Mao Inoue in a wedding dress

HANAYORI DANGO THE MOVIE WEDDING SCENE
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On Thursday, there was a PR event for the “Hana Yori Dango Final” movie, attended by co-stars Mao Inoue and Jun Matsumoto. The press snapped some nice photos of Mao in a wedding dress:

Toho also announced that as of Wednesday, the movie has earned 7.1 billion yen, making it the highest-grossing live-action Japanese film so far this year. (It unfortunately can’t beat Miyazaki’s “Ponyo.”)

Two "Nodame Cantabile" films planned for 2010

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Anime News Network reports that the latest issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine reveals plans for two live-action "Nodame Cantabile" films. The news follows right on the heels of the announcement that the currently-airing "Nodame Cantabile: Paris" anime series is getting a sequel next fall.The two movies are continuations of the popular 2006 drama series, which had a two-part special at the start of this year based on the Paris story arc. The story reportedly continues with the Paris chapter.Juri Ueno and Hiroshi Tamaki will of course reprise their starring roles. The first film has been slated for January 2010, quickly followed by the second in the spring.

ICONS and BANNERS

Matsuda Shota from HANADAN

... i have been looking for this guy long time ago already, till found this... and since i watched him in HANADAN, i find him, hmm let me say cute and interesting...until i looked for some of his drama, one is JOTEI and LIAR GAME.. and now im hooked again for another cute Jap guy... well this is me..cholo :)

here's some of magazine scans i've found

credits: http://community.livejournal.com/matsuda_shota/

Mao Inoue To Star In Boku No Hatsukoi Adaptation

Kotomi Aoki's popular shojo manga "Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu" is being turned into a live-action movie, directed by Takehiko Shinjo ("Heavenly Forest"). Young actress Mao Inoue of "Hana Yori Dango" fame has been chosen to star in the film.The story revolves around the relationship between Mayu (Inoue) and her first love, a young man named Takuma (Masaki Okada) whom she has known since childhood. Mayu's father is Takuma's cardiologist, and she learns that Takuma may not live much longer past the age of 20 due to his heart condition. When they were 8 years old, Takuma promised to marry Mayu, unaware of his own lifespan. But when he finds out the truth, he tries to distance himself from Mayu in hopes of sparing her the inevitable pain of his death.Filming is scheduled to start in March, around the time that Inoue is expected to graduate from Meiji University. The completed movie will be released next fall.
(source:tokyograph)