Mon, December 31, 2007 (9:43pm EST)
On Monday, talento Chinatsu Wakatsuki announced that she is ending her blog, which has been among the most popular celebrity blogs of this year.
She emphasized that she is not retiring, and that she will remain involved with show business in some way. At the moment, she no longer has any regular television appearances but has apparently renewed contracts for commercials.
However, the direction of her career is still a mystery. On December 27, Wakatsuki's agency announced that she would be going overseas to study and develop her skills. It was said to be a statement directly from her, but the next day she denied it in her blog, claiming that she had no memory of such a comment.
Wakatsuki's blog had been #1 in the Ameblo rankings almost the entire time since it opened in January. Ameblo placed the blog in a "hall of fame" in November.
She emphasized that she is not retiring, and that she will remain involved with show business in some way. At the moment, she no longer has any regular television appearances but has apparently renewed contracts for commercials.
However, the direction of her career is still a mystery. On December 27, Wakatsuki's agency announced that she would be going overseas to study and develop her skills. It was said to be a statement directly from her, but the next day she denied it in her blog, claiming that she had no memory of such a comment.
Wakatsuki's blog had been #1 in the Ameblo rankings almost the entire time since it opened in January. Ameblo placed the blog in a "hall of fame" in November.
Mon, December 31, 2007 (8:33pm EST)
24-year-old Eri Tachikawa, who has been serving as a reporter on the TBS show "King's Brunch," is getting married. Her partner is a 30-year-old plastic surgeon who works at a hospital affiliated with Juntendo University.
The couple was introduced to each other several years ago through Tachikawa's older brother, and they began dating this past June. Tachikawa is currently 3 months pregnant. The two plan to register their marriage soon, but will hold the wedding and reception in March. They have already started living together.
Tachikawa left "King's Brunch" at the end of December. It was also recently announced that one of the show's regulars, announcer Noriyuki Hasumi, is getting married in February to announcer Eri Daitoku of Tohoku Broadcasting Company.
The couple was introduced to each other several years ago through Tachikawa's older brother, and they began dating this past June. Tachikawa is currently 3 months pregnant. The two plan to register their marriage soon, but will hold the wedding and reception in March. They have already started living together.
Tachikawa left "King's Brunch" at the end of December. It was also recently announced that one of the show's regulars, announcer Noriyuki Hasumi, is getting married in February to announcer Eri Daitoku of Tohoku Broadcasting Company.
Mon, December 31, 2007 (3:43pm EST)
TOKIO's Tomoya Nagase and actress Saki Aibu may be romantically involved. The pair co-starred in the TBS drama series "Utahime," which ended on December 21.
According to several people, they started dating in mid-December, around the end of filming for "Utahime." Then on the night of the 28th, they were seen together at a video rental store in Tokyo. In the past, Nagase was frequently seen at that same shop with Ayumi Hamasaki, whom he broke up with in July after a relationship of seven years.
Last week, a tabloid published a photo of the couple walking together with their arms around each other after a party for the end of "Utahime." At the time, Johnny's Jimusho denied that the two were dating.
According to several people, they started dating in mid-December, around the end of filming for "Utahime." Then on the night of the 28th, they were seen together at a video rental store in Tokyo. In the past, Nagase was frequently seen at that same shop with Ayumi Hamasaki, whom he broke up with in July after a relationship of seven years.
Last week, a tabloid published a photo of the couple walking together with their arms around each other after a party for the end of "Utahime." At the time, Johnny's Jimusho denied that the two were dating.
