Tue, June 23, 2009 (4:27am EDT)
Talento Mika Kaneda (25) and Gamba Osaka defender Sota Nakazawa (26) are officially married, as announced by Gamba on the 21st. On the same day, Kaneda blogged, "In my own special way, I want to support him as much as possible."
Kaneda entered the entertainment industry in 1999 after winning the Grand Prix in Young Jump's "All Japan High School Girl Uniform Collection" (also known as "Seikore"). She has also appeared in shows such as the drama series "3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei" and the variety show "King's Brunch."
Kaneda entered the entertainment industry in 1999 after winning the Grand Prix in Young Jump's "All Japan High School Girl Uniform Collection" (also known as "Seikore"). She has also appeared in shows such as the drama series "3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei" and the variety show "King's Brunch."
Tue, June 23, 2009 (2:46am EDT)
Actress Juri Ueno (23) has been cast in a drama miniseries that will air on WOWOW later this year. Titled "Ueno Juri to Itsutsu no Kaban," the show features Ueno taking on five roles in five episodes.
As the title suggests, each 30-minute episode involves a bag of some kind, such as a guitar case or a mysterious delivery package. Each story has its own staff behind it, including screenwriter Arisa Kaneko ("Densha Otoko") and director Nobuhiro Yamashita ("Linda Linda Linda").
Ueno will also sing the show's ending theme, tentatively titled "Kaban no Banka." This is her first song since she made her CD debut in 2007 with "Onara Taisou" from the "Nodame Cantabile" drama series.
WOWOW will broadcast the series on Thursdays at 11:30pm, starting on September 3.
As the title suggests, each 30-minute episode involves a bag of some kind, such as a guitar case or a mysterious delivery package. Each story has its own staff behind it, including screenwriter Arisa Kaneko ("Densha Otoko") and director Nobuhiro Yamashita ("Linda Linda Linda").
Ueno will also sing the show's ending theme, tentatively titled "Kaban no Banka." This is her first song since she made her CD debut in 2007 with "Onara Taisou" from the "Nodame Cantabile" drama series.
WOWOW will broadcast the series on Thursdays at 11:30pm, starting on September 3.
Tue, June 23, 2009 (1:36am EDT)
TOKIO's Masahiro Matsuoka will star in another "Shin Oishinbo" drama special later this year. This will be his third episode in the series, which had its first two episodes aired in 2007.
"Shin Oshinbo" is a revival of the "Oishinbo" drama specials of the 1990s. Both series are based on Tetsu Kariya's popular cooking-themed manga of the same name.
The full title of the upcoming special is "Shin Oishinbo Part 3: Yuzan Kaibara vs. Kyukyoku Shichinin no Samurai!" As in the previous episodes, Matsuoka plays the main character Shiro Yamaoka, while Yuka plays his colleague Yuko Kurita and Ken Matsudaira plays his father and rival Yuzan Kaibara.
The first episode, which aired in January 2007, had nabe as its theme. The second, in November 2007, focused on omusubi. This time, the central food will be beef.
Fuji TV has not yet announced a specific broadcast date, but said that it plans to air the episode before the end of this year.
"Shin Oshinbo" is a revival of the "Oishinbo" drama specials of the 1990s. Both series are based on Tetsu Kariya's popular cooking-themed manga of the same name.
The full title of the upcoming special is "Shin Oishinbo Part 3: Yuzan Kaibara vs. Kyukyoku Shichinin no Samurai!" As in the previous episodes, Matsuoka plays the main character Shiro Yamaoka, while Yuka plays his colleague Yuko Kurita and Ken Matsudaira plays his father and rival Yuzan Kaibara.
The first episode, which aired in January 2007, had nabe as its theme. The second, in November 2007, focused on omusubi. This time, the central food will be beef.
Fuji TV has not yet announced a specific broadcast date, but said that it plans to air the episode before the end of this year.
Tue, June 23, 2009 (12:49am EDT)
Actress Yuko Nito (37) and voice actor Rintaro Nishi (43) have been married since April, it was revealed last week. Nito's agency, Horipro, confirmed that the couple registered their marriage on April 10.
The two first met in 1994 when they appeared together in a play. Their relationship started around that time, but they later broke up. In early 2007, they met again and rekindled their romance.
According to Horipro, there are no plans for a wedding ceremony or reception. Nito is said to not be pregnant, and she plans to continue her acting career.
The two first met in 1994 when they appeared together in a play. Their relationship started around that time, but they later broke up. In early 2007, they met again and rekindled their romance.
According to Horipro, there are no plans for a wedding ceremony or reception. Nito is said to not be pregnant, and she plans to continue her acting career.
