Takuya Kimura
Dec 22-26th- Rumours about Takuya Kimura being in a relationship with singer Shizuka Kudo (who sung In the Sky and Kirara for the drama God, Please Give me More time)
are confirmed by both of them. a little info on the side, both of them like surfing alot.
Press conference for the upcoming drama "Beautiful Love" starring Takuya Kimura and Takako Tokiwa was recently held. it is said that both of them chat quite a lot with each other in the set. Roughly, the drama is a pure love story scripted by the same writer for Long Vacation. Takuya kimura plays a hairstylist which he says he is having a difficult time
learning to act like one, and Takako Tokiwa as a librarian confined to a wheelchair. [above news are taken translated from Apple-daily newspaper online]
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Sept 6th- Where on earth is our takuya now? Thailand it is! he has arrived in the past few days to start shooting the Wong Kar Wei film. SO far Tony Leung chiu wai has also arrived. [info from either apple daily or oriental news i forget which ].
Sept 1st, '99-Takuya Kimura recently annouced that he and his long time girlfriend of 7 (or 9?) years, Kaorin broke up. Yes, to his diehard fans this is indeed big news.
Related + WARNING: FOLLOWING PIECE OF INFO MAY BE HIGHLY UNRELIABLE- but it was circulated around the web and in Tabloids in Japan: Rumours has it that Takuya Kimura and Miho Nakayama got married. (the fact that they have become good friends since Sleeping Forest is probably true and i have read that they maintain their friendship mainly through e-mails, but marriage!!umm.)
June 24th-well, Takuya was finally in hk a few days ago doing some preliminary work for the Wong kar Wei's movie. His appearance in HK caused quite a media stir as seas of reporters followed him everywhere during his whole stay in HK.[for those who want links to the news around takuya's hk visit, u can e-mail me.
About the Film, the latest news i read is that there may be an addition of Singer, Bjork [From Iceland] to the film! Also, rumour has it that Maggie Cheung [well respected hk actress] will appear in the film.
June 14th-Well, anytime now, this man could be in Hong KOng, filming the film ,2046, which will star Faye Wong, Carina Lau, Tony Leung, (and probable more superstars).
**April 18th-After so long, it seems certain finally that he will take part in Wong Kar Wei's upcoming film, called "2046" It will be a futuristic or sci-fi mood film but it is supposed to be a love story! This is going to be an exciting combination for those who like them both (like myself).
and he will be back in hk to film. when is not certain yet.
**on April 16 or so, takuya appeared at the HK airport at 10p.m at night. and stayed there for about 19 hourss. It is said to be a private visit-well, infact he was to meet with Wong Kar Wei.
** He took part in this mini -japanese television drama series for Fuji T.V, where he played a photographer/reporter for an entertainment magazine-tabloid sorta thing.
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Yutaka Takenouchi
Last updated : October 19th 99.
October 19th- Yutaka's newest drama, the World of Ice, has started in mid-october. From a source, the rating for the first episode was about 24%. Again, it is a mystery and Yutaka plays an Insurance Agent
while Matsushima Nanako plays a teacher.(again ne!)Yuki Uchida who is a police in the drama plays Yutaka's girlfriend. Lastly Oikawa Mitsuhiro ((the other main guy in With Love) plays Matsushima's fiance if i am correct.
- As a side note to this drama, i read in a news article that prior to the actual start of the drama, Matsushima had said she was a bit nervous about working with Yutaka. She expressed that she didn't quite know how to communicate with him...
Aug 3rd- it has been confirmed! that Fuji T.V's fall drama starting this october, will star our beloved Yutaka and Matsushima Nanako [GTO, Witch's Requirement], who is easily the hottest [in terms of popularity] actress in japan right now.
The writer's most recent work is Sleeping Forest and earlier work includes Delicious Relationship. It will be a thriller/mystery love story.[and it should be good! i hope!]
For his fans, don't panic, i read that he does have a drama coming up sometime this year. though i'm afraid not the next season (which starts in July).
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** His most recent dorama , THe Last Song was quite a disappointment, both interms of rating, and otherwise.
** No dorama plan has been announced yet.
** He was asked to do a film with yet another HONg kong Actor/singer, Aaron Kwok but now it seems it's uncertain.
** But don't worry, he can still be seen as he is still the FAshion Label EZ[is it EZ?] 's main model. If you visit japan and take the underground,
you will see his posters for EZ everywhere-what a lovely site-too bad i'm half the globe away from Japan
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Sorimachi Takashi
last updated October 19th, 99
Oh sorry this is not news at all, but is it me or is every other guy having the short hairstyle like Takashi's??? at anyrate, i am spotting more and more of them by the day. if i may add my humble opinion, i think the haristyle is cool and makes someone that much more energetic
,young and fun-loving-looking.
October 19th- (news was from ealier than oct 19th however).
Sorimachi's agent has confirmed that Sorimachi and Ianmori Izumi has quietly broken up over the past summer. A shock for many fans. (i got that info from a Chinese newspaper)
-As a side note which is not news but rather rumours, so please take with caution: Matsushima Nanako was named to be the possible third party!
October 19th-like Yutaka-san, he's currently starring in this season's drama, Cheap Love. and for those of you who do not know and who cares, he has cut his hair ne! very very short ne. all spiked up ne!! opinions seem to vary in terms of whether it looks good or not.
Sept 7th- Sorimachi Takashi is on the cover of the newest or last newest [Sept?] issue of Men's Non-No magazine.
