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The latest au “Ishiki takasugi! Takasugi-kun” (High awareness! Takasugi-kun) commercial features actor Kamiki Ryunosuke plays a high school student named Takasugi-kun. Meanwhile, actress Matsumoto Honoka plays a female student (Matsumoto-san) who tends to misreads Takasugi-kun’s affection as that he likes her, but in reality, he Read More …
AbemaTV’s “Women No Limit” special program which is sponsored by SK-II, has been broadcasting each week since April 14th. In the latest episode aired on June 2nd, the women on the show discussed the pressures of turning 30-years-old. When asked about the pressures for Japanese Read More …
X JAPAN’s YOSHIKI will be appearing in Kirin’s “Hon Kirin” CM beginning on June 7th. “Hon Kirin” is a new product that was released on March 13th. People wanted a beer that cost less but tasted high quality. In order to satisfy the needs of Read More …
alom is known for their ending theme song “Koisuru otomo wa amamoyo” (The Maid of Love in the Rain) for the TV Tokyo anime series “Inazuma Eleven Ares no Tenbin”. A song produced by Tsunku♂. What a lot of people don’t know is that alom Read More …
Since opening her fan club “CHEERSTIME” back in April, due to the overwhelming response from young women, Ito will be holding fan club events for members. Announced on June 5th are scheduled fan events which will include a talk show but also a handshake meeting. Read More …
yamazaki mayumi (note: spelled in lower caps) will be resuming her solo carer and will release a new album on June 6th titled “HANBUNCO”. yamazaki made her debut in 2008 as the vocalist of Plingmin and is best known for the “Gintama” ending theme song Read More …
Actress/singer Ohara Sakurako appears for the first time on the cover of the second Lee Backpack Book which was released on June 1st. Lee, a long-established denim brand in the US since 1889 also makes bags and t-shirts that are popular in Japan. The book Read More …
Back in 2007, the Kobe-based rock band Kuroneko Chelsea made their indie debut. The band was signed by Sony Music Associated Records in 2010 and changed to Sony Music Records in October of 2015. The band announced that they will be going on hiatus in Read More …
L’Arc~en~Ciel and VAMPS vocalist, HYDE, will be releasing his first solo single in 12 years. The last single he released was “SEASON’S CALL” back in 2006 and his latest single”WHO ‘S GONNA SAVE US” will be released on June 27th and a digital advanced delivery Read More …
In a summer campaign to educate people about mosquitoes and mosquito bites, Earth Pharmaceutical and gravure model/idol Shinozaki Ai are collaborating in a “SAVE SHINOZAKI PROJECT”. Why is Shinozaki Ai being targeted by mosquitoes? It’s the combination of sweat and carbon dioxide which attracts mosquitoes, Read More …