Category Archives: J-doramas

J-actress Asina Sei and Veteran Actor Fujiki Takashi Commit Suicide in Same Week, Third Cast Member of Bloody Monday after Miura Haruma’s Passing Two Months Ago

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At this point, I suggest J-ent send bodyguards and mental health professionals over to keep Sato Takeru and Matsushige Yutaka safe because three stars who have worked in the J-dorama Bloody Monday are joined together in a terrible coincidence of taking their own lives. In the past week, two more cast members from that 2008 dorama have passed away, both … Continue reading →

Amuse Releases Statement Confirming Miura Haruma Already Laid to Rest and a Public Memorial Will be Held at Later Time When Its Safe

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Saying goodbye to Miura Haruma is still so surreal, especially with how quickly this terrible tragedy has finished its news cycle. Two days after Haruma’s passing on July 18th, he was laid to rest by his family in a private funeral on July 20th. His agency Amuse released a statement that a future public memorial for his fans will be … Continue reading →

Long Awaited Sequel to Hit J-dorama Hanzawa Naoki Explodes Out of the Gate with Over 22% Ratings in Episode 1

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It takes something extraordinary to bring nearly half the population together to watch a television show and the last decade (2010-2019) it’s only happened once with the dorama finale episode of financial underdog gets justice story of Hanzawa Naoki. The last episode of the 2013 dorama brought in 42.2% ratings, the best ratings on Japanese television in 30 years. Of … Continue reading →

Miura Haruma Left a Note as Friends Share Anecdotes of His Emotional Sensitivity and Depression Since 2 Years Ago

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The police have not officially ruled the death of J-actor Miura Haruma a suicide but it’s just a formality. J-ent is in deep mourning for the passing of this shining star and out pourings of grief are coming from all corners, his many costars, collaborators, and industry friends and of course his huge fandom. He reportedly left a suicide note … Continue reading →

Tribute to Miura Haruma and His Most Iconic and High Profile Movie and Dorama Roles from Koizora to Bloody Monday to Gintama

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In writing a blog there’s a desire to preserve a thought or the memory of a moment, so it’s only fitting that I write a post to remember J-actor Miura Haruma‘s most well known works from his very early breakouts all the way to his most recent projects. He was a child actor who started acting at 7 years old … Continue reading →

J-ent in Shock and Devastation as Top Young Actor Miura Haruma Discovered Deceased in His Home at 30 Years Old

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I’ve watched J-doramas for over 30 years and this will go down as one of the most devastating events to occur in J-ent. Prolific and critically/ratings acclaimed young actor Miura Haruma has died. He was only 30 years old and that’s a stunning confirmation of how young he was when he started acting and how many doramas and movies he … Continue reading →

Legendary Japanese Singer and Actress Yamaguchi Momoe Still Makes News 40 Years After Her Retirement at 21 Years Old to Marry Costar Miura Tomokazu

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It’s rare to be a Legend of such magnitude and I mean in both fronts: career success and personal success. Last month Japanese news reported, and subsequently also made the Chinese speaking media, that long retired Japanese actress and singer Yamaguchi Momoe can add mother-in-law to her long list of roles. Her oldest son the 36-year old rock star Miura … Continue reading →

Hashimoto Kanna and Aragaki Yui Top J-fan Poll of Legendary Japanese Actress Beauties

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There are fewer polls out of J-ent but the few I see are always interesting as a glimpse at what J-netizens consider pretty/popular. This week a poll of Top 20 Legendary Beauties of J-ent shows a lot of familiar and even classic actress beauties on this 2020 list. The winner is a surprise and truly her rise as an actress … Continue reading →

J-dorama Adapting Popular K-movie Midnight Runners with Idol Actors Nakajima Kento and Hirano Sho

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I’m surprised K-drama didn’t adapt this yet into a television format but J-ent is taking a first crack at moving popular Korean young cops movie Midnight Runners onto the small screen. The J-dorama adaptation called Miman Keisatsu: Midnight Runner will arrive in April 2020 with leads Nakajima Kento of idol group Sexy Zone and King & Prince’s Hirano Sho, who … Continue reading →

Ishihara Satomi is the Cutest Pharmacist for J-dorama Unsung Cinderella

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I find J-actress Ishihara Satomi great in procedurals and she’s coming back this Spring with a new Fuji TV dorama called Unsung Cinderella. It’s based on a same name manga and her character visuals looks sooooo much like the manga character it just reinforces how crazy pretty she is in real life. It’s the story of a hospital pharmacist who … Continue reading →

J-ent Big News to Start 2020 as Top Idol Ayumi Hamasaki Announces She Had a Baby Boy at the End of Last Year

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While K-ent had a dating confirmation, J-ent went a different direction with the first big star news of 2020. Top selling solo idol singer Ayumi Hamasaki posted a personal note on her official fan site first wishing her fans a happy new year and then revealing that she’s actually a mom! The 41-year old songstress shared that she had a … Continue reading →

Ishihara Satomi and Fukushi Sota Team Up for TBS Summer J-dorama Heaven?: Gokuraku Resutoran

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I feel myself hungry for a new J-dorama and the dish I select is the manga adapted Heaven?:Gokuraku Resutoran (Heaven?: My Restaurant, My Life) thanks to the star casting of leads I love Ishihara Satomi and Fukushi Sota. She’s delightfully animated and he’s gorgeously deadpan, and in this story their character personalities even mirror their acting styles, lol. It’s about … Continue reading →

First Look at J-dorama Adaptation of In Time With You with Shirasu Jin and Adachi Rika

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Consider me suddenly excited for the J-version of best friends turn lover TW-drama In Time With You. Titled I Don’t Love You Yet (Boku wa Mada Kimi o Aisanai Koto ga Dekiru), the Japanese adaptation stars really sweet looking leads Shirasu Jin and Adachi Rika, pretty and relatable in that drama land sort of way that’s perfect for this story. … Continue reading →