18 posts tagged “tokyograph”
From Tokyograph:
Tue, September 22, 2009 (1:21am EDT)Arashi's "All the BEST! 1999-2009" has just captured the crown for the highest sales of any album in 2009. The collection has now sold 1.240 million copies, barely passing Mr.Children's "SUPERMARKET FANTASY."Source: Oricon
"All the BEST!" sold 753,000 copies in the first week after its release on August 19, setting this year's record for first-week sales. Now, in its fifth week, it sold 40,000 more copies to push it past the 1.239 million total of Mr.Children's album. That one, however, has been on sale for 41 weeks, starting in December 2008.
Arashi already holds this year's current highest selling single ("Believe / Kumori Nochi, Kaisei" with 655,000 copies) and music DVD ("ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008 in Tokyo" with 401,000 copies).
Omedetou Arashi-chan!
*is super proud*
For my own reference I guess XD. From Tokyograph:
Fri, September 4, 2009 (3:08pm EDT)Several Johnny's Jimusho idols will participate in a television mini-drama project on Fuji TV. Titled "0 Goushitsu no Kyaku," the show will consist of six stories, each lasting for a month. The weekly episodes will be 15 minutes long.
The drama is set in a city hotel called Point, where there is a strange "Room 0" that can reveal one's "grade" as a human being. Various guests with different circumstances visit the room, hoping to determine their own worth.
The first story stars Arashi's Satoshi Ohno as a salaryman who visits the room with a kyabakura hostess, only to discover that she gets a higher grade than he does.
In the second story, Kanjani8's Ryuhei Maruyama and Shota Yasuda play a comedy duo. Although they get along well, they can't find success together, so they visit the room to measure themselves.
The rest of the stories will be led by Shigeaki Kato (NEWS), Shingo Murakami (Kanjani8), Keiichiro Koyama (NEWS), and Shigeru Joshima (TOKIO), in that order. Yu Yokoyama (Kanjani8) will appear throughout the entire series as the storyteller.
The project will start with Ohno's story on October 23. Fuji TV will air the show late on Friday nights, at 1:05am.Source: Sankei Sports.
Aaaaand:
Thu, September 10, 2009 (3:10am EDT)Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Fuji TV has announced a major television drama special titled "Wagaya no Rekishi." Playwright and director Koki Mitani provided the script for the drama, which will star Kou Shibasaki along with many other big names.
The story takes place between 1945 and 1964, chronicling the lives of the seven members of the fictional Yame family. Shibasaki plays one of five siblings, along with Jun Matsumoto (Arashi), Ryuta Sato, Maki Horikita, and Nana Eikura. Their parents are being played by Toshiyuki Nishida and Sumiko Fuji, while the rest of the cast includes Masami Nagasawa, Yo Oizumi, Yuki Amami, Tetsuji Tamayama, Koji Yamamoto, Sawa Suzuki, and Junji Takada.
"Wagaya no Rekishi" will air on three consecutive nights during spring 2010.Source: Sankei Sports.
From Tokyograph:
Congrats to the meevs!Thu, July 30, 2009 (2:52am EDT)Rock musician Miyavi revealed through his official website on Thursday that he and former singer melody. have just become parents. The 27-year-old melody. gave birth to a daughter on Wednesday afternoon, a week later than expected.
The couple's marriage took everyone by surprise when it was discovered this past March, shortly before Miyavi was planning to announce the news to his fans.
Miyavi is scheduled to launch his second world tour on September 14, which will include his first shows in Russia and Italy, among other countries.Source: Oricon
You know, I might be the only one... but in a few years or so, when arashi is in their 30s... I'd like it if they got children, happily married and all that. LOL!
Meanwhile, wth is happening with tokyograph? lately, the only news they pick to write about are friking relationship articles, who's doing who, who's divorcing who, the occasional death... gosh, it feels like the paper's personals or something. XD XD
Meanwhile, trice, you keep in contact with holly right? is she planning to go to the miyavi concert in Italy?
From Tokyograph:
Fri, July 17, 2009 (3:15pm EDT)Oricon recently ran a small summer survey, asking 800 men and women in their teens and twenties to name celebrities who look good in swimwear. Gravure idol Aki Hoshino (32) topped the rankings, along with actor Mokomichi Hayami (24).
Men voted for Hoshino mainly for her nice body, while some women commented on Hoshino having a very youthful cuteness and style even at her age. Idol Akina Minami (20) was ranked #2 on the women's list, followed by model Yuri Ebihara (29).
On the men's list, the top-ranked Hayami received many comments about his athletic body and his stylish appearance in swimwear. Actor Kenji Sakaguchi (33) ranked second, and comedian Yoshio Kojima (28) ended up in third.
