Mon, May 14, 2007 (6:32pm EDT)
Hiroshi Tachi and Yui Aragaki are set to star in the TBS drama series, "Papa to Musume no Nanokakan." The show will feature a comical "Freaky Friday"-like plot, where an accident on a train results in a father and high school daughter exchanging bodies.
The series is scheduled to start on July 1, airing every Sunday at 9:00pm.
The series is scheduled to start on July 1, airing every Sunday at 9:00pm.
Mon, May 14, 2007 (6:17pm EDT)
Tatsuya Yamaguchi of idol group TOKIO is starring in NTV's "Juken no Kamisama" this summer. This is his first time in a single lead role in a drama series.
Yamaguchi plays the businessman Isamu, divorced from his wife years ago because of his excessive devotion to his work. He lives alone with his son, who suddenly expresses a desire to enter a private junior high school, with his sights set on entering university. Unfamiliar with the world of private schools, Isamu seeks help from the "exam god," a genius junior high school girl (rumored to be played by Riko Narumi).
The series begins in July, and will air on Saturdays at 9:00pm.
Yamaguchi plays the businessman Isamu, divorced from his wife years ago because of his excessive devotion to his work. He lives alone with his son, who suddenly expresses a desire to enter a private junior high school, with his sights set on entering university. Unfamiliar with the world of private schools, Isamu seeks help from the "exam god," a genius junior high school girl (rumored to be played by Riko Narumi).
The series begins in July, and will air on Saturdays at 9:00pm.
Mon, May 14, 2007 (5:38pm EDT)
Actor Kazuki Enari and actress Erika Toda have been given their first voice-acting roles in a movie. Along with young actor Ryunosuke Kamiki, they will play major roles in the Japanese dub of the French semi-animated film "Arthur and the Minimoys," directed and written by Luc Besson.
The Japanese distributor for the film created a list of candidates for the roles, but Besson had the final say. He chose Kamiki as the protagonist Arthur, Toda as Princess Selenia, and Enari as Betameche.
The movie premieres in Japan this September.
The Japanese distributor for the film created a list of candidates for the roles, but Besson had the final say. He chose Kamiki as the protagonist Arthur, Toda as Princess Selenia, and Enari as Betameche.
The movie premieres in Japan this September.
Mon, May 14, 2007 (5:12pm EDT)
Popular actress Yukie Nakama will star as a lawyer in a Fuji TV drama special. The drama is "Shimane no Bengoshi," based on a manga of the same name by Masahito Kagawa and Tetsuo Aoki which is currently being serialized in Business Jump.
The story is set in the Shimane Prefecture, which supposedly has the fewest lawyers in all of Japan. Nakama plays the role of the hard-working and righteous Mizuho Yamazaki, who travels around by bicycle to help her clients.
The special is scheduled to broadcast early this summer.
The story is set in the Shimane Prefecture, which supposedly has the fewest lawyers in all of Japan. Nakama plays the role of the hard-working and righteous Mizuho Yamazaki, who travels around by bicycle to help her clients.
The special is scheduled to broadcast early this summer.
Mon, May 14, 2007 (4:47pm EDT)
On Monday, it was discovered that 30-year-old actress Mai Hosho (best known for her role in the "Shomuni" drama series) recently got married to a successful graphic designer, who is seven years older. They met through a mutual friend in 2004 and have been dating for about two years. They registered their marriage on March 6. Reportedly, the couple has no plans for a ceremony, or even a press conference.
Hosho's husband is described as the "choiwaru oyaji" type, with some physical resemblance to Dragon Ash's Kenji Furuya. The man studied design in Los Angeles when he was in his twenties, and in 1997 he created a street fashion brand with a group of friends. The brand is said to have been worn by Takuya Kimura in the Fuji TV drama series "Pride."
Hosho's husband is described as the "choiwaru oyaji" type, with some physical resemblance to Dragon Ash's Kenji Furuya. The man studied design in Los Angeles when he was in his twenties, and in 1997 he created a street fashion brand with a group of friends. The brand is said to have been worn by Takuya Kimura in the Fuji TV drama series "Pride."
Mon, May 14, 2007 (4:20pm EDT)
Nozomi Tsuji's replacement in the recently formed unit Gyaruru has been decided. The new member is singer Asami Abe, also known for being the younger sister of former Morning Musume member Natsumi Abe.
Keeping in line with the group's nicknames for Galsone ("Sonene") and Ami Tokito ("Amimi"), Asami will be known as "Abebe."
The group's debut single "Boom Boom Meccha Maccho!" will still go on sale on June 20, as was scheduled before Tsuji's departure, but it is being re-recorded with Abe. It was also decided that the group will hold a free live performance and handshake event on June 30 at the C.C. Lemon Hall in Shibuya.
Keeping in line with the group's nicknames for Galsone ("Sonene") and Ami Tokito ("Amimi"), Asami will be known as "Abebe."
The group's debut single "Boom Boom Meccha Maccho!" will still go on sale on June 20, as was scheduled before Tsuji's departure, but it is being re-recorded with Abe. It was also decided that the group will hold a free live performance and handshake event on June 30 at the C.C. Lemon Hall in Shibuya.
