Kamenashi Kazuya to Star in a Spy Movie
It was announced that KAT-TUN‘s Kamenashi Kazuya will be starring a suspense movie titled “Joker Game” due for release next year. The said movie will be Kamenashi’s first time to portray a spy; aside...
View ArticlePress Conference for “Dr.DMAT”
Who is excited to see “Dr. DMAT“? I do. Aside from being Okura’s fan, I also love medical dramas and as Doctor X have ended, I needed a new dose of Japanese medical drama. Though, I admit, Okura isn’t...
View ArticlePLAYZONE Opens in Nissay Theater for its 1st Winter Run
Last Jan 8th, PLAYZONE had its opening run at Nissay Theater in Tokyo. Tackey&Tsubasa‘s Tsubasa Imai acted as the chairman for the 5th time together with NYC‘s Nakayama Yuma and Yara Tomoyuki....
View ArticleUeda Tatsuya Gets Praises from his New Butai
Last Jan 8th, KAT-TUN‘s Ueda Tatsuya had his opening performance for “Tōmin suru kuma ni soine shite goran” at Theater Cocoon in Shibuya, Tokyo. Written by Furukawa Hideo, the said play tells the...
View Article[Review & Recap] Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Gokumonjuku Satsujin Jiken...
Johnny’s drama world opens with two mystery SPs at the start of the year. One of which is Ohno Satoshi’s “Kagi no Kakatta Heya” while the other is Yamada Ryosuke‘s “Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo“. Both...
View Article[Review] Kagi no Kakatta Heya SP
Yet another murder-mystery drama to start-off Winter 2014; a novel adaptation, Kagi no Kakatta Heya SP is a combination of two different stories by Kishi Yusuke. Since there are two stories in one SP,...
View ArticleJin Akanishi Included in TC Candler’s 100 Most Handsome Faces
TC Candler, a US Independent Critics movie website, recently released their “100 Most Handsome Men in the World 2013” ranking, which is opposite of their “Most Beautiful Face in the World” ranking for...
View ArticleCast Announcement for “Takizawa Kabuki 2014″
Tackey&Tsubasa‘s Takizawa Hideaki is back with another run of “Takizawa Kabuki 2014” at Hakata-za Theater starting on Mar 6th. The rest of the casts, are: Starring and Director: Takizawa Hideaki...
View Article[Review & Recap] Shitsuren Chocolatier Episode 1
One of the most awaited dramas this Winter 2014, Matsumoto Jun‘s drama comeback is aptly called “Shitsuren Chocolatier” and just like it’s title, this drama has broken my heart with just the first...
View ArticleCompletion Announcement for “Mogura no Uta senyuu sosakan REIJI”
Last Jan 21st, Ikuta Toma attended the completion announcement for his upcoming movie, “Mogura no Uta senyuu sosakan REIJI” in Tokyo Dome City Hall. Also in attendance, are: Yamada Takayuki, Kamiji...
View ArticleImai Tsubasa’s Joins “Burn the Floor Dance with You” for 2nd Time
Last Jan 21st, it was reported that Tackey&Tsuabasa‘s Imai Tsubasa will appear for the second time as a special guest dancer for Burn the Floor‘s Japan tour, titled as “Burn the Floor Dance with...
View ArticleCast Announcement for “Musashi Miyamoto SP”
As reported earlier, SMAP‘s Kimura Takuya will star in TV Asahi’s 55th anniversary offering in a special drama, titled: “Musashi Miyamoto“. The rests of the cast were also announced. Kimura will play...
View ArticleJohnny’s-Watcher Rumor Round-Up (Digest 007)
Rumors in Johnny’s land have been slow and boring, so here are some worthy rumors I managed to read, or not-so-worthy at all… Involved parties, are: Junnosuke Taguchi, Jin Akanishi, Nakai Masahiro, and...
View ArticleMatsumoto Jun Wins ‘Best Actor” for “Movie Plus Awards 2013″
On Jan 26th, it was announced that Arashi‘s Matsumoto Jun won the “Best Actor” award at Movie Plus Awards 2013 for “Hidamari no Kanojo“. In addition, the movie’s director, Miki Takahiro, have won the...
View ArticleNinomiya Kazunari’s To Play a Teacher in his New Drama
It was announced that Arashi‘s Ninomiya Kazunari will star in a TV drama, titled: “”Yowakuttemo Katemasu ~ Seishi-sensei to Heppoko Koukou Kyuuji no Yabou“” (tentavive title, translated to: Even if...
View ArticleTackey&Tsubasa’s Countdown to what?
Taking cue from NEWS previous countdown that sent Johnny’s servers crashing, a mysterious countdown has appeared on Tackey&Tsubasa‘s avex website. The pop-up image says, “after _ days” which...
View ArticleMovies Starring Johnny’s that Made Billions last 2013
Yesterday, Japanese Film Producers Association (Eiren) announced the 34 Japanese movies that earned 1 billion Yen (and more) in the box office. Seven movies, which stars Johnny’s, are in the said...
View ArticleOn indefinite hiatus
To everyone, I won’t be blogging for a while, things are getting pretty busy here in the real world that I don’t have time to translate or even watch dramas. Until then, MikuFiled under: !Admin Post...
View ArticleYamapi to Star in “Kinkyori Renai” Live Adaptation?
Just when I thought that Yamapi have left Johnny’s to join Jin, this rumor starts circulating, As rumored, Yamashita Tomohisa is rumored to star in the live (movie) adaptation of “Kinkyori Renai” (Read...
View ArticleAiba Masaki to Host a Food Show
Is this what we call a “f00d-caster”? As reported, It has been announced that Arashi’s Aiba Masaki will be challenging the role of newscaster for the first time for NHK’s “Aiba Masaki’s NFJ (Nippon...
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