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can be described as a turbulent year for the Japanese entertainment industry. We will use 9 key words to take you back to the various events that happened this year.
the turn of the last year of Heisei and the first year of Reiwa, this year's wave of marriages is even higher than before, and good news has continued since the beginning of the year. First, let's take a look at which artists have given out good news about marriage this year!
Mariko : Former AKB48 member Shinoda Mariko married an industrialist 3 years younger than him on February 16. The wedding was held in Hawaii in September, and the pregnancy was announced on ins on October 30.
Takeuchi & Taiki Nakabayashi : Actress Yuko Takeuchi and actor Taiki Nakabayashi announced their remarriage on February 27. The two are the predecessors of the same firm. They met through the movie "The Triumph of the Blood-stained General" and gradually developed into a lover relationship. Now the two and Takeuchi's 13-year-old son have built a small family of three.
Nishino : Singer Kana Nishino got married on March 18th, celebrating his 30th birthday with a former agent who has been dating. In January of this year, she has announced an indefinite suspension of activities.
Minami : Former AKB48 member Takahashi Minami married a 15-year-old man who was engaged in IT work on May 1st.
Kasuga : The program "Human Observation" closely followed the member of the comedian group Audrey Toshiaki Kasuga for 120 days, recording his preparations for the marriage proposal, and proposed to his girlfriend KUMI, who has been outside the circle for ten years, on the program in April. The marriage application was submitted late at night on May 11.
Yamazato & Yu Aoi : Actress Yu Aoi and comedian Ryota Yamazato had a flash marriage on June 4th. The two were introduced as friends by Koyama's partner, Shizuyo Yamazaki, and they began dating in April this year and applied for marriage in June.
(EXILE) & Lin Chiling [Weibo] : On June 6, Lin Chiling and AKIRA announced their wedding news on their respective SNS. The news of the marriage of the goddess even paralyzed the Weibo system. The two met through the collaboration stage "Chibi ~ Love~" 8 years ago, and they began to confirm their relationship last year. The wedding was held in Taiwan on November 17.
Hiroki & Taketatsu Ayana : The voice actors Kaji Hiroki and Taketatsu Ayana posted on their Twitter the news of their marriage on June 23, which is also Taketatsu Ayana's 30th birthday.
Shigedo & Hirayama Aya : Actor Hayami Shigedo and actress Hirayama Aya announced their marriage on August 8. The two co-starred in the Japanese drama "Workaholics" in 2007 . Has been living together for some time now.
Youai : Actress and model Shinkawa Youai announced on August 9 through SNS that she will marry the 9-year-old location bus driver she is dating.
& swimmer Kosuke Hagisuke: Singer miwa married Kosuke Hagisuke, the men's 400m individual mixed swimming gold medalist at the Rio Olympics on September 1. Miwa is currently pregnant and is expecting to give birth with peace of mind.
Kubota & Asami Mizukawa : Actor Masataka Kubota and actress Asami Mizukawa issued a marriage statement on September 22 through their respective offices. The two fell in love because of the collaboration "We Do It", and their relationship broke out at the end of 2017. Two people showed the decisive factor of marriage. They said: "Whether as a person or as an actor, we respect each other very much."
Shihori : Actress Kanjiya Shihori announced the news of her marriage to an ordinary man in September through her office.
Jojima (TOKIO) & Risa Kikuchi : In the early morning of September 28, Shigeru Shigeru, the leader of the popular group TOKIO, announced their marriage to the 24-year-old photo idol Risa Kikuchi through the fan club. The two were exposed to dating in 2017, and the wife is currently pregnant.
Dobe & Photographer Kumata Kumiko : Actress Mikako Makabe announced her marriage to the photographer Kumada Kumiko through her office on October 1st. The two got acquainted during the shooting of the three sisters of "UQ mobile" in 2016, which were co-starred with Kyoko Fukada and Meauki Nagano.
