Fri, October 16, 2009 (7:30pm EDT)
Comedian Kiyoto (31) shared some good news during this week's episode of "AKBINGO!" He revealed that he is planning to get married, though he did not offer any personal details about his fiancee.
According to Yoshimoto Kogyo, the marriage will be registered before the end of this year. The couple plans to hold a wedding ceremony in January.
Kiyoto is one half of the duo Bad Boys, who are regulars on "AKBINGO!"
According to Yoshimoto Kogyo, the marriage will be registered before the end of this year. The couple plans to hold a wedding ceremony in January.
Kiyoto is one half of the duo Bad Boys, who are regulars on "AKBINGO!"
Fri, October 16, 2009 (7:15pm EDT)
Freelance announcer Shio Chino (32) revealed this week that she is pregnant again. She is already in her sixth month of pregnancy.
Nicknamed "Chinopan," the announcer left Fuji TV in 2005 to go independent. She married in April 2006, and in June 2008 she gave birth to twin boys.
Nicknamed "Chinopan," the announcer left Fuji TV in 2005 to go independent. She married in April 2006, and in June 2008 she gave birth to twin boys.
Fri, October 16, 2009 (6:53pm EDT)
BARBEE BOYS, a 5-member rock band popular during the '80s, has scheduled a concert at the Nippon Budokan for next year. The band last played at that venue in May 1989.
The group made their major label debut in 1984 and released hits such as "Me wo Tojite Oide yo" before disbanding in 1992. They reunited in August of last year, then went on a nationwide tour this past February. They will do another tour starting next February, ending with their Budokan concert on March 7.
The group made their major label debut in 1984 and released hits such as "Me wo Tojite Oide yo" before disbanding in 1992. They reunited in August of last year, then went on a nationwide tour this past February. They will do another tour starting next February, ending with their Budokan concert on March 7.
Fri, October 16, 2009 (6:03pm EDT)
Arashi's Sho Sakurai (27) will play the lead role in a documentary drama special about the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. The program is tentatively titled "Hanshin-Awaji Daishinsai Kara 15 Nen: Kobe Shimbun no Nanokakan ~Hisaichi ni Ikita Kishatachi no Tatakai~" and will air on Fuji TV next year.
Also known as the "Kobe earthquake," the massive earthquake struck the southern Hyogo prefecture on January 17, 1995 and resulted in more than 6,400 casualties. The drama will focus on the reporters working for the Kobe Shimbun, who were determined to keep the newspaper running without interruption, despite the damage suffered during the earthquake.
The characters in the drama will all be based on real people, using their real names. Sakurai stars as the photo reporter Tomohiko Mitsuyama, who had joined Kobe Shimbun four years before the earthquake. The show will also have documentary segments such as interviews, including an appearance by Mitsuyama himself.
Fuji TV will broadcast the show in January 2010, which will be the 15th anniversary of the earthquake.
Also known as the "Kobe earthquake," the massive earthquake struck the southern Hyogo prefecture on January 17, 1995 and resulted in more than 6,400 casualties. The drama will focus on the reporters working for the Kobe Shimbun, who were determined to keep the newspaper running without interruption, despite the damage suffered during the earthquake.
The characters in the drama will all be based on real people, using their real names. Sakurai stars as the photo reporter Tomohiko Mitsuyama, who had joined Kobe Shimbun four years before the earthquake. The show will also have documentary segments such as interviews, including an appearance by Mitsuyama himself.
Fuji TV will broadcast the show in January 2010, which will be the 15th anniversary of the earthquake.
