Korean stars Park Yong-ha and Song Yoona were in Japan to promote their popular Korean drama On Air.
The stars attended a press conference in Tokyo on June 12 with over 150 media members participating.
The drama has enjoyed high ratings in Korea, and will start showing in Japan on June 30.
Popular Japanese girls group Morning Musume will hold their first concert in China on June 28 in Shanghai.
The concert is part of an international music fair, which began in February to promote the 2010 Shanghai Expo. The young girls were the first Japanese artists to be invited to the event.
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Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki has written on her fansite on Friday (Jan 4) that she would continue singing despite losing her hearing in her left ear.
Ayumi said that an ear examination last year has confirmed her hearing loss… she started to lose the hearing in her left ear in the summer of 2000 when momentary deafness forced her to cancel several concerts.
Ayumi will start her Asia concert tour in April to mark the 10th anniversary of her singing career.
Korean pop star BoA will sing the original soundtrack for a Japanese movie.
The Japanese daily Sankei Sports has reported that BoA will sing the OST for a movie slated to open March 15. The singer has so far dubbed a U.S. anime film in Japanese and performed an OST for a Korean movie, but it’s the first time she will sing for a Japanese movie.
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Japanese star Takuya Kimura attended the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) on October 5 and talked about his latest film, Heroes with the press.
Japanese pop star Koda Kumi will work with Korean boyband TVXQ in her next single, Last Angel.
The idea of working together first emerged when both parties met in last year’s Asia Song Festival. Last Angel will be Koda Kumi’s 38th single, and will be used as Japanese theme song for movie “Resident Evil: Extinction”, which is set to premiere in November 2007.
According to a Hong Kong newspaper… Japanese star Takuya Kimura is set to make his Hollywood debut in 2008 with movie I Come with the Rain.
The details of the movie is unknown yet, but Takuya is not playing the main character; Hollywood star Josh Harnett will take the center stage instead.
It’s also said that Korean actor Lee Byung-hun might be involved in the movie as well. Lee is Takuya’s co-star in his latest Japanese movie, Hero, which is scheduled to premiere next month.
Japanese star Nanako Matsushima has confirmed her pregnancy on her official website on July 31.
Nanako is expected to deliver by late December. Best wishes.
Korean actor Kwon Sang-woo arrived in Japan on July 27, and was welcomed by over 3000 fans at the airport.
Popular Korean actor Kwon Sang-woo has agreed to feature in FNS 27 Hour TV, a special Japanese variety show that is going to be hosted by Shingo Katori from SMAP.
It is reported that Kwon Sang-woo has previously agreed personally to Shingo that he would appear on one of the shows he hosted… and he is fulfilling his promise this time.
Kwon Sang-woo is one of the most popular Korean stars in Japan. He starred in TV drama Stairway to Heaven, which was quite popular in Japan.
Besides 27 Hour TV, Kwon Sang-woo will also appear in another TV show, The Adventure King 2007.
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