Who doesn't know Utada 'Hikkie' Hikaru (24)? I also do like her music. Anyway, she recently divorced her husband, a music video/movie director (Casshern) Kazuaki Kiriya (34).
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/03/arts/AS-A-E-CEL-Japan-Pop-Star-Divorce.php
Giordano Spring 2007 (Korea)
Model: Jang Dong Gun, Rain, Jung Ryu-won (My Lovely Sam-soon)
Source: http://www.giordano.co.kr
Here's the CF of Giordano/Her on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLnKpkbF1Tg
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I really love this theme :)
Images from this site http://dsandler.org/wp/archives/2005/07/08/rain-2
Rain rain rain.. It's been more than a week now, rain keep falling in my town. We all feel so cold.. all wet.. makes me feel lazy to work.. But above all that, it create flood in some area and makes people sad.. because it destroyed people's house :( Take care everyone who face the same condition..
Raindrops keep falling on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothin' seems to fit
Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling
So I just did me some talkin?to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he's got things done
Sleepin' on the job
Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling
But there's one thing I know
The blues he sends to meet me won't defeat me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me
Raindrops keep falling on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Crying's not for me
Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin? Because I'm free
Nothing's worrying me.
(Author: St.Ilya Date: 06-30-04 04:36)
To download the song: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S3HFQ6G7
While I was searching for Japan movies, it always turn to movies that starred by the name of Matsuda Ryuhei. From the CD cover, he looks like pretty boy (here I meant like Lee Jun-ki from Korean though Jun-ki is much prettier) and another movie he looks normal. And since in one of those movies reviewed that the actor was good also there's Tadanobu Asano the actor, so I search for more info on this guy.
I was shocked then, he was Ren Honjou from NANA; he is a truly actor; he was 15 when he act as Kano in Taboo (wow!) and now he's 23 (b. 1983); he was Matsuda Shota's (Sojiro in dorama Hana Yori Dango 1, 2*) elder brother (Shota b. 1985). They both looks different though now I saw a slight similarity. Ryuhei looks cool, fierce :P Well, compare to Shota. For acting skill, Shota should learn more from his brother^^. Apparently he was the son of both parents are actor/actreess and his late father (Matsuda Yuusaku) was died when Ryuhei was 6.
It was shocking knowing he was 15 while act as a gay samurai in Taboo. It's told that he was rejected the offer before because the role as a gay samurai. But later he changed his mind and took 2 months learning Kendo. I was reluctant to get the movie, but I think I'll just watch :)
The rest was history. He got more role in movies, I can say it's not just role. And it's the movies, festival kind not really commercial movies. Figure that he acted together with Tadanobu Asano, Shinji Takeda, Takeshi Kitano, and more. His recent movie is Rampojigoku, with Tadanobu Asano and Hiroki Narimiya (ah this sweet young actor, seems turn to movies now). I saw the trailer, and.. well.. 'the movie'. I'm surprised it has Nari-kun n_n.
Matsuda Ryuhei official website http://www.ryuhei-matsuda.com
I found this fanvid by maychan at youtube. From Gohatto/Taboo movie with Gackt's song. I think the song is really fit with the scenes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUrG8Et0Dgk
*currently playing
Matsuda Ryuhei (left) & Matsuda Shota (right) (I forgot where I got those pics, so credit to them)
Today, January 29 is Hyde-san's tanjoubi^^ and he's turn 38 now.
Wishing you all the best, in L'Arc and solo!
Jang Dong-gun Becomes Nintendo Model
Actor Jang Dong-gun became the model for Nintendo’s promotion campaign in South Korea.
Jang, the hero of movies ``Friend’’ and ``Tae Guk Gi,’’ will be featured in game advertisements for Nintendo DS mini console from January.
``We picked him because he is a representative of people who don’t look like a game fan at all,’’ Nintendo said in a release, hoping to improve the public image of the video game culture. (Korea Times)
Nintendo release DS Lite, an upgraded version of Nintendo DS, as well as two localized games _ ``Brain Training’’ and ``English Training’’ _ in Korea on Jan. 18 with Jang Dong Gun as the model.
There's 3 version of cute CFs for each English learning and Brain training. Check on http://www.nintendo.co.kr
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It's really interesting, feel like get one for myself :)
Just for info. Nanako Matsushima was Nintendo DS model in Japan now. So with Utada Hikaru. Apparently she's a tetris expert!^^ There's a clip where she challenge 30 (plus 2) people to play tetris. Amazingly she won 26 and lose 4 times. With plus 2 expert people, she won 1 and lose 1. The show was around August 2006.
Nintendo Takes Aim at Korea
Nintendo Korea has hired movie star Jang Dong-gun to promote its products to local gamers. The company’s chief Koda Mineo said that they aim to attract people who don't usually play video games “We plan to target even those age groups who typically show little interest in video games,” he said.
Later in the year, the company will introduce its highly-anticipated Wii game console. The next-generation machine has already rocked the Japanese market, selling a million units in just one month after its December release, more than twice the number of Sony’s new PlayStation3.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200701/200701190034.html
another news: http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200701/kt2007010918195853460.htm
Refering to the news here , a Kimura Takuya fan - Sandra, create a blog with title 'Letter to Johnny's Jimusho'.
Here's I quote her comment:
I've started a blog called Letter to Johnny's Jimusho to protest some of their policies in relation to the withdrawal of the best actor nomination for Kimura and Junichi.
While it is imperceivable that Kitagawa may change his policy as he is playing shogun but the frustration from fans needs to be communicated to JE no matter what. That's what being a fan is all about. Please help.
Thank you in advance.
Sandra
If you want to participate, please go to the block, http://lettertojohnnyjimusho.blogspot.com/ and for those who don't have a blog, you can email her.
