … Continue reading
Angela Aki becomes a mother
Singer-songwriter Angela Aki (34) announced that she gave birth to her first child, a son, on February 17 at a hospital in Tokyo.
EXILE’s KEIJI, TETSUYA co-star in mobile drama
EXILE members KEIJI (32) and TETSUYA (31) will co-star in a mobile phone drama on the BeeTV service, titled “Kimi to Boku to no Yakusoku.” This is the first time that either of them has had a starring role in … Continue reading
AKB48 charity efforts have raised 1.25 billion yen in donations
During an event at Seibu Dome in Saitama on Saturday, idol group AKB48 announced another major donation to the Japanese Red Cross. More than 580 million yen is being given toward the earthquake relief efforts. Combined with their previous donations, … Continue reading
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu dating actor Kotani Shotaro?
According to this week’s issue of FRIDAY, model and singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (19) is currently in a relationship with actor Kotani Shotaro (25). The magazine says the two met through a friend and have already been dating for a … Continue reading
