NHK has announced the artist lineup for the 63rd Kouhaku Uta Gassen. This year will have a total of 50 artists performing, 25 for each of the Red and White Teams. 12 artists are making their first appearances - 6 from the Red Team and 6 from the White Team.

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Which celebrities are drawing the most attention and have the highest name value? The answers were revealed through the June issue of information magazine ‘Nikkei Entertainment!‘.

This ‘Talent Power Ranking’ is held every quarter by Nikkei Entertainment and was created by ARCHITECT Co., Ltd.. They take a survey and examine people’s “degree of ( Read more... )

Eita’s upcoming action movie, “Wild 7“, has just revealed its first trailer through its official website, which also includes a first taste of L’Arc~en~Ciel’s new song that was written especially for the movie.

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“Wild 7″ is based on a manga by Mochizuki Mikiya that was serialized in “Weekly Shonen King” from 1969 to 1979. It tells the story of a ( Read more... )

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Cameras are already rolling for the live-action movie adaptation of Yamazaki Mari’s “Thermae Romae” manga, but the main cast has just been revealed. Abe Hiroshi (46) will star, while Ueto Aya (25) will play the female lead.

The manga, which won the Manga Taisho and a Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize last year, is a comedy about Lucius (Abe), an ancient ( Read more... )

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