Hideaki Takizawa

Hideaki Takizawa (滝沢 秀明, Takizawa Hideaki?, born March 29, 1982) is a Japanese actor and member of the J-pop duo Tackey & Tsubasa from Tokyo, Japan. In 2002, when he reached the age of 20, he debuted with Tsubasa Imai in the group Tackey & Tsubasa under the record label Avex Trax. That same year, he graduated from Johnny's Junior. Tackey & Tsubasa have released many popular singles such as "Ho! Summer" and "Venus". He gained fame as an actor after starring in Japanese dramas such as Majo no Jōken and Strawberry on the Shortcake. He has just got done with the series Orthros no Inu

Haruma Miura

Doramas:
Bloody Monday 2 as Takagi Fujimaru (TBS, 2010)
Samurai High School as Mochizuki Kotaro (NTV, 2009)
Gokusen 3 SP as Kazama Ren (NTV, 2009)
Bloody Monday as Takagi Fujimaru (TBS, 2008)
Galileo: Episode Zero as young Manabu (Fuji TV, 2008)
Gokusen 3 as Kazama Ren (NTV, 2008)
Binbo Danshi as Shiraishi Ryo (NTV, 2008)
14 Sai no Haha as Kirino Satoshi (NTV, 2006)
Children (WOWOW, 2006)
Komyo ga Tsuji (NHK, 2006)
Unfair (Fuji TV, 2006)
Ima Ai ni Yukimasu (TBS, 2005)
Fight as Okabe Kiyoshi (NHK, 2005)
Division 1 Aozora Koi Hoshi (Fuji TV, 2005)
Musashi as Jotaro (NHK, 2003)
Manatsu no Merry Christmas (TBS, 2000)
Doyo Wide Gekijo (TV Asahi, 1995)

Movies:
Gokusen THE MOVIE as Kazama Ren (2009)
Crows ZERO II (2009)
Naoko (2008)
Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge as Noto (2007)
Koizora as Hiro(2007)
Akihabara@Deep (2006)
Catch A Wave (2006)
Mori no Gakko (2002)
Sennen no Koi - Hikaru Genji Monogatari (TOEI, 2002)
Nile (TOEI, 1999)
Jubaku Spellbound (TOEI, 1999)

EXILE

About Exile
EXILE is a 14-member Japanese pop music band.

EXILE leader Hiro was originally in the band ZOO, which split up in the mid-1990s. ZOO had had a hit with "Choo Choo TRAIN". In 1999 Hiro started a new group J Soul Brothers, which changed its name to EXILE in 2001. In November 2003 they remade "Choo Choo TRAIN", which became a huge success in Japan, selling well over a million copies.

Focusing on [pahuoma] HIRO are formed with man 5 of MATSU, USA, MAKIDAI and vocal SASA the vocal & the dance unit which 1999 birth.Measure debut is carried out.So far fusion of song and dance music “Follow me” and “D.T.B which it starts sending to world in theme. (Do The Basic)”, “Fly away” expresses their individual world views, fascinating the performance which is their true height those which are seen.But SASA which is active as a vocal as a writer of the self you secede in order to expand the width of activity with 2001 summer.2 names of ATSUSHI and SHUN join with the secession of this SASA as new [vuokarisuto].As for ATSUSHI although you being recognized capability with certain audition program, the outstanding talent who is defeated regrettably with last selection.And SHUN wins in the vocal contest of local TV station sponsorship about [tsuwamono].It is born with joining of [vuokarisuto] these powerful 2, as a vocal and & the dance unit which consist of man 6 of twin vocal ATSUSHI, SHUN and [pahuoma] HIRO, MATSU, USA and MAKIDAI changes.From they who increase expression power unit name rename heart machine complete change and EXILE.At 2001 September 27th “Your eyes only~ ambiguous my contour ~” you debut.20 single and 4 original albums release.In addition the best album of 3 types which are leased in 2005 breaking 2,000,000 with sum total.After that the activity has always been rich in entertainment characteristic e.g., topic is called with collaboration of the century, GLAY×EXILE.2006 March 29th, release of 4th original album “ASIA” in the [tsu] [te], SHUN changes over from here in solo, keeps being active as wooden place Siyunsuke clearly. And June of the same year, directing to EXILE 2nd chapter, [pahuoma] AKIRA joined, it announced the opening of EXILE, Vocal Battle Audition 2006 ~ASIAN DREAM~ remained undefeated from midst approximately 10,000, existence impression preeminent singing and TAKAHIRO which had edge correct lux were chosen.TAKAHIRO the second chapter of EXILE which joins as a new vocal now, starts from here.

Members

Performers

* Hiro, real name Hiroyuki Igarashi (五十嵐広行, Igarashi Hiroyuki?) June 1, 1969 – leader of the group
* Makidai, real name Daisuke Maki (眞木大輔, Maki Daisuke?) October 27, 1975
* Matsu, real name Toshio Matsumoto (松本利夫, Matsumoto Toshio?), born May 27, 1975.
* Usa, real name Yoshishiro Usami (宇佐美吉啓, Usami Yoshishiro?), born February 2, 1977.
* Akira, real name Ryōhei Kurosawa (黒沢良平, Kurosawa Ryōhei?), born August 23, 1981 – was a member of Rather Unique and joined the group 2006 summer.

