Ikuta Toma talks about not being in Arashi and how Sakurai rescued him
It really doesn’t matter because Toma is doing well and it’s just goes to show that when a door closes, a window will open. I get that right, right? Aside from that, “Sakurai-Ariyoshi abunai yakai” is...
View ArticleRumor Round-Up (Digest 017)
My first Rumor Digest for 2015 where rumor and facts collide! Involved parties, are: a lot of Johnny’s who graduated or still studying in college, Kimura Takuya, Yamapi, and Nakai Masahiro. Education...
View Article[Goo] Actors who are bad at acting
Being an actor doesn’t really mean you can act and in Japan, being overpushed by your agency by any reason that doesn’t involve acting is common. In Johnny’s, most of them are stereotype for being bad...
View ArticleOnly★Star’s Men I want to Kiss Ranking
It’s Valentines Day and since V-day is always about couples, Only★Star surveyed 300 of their female readers from ages 10 to 30 on who among actors/celebrities they want to kiss. Here is Only★Star’s Men...
View ArticleBits & Pieces 013
Since I’m too lazy to translate some of these stuff, here is a rundown of what’s happening in Johnny’s land collated from Feb 13th-15th. Involved parties, are: Nakayama Yuma, Arashi, Kamenashi Kazuya,...
View ArticleRants & Raves : Graduates
It’s February and in Japan, it’s graduation month just in time for Sakuras to bloom. Anyway, I miss my own high school graduation and even though don’t want to attend any high school reunions, it’s fun...
View ArticleOnly Star’s “Guys I want to be friends with” Ranking
Well, I think it’s just goes to show that some people are satisfied with being “just friends”. Only★Star magazine surveyed their female readers from 10-30 yrs old on which guy they want to be friends...
View ArticleBits & Pieces 014
What I missed to write because of work and some news and not-so-news that I’m too lazy to translate or have been translated in full by other bloggers. Collated from Feb 22nd to Mar 1st; involved...
View Article“I want to held by him” Ranking
In the tradition of nonsense ranking, here is another ranking that will surely make you wish it’s true. Fashion magazine “an an” has been doing “dakaretai otoko” (literally, I want to held by him)...
View ArticleFavorite and Hated Johnny’s Ranking
This ranking is different from the previous ranking about “Favorite and Hated Actors” since this ranking is mainly about Johnny’s. Women’s Weekly surveyed 3,000 readers on who is their favorite and...
View ArticleArashi Leads Nikkei Talent Power Ranking 2015
After 3 years, Arashi is back on top of Nikkei’s annual Talent Power Ranking, a survey used to gauge a person’s popularity based from factors such as name recognition and public’s level of interest to...
View Article2015’s First Half CM King Ranking
Who ruled the airwaves this first half of the year with their bunch of endorsements? Nihon Monitor recently released results from their research and analysis of CM advertising situation from January to...
View ArticleRants & Raves : Let’s Get Physical
Woot! It’s August and I can see this month being busy and hopefully, very productive. Oh well, let’s get on with my occasional Rants & Raves : Let’s Get Physical (c)burning-butterfly BEFORE… …AFTER...
View ArticleJohnny’s who Seems Smart Ranking
In the tradition of useless and weird ranking in the Japanese entertainment world, here is another ranking based on Johnny’s intelligence. 200 people (100 men and 100 women) in their 20-30 yrs old were...
View ArticleArashi’s “BLAST in MIYAGI” Aims for 9.3 Billion Yen Revenue
Let’s first have a run with this POSITIVE news before that matter on Ohno… Last Sept 19th, Arashi had the first leg of their “BLAST in MIYAGI” at Hitomebore Stadium in Miyagi. The concert is also a...
View ArticleSakurai Sho Sends Warm Greetings to Fukiishi Kazue
Let’s just say that I’m looking for an excuse to post something about Fukuyama Masaharu’s marriage even though this is supposed to be a Johnny’s Entertainment blog. haha. In case you’re new to Japanese...
View ArticleBits & Pieces 026
Another week is about to start so that means that less posts for me. Anyway, here are some news and not-so news that happened in Johnny’s world collated from Oct 2nd-4th. Involved parties are: Okada...
View ArticleRants & Raves : 1M
I’ve been so busy, I didn’t notice that my blog finally reaches more than 1 million page views. I really thought that wordpress would be giving me some sort of notice since they do notify me when...
View Article[Ranking] Johnny’s who looks cute in cross-dressing
…or Johnny’s who look good as a transvestite. Well, I think that the hallmark of being an idol is when you get to cross-dress. I mean, almost everyone in Johnny’s have done it, Shingo looks effortless...
View ArticleGoogle Maps and Johnny’s
Okay, so this is a weird post that I felt like sharing. Frankly, I rarely used Google Maps, but when I do, I used it to search places. Places, not names, unless it’s a street or building named after a...
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