"Dainipponjin," the directorial debut of comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto, has been invited to three more major film festivals this year, in Toronto, Pusan, and Hong Kong.

The movie was a hit at Cannes, and it has been a remarkable success in Japan. Since its opening on June 2, it has reportedly been watched by more than half a million people, with a gross of more than 750 million yen.

Tetsuya Murakami, the leader of vocal group The Gospellers, recently got married. On Friday, he held his wedding ceremony at a shrine in Tokyo.

The Gospellers just ended their nationwide tour on the 7th, completing almost six months of performances. Despite his newlywed status, Murakami will continue with his busy schedule. One of his new projects is a unit called Takeda Tetsuya, formed with vocalist TAKE of Skoop On Somebody.

The newly-formed Johnny's Jr. unit Hey! Say! 7 has been chosen to sing the new theme songs for the currently-airing "Lovely Complex" anime series. From July until September, the opening song will be "Hey! Say!" and the ending song will be "BON BON." The two songs will be released together on CD on August 1.

Hey! Say! 7 formed in April and consists of five members: Yuto Nakajima, Yuri Chinen, Ryosuke Yamada, Daiki Arioka, and Yuya Takaki.

On Friday, singer Mai Kuraki announced that she will hold her first overseas concert on November 23, at the Taipei Arena in Taiwan. There are also plans for an Asia tour.