Ninomiya (Arashi [微博] ) & former anchor Ayako Ito : Kazuya Ninomiya announced through the Jennis office on November 12 that he had married an ordinary woman who had been in contact for a long time. This "ordinary woman" is a former freelance anchor Ayako Ito who is two years older than him. It is said that after Ito Ayako participated in "VS Arashi" as a guest in 14 years , the relationship between the two developed rapidly and became a couple. In 2016, the relationship was exposed by the weekly magazine, and in September this year, it was also reported that he started cohabiting. The two registered for marriage on November 11.
Mi & Cartoonist Kiyano Tong : Actor Tan Mi and cartoonist Kiyano Tong , who is famous for the manga "Akabane, Kita-ku, Tokyo", got married on November 22. The two met after participating in the show "Sakurai Ariyoshi THE Night Party" in 2017, and decided to get married after two years of dating.
Wakabayashi : On November 22nd, Masakaya Wakabayashi of the comedian group Audrey also married a nurse who was 15 years younger than him who had been dating for 3 months.
アヤコ& director Shiro Ishizaki : comedy artist IMOTO アヤコ (Jyoko Imoto) will appear on the show "iteQ to the end of the world!" on November 24th. "Marriage was announced urgently on ". The marriage partner is the director of the show, Shiro Ishizaki. The two have cooperated many challenges in the show, and they have trusted each other, and then Imoto proposes to marry him in the opposite direction.
Aimi : Entertainer Hashimoto Aimi posted the news of his marriage on his blog on November 27, targeting a doctor who is one year younger than her.
Doctrine & Yummee Nemu : The comedy artist Dumb Doctrine and the former member of the female idol group "Dampa Group. Inc", Yummee Nemu announced their marriage on December 24.
Kazuki : It was revealed to the media on December 27 that he remarried an ordinary woman in her 40s in mid-December. Kitamura Kazuki was revealed in November 2012 that he had divorced his ex-wife.
birth
Kato : Actress Natsuki Kato married a man outside the circle in 2014. She gave birth to her eldest daughter on Chinese Valentine's Day in 2016, and she gave birth to her eldest son on February 19 this year. On the 20th, she reported on her ins: "Mother and child are very healthy now. I hope everyone will protect us warmly in the future."
Ryo & Maeda Atsuko : At the end of July last year, he married the actor Shen Ryo. In September of the same year, Maeda Atsuko, who announced her pregnancy, gave birth to her first son. On March 4, the resort made a report through ins.
Aoi [Weibo] : Actress Sora Aoi gave birth to twin baby boys on May 1. She made a report in the personal program "Sora Aoi's delivery day in Asia" being broadcasted on AbemaTV.
Uechi : Actor Yusuke Uechi married a long-time classmate for 15 years and gave birth to his eldest son in January 2017. He updated his SNS on May 1 this year and reported that he gave birth to a second child on the first day of Reiwa. Children.
Omori & Yuriko Ono : On May 14, actor Nantoo Omori's wife and actress Yuriko Ono gave birth to a son. On the same day, it was published on the official websites of the firms of both parties that the two jointly expressed "feeling irreplaceable joy."
(EXILE) & Aya Ueto : The captain of the popular group EXILE, HIRO and actress Aya Ueto gave birth to their second son. On July 27, a written statement was issued by HIRO's affiliated firm.
players Yudo Nagatomo & Airi Heira : The two got married in 2017 and gave birth to their eldest son in February 18th. On August 13 this year, Yudo Nagatomo updated the ins and reported that his wife Heira Airi gave birth in a hospital in Istanbul. The second child.
Koike & Nagako : Actor Teppei Koike updated his blog on September 8, and his wife Nagako gave birth to his eldest son on the 6th.
Yuki [Weibo] : On June 23, actor Furukawa Yuki announced through his firm that he had married an ordinary woman who was 4 years older than him. The woman has been pregnant for five months. The birth of the eldest daughter was reported via SNS on October 11.
Mizushima & Ayaka : The two were married in 2009 and their eldest daughter was born in 2015. On October 19 this year, the couple communicated to fans on SNS the news of "Giving birth to the next daughter smoothly a few days ago."
Kawaei & Tomomi Hirose : Former AKB48 member and actress Rina Kawaei announced the marriage of actor Tomomi Hirose on May 17 through his office. The first child was announced on November 9.