Women:Men:
- Aki Hoshino
- Akina Minami
- Yuri Ebihara
- Yukina Kinoshita
- Miwa Asao
- Ayumi Hamasaki
- Masami Nagasawa
- Yoko Kumada
- Haruka Ayase
- Becky
- Mokomichi Hayami <----------- *dies*
- Kenji Sakaguchi
- Yoshio Kojima
- Hayato Ichihara
- Hiro Mizushima
- Takuya Kimura
- Teppei Koike
- Hiroshi Tamaki
- Hiroki Narimiya
- Tomohisa Yamashita
Source: Oricon
Excuse me while I go clean up all the drool that suddenly invaded my floor...
From Tokyograph:
Wed, July 8, 2009 (3:13am EDT)Arashi's 27th single, "Everything," took #1 on the charts this week with over 342,000 copies sold. With this, Arashi has the three best first-week single sales of 2009: "Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon" (502,487), "Believe / Kumori Nochi, Kaisei" (501,988), and "Everything" (342,070).
TVXQ's new single also did well at 182,000 in sales, taking the #2 spot. flumpool, C-ute, Gackt, and John-Hoon also made the top ten with new songs.
In the album charts, Masaharu Fukuyama easily captured #1 with "Zankyo," his first original album in close to three years. "Zankyo" sold 261,000 copies, far more than the latest from the band SID, who landed at #2 with 71,000 in sales. The rest of the top ten was fairly quiet, with only Toshihide Baba breaking in at #10 with a new album. Unsurprisingly, Michael Jackson's "King of Pop" compilation surged up to #4.
Meanwhile, Hayao Miyazaki made some news on the DVD charts, as "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" moved a little more than half a million copies in its first week. This is not unusual for Miyazaki, whose movies have now topped the DVD charts seven times. "Ponyo" also happened to be the top grossing film of 2008, taking in roughly 15.4 billion yen at the box office.Source: Oricon
Three oh is a magic number, yeah it is, it's a magic number...
Thu, June 18, 2009 (2:45am EDT)
Popular group EXILE
has officially been declared the top seller for the first half of 2009.
According to Oricon figures, the group sold an estimated 5.48 billion
yen worth of CDs and DVDs in the period between December 15 and June 7.
This achievement is nothing new for EXILE - they also achieved the highest sales in the first half of 2008.
In individual album sales, Mr.Children's "SUPERMARKET FANTASY" ranked #1, as it was the only one to break a million. This is the group's third time leading first-half album sales, tying them with Yosui Inoue for the male artist record.
In individual singles, Arashi managed to capture both #1 and #2, which was last achieved by Hikaru Genji in 1988. "Believe / Kumori Nochi, Kaisei" led the way with 646,000 sold, followed by "Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon" with 556,000 sold.
Arashi also had the #1 DVD of 2009's first half, as "ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008 in Tokyo" moved 355,000 copies. This is the first time that a music DVD has topped the rankings.
This achievement is nothing new for EXILE - they also achieved the highest sales in the first half of 2008.
In individual album sales, Mr.Children's "SUPERMARKET FANTASY" ranked #1, as it was the only one to break a million. This is the group's third time leading first-half album sales, tying them with Yosui Inoue for the male artist record.
In individual singles, Arashi managed to capture both #1 and #2, which was last achieved by Hikaru Genji in 1988. "Believe / Kumori Nochi, Kaisei" led the way with 646,000 sold, followed by "Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon" with 556,000 sold.
Arashi also had the #1 DVD of 2009's first half, as "ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008 in Tokyo" moved 355,000 copies. This is the first time that a music DVD has topped the rankings.
Source: Oricon
****
For my own reference, XD. Go arashi!
Just spreading the good news ne.
From tokyograph:
Wed, April 29, 2009 (12:51am EDT)The Japan Council for Better Radio and Television announced the winners of the 46th Galaxy Awards on Tuesday. The big winner was Arashi's Kazunari Ninomiya, taking the Individual Award in the television category.
Ninomiya was chosen for his roles in the TBS drama series "Ryusei no Kizuna" and the drama special "DOOR TO DOOR." This is the first time that a Johnny's Jimusho talent won the prize. Last year's winner was actress Aoi Miyazaki.
TV producer Toshio Nakamura earned a special prize for his work on dramas such as "Kaze no Garden" and "Arifureta Kiseki." Meanwhile, the DJ Personality Award went to RHYMESTER's Utamaru.
The award ceremony will be held on June 2. The complete list of winners can be found on the organization's official website.Source: Sankei Sports
Omedetou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AKIRA SHOKKU!!!!!
