Charts: Kanjani8, Kana Nishino

Kanjani8 achieved their ninth #1 single this week with “Wonderful World!!” selling 245,000 copies. The song is currently being used as the ending theme of “Bouken JAPAN! Kanjani8 MAP,” their first nationally-televised show. RADWIMPS simultaneously released two singles, which ranked #2 and #3. Watarirouka Hashiritai was #4, followed by Dreams Come True . SuG (#7), Koji Kikkawa as the “Kamen Rider Double” character Sokichi Narumi (#8), and RIP SLYME… Read the rest


Art director Kimihiko Nakamura passes away

Movie art director Kimihiko Nakamura died of renal failure at a Tokyo hospital just after midnight on Tuesday night. He was 94. Nakamura is best known for his work during the 1950s and 1960s. After leaving a job at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, he joined the Shochiku Ofuna studio in 1951. He was promoted to art director the following year, and he worked on Keisuke Kinoshita’s “Onna no Sono” (”The Garden… Read the rest


Steven Ma brings fortune to (Ghost Writer) TV Ratings

Steven Ma’s (Ghost Writer) is broadcasting its finale this Saturday. Yesterday at an event, he reveals that he saw that there are many responses from Neitzens, wondering if he’s going to choose the ‘wo lei jing’ Fala Chen? or Linda Chung? He expressed that it will be a beautiful ending. It was said that the part where Fala turns back into a fox, Steven will end up with both… Read the rest


KyonKyon, Nagase Reunited for Mainichi Kaasan

Saibara Rieko’s popular manga strip “Mainichi Kaasan” is to be adapted for the big screen, it was announced yesterday. Whoever did the casting pulled off a PR coup because the leading roles of a married couple will be played by actress Koizumi Kyoko (44, photo left) and actor Nagase Masatoshi (43), who divorced in 2004. The manga, which has run in the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper every Sunday since October… Read the rest


Stephy Tang welcomes summer with sexiness

In order to prepare for her new dance album “No One Knows,” Stephy Tang practiced dancing earler. This summer she would become dancing queen. Record company is very confident in Stephy, saying she can be compared to Kelly Chan, who focused in dance music back in the day. Recently, Stephy even appeared in a hot red outfit to shoot promotion clip for her album. In this year’s book, lang… Read the rest


Queenie Chu Breaks Her Silence for Boyfriend

Earlier a magazine reported Queenie Chu is hooked up an IT talent, but he went to find other girls behind Queenie’s back. Yesterday Queenie returned to TV City and accedpted interview by “The Scoop,” and fought back inaccurate report. She admitted dating this man and they knew each other for a very long time. The report is not fair to people around her so there is a need to… Read the rest


ZE:A is ready to “Level Up” on the race track

  The nine member boy band has become a racing team! ZE:A has just released the teaser for their upcoming digital single “ Level Up “.The Star Empire  band is hitting the track in full “racer” attire for this new upbeat track. The teaser gives us a glimpse of the individual members,while focusing on the popular sport. Check out the speedy teaser here: The full “ Level Up ” single will… Read the rest


Joey Yung Yung’s mouth has high demand in market

Joey Yung attended a premiere event yesterday, she said that Raymond Lam did not there to kiss her while they were filming. She laughed and said that she would not lose her confidence because of this, she’ll just take it as for promotion purposes. She also laughed and said that Raymond is now very popular, and she also kept on “sell” her own mouth and expressed that there’s high… Read the rest


Raymond Lam likes to listen to Leo Ku’s singing

Yesterday, Raymond Lam attended a promotional event at a race course with his partner in the film (Emerald Pearl), Charlene Choi. They were patting the back for the white horses. Probably because the weather was too hot, after the white horse’s pictures were taken, it immediately did its “big business”. Regarding the recent Raymond who have been active in singing, tv and film, and also arranged to receive male… Read the rest


"Gantz" going to France and other countries

The live-action “GANTZ” movies, starring Kazunari Ninomiya (27) and Kenichi Matsuyama (25), are reportedly getting screened overseas. The first country confirmed is France, though an exact date has not been announced. It also not yet clear whether it will be a limited screening or a theatrical run. “GANTZ,” which is based on a sci-fi manga by Hiroya Oku , is being released as two films. The first is scheduled to… Read the rest