Recently, a trailer for the new Doraemon movie , a popular Japanese animation series, was revealed through their official site. Titled, “Doraemon Nobita to Kiseki no Shima: Animal Adventure“, the movie will hit theaters on March 2012, and will celebrate the 100th year before Doraemon’s birth (September 3, 2112).
Tokyo Jihen have just announced that they will be releasing a new video clip collection this September!
“CS Channel” will be released in both DVD and Blu-ray formats on September 21st, and contains videos like “Noudouteki Sanpunkan“, “Kachiikusa“, “Sora ga Natte Iru“, “Atarashii Bunmei Kaika” and more. The release will also include a previously unreleased track titled “Handsome Sugite” and “Tengoku e Youkoso ~Tokyo Bay Ver.~“.
Check out the track list for the collection below!
Track List 01. Noudouteki Sanpunkan 02. Kachiikusa 03. Sora ga Natte Iru 04. Atarashii Bunmei Kaika 05. Onna no Ko wa Daredemo 06. Handsome Sugite - end roll - 07. Tengoku e Youkoso ~Tokyo Bay Ver.~
On July 16th, several members from idol group SKE48 attended an opening event for Fuji-Q Highland’s new roller coaster ride, ‘Takabisha‘.
The members who attended are Ono Haruka, Mukaida Manatsu, Ueno Kasumi, Kaneko Shiori, Kimoto Kanon, Nakamura Yuka, Matsui Jurina, and Ishida Anna.
When the event MC asked, “Is anybody afraid of roller coasters?,” Matsui and Kimoto raised their hands. “I hate when the roller coaster drops; it feels like my heart is going to jump out,” said Kimoto. Matsui also stated, “I hate when it climbs vigorously, and my legs float.”
Ono, who says she loves roller coasters, commented, “Jurina looked gloomy since yesterday, and I enjoyed watching her.” The other members also showed joyful expressions on being able to ride on the new roller coaster. Then the girls started a face-off, saying, “You try riding the ‘Takabisha’!” and showed the crowd each of their charms, by responding to each other with witty remarks.
When the time came for the members to ride ‘Takabisha’, the girls decided to hold a janken tournament. Kaneko, Ueno, Ishida, and Mukaida won, and were chosen to ride the roller coaster. Their smiles quickly turned into a nervous look as they got into the cart, and they screamed as they experienced the attraction for the first time.
After the thrilling ride, Mukaida commented, “It was fun, but I didn’t have time to breathe.” Ishida gave her honest impression, saying, “The drop at 121 degrees was scary, but climbing at 90 degrees was even scarier. Also, I was surprised because it was like bungee jumping when it came to a stop before the drop.”
At the end of the event, the girls shouted, “‘Takabisha open!“, and filled the place with smiles.
Today, it was announced that AKB48’s Shinoda Mariko will appear in the NHK movie, “Salaryman NEO Gekijouban (warai)” (“Salaryman NEO Movie (lol)”), based on a NHK’s unique comedy show.
This movie, which stars Koike Teppei and Namase Katsuhisa, has changed its title since our previous article, but it’ll still give the same atmosphere and outlook as the original TV series. The film focuses on ‘Shinjo‘ (Koike), a new employee at NEO Beer, and his eccentric cast of co-workers, such as an unreasonable section manager named ‘Nakanishi‘ (Namase) and ‘Kawakami‘ (Sawamura Ikki), a businessman who hasn’t been able to land a single sale in five years. The overall story is said to regale the life of a miserable and odd salaryman.
Shinoda will play a charismatic receptionist who works at Shinjo’s and Nakanishi’s company during the day, and has a mysterious part-time job at night. She will play an important role in Shinjo’s future, since she gives a substantial piece of advice, allowing him to succeed in a large company project.
Speaking on her role, Shinoda stated, “From the start, I have always been a fan of comedy, so I have always wanted to appear in a comedy drama or a movie.” She continued, “I was nervous at the beginning because they have already created the “team power” through the TV edition, but everyone is hilarious at their roles and even made me laugh during the breaks so it was a fun setting to work in. I did my best to try to not destroy that atmosphere with my presence and gave my utmost ability to make this film excellent.”
