On Sunday, a play titled "Ano Yuuhi ni Mukatte" was performed at Nippon Broadcasting System's Imagin Studio. The project, related to Shun Oguri's "All Night Nippon" radio show, was the first play produced and directed by the actor.

Three lucky listeners of Oguri's show were selected to act in the play: a 28-year-old OL, an 18-year-old college freshman, and a 15-year-old high school student. Actor Eiji Yokota also participated in the play, which was performed in front of 100 invited listeners.

The play was labeled as "All Night Nippon Engekibu's first performance," which suggests that their may be similar productions in the future. An audio recording of "Ano Yuuhi ni Mukatte" will be aired on the April 9 broadcast of Oguri's show.

News has spread of a recent interview with former Morning Musume member Ai Kago. This is her first interview since she was dismissed by Up-Front Agency last March after she was caught twice for underage smoking and was discovered to be in a relationship with an older man.

Hello!Online has translated part of the interview, in which Kago apologized and explained some of the circumstances around her scandal.

According to Sankei Sports and Sports Nippon, Kago also revealed that right after her dismissal, she attempted to cut her wrists, though full details of the incident have not yet been made clear.

Kago is aiming to return to show business, and is said to be publishing a book soon. More information from her interview will likely be publicized this week.

On Sunday, Watanabe Entertainment announced the winner of its 2nd B-Girl Audition. 15-year-old Hitomi Miyake, a first-year high school student, took the prize out of a field of 18,253 hopefuls.

The previous competition's winner, Miki Hayashi, made her debut as a voice actress in the "Code Geass" anime series in 2006. Miyake is following in her footsteps, entering show business with a voice acting role in that series' sequel, "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2," which premiered on Sunday (April 6).

Miyake is also one of 9 new additions to the Fuji TV idol unit Idoling!!!, becoming member #17. She will make her first appearance on the group's television show on Monday.

Talento Sakura and Chiba Lotte Marines infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka are no longer dating, it was learned on Saturday.

The couple started going out after they were paired together on "Koisuru Hanikami" in 2006. Their relationship was discovered in June of that year.

Nishioka stated on Saturday that they broke up due to their busy schedules. Sakura's agency has also confirmed the breakup.

Talento Yukina Kinoshita, who got her big break as a "baka" idol on "Quiz! Hexagon II," is taking a step into acting next month. She has been cast in Fuji TV's "81diver" drama series, which tells the story of a young man (Junpei Mizobata) with a gift for playing shogi.

Kinoshita plays the NEET daughter of a shogi dojo who at first glance seems stupid, but is actually very capable.

"81diver" starts on May 3.

Rapper GAKU-MC wrote Saturday on his blog that his wife gave birth to their first daughter on Thursday. He and his wife, a model, married in May 2007 after a six-year relationship.

The rapper is reportedly working on a new song themed around the birth of the child. It will be recorded for a new album that he is releasing this fall.

Arashi's Sho Sakurai has been appointed as the main caster for NTV's coverage of the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Sanma Akashiya will be an additional caster, while commentating will be done by baseball critic Kiyoshi Nakahata, archer Hiroshi Yamamoto (who won the silver medal at the 2004 Games), and retired soccer player Shoji Jo.