Fri, November 23, 2007 (3:18am EST)
AV actress Sora Aoi will star in a music video, it was learned on Wednesday. The video is for singer Yuriko Oyama's cover of Kyoko Koizumi's "Kogarashi ni Dakarete," which has been recorded for Oyama's mini-album "6 tear drops" (on sale December 5).
Aoi has had minor appearances in music videos before, but this will be her first full-fledged role in one. The PV is said to have a "karaoke" theme, meaning that the scenes are supposed to be suggestive of an '80s karaoke video.
76-year-old actor Tomio Suga, who has a semi-regular role as Piccadilly Umeda on the variety show "Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!," will also appear in the music video. He plays a bartender that Aoi falls in love with through written letters, but she discovers his true form when she goes to his bar.
Aoi has had minor appearances in music videos before, but this will be her first full-fledged role in one. The PV is said to have a "karaoke" theme, meaning that the scenes are supposed to be suggestive of an '80s karaoke video.
76-year-old actor Tomio Suga, who has a semi-regular role as Piccadilly Umeda on the variety show "Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!," will also appear in the music video. He plays a bartender that Aoi falls in love with through written letters, but she discovers his true form when she goes to his bar.
Fri, November 23, 2007 (1:51am EST)
Shota Yasuda of Kanjani8 will star in his own solo stage show next year, it was announced on Thursday.
The show is titled "818," a reference to the fact that he was born at 8:18pm, and is set on a street. Yasuda will play a total of four roles - three street performers and a young man in search of his dream.
Yasuda is involved in deciding the composition of the show, and is writing and composing the theme song. Aside from song and dance, the show is also said to feature some improvisation.
"818" will run at The Globe Tokyo on February 10-20, then at the Osaka Pension Hall on February 23-26.
The show is titled "818," a reference to the fact that he was born at 8:18pm, and is set on a street. Yasuda will play a total of four roles - three street performers and a young man in search of his dream.
Yasuda is involved in deciding the composition of the show, and is writing and composing the theme song. Aside from song and dance, the show is also said to feature some improvisation.
"818" will run at The Globe Tokyo on February 10-20, then at the Osaka Pension Hall on February 23-26.
Fri, November 23, 2007 (1:32am EST)
Rising actress Meisa Kuroki has been confirmed as the co-star in NTV's "One-Pound Gospel" drama series, which stars KAT-TUN's Kazuya Kamenashi.
Based on a comic by popular mangaka Rumiko Takahashi, the story revolves around a skilled young boxer (Kamenashi) who is unable to keep his weight down. He encounters Angela (Kuroki), a naive nun in training, and begins to fall for her as she helps him with his problem.
The series starts this January, airing on Saturdays at 9:00pm.
Based on a comic by popular mangaka Rumiko Takahashi, the story revolves around a skilled young boxer (Kamenashi) who is unable to keep his weight down. He encounters Angela (Kuroki), a naive nun in training, and begins to fall for her as she helps him with his problem.
The series starts this January, airing on Saturdays at 9:00pm.
