Thu, November 15, 2007 (5:24pm EST)
Popular teen idol/actress Yui Aragaki opened her official blog just over a week ago, but it has already jumped to 2nd in the popularity rankings of celebrity blogs hosted by blogging site Ameblo.
Aragaki is outranked only by Chinatsu Wakatsuki, who has long been at the top of the Ameblo rankings. Other celebrities on the same site include Rie Tomosaka, Saeko, Misako Yasuda, Eriko Sato, and Leah Dizon.
Aragaki is outranked only by Chinatsu Wakatsuki, who has long been at the top of the Ameblo rankings. Other celebrities on the same site include Rie Tomosaka, Saeko, Misako Yasuda, Eriko Sato, and Leah Dizon.
Thu, November 15, 2007 (5:02pm EST)
Next year, ZARD fans who missed the memorial concerts in Tokyo and Osaka in September will get a second chance to attend. A concert tour has been announced, with 15 performances scheduled across the country.
Three memorial concerts for the late vocalist Izumi Sakai were held at the Nippon Budokan and the Osaka Festival Hall in September. The shows featured large monitors displaying footage of Sakai singing while a group of musicians played live on stage.
Fans who were unable to attend flooded Sakai's management with requests for additional shows. As a result, a tour will begin on January 19 at the Kobe International House and will travel to 12 other venues for a total of 15 performances.
Like the previous concerts, the tour will feature previously unseen footage of Sakai. However, the group of live musicians and the song list will be different. Something special is said to be in store for the tour's final show at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 27, which is Sakai's death anniversary.
December 12 has been set as the release date for her single, "Glorious Mind," which was recorded in June 2006 while she was battling her cancer. The promotional video for the song includes unreleased footage of her during a trip to San Francisco.
Three memorial concerts for the late vocalist Izumi Sakai were held at the Nippon Budokan and the Osaka Festival Hall in September. The shows featured large monitors displaying footage of Sakai singing while a group of musicians played live on stage.
Fans who were unable to attend flooded Sakai's management with requests for additional shows. As a result, a tour will begin on January 19 at the Kobe International House and will travel to 12 other venues for a total of 15 performances.
Like the previous concerts, the tour will feature previously unseen footage of Sakai. However, the group of live musicians and the song list will be different. Something special is said to be in store for the tour's final show at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 27, which is Sakai's death anniversary.
December 12 has been set as the release date for her single, "Glorious Mind," which was recorded in June 2006 while she was battling her cancer. The promotional video for the song includes unreleased footage of her during a trip to San Francisco.
Thu, November 15, 2007 (4:13pm EST)
The newest issue of FRIDAY magazine reports that actor Shun Oguri and actress Yu Kashii may be romantically involved. According to the article, the two were seen on a late-night date in a Tokyo park in early October, and earlier this month Kashii spent a night at Oguri's apartment.
Oguri and Kashii appear together in the second "Detective Conan" drama special, which is scheduled to air around the end of this year.
Kashii's agency has denied that they are dating.
Oguri and Kashii appear together in the second "Detective Conan" drama special, which is scheduled to air around the end of this year.
Kashii's agency has denied that they are dating.
