2001
The music video for #SnowMan's 5th single #SecretTouch is now on YouTube! As a theme song for the hit drama "My Love Mix-Up!" starring member Ren Meguro and Shunsuke Michieda of #NaniwaDanshi, it beautifully captures the joy and unease of a first love.
youtu.be/SAwEraiyf7U
2002
Jun Matsumoto of @arashi5official attended a special event Monday hosted by the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan! There he discussed - in English - the overseas release of the ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5x20 FILM "Record of Memories" and his personal thoughts on the production.
2003
A very happy birthday (October 27) to Nao Oriyama of #ShonenNinja!
2004
Celebrate the release of #V6's best-of album #Very6BEST today! A pair of never-before released tracks ("Full Circle," "Clear") augment dozens of songs personally selected by the members from across their career-spanning 53 singles and 14 albums, plus plenty of bonus material!
2005
"Hiraite," based on the novel by Risa Wataya, is now in theaters starring Ryuto Sakuma of #HiHiJets! Despite his initial nervousness, he thanked his fellow cast members for their warmth and support, and hoped that fans enjoy the film as much as he did!
2006
Yoshihiko Inohara of #V6 at the press screening of "Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Aoi Tsukiyo no Mahou no Ko" (Sumikko Gurashi The Movie: A Magical Child of the Blue Moonlit Night) opening November 5th! Inohara narrates the film, which stars San-X's adorable mascot characters.
2007
Actor Yoshitaka Hara stars in "Ten-Goku" ("Heaven"), which kicked off its six-city run in Nagoya yesterday! The sentimental story of love and loss chronicles a high school student (Hara), who takes a job at a local theatre in the lead-up to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
2008
Taiga Tsubaki of #IMPACTors will star in a new production of Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap!" The classic whodunnit stage play of murder in a remote mountain guesthouse will run in Tokyo from Jan 12 ~ 23, and is Tsubaki's first non-Johnny's production.
2009
The official music clip for #NEWS' #ReBorn is now on YouTube! Together with the other half of their 28th double A-side single "Mirai-e," it beautifully illustrates the group's multifaceted music talents with a roller coaster-esq rock sound. Out Nov 17!
youtu.be/cboWaUdLzGw
2010
Actors Ryuta Muro and Sho Takada star in "Shunpu Gaiden 2021!" The hilarious showcase of music, dance, and revisionist historical comedy features a fun-sucking ninja (Takada) and a local lord (Muro); the latter determined to keep spirits up against the naysayers of Edo.
2011
Katsuki Motodaka and Taiki Konno of the band #7MENSamurai go full glam rock for their new show "ROBIN!" This latest entry in the #ROCKREADING stage series opened last night, blending live music and dramatic recitation to recount the classic tale of Robin Hood and Little John.
2012
The official music video for #Kanjani∞'s "Inazuma Blues" is now available on YouTube! The second track of their upcoming #8BEAT album (out 11/17), it's also the theme song to the feature film ”The Mole Song: Final" starring actor Toma Ikuta!
youtu.be/_E6c9YALpsQ
2013
The official music clip for #NEWS' new song "Mirai-e" is now on YouTube! From their 28th double A-side single (out Nov 17), this song of ambition and drive is expertly expressed in the sweeping, cinematic worldview and their own emotional vocals.
youtu.be/o0wByk-hdC4
2014
A very happy birthday (October 21) to Junta Nakama of #JohnnysWEST!
2015
Today welcomes the highly anticipated release of the #SixTONES_oneST concert DVD & Blu-ray! Shot amidst the the in-person fan energy of the Yokohama Arena during their incredible 2021 summer tour, it's a perfect testament to everything #SixTONES' debut album #1ST had to offer!
2016
#ABCZ at the Tokyo Garden Theater for the last stop of their successful 13 city "A.B.C-Z 2021 But FanKey Tour!" As bittersweet as the tour's end may be, the guys are excited to move on to other parts of their ongoing Z PROJECT and their 10th anniversary plans for next year!
2019
(1/3) It's midnight in Japan, so we're wishing the following a very happy birthday (October 20)! 🎂
2020
Your wait is over! The music video for #NaniwaDanshi's debut single "UBU-LOVE" is now available on their brand-new YouTube channel! Click the link below to watch, then subscribe to the channel for more as they count down to the song's release Nov 12th!
youtu.be/e955oEATDBo
2021
Masaki Aiba of @arashi5official stars in the lighthearted drama "Wadake no Otokotachi," coming Oct 22! Also featuring Yoshinori Masakado of #Aegroup, a pandemic-displaced salaryman (Aiba) reconnects with his old-school newsmen family while starting anew as an internet writer.
2022
A very happy birthday (October 19) to Michiharu Inaba of #ShonenNinja!
2023
Shigeru Joshima of @tokioinc_2021 attended an event Saturday as a special crime prevention support officer of the National Police Agency. Raising awareness for communications fraud, Joshima urged everyone to cherish family ties and talk regularly to keep loved ones safe.
2024
Shigeaki Kato of #NEWS plays an elite cram school teacher caught up in the cutthroat world of standardized exams in "Nigatsu no Shosha." The scripted drama premiered last night based on the manga by Shiho Takase, with NEWS' newest single "Mirai-e" (out 11/17) as its theme song!
2025
This past Friday, Junichi Okada of #V6 and Ryosuke Yamada of #HeySayJUMP participated in a special first-day screening with audiences of their action film "Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai." They thanked everyone who came out to see it, and hope for its continued success!
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