Nagano (V6) & Shiraishi Miho : The two were married in November 2016, and their eldest son was born in May 2018. They gave birth to their eldest daughter on November 22 this year.
Mu Satoshi & Maiko : The two met at the 2012 "Keigo Higashino Suspense Story" celebration party and started dating. Married in August 2016, and the first child was born on December 11 this year.
Nakayama : On April 27, Yusuke Nakayama suddenly announced the news of last year's divorce in a regular show. The time of divorce was last June. Before that, he had been separated from his wife outside the circle for 10 years.
Hasegawa : Model Jun Hasegawa reported in May that she had divorced her Chinese-American husband who had been married for 8 years, and her two children were raised by her.
Takeshi : On June 12, 72-year-old Takeshi Kitano officially divorced his 68-year-old wife Matsuda. During the forty years of marriage, the marriage of the two suffered repeated blows, mainly because of the continuous derailment of Takeshi Kitano during these forty years. In this divorce, Kitano will give his ex-wife all the assets of nearly 20 billion yuan, planning to leave the house and start a new life with his 18-year-old lover. As a result, because the money was gone, the lover also left him and ran away.
Taichi & Nishiyama Maki : The actor Saotome Taichi and model Nishiyama Maki, who were married in 2013, were officially divorced on June 26. The custody of the two daughters belongs to Nishiyama. They began dating in 2011. In May 2012, the magazine exposed the Saotome family violence. In January 2013, they broke up. However, in April, it was announced that Nishiyama was pregnant. The two registered for marriage in June. In 13 and 16 each gave birth to two daughters. Regarding the reason for the divorce, it seems that Nishiyama is dissatisfied with Saotome who likes to travel at night and does not take care of her children, and often quarrels, so she filed for divorce.
Kippei & Yamamoto Miku : The two submitted a joint written statement to major media, and they divorced on October 26. The reason for the divorce was "changes in thinking style and values, after repeated discussions, they decided to separate from each other." The two have been dating for 8 years because of the drama and they got married in September 2003. She gave birth to a son in January 2010.
Sayaka & Murata Mitsubishi : Singer Kanda Sayaka, who got married in 2017, and actor Murata Mitsubishi announced their divorce in December. The explanation of the reason for the two is that they cannot reach a consensus on the issue of the child. As early as this summer, the two filed for divorce and separated in October. However, it was then revealed that Shayega met Jr. in July. Autumn mountains and rivers, and the two develop a relationship, it seems that the relationship has become indecent.
Fumino : According to Japanese media reports on December 25, Kimura Fumino divorced her husband this summer. Kimura married a male acting lecturer who has maintained a master-apprentice relationship for several years in November 2016. The affiliated firm stated that it submitted an application for divorce this summer. Because both parties are very busy and have been living a life of gathering less and more, so they broke up peacefully.
away
Etsuko : Once starred in the TV series "Housekeeper saw it!" " Series veteran actress Etsuko Ichihara, due to heart failure on January 12, died at 82 years old. She dubbed the heroine's grandmother in the popular animated film "Your Name" in 2016 .
Hiroya : Rock singer Uchida Hiroya, also the husband of the late actress Kuki Shirin, died of pneumonia at the age of 79 in March, six months after his wife's death. In the 1970s, he led the trend of Japanese rock music. He said that "Rock music is not just the name of music, but a way of life". As an "opinion leader" in the show business, he has published many pungent comments and is loved by people.
Tachiko : World-class actress Kyo Tachiko died of heart failure on May 12 at the age of 95. She played the role of the samurai's wife in "Rashomon" directed by Akira Kurosawa. Her films have won international awards, such as "Rainy Moon Story" which won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. "The Gate of Hell" .
Kitagawa : On the evening of July 9th, Genesis & Partners issued an official statement to inform the president of Kitagawa's death. At the age of 87, the cause was a subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a ruptured dissociative cerebral aneurysm. On June 18, Kitagawa felt unwell and lost consciousness when he was about to go to the hospital. He was rushed to the hospital. Kitagawa, who dedicated his entire life to the entertainment business and created an idol empire, trained many outstanding artists. His departure marked the end of an era.
