Highlight of the week: Not that many funny snapshots this week, so I'll go with the always amazing Naka Riisa in "Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo"  

Today actress Kitagawa Keiko (24) made a special appearance at the "17th Kobe Collection 2010 Autumn/Winter" fashion show. Her walk on the runway was filmed by 11 cameras and will become one of many highlights in her upcoming movie "Paradise Kiss".   The surprise appearance at the fashion show had  [ Read More ]

Next month the movie "Renai Gikyoku" starring actress Fukada Kyoko (27) will finally open in theaters. Today she participated in a PR event together with fellow actor Shiina Kippei (46) and director Kokami Shoji (52) to pray for the success of the movie.   Especially director Kokami left everyone dumbfounded  [ Read More ]

Highlight of the week: Takanishi Rin in comedy sci-fi drama "Uchu Inu Sakusen"       Followed by Sasaki Nozomi acting as a moody maid, doing sumo poses and playing Wii in "Dohyo Girl!"  

Anime News Network reports that Ai Yazawa's popular "Paradise Kiss" manga series will be turned into a live-action film, starring Keiko Kitagawa and Osamu Mukai. The project will be announced in the next issue of the fashion magazine Zipper.   "Paradise Kiss" tells the story of a high school girl  [ Read More ]

Young actress Nao Minamisawa (20) is starring in the first PR film from the Japanese Red Cross Society. Titled "Hachigatsu no Nijuusou," the short movie is based on the true story of 20-year-old Miho Sugawara, who founded a Student Red Cross group in Iwate last year.   Miho's younger sister  [ Read More ]

Aragaki Yui (22), Ikuta Toma (25) and Mukai Osamu (28) visited a theater in Tokyo to greet the audience of their movie "Hanamizuki" on its opening day.   When the stage greeting was about to end, the audience suddenly started to sing the chorus of Hitoto Yuu's "Hanamizuki" on which  [ Read More ]

Highlight of the week: Sasaki Nozomi and Aibu Saki on "GuruGuru NinetyNine"     What's all the praying for?