Thanks to A+J/K+S for posting this:
From Entertainment News:
Actor Abe Tsuyoshi (27) today announced that he has married Chinese actress Shi Ka. The couple met on the set of a joint Chinese-Taiwanese movie in 2006. Born in China, Abe moved to Japan when he was 9 and later took Japanese citizenship and the family name of his grandmother. He continues to work both in Japan and in the Chinese language world, where his stage name is Li Zhendong. He made his breakthrough in Japan in the popular TBS drama series "Hana Yori Dango" in 2005, and also the follow up series and big screen spinoff. His new bride is based in Beijing, so Abe will go solo at a press conference scheduled for today.
AKIRAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *camera zooms out upwards as a beam of light shines down*
I'm glad for him, hope everything turns out great with the wife!
CONGRATULATIONS ABE-KUN!
Edited to add the tokyograph announcement:
Mon, April 27, 2009 (3:26am EDT)Actor Tsuyoshi Abe (27) surprisingly announced on Monday that he is now married. His wife is Chinese actress Shi Ke (29), whom he met during filming of the 2006 movie "Stand In Love." The pair registered their marriage on Sunday at a Tokyo office.
Abe, who is a quarter-Japanese, was originally born in China but moved to Japan at the age of 9. He is still active as a celebrity in China, where he is known by the name Li Zhendong. In Japan, Abe is perhaps best known for playing one member of the group F4 in the hit television drama "Hana Yori Dango."
Shi Ke will reportedly take a break from acting around the summer to come to Japan.Source: Sponichi Annex.
I hope they release photos, or more info on this... maybe the cast and crew of hanadan went to the wedding? kyaaa!
And also, for the meev fans out there, from Tokyograph:
Mon, April 27, 2009 (1:19am EDT)Miyavi has announced a new world tour, which will include Europe and South America. The European leg of the tour is scheduled to start on September 19 in Moscow and end on October 11 in Barcelona, with a total of 17 shows. Ticket sales begin on April 29.
The European dates will be followed by concerts in South America, though the schedule for those shows has not yet been announced.
More details about the tour are available on Miyavi's MySpace page.Source: JaME U.S.A.
Do you think he'll go back to chile? ^^ ♥
Meanwhile... I still can't believe the mess Joo Ji-Hoon is in... drugs? man... they say his career in korean showbiz is over...
From Tokyograph:
J-pop's first heavy metal cover album
Tue, April 21, 2009 (3:33am EDT)June 24 marks the release of "Cover Metal Now," described as J-pop's first ever heavy metal cover album. The collection features unexpected renditions of 10 top-selling hits, such as GReeeeN's "Aiuta" and Ayaka's "Mikazuki."Source: Sports Hochi
The covers are performed by the trio Dr. Metal Factory, which was temporarily formed for just a week to record this album. The group's vocalist is Nobuo Yamada, also known as NoB of the band MAKE-UP that became famous for the "Saint Seiya" theme song "Pegasus Fantasy." He is joined by Shara (formerly of EARTHSHAKER) and HAL氏.
LOL! I wanna hear this, it makes me so curious, (plus it comes out after my birthday XD).
J-pop has a certain sound to it that's very defined, while j-rock also has a vibe that's very noticeable, I wonder how one can go to the other... This reminds me of some covers I've heard before, like... remember that Madonna's Papa don't preach cover Kelly Osbourne did with Incubus? yeah, like that... XD
From Tokyograph:
Sat, April 11, 2009 (12:12am EDT)Arashi's Kazunari Ninomiya (25) and actress Mao Inoue (22) will co-star in a drama special on TBS. The story is based on two novels written by professional windsurfer Natsuki Iijima, who died of cancer in 2005.
During Iijima's battle with cancer, he wrote an essay titled "Gan ni Ikasarete," which formed part of the basis for the 2007 film "Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara," a biography of Iijima that starred Takao Osawa and Misaki Ito. Around the same time, Iijima penned a novel also titled "Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara," as well as a sequel titled "Kamisama ga Kureta Namida." The drama special is based on those two books, which sold more than 450,000 copies combined.
The drama is also being called "Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara." Ninomiya plays the main character, a psychiatrist working in the counseling room of a cancer treatment center by the beach. While tending to the patients, part of his job involves taking dictation from them when they want to send a letter to a loved one.
Inoue plays the psychiatrist's wife and mother to the couple's twin daughters. Other cast members include Nobuko Miyamoto as a nurse, Yusuke Santamaria as a surgeon, and Naoto Ogata as the owner of a surf shop.
The broadcast date for the drama has not yet been determined.Source: Sponichi Annex
I really can't wait for this to come! for so many reasons...
My Groups
-
大野智☆Ohno Satoshi Updated: 11 minutes ago
-
AST Updated: 11 minutes ago
-
The Spice of life Updated: 15 minutes ago
Neighborhood
Explore friends, family, friends & family, or entire neighborhood.