Ai : Morinaga , the author of the popular girl comics "Poverty Prince" and "My XXX", died of illness on August 2. His age has not been disclosed, and he was only 38 years old. The news was made public by the official website of Kodansha's girl manga magazine "Bezel FRIEND".
Kaoru : Former Takarazuka Opera actor, actress Yachigusa Kaoru who appeared in many movies, stage plays and TV series died of pancreatic cancer on October 24. He was 88 years old. Yachigusa Kaoru was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the end of 2017, and was diagnosed with liver cancer this year. Her agency announced on the homepage of the website that she was focusing on treatment and resigned from the TV series "An Ning Moment ~ Road" produced by TV Asahi .
Tatsuo : An actor who was active in movies, TV dramas, and variety shows, Umemiya Tatsuo passed away on December 12 of chronic renal failure. He was 81 years old. Mei Gong underwent surgery for prostate cancer in September last year, surgery for ureteral cancer in January this year, and dialysis treatment 3 times a week. He has starred in " Innocent War" and "Criminal Pure Love" .
you want to say what happened this year is relatively rare in previous years, probably this year there have been news that many artists have been arrested.
Arai : In July last year, he sexually assaulted a female masseuse who came to serve him. On February 1 this year, the police formally applied for his arrest on charges such as "compulsory intercourse". He was sentenced to five years in prison in a public trial at the Tokyo District Court on December 2. Arai refused to accept the verdict and appealed on the same day. A security deposit of 7.5 million yen was paid and has been released on bail.
Taki : Arrested on suspicion of using cocaine on March 12 and indicted on April 2. On June 18, he was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison, suspended for 3 years.
Urada : On April 20, Naoya Urada, the captain of the AAA team, was arrested by the police on suspicion of violence. The day before, he approached a woman in her 20s who had never met in a convenience store in Tokyo and invited him to drink. After being rejected by the other party, he became angry and slapped the other party's left cheek. In July, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government decided not to prosecute and released him. Aihui Company imposed an indefinite confinement on him.
Junnosuke & Rena Komine : On May 22, Taguchi and actress Rena Komine who were dating were arrested for possession of marijuana. The first public trial of the two was held in Tokyo District Court on July 11. Taguchi confessed that he started smoking marijuana 10 years ago. On October 21, he was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for violating the Cannabis Banning Law with a two-year reprieve.
Sawajiri : Arrested on November 16 for possession of synthetic drug MDMA. Twenty days after the expiration of the detention period, the Tokyo Metropolitan Prosecutor's Office decided to bring a lawsuit against him for "violating the drug prohibition law." Sawajiri was released on bail on December 6, and is currently admitted to a hospital in Tokyo to get rid of drug dependence. Her first public trial will be held on January 31 next year.
year, several celebrities also published activities to self-defeating due to improper behavior.
Hiroyuki & Tamura Ryo : On June 6, Miyasa, Tamura and other Yoshimoto artists were exposed to the introduction of the artist Shinya Irue to participate in a telecom fraud group gathering. After investigation by Yoshimoto at the end of June, it was discovered that the 11 suspected artists had money transactions during the party, so they made a punishment decision of "cancelling all the entertainment trips". Gongbo and Tamura apologized at a press conference in July. Nine of the 11 have returned in August, and currently only Miyazaki and Tamura have yet to return.
Tokui : A member of the funny group tutorial Yoshimitsu Tokui was investigated by the Tokyo Internal Revenue Service and found that from 2012 to 2018, Tokui had concealed about 120 million yen in income from the company and failed to declare according to law. At a press conference on October 23, he explained that he was "unexpectedly undisciplined" and declared his activities to be self-reliant.
Kinoshita: Yuuki Kinoshita did not receive her salary because her sister worked in a milk tea shop. She launched cyber violence against the milk tea shop owner on the Internet and sent threatening emails to the other party. Finally, she found that the salary was actually paid normally, but her sister mistakenly thought that she had not received it. , There was an oolong. Yuuki Kinoshita was also slammed for her intimidating behavior. In November, she announced that she would stop performing arts activities.
storm
year can be described as turbulent for AKB.