Aug 4th- Sorimachi Takashi will star in a new drama called, "Cheap Love" in the coming season starting in October, where he will play a 'scoutman'.
the story is set in the 'red-lights' district of japan and will be a love story. His character will be similar to that of the one in GTO..sorta nonsensical and non-serious personality?
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He's still currently busy filming GTO the movie.
the GTO special has just finished airing in japan! so if you have a chance, watch it.
The much anticipated GTO movie will have an all-star cast. Aside from Sorimachi himself, Fujiwara Norika [with Love, Happy Mania, Naomi] and 19 yr. old Tanaka Rena [Overtime, also she's apparently becoming very popular in japan nowadays]. The film will start filming very soon and with the allhot-star cast, Box office success is expected to be high.
His latest dorama Overtime on Fuji's T.V is over. THe t.v ratings for the finale is about 18% (i got this from an excellent Sorimachi page-please see my cool actors' links page).
His boxset is released recently which comprised of selected songs from his two albums, Forever and Highlife, plus a picture book and a VHS featuring Sorimachi in his 'normal' everyday life. This limited boxset edition is sold out within a week in japan and despite the fact that since then, many empty handed fans have been writing to the record company to ask for more production, there will be no more produced.
HE will start on a film with HOng KOng actor/singer Andy Lau and will likely come to hk near October. [can u just imagine the craze!hopefully, the hk media will not annoy him so much]It is a film about professional killers i believe. [Sept 7th- As of now, Sorimachi Takashi hasn't confirmed that he will infact act in this film yet]
He will do a film of GTO
His most recent dorama For Fuji T.V, Overtime, is almost ending, but the ratings are not what the producers predicted or hoped. The average rating is around 20%-though does anyone knowhow the finale did?- not the Long Vacation they would have hoped to be.
In general, he's enjoying quite a bit of popularity anyways, whether in Japan, Hong KONg , or Singapore.
;-)
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Takeshi Kaneshiro
Last Updated December 26th
The most anticipated drama in the coming up season! (at least by me?) will be the AD 2000 starring Takeshi Kaneshiro and Miho Nakayama!! It will be, as the producers, says a very sexy love story.
Miho Nakayama plays a computer system engineer who is successful in her career but empty in her love life. She will encounter Takeshi Kaneshiro who plays a Chinese spy disguised as a diplomat, and will fall in love with him.
Well...it will not be a very simple love story.
October 19th- happy belated birthday (october 11th is the actual day) to my beloved Takeshi Kaneshiro.
Sept 26th -Takeshi has just finished taking a series of trips (it seems he takes SOO many trips throughout the year back and forth taiwan, japan and hong kong that the best place to bump into him would be...the Airport!!
;-D).
He went to Hong Kong for the premieres of his newest film, Tempting Heart. The film also stars
Gigi Leung and Karen Mok, and is directed by actress/director Sylvia CHang. Due to the earthquake in Taiwan, the cast and director's planned trip to Taiwan's Premiere got cancelled.
Takeshi himself went along back to Taiwan anyways (his family is their and yes they are all okay).
Takeshi is now Back in Japan, continuing his work for a film called, 'Space Traveller'.
Between June 14th & Sept 26th
Takeshi will star in a japanese drama series in the coming winter season for Fuji T.V ! i will update here as soon as i hear anything about it, in the mean time, you can go vote for which actress you want to see TK pair up with
in the Takeshi Kaneshiro New Drama Voting Booth!! Note: it's a poll i set up and not any japanese t.v station.
Other future projects include about 2 japanese movies. also a few hong kong directors are looking to work with him, but those are not certain yet. [taken from apple daily newspaper on-line]
But takeshi's greatest wish at this point is actually to direct his first movie which will be a love story he says. but of course, we don't know how long we'll have to wait for that yet.
He was in hong kong recently to promote the animation 'tarzan' where he is the voice for all three japanese, cantonese, and japanese dialouges versions. and some unhappy incident
occured where it was reported that he was rude to the hong kong media. SOme say it is because takeshi was still a bit ill at the time. takeshi himself says that the next time he comesto hk,
he hopes that things will be better organized to avoid any problems.
June 14th- Takeshi is forced to stop continuing with the promotion work with the Video game (or PLaystation game) in japan because he has some problems with his legs. (sorry, i'm not sure what the condition is called in english but it's mostly common among old people, could be related to athritis). he's resting in japan now and must go on a special diet for a few months, which is only to mainly avoid eating certain food.
Then at the end of june, he'll be back in Hong KOng to promote the movie, Tarzan (an animiation also featuring Taiwan actress, Charlie YEung's voice- Ex. rumoured Takeshi girlfriend-that was quite a few years ago however).
Then in July, he'll go back to Taiwan for promotional work for the same Movie. Then, the busy Takeshi will head back to Japan for more promotional work for the movie, Tempting Heart, starring Hong KOng Actresses Karen Mok and Gigi Leung.
Speaking of Gigi Leung, there were some rumours between him and Takeshi Kaneshiro, that perhaps GIgi has a crush or osmething is going on betweem them. THough they are only rumours afterall.
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Last heard he is having a holidays with his ex-highschool friends in Japan.
He will be involved with the design and production (voicing) of a new video game as he is himself a video game (or vcd game?) fan.
He is involved in the next Wong Kar Wei film, and has another Chinese film, Tempting Heart, coming up.
From what i read a while back, he does not have plans to do other projects in Japan for a while it seems.
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