On Monday, Yoshiki revealed in an interview that due to demand, X Japan has added a third date to its reunion concerts at the Tokyo Dome. The band had originally scheduled two shows for March 28 and 30. Now, with the addition of a concert on March 29, they will be performing on three consecutive days.

X Japan had titled the two original shows "Hakai no Yoru" (Night of Destruction) and "Souzou no Yoru" (Night of Creation). The new concert (on the 29th) is labeled "Mubou na Yoru" (Night of Recklessness).

X Japan previously sold out three consecutive days at Tokyo Dome in 1992.

Free announcer Tomoyo Yukino, 44, announced that she is currently six months pregnant and is engaged to a real estate company manager. The man, 41, is divorced and has one child.

In July of last year, they met through a mutual friend and soon began dating. They found they had several common interests, including golf. In late October, Yukino learned that she was pregnant, and her physical activities such as golf and running had increased her risk of a miscarriage. She quickly canceled all of her work and spent 3 weeks resting in a hospital.

The couple plans to register their marriage around the time of the baby's birth, which is expected to occur in June.

Yukino first became popular in the 1990s while she was a regular on TV Asahi's late-night show "Tonight."

On Monday, idol Shoko Nakagawa held a special live event for 200 lucky fans who bought a copy of her new single "snow tears" or her latest "Shokotan Blog" book.

On Sunday, she had announced through her blog that she will release her first original album on March 19, titled "Big Bang!!!" The album will include her 4 released singles and 7 new songs, one of which is a bonus track.

After Monday's concert, she held a press conference to publicly announce the album. During the event, she boldly declared that if the album takes the #1 spot on the charts, she will run naked through Nakano Broadway (a popular spot for otakus). However, she admitted that topping the charts is very unlikely for her.

The main cast of Masato Harada's "Climber's High" was revealed on Sunday. The movie is based on Hideo Yokoyama's best-selling novel about the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123.

As previously announced, Shinichi Tsutsumi is starring as a newspaper reporter assigned to cover the event. Most of the newly named cast are playing other reporters and co-workers. The list includes Masato Sakai, Tomorowo Taguchi, Kenichi Endo, Masahiro Takashima, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Machiko Ono (as the sole female reporter), and Koichi Sato, who starred in NHK's television adaptation of the same story.

Theatrical release has been set for July 5.

35-year-old talento Keiko Kubo gave birth to her first child on Sunday morning.

In May 2006, Kubo married JBL Super Leaguer Takuya Kita. She went through infertility treatment and finally was able to conceive last year. According to Kubo's agency, the delivery was difficult, but both Kubo and the newborn girl are healthy.

Model and talento Rinka is reportedly in a new relationship. Her boyfriend is said to be a businessman who runs an apparel company in Hawaii.

According to the rumors, Rinka met him in November during a personal trip. Since the start of this year, she has already been back to Hawaii twice, and even accompanied the man during a trip to Los Angeles.

Rinka is regularly labeled as a "makeinu" (referring to an unmarried woman over 30), but past rumors have linked her to various celebrities. Last October, she revealed on her blog that she had broken up with her boyfriend after a six-year relationship.

Her agency says it has not heard about a new boyfriend, and that it would leave such a private matter alone anyway.