This movie will hit theaters nationwide on November 3rd.
On July 15th, rock band OKAMOTO’S held at their first online press conference, ‘OKAMOTO’S Yokubou wo Happyou!!!!’, during which they announced their new album, “Yokubou” (“Desires”), scheduled to be released on September 7th.
The four members also formally announced that the song “Yokubou o Sakebe!!!!” will become a single, and is scheduled to drop on August 3rd. The song is currently being used as a ending theme song for popular anime series, ‘Naruto Shippuden‘. “Yokubou o Sakebe!!!!” and “Ai no Theme” were aired during the online event, and were revealed to be part of 14 tracks in OKAMOTO’S’ upcoming full album.
OKAMOTO’S also sang a capella and did various monomane (imitations) as a part of their fans’ requests through Twitter. Furthermore, the band showed purikura pictures, drew pictures of each other, and the guitarist, Okamoto Kouki, even tried to make a fruit parfait!
This summer, the band will be participating in many festivals such as the ‘FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL ‘11’, ‘ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2011’, and ‘WORLD HAPPINESS 2011’. On September 10th, just days after their album release, they will be kicking off their live concert tour, ‘OKAMOTO’S Tour 2011: KICK OUT THE EYES’, scheduled to span 14 cities in Japan.
Read on for their new album’s track list as well as concert dates below!
1. Yokubou o Sakebe!!!! 2. Ai no Theme 3. Hello I Love You 4. Tegami 5. Give It Away 6. Ano Musume Boku ga Tsukattara Donna Oto Surundarou 7. Hama Okamoto’s Jiyuujikan 8. Half Time Show 9. Casablanca Dandy 10. Insane Man 11. O.ma.e 12. Get Some Money 13. Pump It Up 14. Future Eve
*OKAMOTO’S MOVIE (3) (Limited Edition DVD only)
OKAMOTO’S Tour 2011: KICK OUT THE EYES
9/10/2011: Yokohama BASIS in Kanagawa Prefecture 9/17/2011: Sapporo PENNY LANE 24 in Hokkaido 9/19/2011: Nagoya CLUB QUATTRO in Aichi Prefecture 9/23/2011: HEAVEN’S ROCK Saitama New City Centre VJ-3 in Saitama Prefecture 9/25/2011: Kyoto Takutaku in Kyoto Metropolitan Area 10/1/2011: Sendai darwin in Miyagi Prefecture 10/8/2011: Hiroshima Namiki Junction in Hiroshima Prefecture 10/10/2011: Okayama IMAGE in Okayama Prefecture 10/11/2011: Takamatsu DIME in Kanagawa Prefecture 10/13/2011: Oita Drum Be-0 in Oita Prefecture 10/15/2011: Fukuouka Drum Be-1 in Fukuoka Prefecture 10/16/2011: Kumamoto Drum Be-9 in Kumamoto Prefecture 10/21/2011: Osaka BIG CAT in Osaka Metropolitan Area 10/22/2011: SHUBUYA-AX in Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Dream Morning Musume member Kusumi Koharu has turned 19-years-old!
Kusumi Koharu explained that she was at rehearsal until late last night for TBS’s “Ongaku no Hi”, which Dream Morning Musume will be participating in July 16th.
However, during that time she became 19-years-old. “I turned 19 before I knew it… Princess Nacchi (Abe Natsumi) congratulated me too”.
Next year, Kusumi will become a full-fledged adult. “This year will be my last as a teenager <3 :D,” the idol wrote.
Ikimonogakari has just revealed a surprise for their fans in Hong Kong and Taiwan!
The pop band is currently preparing for their two-day “Ikimono Matsuri 2011 Donata Summer mo TanoshimimaSHOW!!!” concert on July 23rd and 24th. Since all 60,000 tickets sold out immediately for both performances, Ikimonogakari decided to broadcast their performance live on the 24th in theaters across Japan.
To include some of their international fans, Ikimonogakari will also be broadcasting the same performance through Hong Kong’s MCL Cinema and Taiwan’s VIESHOW Cinemas.
If you live in either Hong Kong or Taiwan, make sure not to miss out on this special event!
