Sun, October 12, 2008 (4:20am EDT)
On October 18, NHK is airing a special documentary on actress Yui Aragaki, focusing on her singing career that started a year ago. The program was filmed over the course of that year, starting with her first recording and her first concert at the Nippon Budokan.
As Aragaki had little experience when she made her debut, the show will highlight the challenges she has faced in becoming a singer.
Aragaki's newest single "Akai Ito" - a cover of a Kobukuro song - goes on sale this coming Wednesday.
As Aragaki had little experience when she made her debut, the show will highlight the challenges she has faced in becoming a singer.
Aragaki's newest single "Akai Ito" - a cover of a Kobukuro song - goes on sale this coming Wednesday.
Sun, October 12, 2008 (4:09am EDT)
Actress Kimie Shingyoji (49) has been divorced since 2005, it was learned on Friday. She had been married to designer and former The Tempters drummer Hiroshi Oguchi (57) since 1983.
In 1991, the clothing company that Oguchi had been running went bankrupt, and Shingyoji fully returned to show business in order to provide for the family. But ten years later, the couple had begun living separately for financial reasons, and two years later they ended their 22-year marriage. In 2006, Oguchi's business ventures fell apart, and Shingyoji also declared bankruptcy.
Shingyoji's agency announced that the actress is publishing a book describing the ups and downs of her life so far.
In 1991, the clothing company that Oguchi had been running went bankrupt, and Shingyoji fully returned to show business in order to provide for the family. But ten years later, the couple had begun living separately for financial reasons, and two years later they ended their 22-year marriage. In 2006, Oguchi's business ventures fell apart, and Shingyoji also declared bankruptcy.
Shingyoji's agency announced that the actress is publishing a book describing the ups and downs of her life so far.
