‘Japanese Idols Now & Then’ Archives
Namie Amuro found in Sedona with Atsushi
Namie Amuro is still a top female singer in Japan since she appeared in Japanese show biz more than 10 years ago. Many of the idol singers disappear after the big time with some hit records, but amazingly she is still ranked on the top group of the idol singers. Namie Amuro once married a Japanese hiphop dancer but divorced after some [...]
What’s AKB 48 ?
I've been away from Japan for a long time, so I don't know much about Japanese new TV characters. What I saw on a TV show of Japan after I came back was really incredible. AKB48 seems to be a singer group with 48 teenager girl members. All of them are not like professional singers, but they are just average high school girls of Japan. [...]
AYUMI HAMASAKI NEW CD, You were, Ballad, etc. keeps NO.1 sales
AYUMI HAMASAKI's new release is taking big reservation orders through online sales site, CD JAPAN. AYUMI HAMASAKI already has permanent fans. It's no surprise to get the big pre-order on each release. For the first limited release, her songs' video clips are also included. Fans can't miss the first issue. Personally I don't listen to her [...]
MOMOE YAMAGUCHI & TOMOKAZU MIURA
Recently there was a popular married couple vote in Japan. It asked the Japanese " who do you think the best married couple is ?" The result was MOMOE TAMAGUCHI & TOMOKAZU MIURA. Maybe even overseas Japanese specialists don't know well this couple because they got married about 30 years ago. Momoe Yamaguchi became popular [...]
YUKIE NAKAMA steadying with TETSUSHI TANAKA
Today's news says that Japanese actress YUKIE TANAKA seems to be steadying with an actor, TETSUSHI TANAKA. They both are acting on a same TV drama, "Untouchable Jikenbo" , and before that they also worked together on the drama called JOSHIDEKA ( Detective Girl ) which seems to be their first encounter. YUKIE TANAKA seems not to be denying the [...]
PINK LADY Forever
If we look back the history of Japanese idols, who do we select as the biggest memory ? Some may choose Momoe Yamaguchi, and some may choose Seiko Matsuda, Akina Nakamori, Namie Amuro, or Candies. Yet, probably the biggest idol in the history was PINK LADY. They suddenly came out on TV with a big hit record of PEPPER KEIBU ( or detective [...]
SHINGO KATORI on Broadway, TALK LIKE SINGING
SHINGO KATORI is a member of SMAP, a Japanese idol group. He seems to have acted in Broadway musical theater in New York as the leading role. Although many Japanese fans followed him to New York city, the audience was not only the Japanese but New Yorkers also seem to have enjoyed it if the news tells the truth. To be honest, I doubt SHINGO [...]
CHISATO MORITAKA back again ! with Junichi Inagaki
CHISATO MORITAKA once retired the music scene because of her marriage. But still many fans remain the same. Chisato Moritaka seems to come back on TV with Junichi Inagaki soon. At the latest album of Junichi Inagaki, Chisato Moritaka joined a song in the album as a duet chorus singer with him. It's not sure that she will totally come back to [...]
YUKO TAKEUCHI plays on Flash Forward
Flash Forward is a recent American TV series, which started on September 24th 2009. The starting impression was really great enough to get more than 100 countries of licenced boadcasting from the 2nd week. Today's news says that YUKO TAKEUCHI, a Japanese actress, played a part in the program aired on November 5th. It's strange for us because [...]
NORIKO SAKAI to be divorced ?
NORIKO SAKAI may be divorced after the trial on her drug career practice is finished, today's news reported in Japan. She may submit the paper for divorce even while the she attends the court. ......after I wrote here, she is sentenced guilty to 1 and half year in prison with suspended sentence of 4 years. If it was in other countries, [...]