Vocalists

* Atsushi, real name Atsushi Satō (佐藤篤志, Satō Atsushi?), born April 30, 1980.
* Takahiro, real name Takahiro Tazaki (田崎敬浩, Tazaki Takahiro?), born December 8, 1984 – the new vocalist chosen to replace Shun during the "EXILE Vocal Battle Audition 2006 ~Asian Dream~" summer audition.

Former member

* Shun, real name Shunsuke Kiyokiba (清木場俊介, Kiyokiba Shunsuke?), born January 11, 1980 – currently a solo artist under his real name.

Chieko Kawabe

Chieko Kawabe (Kawabe Chieko) is a female J-pop singer, model, radio host and actress. She was born on February 24, 1987 in Tokyo to a Japanese father and a Spanish-Filipino mother. She is a graduate of Tokyo Toshima Ku.

Starting at the age of twelve, Kawabe played the role of Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury in the Sailor Moon Musicals, or Sera Myu. She started in 2000, in the Fan Kansha event for the 2001 musical, Transylvania no Mori, Kaiteiban. She continued for a couple more years, appearing in five musicals total, finishing with the 2002 special musical, 10th Anniversary Special. During her reign of these musicals, she appeared in some of the more special musicals, including the Death Vulcan special revue show, the second half of the musical being an entire musical revue showing, and the first Sera Myu DVD, the 2002 10th Anniversary event. She also appeared as a musical guest for the next Fan Kansha, performing signature solo song, "Drive Me the Mercury" with the next Mercury actress, Wakayama Manami. She appeared again in the Sailor Moon world as Usagi Tsukino's best friend, Naru Osaka in the 2003-2004 live action series, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

Two years after her role in these musicals, Kawabe set off on her own, releasing the single "Be Your Girl" on April 27, 2004. This particular single took off successfully, with the song 'Be Your Girl' becoming the ending theme song to anime "Elfen Lied" and her other song, 'Hoshi ni Negai Wo' being the end theme song to Otogizoshi. Since that initial release, she has had off and on success, releasing a few more singles. Her next single, Shining, was released on November 24, 2004. This single took fairly well also, with her songs Shining, Cry Baby, and Quiet Riot. This single brought Kawabe closer into the pop scene of Japan, more so than her previous album.

In January 25, 2005, the single Kizunairo was released. This contained the songs Kizunairo, I Can't Wait, and Hidamari. Notable for this single, is the song I Can't Wait, the theme song to the Japanese version of the show Lizzie McGuire. Shortly after this, was the release of her first, and thus far only, full album, Brilliance. This album has eleven songs total, some of which were from previous albums, but nonetheless, this album was quite popular and proved Kawabe's talent and musical skill. This was followed by the single "Candy Baby" in July, 2005.

Almost a year passed before any more releases were made, but in April, 2006, Kawabe released another single, Sakura Kiss, which had two songs, the song 'Sakura Kiss' being the theme song to the new anime, Ouran Host Club. The single was semi-successful reaching #71 on the Oricon 200 and charting for 6 weeks.

As of now, it's unclear as to if Kawabe is on her way towards coming back, or if her singing career has slowly drawn to a close, but there is no doubt that her songs are still known for their unique lyrics and interesting beats.

Currently Chieko is a weekly host on a popular radio station in Harajuku and has returned to the modeling world. There is a possibility of her doing more music soon.

Buono!

Buono! (ボーノ, Bōno?, Italian adjective for 'good', more specifically when used to imply food possesses a pleasant palate) is a Hello! Project unit consisting of three Hello! Project Kids members: Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki from Berryz Kobo, and Airi Suzuki from °C-ute.

The unit was officially announced at the Nakayoshi magazine Festival 2007 on July 21, 2007, at Tokyo's Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, and formed to sing both the opening and ending themes for the anime adaptation of the Shugo Chara! manga. Buono! continued to record all the ending and opening themes for the first season of the anime. As of the second season, though, Buono! only recorded the ending theme, as the opening theme was handled by Shugo Chara Egg!, another group formed for the sake of performing Shugo Chara! music.

Tomohisa Yamashita and Ryo Nishikido Withdraw from NEWS

Tomohisa Yamashita and Nishikido Ryo, part of the popular Johnny's Entertainment group, NEWS announced this day that they are officially withdrawing from the group.

Tomohisa Yamashita will continue his career as a solo artist, while Ryo Nishikido will continue as part of Kanjani8. However, the four remaining members, Keiichiro Koyama, Kato Shigeaki, Tegoshi Yuya and Takahisa Masuda will continue as NEWS, now a quartet group.

Fate/Zero to Stream on Crunchyroll

The upcoming anime series Fate/Zero will begin streaming on Crunchyroll on October 8.

The series will be available in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

The series takes place 10 years before the event of Fate/Stay Night. Kiritsugu finds himself torn between his family and duty of obtaining the Holy Grail. When a new opponent stands before him, the man sets his sights on Kiritsugu as a possible answer to his emptiness.