Date:
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Time: 9:49 PM
Yet again..XD
I was bored so I was browsing JpopAsia and I read through some interesting stuff.
Here's some of the news I read (I'm just copying & pasting since I'm lazy XD but I did edit some lines too..so I'm not that lazy >w<||):
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Arashi's Kazunari Ninomiya is starring in a TBS drama special called "DOOR TO DOOR." This is the third and last in the network's "kandou drama" series, which includes last year's "Marathon" and 2006's "Sukoshi wa, Ongaeshi ga Dekita Kana." Ninomiya also starred in those two specials.
These dramas are based on true stories about young men overcoming illnesses. "DOOR TO DOOR" is inspired by Bill Porter, an American door-to-door salesman who achieved the highest sales for his company despite suffering from cerebral palsy. In the U.S., Porter's story became a successful book, and it was turned into an Emmy-nominated made-for-TV movie on the TNT network in 2002.
TBS's version of "DOOR TO DOOR" is set in Japan, with Ninomiya playing the lead as a man named Hideo Kurasawa. His supporting cast includes Kanako Higuchi as his mother and Rosa Kato as a co-worker. Filming started on Sunday. TBS will air the drama on March 29 at 9:00pm.
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BoA rose to the Top 10 on the “Hot Dance Club Play” music charts by Billboard magazine, a chart that ranks the most popular songs played in dance clubs throughout the country. She ranked 8th, beating Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” which placed 9th. That’s a jump of 4 spots from last week alone. BoA’s single has risen steadily to the top, initially having placed no.42 in November 2008.
(woot! Go BoA!!)
~Arashi Transforms Into Tatsunoko Heroes
The animated PV for Arashi's next single, "Believe," is a collaboration with animation studio Tatsunoko. The collaboration is linked to the upcoming live-action movie based on Tatsunoko's "Yatterman" franchise, which stars Arashi member Sho Sakurai and uses "Believe" as its theme song.
In the music video, each of the five Arashi members will "transform" into a character from a different Tatsunoko series. Sakurai will obviously take on the role of Yatterman No. 1. The other shows being used are "Yattodetaman" (Kazunari Ninomiya), "Time Bokan" (Satoshi Ohno), "Otasukeman" (Masaki Aiba), and "Zenderman" (Jun Matsumoto).
The "Yatterman" movie opens on March 7. "Believe" goes on sale as a CD single on March 4, the same day the PV becomes available through media site Dwango. A live-action music video for "Believe" is also being made. (O_O cant wait for it..)
~Oricon Top 10 CD Singles Daily Charts (1.28.09)
KinKi Kids takes the #1 spot. With the economic crunch hitting in Japan, another week with hardly anyone from previous weeks staying in the top 10 with the exception of Junko Akimoto. It will be interesting to see if KinKi Kids and GReeeeN who typically have long staying power in the top 10 will break this cycle in next week’s daily single charts.
1. KinKi Kids - Yakusoku
2. GReeeeN - Ayumi (>v< Ayu-sama!!!)
3. Kazuya Yoshii - Bill Mania
4. Gackt - GHOST
5. Kaela Kimura - Doko
6. Milliyah Kato - 20-CRY-
7. Junko Akimoto - Ai no Mama de
8. MUCC - Sora to Ito
9. Watari Roka Hashiritai - Hatsukoi Dash
10. Yui Horie - silky heart (from the anime Toradora! I watched one epi of it..not my taste but I think its good XD)
~Oricon Top 10 Album Daily Charts (1.28.09)
Kumi Koda takes the #1 spot with “TRICK” and good debut for Miho Fukuhara. Mai Kuraki drops to #8 and again, similar to a trend in 2009, not many albums are holding their footing for more than a week. 9 out of 10 of the albums this week are all new.
1. Kumi Koda - TRICK (Yatta~~)
2. Miho Fukuhara - RAINBOW
3. TERIYAKI BOYZ - SERIOUS JAPANESE
4. Kiyoharu - MEDLEY PREMIUM BOXES
5. C-ute - 4 Akogare My Star (Banzai!! XD)
6. FLOW - #5
7. Hoobastank - Fornever Deluxe Edition
8. Mai Kuraki - touch Me!
9. Hitoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuyoshi Takasu - Hososhitsu
10. lego big morl - Quartette Parade
OK thats all I think. I'm getting sleepy lol. Will update more next weekend! Or if I have the time to online during the weekdays. XD
