Mon, May 19, 2008 (1:03am EDT)
In March, actress Manami Konishi released her first single "Sunny Day," a song written for her movie "Sweet Rain: Shinigami no Seido." It entered the charts at #10 and continued to sell fairly well, but now the song has found even more popularity overseas, particularly in Taiwan, where "Sweet Rain" opened at the end of April.
On Taiwan's Yahoo! Music charts for Japanese and Korean music (based on data from the site KKBOX), Konishi achieved #1 this past week, beating out tunes by Hikaru Utada, Yui Aragaki, and Kou Shibasaki. On the daily charts, it had debuted on May 10 at #4 but climbed to its current #1 spot two days later.
On Taiwan's Yahoo! Music charts for Japanese and Korean music (based on data from the site KKBOX), Konishi achieved #1 this past week, beating out tunes by Hikaru Utada, Yui Aragaki, and Kou Shibasaki. On the daily charts, it had debuted on May 10 at #4 but climbed to its current #1 spot two days later.
Mon, May 19, 2008 (12:23am EDT)
Yakult Swallows outfielder Norichika Aoki (26) and TV Tokyo sports announcer Sachi Ootake (24) are currently in a serious relationship, it was discovered last week. They met last year through a friend and began dating around the start of this year.
Aoki is one of baseball's rising stars, winning a top rookie award in 2005 and leading the league in hits in 2005 and 2007. He is currently recovering from a muscle injury.
Aoki is one of baseball's rising stars, winning a top rookie award in 2005 and leading the league in hits in 2005 and 2007. He is currently recovering from a muscle injury.
Mon, May 19, 2008 (12:21am EDT)
20th Century, the older half of popular group V6, performed in Tokyo on Sunday, wrapping up their first nationwide concert tour since five years ago. During the show, the group announced an upcoming tour for V6 and a new song that will be used in the next Ultraman movie.
The tour will start in Osaka on August 1 and run until the end of the month, with a total of 15 concerts spanning 8 locations.
Their movie tie-in is a song titled "LIGHT IN YOUR HEART," which has been chosen as the theme song to "Daikessen! Cho Ultra 8 Kyodai," opening September 13. The movie features the return of several Ultraman characters, including V6 member Hiroshi Nagano as Ultraman Tiga. The song has not been given a release date yet.
The tour will start in Osaka on August 1 and run until the end of the month, with a total of 15 concerts spanning 8 locations.
Their movie tie-in is a song titled "LIGHT IN YOUR HEART," which has been chosen as the theme song to "Daikessen! Cho Ultra 8 Kyodai," opening September 13. The movie features the return of several Ultraman characters, including V6 member Hiroshi Nagano as Ultraman Tiga. The song has not been given a release date yet.
Mon, May 19, 2008 (12:20am EDT)
Young actress Aki Nishihara has been cast in the starring role of Fuji TV's daytime drama series "Shiro to Kuro," scheduled to begin its run on June 30.
The "white and black" meaning of the show's title refers to two contrasting brothers who form a love triangle with Nishihara's character. Katsuya Kobayashi plays the "good" older brother who happens to be engaged, while Yuki Sato (of "Kamen Rider Kabuto") plays the "bad" and wild younger brother. Rumiko Koyanagi and Kei Yamamoto are among the supporting cast members.
"Shiro to Kuro" will air on weekdays at 1:30pm.
The "white and black" meaning of the show's title refers to two contrasting brothers who form a love triangle with Nishihara's character. Katsuya Kobayashi plays the "good" older brother who happens to be engaged, while Yuki Sato (of "Kamen Rider Kabuto") plays the "bad" and wild younger brother. Rumiko Koyanagi and Kei Yamamoto are among the supporting cast members.
"Shiro to Kuro" will air on weekdays at 1:30pm.
