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Saturday Premium “Honto ni atta kowai hanashi natsu no tokubetsu-hen 2023” (Fuji Television Network, Inc. 9:00 pm to 11:20 pm) will be broadcast on Saturday, August 19th. In addition, it has been decided that Shiraishi Mai will star in one of the six episodes. Started Read More …
Today is Ikoma Rina’s birthday in Japan (Dec. 29th) and she also was voted by Netorabo’s Survey for “Nogizaka46 Successful Center Popularity Ranking”. In August 2011, Ikoma joined the idol group Nogizaka46 as a member of the first generation. She was in charge of the Read More …
The highly anticipated Fuji TV drama adaptation of the popular manga series “Misuteri to Iu Nakare” (Do Not Say Mystery) is set to broadcast on January 10th. The manga series written and illustrated by Tamura Yumi and serialized in Shogakukan’s “Monthly Flowers” has become a Read More …
“Hyochakusha” (Drifter) debuted on TV Asahi on July 23rd and is about a mysterious man (played by Saitoh Takumi) who washed ashore on the coast of Niigata. The drama is written by producer Akimoto Yasushi. The man is naked and discovered by three high school Read More …
Shiraishi Mai will be featured on the regular edition cover of the August issue of “with” and for the special edition version, it will feature Kishi Yuta of King & Prince, his first solo cover in a publication. On the cover for Shiraishi Mai is Read More …
On her latest YouTube video, Shiraishi Mai challenges herself to play golf for the very first time. The former Nogizaka46 member said, “I’m a beginner in golf, so I’m worried and hope I can play OK. I wish I could have fun while being taught Read More …
Shiraishi Mai’s first CM after graduating from Nogizaka46 will be for Gaitame.com’s FX (Foreign Exchange Deposit Trading). Watch the long version of the CM here:
Shiraishi Mai is an original member of Nogizaka46 and is one of the members that has helped popularize the idol group and helping the group surpass AKB48 in sales. And now, Shiraishi Mai, the absolute ace of the group has graduated from Nogizaka46. Shiraishi a.k.a. Read More …
The Shiraishi Mai Nogizaka46 graduation special “Sayonara made no sugoshikata” (how to spend time before saying goodbye) to be streamed on ABEMA on October 27th. As Shiraishi Mai’s graduating is coming within a few weeks, fans are starting to show their sadness on SNS. The Read More …
Nogizaka46 member Shiraishi Mai is finally getting her chance to graduate. On August 20th, on Shiraishi Mai’s birthday, she opened her YouTube channel and announced that on October 28th, that her postponed graduation will be delivered live on her YouTube channel. The graduation live will Read More …
If an election was held between both the AKB48 Groups and the Zaka Groups, who would be #1? Bunshun Online held a survey and 3,591 readers submitted their vote of who should be #1 in the “AKB48/Zaka Group All-Time Best General Election 2020”. This survey Read More …
Nogizaka46 member Shiraishi Mai (27) was to graduate at the Tokyo Dome performance on May 5th but it was announced on the official Nogizaka46 that Shiraishi’s graduation has been postponed due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. Shirai wrote on her blog, “I originally Read More …
Nogizaka46’s Shiraishi Mai’s second solo photobook “Passport” which was released back on February 7, 2017 (with only 100,000 copies originally printed) has now exceed cumulative circulation of 500,000 copies. Shiraishi has become the first female in Japan to release a solo photobook to exceed 500,000 Read More …
Nogizaka46’s Shiraishi Mai’s second solo photobook “Passport” which was released back on February 7, 2017 has now recorded an estimated cumulative sales of 351,000 copies. Shiraishi has become the first female in Japan to release a solo photobook to exceed 350,000 copies in sales. In Read More …
Nogizaka46’s Shiraishi Mai (27) announced on January 6th that she will be graduating from the group with the release of their 25th single on March 25th. Nogizaka46’s ace has had a successful eight years, no scandal and was a leader that inspired her fellow members Read More …