Watanabe Mayu is the new “Yakult Lady”

Former AKB48 member Watanabe Mayu is now the face of Yakult and is now a “Yakult Lady”. A new commercial featuring Watanabe have begun airing in Japan.  The commercial is directed by Ikeda Kazumasa who has directed music videos for Keyakizaka46 and Nogizaka46, while choreography Read More …

Watanabe Mayu to star in her first major drama role post-AKB48

Former AKB48 member, Watanabe Mayu (23), will star in her first major drama role post-AKB48 in TBS’ “Gan Shoumetsu no Wana” (The Cancer Elimination Trap). The drama is an adaptation of Iwaki Kazuma’s award-winning novel of the same title. Iwaki who worked at the National Read More …