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Higashino Keigo’s bestselling mystery novel “Platina Data” is getting a movie adaptation, starring Arashi’s Ninomiya Kazunari (28). Otomo Keishi (“Ryomaden,” “Hagetaka,” “Rurouni Kenshin”) will direct, and actor Toyokawa Etsushi (49) will play a supporting role.
“Platina Data” was serialized starting in 2006, and it was released in novel form in 2010. The novel has sold approximately 210,000 copies so far.
The story is set in 2017, at a time where the government is aiming to secretly control the genetic data of the population. Ninomiya plays the role of Kagura Ryuhei, a brilliant DNA specialist who works at a special DNA analysis institution established by the National Police Agency. One day, the developer of a DNA analysis system is murdered, and Kagura’s DNA is discovered at the scene of the crime, making him the prime suspect. With no recollection of what happened, he is forced on the run.
Toyokawa will play Asama Reiji, the persistent veteran police detective in pursuit of Kagura. This will be his first detective role since”Hannin ni Tsugu” in 2007. It will also be his first time acting together with Ninomiya.
Filming will take place between February and April. Toho plans to distribute the film in theaters in 2013.
Tokyograph
Shinwha Ready for Comeback After 10-Year Hiatus
Jan 27 2012
Shinhwa, one of the most popular boy bands of the late 1990s, are returning to the stage in March after a four-year absence.
CJ E&M and Shinhwa Company said the group will hold their comeback concert at Olympic Park Gymnastic Stadium from March 24 to 25 after releasing their 10th album in the middle of March.
The six members of the group -- Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Andy, Eric, Lee Min-woo and Jun Jin -- became teen idols after their debut in 1998, which led to a decade of stellar success and enduring popularity. They released several hit songs and gained a huge following in China and Southeast Asia.
After they stopped performing as a band in 2008, many went on to enjoy successful solo careers, with Eric and Kim Dong-wan becoming recognized as actors, and Shin Hye-sung and Lee Min-woo producing hit solo albums.
They founded their own management agency, Shinhwa Company, last year, and plan to tour Asian countries including Japan after their concert in Seoul this spring.
Chosun Ilbo
Girls' Generation to Perform on Letterman Show
Jan 27 2012
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Girls' Generation will appear on two U.S. TV talk shows. The leading K-pop girl group will appear on CBS' "The Late Show with David Letterman" as a guest next Tuesday and give a five-minute performance, their agency SM Entertainment said.
They will present "The Boys," the title song of their third full length album, which was released globally at the end of last year, the agency added.
The David Letterman show, one of the most famous talk shows in the U.S. along with NBC's "The Tonight Show," invites celebrities including politicians, entertainers and athletes onto the show.
"Girls' Generation is the first Korean band to appear on a mainstream talk show on a terrestrial TV channel in the U.S.," the agency said.
On Feb. 1, the band will also perform and have an interview on ABC TV's popular talk show "Live! with Kelly."
Chosun Ilbo
Boy band JYJ's Park Yu-chun was caught by maritime police operating his yacht without getting the vessel checked for safety. The Korea Coast Guard is investigating Park on charges of violating the Ship Safety Act, a spokesman said Thursday.
According to the Coast Guard, Park steered the 11-ton Prestige without a safety license in waters off Haeundae, Busan about a dozen times between late July until early October last year. The 13.5 m-long yacht has double-decker cabins and reportedly cost about W1 billion (US$1=W1,122).
Chosun Ilbo
Both Aimee Chan’s (陳茵媺) love life and career were flourishing. After Aimee’s romance with Moses Chan (陳豪) was exposed last year, it was surprisingly well received by the public. In the Year of the Dragon, Aimee hoped to make greater strides, “My income last year was okay. However, I did not sit down to calculate my total earnings. Money is not the primary driver for me, as I hope to gain more experience instead. Aside from saving money to buy an apartment for myself, I hope to purchase a larger home for my parents too!”
Aimee’s parents remained in Canada over the holiday, thus she visited her aunt and uncle in Hong Kong onLunar New Year Eve. Aimee praised her aunt for preparing tasty Fujian dishes for the holiday meal, in which the food preparation took 3 to 4 days. The family will eat rice balls to signify the family being together. Due to her westernized upbringing, Aimee disregarded the Chinese tradition of forbidding hair washing on Lunar New Year Day. Asked whether she will prepare rice balls for Moses, Aimee said, “Yes I will! Sesame rice balls are my favorite! I love eating desserts!” (How about coffee-flavored rice balls?) “I think the taste will be a bit odd!”
Aside from winning diamond bachelor, Moses Chan’s heart, Aimee also received the audience’s blessings for the romantic pairing. Since Aimee had a few days off over the holiday, the couple were able to visit many public places to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday together.
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Thursday January 26, 2012 Hong Kong
Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/
Stephen Au will be remarrying his ex-wife Phyllis Man Si Man on March 25th. Stephen and Phyllis had been separated for 3 and half years and have now decided to be together again. Earlier, Stephen had Venture Studio sponsor him to take the wedding photos. The boss also gave Stephen and his wife a beloved cat named Innika. The couple took a set of family photos with Innika. Stephen said: "This is the 15th wedding anniversary of Phyllis and I. We were separated before, but since we were able to get back together and I became a Christian, I chose to hold our second marriage at the church. That day, we will just be holding a private wedding party with family.
