Posts Tagged ‘marriage’

Ryoko Yonekura, Masakazu Tamura to lead TV Asahi dramas

TV Asahi has announced two upcoming dramas in its Thursday 9:00pm time slot. Although neither has been given an official title yet, it has been revealed that Ryoko Yonekura (35) will star in the first one this fall, followed by Masakazu Tamura (67) in the winter. Both dramas will share a theme of justice. In the fall, Yonekura will play a national tax investigator who pursues criminals for tax evasion.… Read the rest

Hakamada Yoshihiko to Wed Pin-Up Girl

Hakamada Yoshihiko (37) is having a good year. The popular actor was recently announced to the cast of next year’s NHK taiga drama, and yesterday it was revealed that he is engaged to young ” guravia aidoru” (pin-up model) Kawanaka Ai (25). According to a source close to the couple, they…

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Yoshihiko Hakamada to marry gravure idol Ai Kawanaka

Actor Yoshihiko Hakamada (37) is reportedly getting married to gravure idol Ai Kawanaka (25) on August 8. They met about two years ago through a group of mutual friends, and their friendship turned into romance this past spring. Hakamada is said to have proposed just a month ago, and Kawanaka quickly accepted. They decided on the auspicious date of August 8 for their marriage. Sources say that Hakamada has been… Read the rest

Model Naoko Tokuzawa to marry

CanCam fashion model Naoko Tokuzawa (25) is getting married to Chiba Lotte Marines shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka (25), it was learned on Friday. They plan to register their marriage on July 27, which is Nishioka’s birthday. Tokuzawa and Nishioka initially met in January 2007 for a CanCam photo shoot, but there was nothing between them until last summer, when they met again at a friend’s party. They soon started dating, and… Read the rest

S.H.E Selina to wed next year

Selina Jen of Taiwanese pop trio S.H.E revealed Monday that she plans to wed her beau, lawyer Richard Chang next year and may head to the Maldives for her honeymoon. Selina said that there is quite a difference between their ages so she doesn’t want to delay their marriage any more. She had previously mentioned that while she had not come up with any concrete plans for her dream… Read the rest

Chanson pioneer Yoshiko Ishii dies at 87

Chanson singer Yoshiko Ishii passed away on the morning of July 17 at Tokyo hospital. The cause of death was liver failure. Ishii was 87 years old. The singer is the daughter of the late Mitsujiro Ishii, who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan. Yoshiko graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts (known as the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music at… Read the rest

Charts: Ayumi Hamasaki, YUI

Ayumi Hamasaki took #1 on the charts this week with her 48th single, “MOON / blossom.” It sold nearly 71,000 copies to become her 23rd consecutive number-one single (extending the record among solo artists) and her 35th in total (also a record among solo artists). Kyosuke Himuro ’s new song was #3, while BREAKERZ landed at #5. Berryz Koubou was right behind them at #6. The other new releases… Read the rest

Hins Cheung and Kenny Kwan’s Brokeback relationship finally surfaces? (Unconfirmed)

Singer Hins Cheung accepted an exclusive interview from Hong Kong iCable entertainment. This is the first time he announced his gay relationship with Hong Kong idol singer Kenny Kwan. The news is spreading through websites online and circulating through Weibo, the likelihood of the news being true is quite high. However, when the media contacted Hins’ assistant, he continued to deny like usual and strongly stressed that the media… Read the rest

Yurioka Chotokkyu ties the knot

Comedian Yurioka Chotokkyu (42) announced his marriage on Monday. According to a blog post in the afternoon, he planned to officially register his marriage that day (July 19), which newspapers have reported is the 30th birthday of his wife. Yurioka was dating the woman for two years. He proposed to her this past April. Yurioka is well known for his impressions of pro wrestler Tatsumi Fujinami (56), who is also… Read the rest

Koji Tamaki, Noriko Aota tie the knot

Anzen Chitai vocalist Koji Tamaki (51) and talento Noriko Aota (42) announced on Friday that they have already married. They officially registered their marriage that same day in Hokkaido, where Tamaki is originally from. Tamaki and Aota’s relationship was first made public in May, when they both announced it through their official websites. They have only been dating since around the start of this year. Although they initially stated that… Read the rest