January, due to loopholes in the operation and management of NGT48 , members and external fans made private connections, resulting in Yamaguchi Masao being attacked by two men at his door. After that, no proper solution was given, and Yamaguchi Maho, Sugawara Riko, and Hasegawa Rena had no choice but to graduate.
general election, one of the biggest events of AKB every year, is closed for the first time this year.
March 24th, AKB48 appeared on NHK's titled program "AKB48 SHOW! " Broadcast finally back.
program "AKBINGO!" which started on NTV in 2008 " Stop broadcasting from September.
a few more special examples in terms of member graduation.
year, South Korea took part in the talent show "PRODUCE48" of Juri Takahashi from AKB graduation, after the addition of South Korean entertainment company debut in South Korea.
called "AKB savior", as the first 56-bit single C Yahagi Meng Xia is the text of Spring exposed in love, he announced the end of October graduation.
December 8th, Minami Minegishi , the only remaining first-term student of AKB, also announced the news of next year's graduation at the 14th anniversary performance. So far, all the first-term students have graduated.
Revolution
year, another idol giant company, Jeanis, has undergone a radical change.
January 27, National Tian Tuan Lan suddenly announced that it would stop group activities on December 31, 2020. This news shocked the Japanese entertainment industry.
J's family, which has always been regarded as a scourge of the Internet, has gradually entered a new era. In February, cooperated with SHOWROOM to launch the first virtual idol group, seiyuu by Kansai Jr. Fujiwara Joichiro and Ohashi Kazu also served.
May 6, Johnny's Online Shop officially launched , and fans can finally buy paper online.
Yamashita [weibo] also opened a personal official ins in May, becoming the first artist of the firm to open an ins account.
newspaper announced on May 27th, created by Hideaki Takizawa, Jr of Kanto and Kansai. A solo concert will be held in Tokyo on August 8. This is the first time all Jr has performed in 19 years after the golden generation came on stage since 2000. Solo concert.
the evening of July 9th, the news of the death of President Johnny Kitagawa truly marked the end of an era for Jennis. Afterwards, the management changed personnel, with Kitagawa's niece Julie Keiko Fujishima as the president, and Takizawa Hideaki and others became the vice presidents.
August 8, at the "Genesis Jr. 8.8 Festival", two Jr groups of Snow Man and SixTONES were announced . The combination will debut on CD next year. This is the first time in the history of Genesis that both groups will debut at the same time. At the same time, Snow Man opened Weibo, and SixTONES also opened an ins account.
September 5, Ryo Kinto announced that he would officially withdraw from the Jennis firm at the end of September.
October, Lan further evolved after announcing the suspension of the event. It opened YouTube channels, Twitter, Weibo, ins, Douyin and other social accounts. Several music distribution platforms also put songs on the shelves. Later, they also released practice room videos. The new song was released on the Internet and officially entered the stage of digitization.
are many more advances in the digitalization of Genesis this year, and we will not count them one by one.
drama sequel
year there are many popular drama series launched sequels, and some can even be said to be a lifetime series.
woman selling the house counter-attack" : 2016 broadcast of "selling the house woman" , in 2017 launched the SP "selling the house of the woman: back" , think of this winter three director really back!
Interrogation Room 3" : The third season of the tight interrogation series was launched this spring. The first season aired in 2014 and the second season aired in 2017.
Love Season 2" : The second season of "Uncle's Love" , which was hit last year , was broadcast after the release of the movie! Except for Kei Tanaka and Kotaro Yoshida, the actors and worldview have all been completely new.
Season 6" : The "Doctor-X" series, which Asahi Broadcasting has been broadcasting every fall since 2012, was suddenly interrupted last year. But this year, the gate is back with the sixth season! Sure enough, there is no woman who will not fail. Autumn is not complete.
Limitation Police Begins" : The big surprise of this fall is that Odagiri let the starring role of the "Time Limitation Police" series sequel open again. In 2006, the first "Limited Police" was broadcast, and the second "Limited Police Returns" in 2007, but there was no news. I didn't expect to see Wushan and Sanriyue again after 12 years!
