Newspapers have just reported that rock musician Miyavi (age unknown) and singer melody. (27) are married. It is also said that melody. is currently pregnant. The couple apparently held a private wedding party, but so far details have not been revealed regarding the date of their marriage or the length of their relationship. Miyavi is expected to make a direct announcement to his fans during a concert in Tokyo on April 5.

melody. retired from singing at the start of this year to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer.

Oricon recently did a survey of 1,200 people about celebrities leading dramatic lives. 22-year-old actress Erika Sawajiri ranked 1st on the list. Her uncontrolled behavior has garnered her a lot of attention, making "dramatic" an appropriate description for her life.

Sawajiri made headlines in 2007 for her unprofessional conduct at the opening of the movie "Closed Note," where she responded to questions with brief answers such as "Not really..." A teenager from Osaka commented, "She gets a lot of attention from the media, makes bombshell statements, and got married." Another girl explained, "She does as she pleases. Normal people can't live the way she does."

Ranked second was Seiko Matsuda who, as an iconic idol of the 80s, went through two divorces and caused a lot of buzz in the entertainment world with both her public and private life.

In third was "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, who blasted through the manzai boom and ultimately established himself as a film director and actor, among other things. His life has been filled with many ups and downs, including a horrific motorcycle accident in 1994.

As the author of the autobiographical novel "Homeless Chugakusei," Hiroshi Tamura of owarai duo Kirin came in fourth. Ranked fifth was pop star Namie Amuro, who married young, had a child, and later divorced, but still managed to come back as a successful artist.

1. Erika Sawajiri
2. Seiko Matsuda
3. Takeshi Kitano
4. Hiroshi Tamura
5. Namie Amuro

The music video for Hikaru Utada's new song "Come Back to Me" is currently being offered for free on the iTunes Store. The song is the first single from Utada's new English album "This Is The One," which went on sale on March 14 in Japan and on March 24 digitally.

With Japan introducing the "saiban-in" (lay judge) system in May, Fuji TV is capitalizing with jury-related dramas. The network already announced the series "Majo Saiban" starring Toma Ikuta, but it also plans to air a one-shot drama based on the manga "Samayoi Zakura."

Originally serialized in the weekly magazine Manga Action, "Samayoi Zakura" is written by Mamora Goda ("Mori no Asagao"). In the drama adaptation, Atsushi Ito stars as Keiichi Aiba, a "net cafe refugee" who gets chosen as a juror in the trial of a 28-year-old NEET accused of killing three women.

The drama will be shot next month. Takashi Tsukamoto plays the role of the killer, while Rosa Kato plays a law student who is also selected for the jury. Fuji TV has tentatively scheduled the drama for this May.

The musical group m.o.v.e has been announced as a guest for this year's Anime Central convention. With several anime tie-ins in the past, the group is popular in the anime community. They previously performed at Seattle's Sakura-Con in 2007.

Anime Central is being held in Illinois on May 8-10.

Yuki Kashiwagi (17) of idol group AKB48 has been given a regular role as a weathercaster on the new TBS wide show "Hiruobi!" It is rare for a high school student to be chosen as a regular television caster.

"Hiruobi!" begins on March 30, airing weekday mornings at 11am. Kashiwagi will appear on the show on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Singer-songwriter YUI, who announced last August that she would be taking a much needed break, has announced her return with a new single. The news was announced on Wednesday, just one day before her 22nd birthday.

YUI's new song is an up-tempo tune titled "again." It has been chosen as the opening theme of the new "Fullmetal Alchemist" anime series, which starts on April 5. Ringtone distribution for the song begins on April 22, followed by a CD release on June 3.