Rants & Raves : Renewed
It’s July, half a year has passed-by and jnewseng.com is two years old! I was having doubts whether I should renew the jnewseng.com or just stick with jnewseng.wordpress.com. After all, the latter is...
View ArticleKamenashi Kazuya Aims to Polish his Acting in Stage and Film
Coming this Aug 30th at Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo, KAT-TUN‘s Kamenashi Kazuya will star in Ninagawa Yukio‘s stage production “Aoi Shushi wa Taiyo no Naka ni Aru”. The said stage play is...
View ArticleNagase Tomoya Surprise to See Kamiki Ryunosuke’s Growth
If TOKIO’s Nagase Tomoya is surprise to see how much Kamiki have grown then I’m surprise on how he stayed so hot. Phew… As reported earlier, TOKIO‘s Nagase Tomoya will star in Kudo Kankuro‘s movie,...
View ArticleAdditional Cast for “Grasshopper” Announced
New cast were announced for Ikuta Toma‘s newest badass movie, “Grasshopper“. As badass as Ikuta is Hey!Say!JUMP‘s Yamada Ryosuke, who will return as an assassin, after he played a student assassin in...
View Article2015’s First Half CM King Ranking
Who ruled the airwaves this first half of the year with their bunch of endorsements? Nihon Monitor recently released results from their research and analysis of CM advertising situation from January to...
View ArticleKimura Takuya Receives a Warm Welcome in Taiwan
SMAP‘s Kimura Takuya proves that his hotness knows no bounds as 500 fans waited for him at Taipe’s Shongshan Airport last July 11th. It’s Kimura’s first official trip to Taiwan, 28 years since he...
View ArticleBits & Pieces 020
It’s my 20th Bits & Pieces, a blog post that I started out of laziness to translate everything. Oh well, here are some news and not-so-news that I’m too lazy to translate or were too short....
View ArticleUeda Tatsuya and Maeda Atsuko as Lovers in New Stage Play
Well, this looks interesting since I’ve never seen Ueda play as a man in a relationship, and it’s more interesting that ex-AKB48 center Maeda Atsuko will be his lover. It was announced that KAT-TUN‘s...
View ArticleEighters Fires at Model Kawabata Arisa
In Johnny’s land, there’s an existing fan etiquette that everyone should follow including celebrities. Back in 2013, Kosuke Kitajima became friendly with Arashi‘s Sakurai Sho, who then invited him to...
View ArticleKimura Takuya’s One Million Breakthrough for “HERO”
All those promotions from trains to Universal Studios Japan must have helped a lot as “HERO” movie starring SMAP‘s Kimura Takuya managed to mobilized 1 million audience in five days. The said movie hit...
View ArticleYamapi Joins Star-Studded Cast of “Terra Formars” Movie
This news made me squeal. It’s seriously squeal-worthy as bunch of uber-talented actors, ikemens, idols, and gori-oshis join forces for another live adaptation movie. Popular manga “Terra Formars” by...
View ArticleRants & Raves : Let’s Get Physical
Woot! It’s August and I can see this month being busy and hopefully, very productive. Oh well, let’s get on with my occasional Rants & Raves : Let’s Get Physical (c)burning-butterfly BEFORE… …AFTER...
View ArticleJohnny’s who Seems Smart Ranking
In the tradition of useless and weird ranking in the Japanese entertainment world, here is another ranking based on Johnny’s intelligence. 200 people (100 men and 100 women) in their 20-30 yrs old were...
View ArticleMeiji University to a Hold Special Lecture about Arashi
Apparently, there is more to learn about Arashi… It was announced that Meiji University‘s lecturer, Osamu Seki, will be holding an open lecture about Arashi, titled as “Arashi and contemporary...
View ArticleOkada Junichi and Miyazaki Aoi are Dating?
Oooh! Just in time before 24 Hr TV for this kind of rumor to grab the headlines. Honestly, I need this kind of rumor since it seems to be lacking in Johnny’s land nowadays. (c)okdmrt6 One of the...
View ArticleTamamori Yuta Sizzles in An An’s Annual Sex Issue
I was gonna complain on why Kis-My-Ft2‘s Tamamori Yuta was chosen for this but when I saw those pictures, well….*nosebleed* Tamamori Yuta is this year’s cover of the annual sex issue of “an an”...
View ArticleBits & Pieces 021
A round-up of the latest buzz from Johnny’s World that involves movies and film festivals. (c)melies.org Did anyone manage to see “Ansatsu Kyoshitsu” (Asssassination Classroom) at Bucheon International...
View ArticleNinomiya Kazunari Visits Iwo Jima
Arashi‘s Ninomiya Kazunari visited Iwo Jima as part of NTV‘s 24 Hr TV~Love Saves the Earth~. His visit is part of the network’s post-war special, 70 years after World War II. Ninomiya starred in 2006...
View ArticleKamenashi Kazuya is Set to Lose 5cm off his Waist for Stage Play
Everyone seems to be losing weight, from A.B.C.-Z’s Hashimoto Ryosuke who now has sunken cheeks to KAT-TUN‘s Kamenashi Kazuya who is set to lost 5cm off his waist for his stage play. Geez, I feel like...
View ArticleImai Tsubasa Talks about his recent hospitalization
Uh oh! It was November last year when Tackey & Tsubasa‘s Imai Tsubasa took a leave of absence after he was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease. Recently, the guy with 7% of body fat ratio shared in...
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