Fri, September 14, 2007 (7:25pm EDT)
NTV's variety show "Onee-mans" (hosted by TOKIO's Tatsuya Yamaguchi) is moving to golden time this fall. The show currently airs at 5:30pm on Saturdays, but starting on October 23, it will be on at 7:00pm on Tuesdays.
In conjunction with its time slot change, Yamaguchi and the "onee-man" panelists will be traveling to cities such as Paris, New York, and Milan to report on fashion trends.
In conjunction with its time slot change, Yamaguchi and the "onee-man" panelists will be traveling to cities such as Paris, New York, and Milan to report on fashion trends.
Fri, September 14, 2007 (7:01pm EDT)
Tokyo FM has announced the start of a new radio show, tentatively titled "Radio Ghibli." Starting on October 7, the program will air on Sundays at 11:00pm on all 38 stations in the Japan FM Network, which includes Tokyo FM.
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki will host the show. This is his first time as a radio personality. He will talk about animation-related topics, such as information about the studio's upcoming film, "Gake no Ue no Ponyo."
It is not yet clear how long the program is expected to run.
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki will host the show. This is his first time as a radio personality. He will talk about animation-related topics, such as information about the studio's upcoming film, "Gake no Ue no Ponyo."
It is not yet clear how long the program is expected to run.
Fri, September 14, 2007 (6:48pm EDT)
Japan has chosen Masayuki Suo's "Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai" ("I Just Didn't Do It") as its entry for best foreign language film in next year's Academy Awards. The nominations for the category will be announced on January 23.
Fri, September 14, 2007 (6:32pm EDT)
In October, Gackt will be making some of his releases available to 20 countries in North America and Europe.
On the 19th, his two DVDs "THE GREATEST FILMOGRAPHY 1999-2006" ("~RED~" and "~BLUE~") will be released simultaneously in the U.S. and Canada. These North American editions will reportedly include English lyrics he wrote for the songs.
Then on the 26th, his album "DIABOLOS" will go on sale in 18 European countries, followed by his previous live performance DVDs.
Furthermore, his entire solo discography of 201 songs will be made available through iTunes in 22 countries, starting on October 17. Together with his album and DVD, Gackt's music is being introduced to a total of 36 nations.
Gackt mentioned that he would like to perform an international tour in the future.
On the 19th, his two DVDs "THE GREATEST FILMOGRAPHY 1999-2006" ("~RED~" and "~BLUE~") will be released simultaneously in the U.S. and Canada. These North American editions will reportedly include English lyrics he wrote for the songs.
Then on the 26th, his album "DIABOLOS" will go on sale in 18 European countries, followed by his previous live performance DVDs.
Furthermore, his entire solo discography of 201 songs will be made available through iTunes in 22 countries, starting on October 17. Together with his album and DVD, Gackt's music is being introduced to a total of 36 nations.
Gackt mentioned that he would like to perform an international tour in the future.
Fri, September 14, 2007 (4:27pm EDT)
On Friday, a crowd of approximately 13,000 fans filled the Nippon Budokan for a concert in memory of ZARD vocalist Izumi Sakai. Nine screens displayed footage of her performing, while live musicians accompanied her on stage.
The video performance included a total of 35 songs, filmed over the span of 16 years. The encore was the first performance of her previously unreleased "Glorious Mind," which she recorded in June of last year while she was battling cancer.
"Glorious Mind" will be sold as a single before the end of the year, and has also been chosen as the new opening theme of the "Detective Conan" anime series. It will be introduced on the show on October 15.
The video performance included a total of 35 songs, filmed over the span of 16 years. The encore was the first performance of her previously unreleased "Glorious Mind," which she recorded in June of last year while she was battling cancer.
"Glorious Mind" will be sold as a single before the end of the year, and has also been chosen as the new opening theme of the "Detective Conan" anime series. It will be introduced on the show on October 15.
Fri, September 14, 2007 (5:44am EDT)
21-year-old fashion model Miki Arimura is starting a singing career. On November 7, she will release her debut double single, "Mauve ~color of love / Nocturne."
Arimura has been an exclusive model for JJ magazine since graduating from high school. She has also appeared in film and television, including the recently finished "Ushi ni Negai wo: Love & Farm."
Passionate about music, she is said to have gone to karaoke bars 3-4 times a week during her high school days. More recently, she has been taking voice training since half a year ago, when it was decided that she would make her debut as a singer.
Arimura is scheduled to participate in a Tokyo Bay cruise event on the 28th, where she will give her first public performance of her songs.
Arimura has been an exclusive model for JJ magazine since graduating from high school. She has also appeared in film and television, including the recently finished "Ushi ni Negai wo: Love & Farm."
Passionate about music, she is said to have gone to karaoke bars 3-4 times a week during her high school days. More recently, she has been taking voice training since half a year ago, when it was decided that she would make her debut as a singer.
Arimura is scheduled to participate in a Tokyo Bay cruise event on the 28th, where she will give her first public performance of her songs.
Fri, September 14, 2007 (3:35am EDT)
Filming has wrapped up for a new China-Japan movie called "Codebreaker 507: Shanghai Waltz," directed by Kaizo Hayashi. It stars actor Kikunosuke Onoue V as Agent 507, a cryptanalysis expert working to rescue a singer named Meiran (Izumi Inamori) from her mafia captors in Shanghai.
This is Onoue's first contemporary role; he is generally known for his kabuki work and his parts in period films. In addition, his role here involves wire-action scenes. He also had never been in a movie shot overseas, but this one was filmed in Shanghai for three weeks starting last month.
The movie marked a first for Inamori as well. In order to play the role, she intensively trained in the Chinese language for a month and a half.
"Codebreaker 507" is scheduled to open in Japan in fall 2008.
This is Onoue's first contemporary role; he is generally known for his kabuki work and his parts in period films. In addition, his role here involves wire-action scenes. He also had never been in a movie shot overseas, but this one was filmed in Shanghai for three weeks starting last month.
The movie marked a first for Inamori as well. In order to play the role, she intensively trained in the Chinese language for a month and a half.
"Codebreaker 507" is scheduled to open in Japan in fall 2008.