Thursday January 26, 2012 Hong Kong
Source: ent.qq.com
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/
Sherming Yiu announced today that she will be marrying her boyfriend Alan Ng Chun Hong on April 26, 2012 wrapping up their 8 year romance. Sherming and her fiance Alan went to shoot their wedding photos indoors at Cyberport on the forth day of Lunar New Year. She felt greatly disappointed: "Today I initially planned to do the wedding photo shoot outdoors, but its too cold out, so we could just stay indoors." Sherming reveals she will be visiting Japan in April and do another wedding photo shoot with the Cherry Blossoms. She frankly said: "This wedding photography company thought I told them I was going to be married April of next year, but when they learned its April of this year, they were frightened and said the schedule is tight." When asked why she's in such a hurry, does April 26th have a special meaning? She said: "The hotel I liked didn't have any openings even in the earlier several months, so later they gave me a few dates to choose from and I chose the 26th because it is our remembrance day. In fact, June 26th is our actual remembrance day, but unfortunately June is too hot."
When speaking of the marriage proposal, Sherming laughed: "At the time, I was shooting the travel show with Eric Tsang and them in Japan. Then, I stayed there for a few more days, that day it was our remembrance day, and he came to find me in Japan. Actually, I already felt something was wrong, why would his friends tag along with ..... (article cut to save bandwidth)
TVB's "Special Duties Unit" Taking on Saturday Prime Time Slot to Go Against i-CABLE Olympics
Jan 27 2012
TVB's "Special Duties Unit" Taking on Saturday Prime Time Slot to Go Against i-CABLE Olympics
Thursday January 26, 2012 Hong Kong
Credits: to hyn5 @ http://hyn5-hyn5.blogspot.com
"Psychological Warfare" is said to broadcast in the second season.
2012 is the war of the Hong Kong television industry. i-CABLE also has the sole broadcasting rights for the 2012 London Olympics, so TVB has arranged for grand production "Special Duties Unit" to first air on Sundays in June, and then air on Saturdays and Sundays in July. TVB's Vice Director of Programmes Ho Koon Chung said, "This [series] is 13 episodes. Each episode is 90 minutes long. It is Hong Kong's first televisions series about the SDU. The production cost of each episode is approximately $1,000,000, which is much more than other series".
Apart from "SDU", "War and Beauty II" and "Triumph in the Skies II" are also TVB's key series in 2012; however, they may not make it in time to broadcast this year. TVB will be releasing series to complement each season. The first season is 'Season of Love', which includes the series "Let It Be Love". The second season will have "The Boxing King" and "The Dazzling Dance of Chang'an". The third season (summer holidays) will be "Return to the Three Kingdoms". The forth season (the highly regarded anniversary series in recent years) already has a temporary arrangement; however, it cannot be revealed yet.
Source : musicjapanplus
During the most recent event "YG Family Concert in Japan", popular South Korean group BIGBANG has restarted its activities in Japan fully. On the same stage they have also announced the airing of a WOWOW special program featuring one of their biggest live performances.
After their debut in Korea, BIGBANG had gathered a great amount of popularity, becoming the stars in the pop industry by occupying the charts' top position for weeks and weeks consecutively. In 2008, the group then made its debut in Japan as well, not slacking behind Korea in gathering fans at all.
In 2011, they had released their album "BIGBANG2" which had made its chart entry at position number 1 and with that, BIGBANG went on their "BIGBANG Presents -Love & Hope Tour 2011-", which moved a total of 100,000 fans.
With regard to their come-back, Japanese TV program WOWOW will be airing a special, showing of their show from May 15th, which had been held at Makuhari Messe Event Hall.
Program Title: "BIGBANG Presents 'Love & Hope Tour 2011' WOWOW Special"
Airing Date: 2012/03/09 (Fri) START 7:00pm
Performance Date: 2011/05/15
Venue: Makuhari Messe Event Hall
Annie Man to Get Married in March 2012!
Jan 26 2012
Thursday January 26, 2012 Hong Kong
Credits: to Jayne @ http://www.jaynestars.com
In 2008, Annie Man (文頌嫻) was photographed by the paparazzi passionately kissing a man named Jason in a car. Last Thursday, Annie and Jason were spotted on Thursday trying out wedding dresses in the Tsim Sha Tsui district. The couple will be getting married on March 2, 2011 at the Four Seasons Hotel!
Thirty-five-year-old Annie Man possessed a very low key manner. That year, Annie had broken up with her architect boyfriend of 10 years, after which she did not actively look for another relationship. It was not until November 2008 that Annie was spotted kissing a 30-something man (Jason) in a suit in a $500,000 HKD black Mercedes Benz car.
Last Thursday, Annie and Jason were spotted window shopping. Before long, the couple entered a bridal shop, upon which the sales clerks immediately greeted them. It appeared that Annie and Jason had an appointment to try on their wedding attire. Annie changed into a sexy backless bridal dress, which sparked the admiration of everyone present, including Jason’s fixated stare. Afterward, Jason tried on his tuxedo for the wedding. The couple loving fixed each others’ attire.
In a telephone interview, Annie admitted that she and Jason were getting married. Asked whether she was currently pregnant, thus sparking the wedding, Annie laughed and said, “No! But if that were the case, then it was too early to confirm the pregnancy! I am trying to get married before Janet Chow (周家蔚) and Sherming Yiu (姚樂怡)!”
Annie revealed that she has been dating businessman, Jason, for 3 years. Their relationship was very stable. “In fact, we had planned to get married at the end of last year, but ..... (article cut to save bandwidth)
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