S/mileage has just shared a new announcement on their official website, revealing new event-only covers for their recent single, “Uchouten LOVE“!
So far, these special covers feature members Fukuda Kanon and Wada Ayaka; the covers for the other two members will be revealed at a later date. Fans can only purchase these limited edition versions of “Uchouten LOVE” at S/mileage’s live events on July 16th (Fukuda) and 17th (Wada).
SDN48 has just revealed a PV teaser for their new song, “MIN MIN MIN“!
It looks like the girls adopted a caged “angel” look, as they dance in silver and black ensembles. “MIN MIN MIN” will be released as the group’s third single on August 17th.
Today, the first trailer for the upcoming movie “Moteki” (starring Moriyama Mirai, Nagasawa Masami, Aso Kumiko, Naka Riisa, and Maki Yoko) was revealed through its official website.
“Moteki” is based on a best-selling manga and was turned into a TV drama last summer. In March, it was announced that the story would gain a movie adaptation with the same lead actor, but with different original heroines.
The protagonist is a timid man named ‘Fujimoto Yukiyo‘, who never had any luck with women. One day, his ‘moteki‘ – a period when one becomes very popular and attractive to others – suddenly arrives, which puts him in the wonderful yet awkward situation of being surrounded by several beautiful women. How will he handle all the attention, and will he finally manage to find his true love?
The trailer shows that Moriyama didn’t forget how to amuse viewers with his portrayal of ‘Yukiyo’. We also get a first glimpse at the four new love interests: a magazine editor with a bewitching smile (Nagasawa), a neat and clean office lady (Aso), a flashy gal full of secrets (Naka), and an abusive senior colleague (Maki).
The protagonist can be seen in various enviable and pitiful situations with the four women, so check out the trailer below and anticipate its opening day on September 23rd!
Recently, the upcoming movie “Uchuu Kyoudai” has been receiving a lot of attention. In the movie, Oguri Shun plays the older brother and Okada Masaki plays the ‘ikemen’ younger brother. In light of this, internet portal “goo” asked its users who they would want as their younger brother.
Take a look at who made it into the ranking, and let us know who you would’ve voted for!
A short preview of Tohoshinki’s latest PV has been revealed!
“Superstar” is the title track of the duo’s upcoming single, which drops on July 20th. The preview video shows a few dance shots, as well as a few solo scenes of both members.
A full radio rip of V6’s upcoming single, “Sexy.Honey.Bunny!” has just been revealed!
This song is one of the tracks off of their double A-side single, “Sexy.Honey.Bunny! / Takara no Ishi“, to be released on August 24th. The track will serve as the theme song for the upcoming drama, “Shin Keishicho Sousa Ikka 9-gakari“.
Sandara Park releases an angelic CF for “Nikon”
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Nikon Imaging Korea has just released a jaw-dropping commercial with 2NE1‘s
Sandara Park.
The idol shed her quirky style and emerged as a gorgeous woman w...
On July 16th, several members from idol group SKE48 attended an opening event for Fuji-Q Highland’s new roller coaster ride, ‘Takabisha‘.
When the time came for the members to ride ‘Takabisha’, the girls decided to hold a janken tournament. Kaneko, Ueno, Ishida, and Mukaida won, and were chosen to ride the roller coaster. Their smiles quickly turned into a nervous look as they got into the cart, and they screamed as they experienced the attraction for the first time.
Today, it was announced that AKB48’s Shinoda Mariko will appear in the NHK movie, “Salaryman NEO Gekijouban (warai)” (“Salaryman NEO Movie (lol)”), based on a NHK’s unique comedy show.
Shinoda will play a charismatic receptionist who works at Shinjo’s and Nakanishi’s company during the day, and has a mysterious part-time job at night. She will play an important role in Shinjo’s future, since she gives a substantial piece of advice, allowing him to succeed in a large company project.
On July 15th, rock band OKAMOTO’S held at their first online press conference, ‘OKAMOTO’S Yokubou wo Happyou!!!!’, during which they announced their new album, “Yokubou” (“Desires”), scheduled to be released on September 7th.
S/mileage has just shared a new announcement on their official website, revealing new event-only covers for their recent single, “Uchouten LOVE“!
Wada Ayaka version
