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In a few weeks time, alternative rockband ART-SCHOOL will hold their 10th anniversary live show, dedicated to the only original member, and founder, Kinoshita Riki. And what’s a anniversary without a gift for the fans. Today, the band has announced they will release a new mini-album which will come out on July 7. The only other thing that’s been announced is that it will cost 1800 yen. More information to be announced.

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This is my first post so I hope I didn't do anything wrong.

source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt1CeU9wj4w

Japan has a couple of strong contenders in the running for this year's Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, as the lineup for the competition was announced yesterday. "Noruwei no Mori" (Norwegian Wood), the first ever adaptation of Murakami Haruki's cult novel, is the high-profile choice. With Vietnamese-born French director Tran Anh Hung at the helm, it stars two of Japan's most highly rated young actors in Matsuyama Kenichi (24) and Oscar nominee Kikuchi Rinko (28).

It will be up against the latest movie from popular director Miike Takashi. "13-nin no Shikaku" (13 Assassins) stars the always solid Yakusho Koji (54) and is a remake of a 1963 samurai drama that is famous for its 30-minute climactic fight scene. The chambara style of movie (even with its weird choice of "Desperado" by The Eagles as its theme tune) might have an edge with a festival jury that is headed by American director Quentin Tarantino.

2010 marks the 67th year of the Venice event, the oldest film festival in the world. To date there have been three Japanese winners of the grand prix: Kurosawa Akira's "Rashomon" (1951), Inagaki Hiroshi's "Rickshaw Man" (1958), and Kitano Takeshi's "Hanabi" (1997).

Source: www.japan-zone.com/news

The manager of visual-kei rock band Vistlip was killed in the early hours of this morning in a car crash. According to Nagano Prefecture highway police, a van carrying members of the band and staff hit the wall inside a tunnel on the Joshinetsu Expressway. Band manager Sakakibara Asako (31) was thrown out of the vehicle and died on the spot. The vehicle belonged to vocalist Matsushita Tomo (24), who along with the other six passengers suffered minor injuries. The band were returning from a show in Kanazawa city. Vistlip had a minor hit last year with "Ozone," the ending theme for the anime series "Yugioh."

Source: www.japan-zone.com/news/index.shtml

source | http://ohoku.jp/ | trailer

Not gonna lie. EXCITE! (un-cut since LJ won't cooperate)

Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo (32) and freelance announcer Kobayashi Mao (28) held their wedding ceremony and a massive reception in Tokyo yesterday. The couple, who registered their marriage back on March 3, held a Buddhist-style ceremony at the Prince Park Tower Tokyo hotel in Shiba Koen with about 20 family members. It included making their vows in front of a statue loaned - for the first time ever - by the Narita-san temple, to which the Ichikawa stage family have been attached since the 17th century.

( One surprise of the evening was a video of Ebizo's secret visit to Vietnam, where he dug up a ruby that was used to make a necklace for his bride )

source: Japan Zone

Japanese singer MEG has announced through her blog that she will be taking a break from making music.
Before her leave, she will release a BEST album and move on from her record label, Universal Music Group.

On the 30th, MEG says she has been thinking of traveling alone to Paris for a year now.

This upcoming year also happens to mark her 10th year in the music industry. Now, Meg wants to challenge a new field.

Her latest album "Maverick" hit stores Japan 23, 2010, and the release of her final single for awhile, "PARIS/PASSPORT", is August 25th.

She will be holding a birthday part in Tokyo Sanrio Puroland on the following dates:
Saturday October 2, 2010
Sunday October 3, 2010 (her birthday)

Ticket reservations started on the nineteenth of June with preference given to members of her fan club; the tickets range in price from 4000 to 30,000 yen.


source: http://natalie.mu/music/news/35456

translated by me D:

Deny it all you want, but both K-pop and J-pop actively sell the sexuality of their idol stars to their consumers. Yet, for whatever reason, the pervasive opinion within this community is that only J-pop would ever dare to exploit their attractive young males and females in such a manner.

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It's actually pretty interesting. And true. I'm no AKB fan, but slut shaming them for being jpop idols and not whoever else is not cool. Also the PV in question: