Sun, July 22, 2007 (11:33pm EDT)
On Sunday, pop duo KinKi Kids held a concert at the Tokyo Dome to celebrate their 10th year since their first CD release.
In order to accommodate as many fans as possible, the group set up a small stage in the center of the field. The event drew a crowd of about 67,000 fans, making it the biggest concert ever held at the Dome. The previous record was set by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi in 1992, with an audience of 65,000.
In order to accommodate as many fans as possible, the group set up a small stage in the center of the field. The event drew a crowd of about 67,000 fans, making it the biggest concert ever held at the Dome. The previous record was set by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi in 1992, with an audience of 65,000.
Sun, July 22, 2007 (11:20pm EDT)
55-year-old singer-actress Rumiko Koyanagi (who now performs under the name "rumico") is getting married again, this time to 28-year-old actor Masataka Ishibashi.
They met in April last year when they performed together in a play, and they soon began dating. Koyanagi's mother passed away in December, and Ishibashi proposed shortly after. The two plan to register their marriage this coming December, after the death anniversary.
Koyanagi was previously married to talento Kenya Osumi from 1989 to 2000.
They met in April last year when they performed together in a play, and they soon began dating. Koyanagi's mother passed away in December, and Ishibashi proposed shortly after. The two plan to register their marriage this coming December, after the death anniversary.
Koyanagi was previously married to talento Kenya Osumi from 1989 to 2000.
Sun, July 22, 2007 (6:49pm EDT)
Writer and director Koki Mitani, who made last year's hit "The Uchoten Hotel" (also known as "Suite Dreams"), has announced details of his next project. Due out next year, the film is titled "The Magic Hour," starring Koichi Sato. Mitani confidently claims it is his funniest script, with a supposed rate of "three laughs per minute."
A young man (Satoshi Tsumabuki) promises a crime boss (Toshiyuki Nishida) that he will bring him a hit man. Unable to find one, he tricks a third-rate actor named Murata (Sato) into doing the job. Believing that he has a major role in a movie, Murata embarks on his mission, all the while impressed by the lack of visible cameras.
Eri Fukatsu plays the boss's mistress, and Haruka Ayase plays the love interest of Tsumabuki's character.
With such a prominent cast, one of the largest constructed sets ever for a domestic film - taking up 3 studios, for a total area of approximately the size of a soccer field - and the claims about the script, Mitani is very optimistic about the movie's success.
A young man (Satoshi Tsumabuki) promises a crime boss (Toshiyuki Nishida) that he will bring him a hit man. Unable to find one, he tricks a third-rate actor named Murata (Sato) into doing the job. Believing that he has a major role in a movie, Murata embarks on his mission, all the while impressed by the lack of visible cameras.
Eri Fukatsu plays the boss's mistress, and Haruka Ayase plays the love interest of Tsumabuki's character.
With such a prominent cast, one of the largest constructed sets ever for a domestic film - taking up 3 studios, for a total area of approximately the size of a soccer field - and the claims about the script, Mitani is very optimistic about the movie's success.
Sun, July 22, 2007 (4:43pm EDT)
Yukie Nakama and Pinko Izumi will co-star in a TBS detective drama series, titled "Joshi Deka!" It will air this fall at 10:00pm on Thursdays.
Nakama plays an enthusiastic rookie cop whose only strong point is her marksmanship, while Izumi plays a veteran detective with the #1 arrest rate. The two work together to solve crimes, despite differences in their ways of thinking.
Nakama plays an enthusiastic rookie cop whose only strong point is her marksmanship, while Izumi plays a veteran detective with the #1 arrest rate. The two work together to solve crimes, despite differences in their ways of thinking.
