EVENT # Manmi Naka # Yuri Ota

Interview with Mami Naka and Yuri Ota for the stage "The Girl Spider" produced by Mami Naka

The stage play "Onna-Ro-Gumo" produced by Mami Naka will be performed at Club eX, Shinagawa Prince Hotel, Tokyo, from February 19. Written and directed by Nakayashiki Horihito, the play tells the story of "poison women" based on real-life female criminals such as Takahashi Oden and Hanai Oume. In addition to Naka, the cast includes Yu Ranmai, Yuri Ota, Mariisa Yasukawa, Mizuki Nishiba, Kana Nakane, Misaki Iwasa, Sayaka Nagata, Shiru Ichishino, and Saya Hirai. According to Naka, the girls can perform with ease, which is why he wants to make this a work that ignites their passion. Before the opening of this production, I asked Naka, who is the producer and plays the role of Oden Takahashi, and Ota, who plays Oume Hanai, to talk about their impressions of each other and "The Female Spider". ─ Before the interview began, I could hear the two of you laughing happily from the waiting room. Yuri Ota: How many times have we met today? Mami Naka: About the third time? ─ Oh, is that so? I thought you two were so close that you often hang out together. Naka Haha (laughs). Actually, we are not close at all. Ota I have known you for a long time and have always wanted to meet you. Because we have a mutual acquaintance...
MOVIE # Nakajima Senna # Sara Minami # Natsuki Deguchi # Mizuki Yoshida # Touma Ami

NEOWN chooses four films to watch in January.

NEOWN editorial department introduces new movies "now is the time to see". We have selected four films, ranging from the hottest to the most interesting. Director: Takashi Koyama Original Story: Copper Namiki "All Greens" Cast: Sara Minami, Natsuki Deguchi, Mizuki Yoshida, Hitonari Hamura, Daichi Kaneko, Koyo Kurosaki and others Distributor: Culture Publishers ©2026 "All Greens Official website: https://www.culture-pub.jp/allgreens/ ■STORYHidemi Park dreams of becoming a rapper, Mireukou Yaguchi is sociable but has family problems, and Mako Iwakuma is a tongue-tied manga expert. The three high school students begin "forbidden extracurricular activities" in a town with no foreseeable future, and their fates intersect. This is an unconventional coming-of-age drama that begins on a rooftop as they try to get rich quick. Somewhere along the way, they have high hopes for the future, but first they have to figure out how to overcome what lies ahead of them. Such earnestness builds up as the three make daily choices. Along with the exhilarating rhythm, the content and time, which can only be depicted in a movie, resonate in a heavy yet light-hearted way. Okkusai Tori ga Utau Houhoue" (To the One Where the Bird Sings), January 9, 2026 (Friday)...
EVENT #七海ひろき # Goto, Dai # Satonaka General Road

Interview with Hiroki Nanami, Masamichi Satonaka and Dai Goto for the stage "Cyborg 009 -The 13th Chaser

Cyborg 009" is a stage adaptation of the popular science fiction manga "Cyborg 009" by Shotaro Ishinomori. The first stage "Cyborg 009" was staged in May 2024, and now the second stage "Cyborg 009 -The 13th Chaser-" will be staged at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball in November. Hiroki Nanami, who plays 009/Shimamura Joe, Masamichi Satonaka, who plays 004/Albert Heinrich, and Dai Goto, who plays 0013 and will appear in this production, discussed their impressions of each other and the appeal of the work "Cyborg 009". The company is like a club, where you can feel the youthfulness. Nanami: I really enjoyed working with the wonderful cast and crew. I really enjoyed the whole process from the production announcement to the rehearsals and the performance. It was like a club activity, like a fulfilling "youth" time. Satonaka I understand. The teamwork was great. Nanami: All that fun and teamwork came together on stage, and it was a lot of fun. What exactly did you feel was the most enjoyable part of the performance? Nanami ...
LIFESTYLE #井内悠陽 #読書

What he likes to do] Reading with actor Yuyo Iuchi. Novels put into words the feelings that I would normally let slip away unconsciously.

In this project, we ask a variety of celebrities about their "favorite things to do. In this fifth installment, we talk about "reading" with Yuyo Iuchi, the actor who is rapidly gaining popularity as Taiya Hando/Bun Red in "Bakjo Sentai Bunbunger. We spoke with him about a book that made him realize how much he loves reading, a work he would definitely like to be in if it were to be made into a live-action film, and his passion for reading. Iuchi said, "There is such an interesting novel! What was it that made you start reading books in the first place? Ever since I was a child, I was not good at sitting still, and reading was also rather difficult for me. But one day, one of my teachers at school told me that if I wanted to become an actor, I needed to be able to read and that I should read books to get used to the printed word. As I read more and more books, I began to find them interesting. ─ ─ When did you start reading? Around the first year of high school. I had almost never read before then. ─ ─ What was the first book you picked up when you were told to read? It was "Ningen Shikkaku" (Osamu Dazai). ─ ─ For someone who had read almost no novels up to that point, it must have been quite a hard read? Yes. ....... What novels...
MOVIE # Spring and Hikoi # Star Wars

What he likes] Haru, Hikoi, Tetsuro Tsuchioka and movies. 1,200 movie reviews written without showing them to anyone.

In this program, we ask a variety of celebrities about their "favorite things to do. In this fourth installment, we will talk about "movies" with Tetsuro Tsuchioka of the comedy duo "Haru to Hikoki. Mr. Tsuchioka, who brought a lot of movie goods for the filming, talked about the 1,200 movie reviews he has been drawing for 13 years without showing them to anyone, as well as his childhood encounters with movies. I saw you transcribe the reviews you have written in Excel onto filmarks on your Youtube channel, "Talking about movies, Dogachaga". I have not been able to transcribe all of them yet... I have written some things that would be hard to publish as they are (laughs). 1200 reviews, and I am updating it as I add new reviews of movies that I have seen. Q: 1,200 movies? What made you start recording your impressions of movies? I guess it was when I went to college. I have loved movies since I was in junior high school, so I decided that if I could decide how to spend my time living alone, I would spend a lot of time watching movies. I also wanted to keep track of how many movies I had seen. I wanted to count how many movies I had seen at the same time...
In this program, we ask various actors and TV personalities what their "favorite thing to do" is. The fourth installment features Mr. Tsuchioka of the comedy duo "Haru to Hikoki!

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MUSIC # Nightly #Night Tempo

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Yoru will release "Nonsense," a collaboration with Night Tempo, on Wednesday, February 18 as their 6th Digital Single from their first album "0:00" (read: Reiji Reireifun), which will be released on Wednesday, March 4! The song is a collaboration with Korean producer and DJ Night Tempo, who emerged from the "Future Funk" scene, a music genre originating from the internet that reconstructed 80ʼs Japanese Pops into dance music, and is considered one of the leading figures of the recent city pop boom, The collaboration attracted a lot of attention from the moment the album content was announced. Please look forward to seeing what kind of magic this collaboration song will bring to the music. The jacket photo is a fusion of Night Tempo and Yoru's respective world views. Night Tempo will perform at "The Night Tempo Show 2026," Night Tempo's birthday concert to be held on February 19 (Thursday), the day after the release of the album. Don't miss it...
MUSIC # Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift releases music video for "Opalite" from her latest AL! Cameo appearances by actors who co-starred on British talk shows (with their own comments and translations)

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MUSIC #Biblion #DEZOLVE

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MUSIC # Lovely Summer Chan # en-pu-tainment

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MUSIC # Shio Reira

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