From Tokyograph:

With “Gokusen: The Movie” less than a couple months away, a new announcement has revealed that six more actors from the drama’s earlier seasons will be returning, including Shun Oguri and Mocomichi Hayami.

The movie is already known to focus on the cast of the show’s third season, which aired in 2008. It was previously announced that Yuya Takaki, Haruma Miura, and Yuta Tamamori are part of the main cast. At the end of last month, it was also revealed that the second season’s Kazuya Kamenashi was added to the cast.

Now, the number of returning alumni has again increased, adding three students each from the drama’s first two seasons. Oguri will represent the first season, along with Yuma Ishigaki and Hiroki Narimiya. From the second season, Hayami will be joined by Teppei Koike and Keisuke Koide.

Although all six played delinquent students in their respective seasons, they have grown up to become respectable members of society. Together with Kamenashi’s character, who has become a teacher in training, these graduates will lend their support to the beloved teacher “Yankumi,” played by starring actress Yukie Nakama. This movie is said to be Nakama’s last time to take on this role.

Filming for the movie finished on May 13. The picture opens in theaters on July 11.

From Tokyograph:

On Friday, popular boy band KAT-TUN completed their record-setting run of eight consecutive days of concerts at the Tokyo Dome. With a full house of about 55,000 fans at each show, a total of roughly 440,000 people attended the concerts.

Last year, KAT-TUN performed four consecutive days at the Dome. At the time, it tied for the record with British rocker Sting, who also did a four-day stretch there in 1988. However, KAT-TUN’s recent concerts have now doubled that record.

Their management agency, Johnny’s Jimusho, is hoping to have this achievement officially recognized as a Guinness World Record under “most consecutive concerts at a venue with a capacity of 50,000.” It appears that someone affiliated with Guinness happened to be at the Tokyo Dome, so the agency has requested verification of the record.

With the success of these concerts, KAT-TUN has scheduled many more to extend their tour. They had originally planned for these 8 shows to be followed by 3 at Osaka Dome on May 29-31 and 2 more at Tokyo Dome on June 14-15. They have now added 17 more shows in 6 other cities, starting in July.

On May 22nd, popular six man group, KAT-TUN has completed a historical 8 consecutive days of performances at Tokyo Dome. KAT-TUN’s energy doesn’t stop. It has been announced that they will be on stage again from July 22nd to August 23rd in 6 cities for 17 performances in a nationwide tour. This month, from the 29th, there will be three days of performances in Osaka’s Kyocera Dome and on June 14th and 15th, they return to Tokyo Dome. About this, Taguchi Junnosuke (23) said with high spirits, “Still, I think we can continue. Even doing it for one year, we’d be ok!” Again, KAT-TUN’s juniors from Johnny & Associates, Hey! Say! JUMP, who are holding their own nationwide tour from July 25th to August 27th with 12 performances in 4 cities, will be joining KAT-TUN.

Don’t quote me on the line about H!S!J. I don’t pay attention to that group at all.

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Life has been extremely taxing these past few months, which is why, if you follow this site or Yorokobi no Uta, you’ve noticed that I’ve been kinda absent compared to last year.

Well, I just finished my final exams yesterday and will finally have the time to breathe and play around with this site again! With that in mind, I would like some feedback! Leave me a comment on this post or email me (contact info here or PM me on LJ (LJ’s PM system hates me, so I’d suggest email or commenting.)) and let me know what you think.

What would you like to see on this site? What should I focus on first? Lyric translations? Magazine translations? Basic info on releases? Drama/TV show synopses?

I’m thinking of either a forum or a chat room. Or both. Which are you more likely to use?

Does the layout work for you? (If not, what browser are you using and what’s wrong with the layout?)

Do you have any suggestions for a new domain name?

Despite what it currently says in the “About” section, this site will only focus on KAT-TUN. I don’t have the time or, frankly, the interest to do all the You & J groups. (If you do, I am willing to lend you the webspace and help you with setting it up. Just let me know.)

Thanks in advance for any suggestions you can give.

From Tokyograph:

It was made known on Tuesday that Kazuya Kamenashi (23) will appear in a guest role in the new TBS drama series “MR.BRAIN” that stars SMAP’s Takuya Kimura (36). It will be the first time the two act together in a project.

Kamenashi expressed his happiness about the opportunity. “I’m really happy to be called upon for my senpai’s drama. On the set, I’m quite nervous but having fun. I’m grateful towards Kimura-kun.” He also explained, “I couldn’t have imagined acting together with Kimura-kun. I have to work hard and do my best.”

Kimura was also positive. “I was really happy to hear that Kamenashi was coming in. I hope that he enjoys this view of the world.” He then added in a compliment, “And above all, Kamenashi looks good in whatever he wears.”

The series, which premieres on May 23, features Kimura as a neuroscientist who helps solve cases for the National Police Agency. Kamenashi will appear in the third episode (June 6), playing the role of a young elite doctor of a university hospital where a murder takes place.

More info is here at Yorokobi no Uta.

KAT-TUN Live Document Photobook
“BREAK the RECORDS”
For sale in bookstores across the country in August of 2009.

An unprecedented 10 days at Tokyo Dome
In the summer of 2009, the wild enthusiasm of the concerts will be revived in a photobook!

It has been decided that, in the center of the white heat of the live performance, KAT-TUN’s hard struggle to perform 10 days at Tokyo Dome will be documented and released as a photobook! The members who are challenged in rehearsals will show their true side in valuable off-shots. And in interview, their enthusiasm and excitement will be completely shown. This summer, that moment of glory will become eternal!

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Photography: Kanno Panda, Komatsu Yousuke, Ebizaki Kouyuu*
Publication: M.Co.
On sale: Kadokawa Group Publishing
Details: Hardcover, B4 size, 208 pages
Expected price: 2,100 yen (tax included)

※Title is subject to change.

* Names might be wrong. I’m not good with name kanji.

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