Today TBS held a press conference for their upcoming night drama “Quartet” starring Fukuda Saki and Matsushita Yuya.

Especially Fukada had to undergo quite a transformation for her very first role as hard-boiled young woman. For her role she graces a full-body tattoo, piercings and blond hair. “It feels like a whole different me. You can see a Fukada Saki you have never seen before,” she spoke enthusiastically about her role.

Today it has been announced that this year the aspiring young actress Takei Emi (17) is going to star alongside Nagasawa Masami (23) in the upcoming traditional Valentine commercial of Lotte’s “Ghana Milk Chocolate”.

As every year, the 2011 edition of the commercial is going to feature Nagasawa and her co-star making their very own chocolate hearts. This time Takei has the honor and it seems like she really wants to find love this year. “It is as if she put a spell on the heart,” Nagasawa described Takei’s diligence while stirring the chocolate.

The “Weekly Shonen Magazine” has chosen their (quote) goddess Horikita Maki for the cover and main pictorial of their New Year’s edition.

Famous photographer ND Chow has once again worked together with actress Horikita for her photo shoot in Italy and has created a breathtaking pictorial. People who have bought her calendar for 2011 already got a nice taste of how well her smile, beauty and sweetness blends with the Italian flavor.

Today Fuji TV has held the press conference for their upcoming Monday drama “Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta” starring Toda Erika and Miura Haruma. The drama features a thrilling love story about two engaged teachers, Natsumi (Toda) and Shuji (Miura), at a senior high school and  [ Read More ]

Tabloid magazine “FRIDAY” has revealed a new development in the unofficial relationship between actress Ueto Aya (25) and EXILE’s leader HIRO (41).

The infamous weekly tabloid has updated their readers with some photos documenting Aya’s frequent visits to Hiro’s apartment. Furthermore, they’ve discovered that Ueto has recently moved into the same apartment complex as Hiro, which would consequently make it easier for her to drop by his place.

Fuji TV has released the third trailer for their upcoming Monday drama, “Taisetsunakoto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshietekureta“, starring Toda Erika and Miura Haruma.

The 1-minute-long trailer features gives us a better grasp at understanding the atmosphere of this upcoming drama – Toda and Miura are an engaged teacher couple, and Takei Emi is the school girl who is going challenge their happy love life. AKB48’s Shinoda Mariko and Johnny’s Jr. Nakajima Kento are to appear as regulars as well.

NHK held a press conference today for their upcoming morning drama, “Ohisama“, starring actress Inoue Mao (23). The morning drama depicts the life of a cheerful young woman (Inoue) during the turbulent Showa period (1926-1989) plagued by the effects of the Second World War. Inoue already enjoys her role for  [ Read More ]

Two weeks ago it was announced that Toda Erika and Miura Haruma would star in Fuji TV’s upcoming Monday drama, “Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta“. We’ve learned that they will play an engaged couple and that they will depict the roles of teachers. The interesting part  [ Read More ]