Wed, March 25, 2009 (2:39am EDT)
Namie Amuro's latest single, "WILD / Dr.," came in at #1 on the charts this week with 75,000 in sales. With this, she has released a top ten single for 15 years in a row, which keeps her in possession of the record among female artists.
Hello! Project's Erina Mano also made the top ten, reaching #5 with her solo debut. The bottom half of the top ten saw a few more new releases: the "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger" theme song, KREVA's latest single, and the second CD from AKB48 trio No Sleeves.
On the albums chart, Dreams Come True took the #1 spot by selling 231,000 copies of "DO YOU DREAMS COME TRUE?" This is their 12th chart-topping album, which puts them past ZARD for the record among groups with a female vocalist. Dreams Come True already holds two other records in that category: most copies of albums sold (27.7 million) and most million-selling albums (10).
BoA's "BEST & USA" entered the charts at #2, while HYDE's best album ranked #4. Unicorn, Kazuya Yoshii, and the Judy and Mary tribute album also made the top ten list.
Hello! Project's Erina Mano also made the top ten, reaching #5 with her solo debut. The bottom half of the top ten saw a few more new releases: the "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger" theme song, KREVA's latest single, and the second CD from AKB48 trio No Sleeves.
On the albums chart, Dreams Come True took the #1 spot by selling 231,000 copies of "DO YOU DREAMS COME TRUE?" This is their 12th chart-topping album, which puts them past ZARD for the record among groups with a female vocalist. Dreams Come True already holds two other records in that category: most copies of albums sold (27.7 million) and most million-selling albums (10).
BoA's "BEST & USA" entered the charts at #2, while HYDE's best album ranked #4. Unicorn, Kazuya Yoshii, and the Judy and Mary tribute album also made the top ten list.
Wed, March 25, 2009 (1:44am EDT)
Swimmer Kyoko Iwasaki (30) and rugby player Yuya Saito (31) are getting married, it was learned on Tuesday. According to a source close to the couple, they plan on holding their wedding on April 22.
Iwasaki won the gold medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, when she was only 14 years old. Although she does not swim competitively anymore, she is still involved in the sport and is active as a sports commentator on television.
Saito currently plays as a number eight for the Toyota rugby team. He previously played for the Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers and served on the national team.
Iwasaki won the gold medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, when she was only 14 years old. Although she does not swim competitively anymore, she is still involved in the sport and is active as a sports commentator on television.
Saito currently plays as a number eight for the Toyota rugby team. He previously played for the Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers and served on the national team.
Wed, March 25, 2009 (1:21am EDT)
The 2008-2009 Race Queen of the Year award was decided on Monday. This time, the prize went to gravure idol Mayu Oya (23), who made her debut in 2006. She was a finalist in the 2007 Race Queen Award, and she has been steadily gaining in popularity since then.
Past winners of the Race Queen of the Year award include Miho Yoshioka and Chisato Morishita.
Past winners of the Race Queen of the Year award include Miho Yoshioka and Chisato Morishita.
