Singer Ken Hirai and actress Rie Miyazawa are portraying the role of lovers in Hirai's new PV "Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite mo." Not only is this Miyazawa's first appearance in a PV, but it is also the first time Hirai has paired up with someone of celebrity status.

The video includes scenes of the two holding hands, sleeping together on the couch, and holding each other closely as the rain falls. It was filmed earlier this month.

This is Hirai's 29th single to date and will go on sale April 23. The song is also part of Hirai's "FAKIN' POP" album which has already shipped more than 500,000 copies since its release. In addition, the single is being used as the theme song to the movie "Ano Sora wo Oboeteru," which premieres April 26.

Masaaki Uchino is starring in a WOWOW drama special titled "Sirius no Michi," scheduled for broadcast this September.

Based on a novel by the late Naoki Prize-winning author Iori Fujiwara, the story is described as a hard-boiled drama set in a large advertising company. Miki Maya plays the part of Uchino's lover. The rest of the supporting cast includes Chiaki Kuriyama and Masaya Kikawada.

Rock band B'z has announced that they will release two best albums this year to commemorate their 20th anniversary. Counting their most recent release, "Burn -Fumetsu no Face-," they are currently on a record-setting streak of 41 consecutive #1 hits over the last 19 years, giving them an ample pool of songs to choose from.

"B'z The Best ULTRA Pleasure" will go on sale first on June 18. The two-disc compilation features 30 tracks, 27 of which have been sold as singles. According to Oricon, the songs have had combined sales of close to 25.9 million copies. Then on September 17, they will release "B'z The Best ULTRA Treasure," containing a selection of fan-requested songs.

The concept behind the two albums comes from their similar 1998 collections, "B'z The Best Pleasure" and "B'z The Best Treasure," which together sold more than 9 million copies.

Electro/house duo Sweet Vacation, who released their second album "More the Vacation!!" last week, announced that they will make their major label debut this summer with Victor Entertainment. It was also revealed that they will release a record in Taiwan.

More details will be announced in the future through their official website.

The Hokkaido-hailing band monobright is doing its first theme song for a film. "Ano Tomeikan to Shonen" is being used in Kenji Uchida's "After School," which was first announced last July. Starring Yo Oizumi, the movie opens in theaters on May 31.

Oizumi also appears in the music video for "Ano Tomeikan to Shonen," which is directed by Uchida. The tune is being recorded as part of a 6-song mini-album that monobright will release on May 21.

Actor Mikio Osawa, once a member of the music group Hikaru Genji, is reportedly getting married again. According to a source close to Osawa, he plans to register the marriage on the 26th. His agency says that nothing has been decided yet, though many are expecting a formal announcement within the next few days.

Osawa previously married actress Mai Kitajima in June 1996 after dating for 7 years. They had one son together, but they divorced in September 2005. Kitajima officially kept custody of their son, but he began living with Osawa because it was more convenient for his schooling. Kitajima remarried last July and gave birth to another child in January.

Osawa's fiancee was not named in Sports Hochi's news article, but she is said to be a talento.

The 33rd Kazuo Kikuta Drama Awards for theater were presented on Monday. The Grand Prize this year was given to Koichi Domoto's production "Endless Shock," which has been put on every year since 2005.

Other awards were given to Masaaki Sakai, Mayo Suzukaze, Yoshio Inoue, Keiko Horiuchi, and director Yumi Suzuki.

Actor Jun Kaname, 27, is currently in a relationship. According to this week's issue of Shukan Josei, the woman is a 23-year-old dental assistant who resembles actress Izumi Inamori. Introduced through a friend, the pair started dating about half a year ago.

A reporter for the magazine asked Kaname directly whether he had a girlfriend, and he confirmed that he does. Kaname's management also verified the news.