Sat, January 31, 2009 (3:28am EST)
To complement its recent survey about young actors, Oricon asked a thousand people which young actresses they have high expectations for in 2009.
At the top of the list was Nao Minamisawa, who recently landed a starring role in the film adaptation of "Akai Ito." Behind her was Mikako Tabe, chosen as the lead of the upcoming morning drama "Tsubasa."
At the top of the list was Nao Minamisawa, who recently landed a starring role in the film adaptation of "Akai Ito." Behind her was Mikako Tabe, chosen as the lead of the upcoming morning drama "Tsubasa."
- Nao Minamisawa
- Mikako Tabe
- Shiori Kutsuna
- Kie Kitano
- Yuriko Yoshitaka
- Kaho
- Rio Yamashita
- Umika Kawashima
- Saki Fukuda
- Mitsuki Tanimura
Sat, January 31, 2009 (3:03am EST)
Rock band Judy and Mary will be the subject of a tribute album that is being released on March 18, a little more than eight years after their breakup. 15 artists are participating on the album.
The songs on the album include "Sanpomichi" covered by Tamio Okuda, "Happy?" by Kaela Kimura, and "Over Drive" by mihimaru GT. Some of the other artists involved are Ai Otsuka, Ikimono Gakari, Puffy, and Shoko Nakagawa.
The songs on the album include "Sanpomichi" covered by Tamio Okuda, "Happy?" by Kaela Kimura, and "Over Drive" by mihimaru GT. Some of the other artists involved are Ai Otsuka, Ikimono Gakari, Puffy, and Shoko Nakagawa.



