Source: ABC.com
I usually don’t watch shows such as Dancing with the Stars, but I would check it out from time to time if I am flipping through television channels and it happens to be on. And if I would have known early on that Nicole was competing on the show, I would have watched the show from the beginning of this season. Good thing that the episodes are available online to watch.
But the times that I was able to catch Nicole on the show live, she was simply amazing. She may have had a slight advantage over her competition with her background as a professional dancer, but congratulations goes out to her and to her partner Derek Hough for winning this season’s competition on May 25th.
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Source: Tokyograph.com
“On Friday, the Tokyo District Court ruled in favor of singer Miki Fujimoto (24) and her older brother, who had filed a defamation lawsuit against Shukan Shincho publisher Shinchosha.
An issue of the Shukan Shincho magazine published in November 2007 ran a headline declaring that Fujimoto was extorting money from her ex-boyfriend. The article inside the issue claimed that Fujimoto’s older brother had made the boyfriend pay a total of 20 to 30 million yen.
Fujimoto’s lawyer sought damages of 40 million yen and a published apology. The presiding judge ruled against Shinchosha, explaining that there was insufficient evidence to support the magazine’s accusations. Shinchosha was ordered to pay only 4 million yen in damages.”
Link: Miki Fujimoto
Source: Japantoday.com
Link: Noriko Sakai
“TOKYO — Actress and singer Noriko Sakai was indicted for alleged amphetamine possession Friday and her management company and record label announced that they had ditched the former pop idol.
Prosecutors indicted Sakai, 38, although there had been concern that the case could go cold as only a small amount of the drug had been found in connection with the charge. Sources familiar with the case said an additional indictment on a charge of stimulant use by Sakai is expected by the end of September.
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Source: sg.news.yahoo.com
Xin.sg – Thursday, August 27
A few days ago, famous Hong Kong director Derek Yee openly lambasted an actor and actress for their diva attitudes. He explained that he had requested to meet up with the pair of artistes numerous times to discuss about some work projects but got stood up by them instead. It was speculated that Sammi Cheng and Leon Lai were the two artistes he was referring to.
On her blog, Hong Kong singer-actress, Sammi Cheng, cleared the misunderstanding and cited poor health issues for her unprecedented no-show attitude a few years ago. She forthrightly admitted that she was the female actress mentioned and sincerely apologized for her act.
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Source: Japantoday.com
Link: Maki Goto
“TOKYO — Former Morning Musume singer Maki Goto, 23, has announced the release of a new mini-album, “Sweet Black” (release date: Sept 16), and her plans to start off on a serious solo career.
This will be her first CD release in two years. One track, “Tear Drops with KG,” will be featured as the theme song in a mobile phone drama “Onnya,” starring 23-year-old model Anne.
Goto joined the Avex label in June of last year, and this new album will be a fresh start for the songstress to pour her heart and soul into her music, she said in a statement.”
Source: sg.news.yahoo.com
Xin.sg – Friday, August 21
A recent video of an Angela Zhang doppelganger has been making waves on the Internet, causing much distress for the Taiwanese pop singer, who is reportedly recuperating in Taiwan after being diagnosed with a heart illness (heart mitral valve prolapse) more than a year ago.
The video has “Angela” getting slapped by someone in a nightclub in China, which seemingly led to a violent gang fight afterwards. After news of the video broke loose on the internet, Angela’s manager stepped forth to clarify the malicious accusations thrown at her. He reiterated that she has been resting in Taiwan the whole time, and refuted rumours of Angela being the person in the video. Read more…
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Source: Tokyograph.com
“The drug case of Noriko Sakai and Yuichi Takaso still continues. The latest major development was last week’s discovery of a house in Chiba that the two often visited over the past few years. A police search found a small amount of amphetamines, along with some paraphernalia intended for using the drugs.
The house is located in the city of Katsuura, Chiba, about fifty meters from the beach. Takaso reportedly had been renting the place since five years ago, and eyewitnesses said they have often seen Takaso visiting the beach to surf, accompanied by Sakai and their son. In recent years, the two were seen at the beach separately – either Sakai with the son, or Takaso with his friends. However, the couple still sometimes went there together, with one source saying they were in the vicinity as recently as August 2, the day before Takaso’s arrest.
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Source: Japantoday.com
“TOKYO — Actress-singer Saki Fukuda, 18, this week marked the sale of her first single in 2 1/2 years, “Ashita he no Hikari.” She performed the single and another song in front of an audience of about 1,000 fans, the first time in three years she’s sung on stage before a crowd. Waving to the crowd, she said, “This feels great, I want to do more performances. Thanks for coming on such a hot day!”
Fukuda is currently starring in the Fuji TV drama, “Maid Deka,” as a maid-detective who fights the bad guys with her slogan, “Allow me to clean up the dirt of this evil.” When asked “What bad thing would you like to ‘clean’ from the world?” the actress laughed and said, “I hate it when people walk while smoking, so I would want to get rid of cigarettes. I’d use the ‘Cutie Cleaner’ (a special mop she uses in the TV program) to hit the arms of people carrying cigarettes.”
Link: Saki Fukuda (Photos)
Source: Tokyograph.com, Japantoday.com & Japanzone.com
Link: Noriko Sakai
At first Noriko had been in hiding with her son while her husband being arrested for drug charges, which doesn’t make her as a suspect. The police gone over with the clues about her cellphone signal. The police has found her son without any signs until a warrant appears on the scene. That’s after they found some stimulants in Sakai’s apartment and finally Noriko decided to turn herself in to be arrested. Tokyograph.com mention about Noriko has a tattoo on the ankle which could hurt her image, and wasn’t told of when she received it. According to the latest news at Japantoday.com mention about her being question on drug possessions.
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Translated by: matchbox @ http://illusive-serenity.forumotion.net/
Yesterday Niki Chow expressed that her new book sales are quite good. The reporter asked if she beat the young models pictorials in sales? She said “That’s not the case. My book is about my travels and totally a different approach”. She also revealed that there was a mistake in her book. She said “Ho Lai Chuen helped me write a preface for my book. The phrase 腦中無憂 (Mind without worries) became 腦中無愛 (Mind with no love). I am very sorry about that. Although I was not the one who edited the book, I am still the writer. I feel a lot of pressure and hope they will correct the mistake in future editions.
