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J-ent Gossip Heats Up on Aragaki Yui Maybe Being Pregnant After She’s Spotted Covering Her Stomach and Also Not Renewing Long Standing Beer CF Endorsement

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 17, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 17, 2023
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Well this could be a great year for married top stars Aragaki Yui and Hoshino Gen if rumors are to be believed. The couple, married since 2021, is on the top of the J-ent gossip rags this week after a slew of events have started the pregnancy rumors. Gakki has been seen out in public wearing an oversized unstructured winter … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Baby, Married

Ayase Haruka and Aragaki Yui Lead the J-news Poll for Top Actresses of 2022

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2022 by ockoalaJune 3, 2022
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The top J-actresses appear to have a stranglehold in the audience love for the past decade and probably even earlier almost 15 years. A top J-news publication held a poll of viewers to pick their top J-actress of 2022. To no surprise Ayasa Haruka continues her perch in the top spot followed by Aragaki Yui second and Nagasawa Masami rounding … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Amami Yuki, Aragaki Yui, Arimura Kasumi, Ayase Haruka, Fukada Kyoko, Hashimoto Kanna, Hirose Suzu, Ishihara Satomi, Kitagawa Keiko, Nagasawa Masami

J-ent Losing Collective Minds Over New Report that Aragaki Yui Will Retire After Getting Married With One Final Project the 2022 Taiga Headlined by Oguri Shun

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2021 by ockoalaMay 20, 2021
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J-actress Aragaki Yui has a nickname as “The Nation’s Wife” in that all men dream of her being his wifey. So J-actor Hoshino Gen is already public enemy number 1 now that he’s married Gakki but it may get even worse and even her female fans are going to fault him for what may come. J-ent is reporting that Aragaki … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Hoshino Gen, Married

Top Stars and J-dorama We Married as a Job Leads Aragaki Yui and Hoshino Gen Announce Marriage in Real Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2021 by ockoalaMay 19, 2021
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JAW. DROP. Ok, I’m not sure what will top this for shocking dating/marriage reveal of 2021 but the bar has been set. The entirety of Wednesday in Japanese entertainment news was dominated by the announcement of marriage by 40 year old singer-actor Hoshino Gen and 32 year old actress Aragaki Yui. Like, in real life. Five years after the entire … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Dating, Hoshino Gen

Aragaki Yui and Hoshino Gen in First Teaser and Promos for We Married as a Job SP Airing January 2021

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 2, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 1, 2020
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Oh my god, hold my champagne. and you betcha I’m multi bottling for New Year’s 2021 much like using alcohol to ward off the evil spirits because hell nah is next year going to be suckier than this dumpster fire of 2020. On the entertainment front, 2021 will offer up its first bon bon in the form of the special … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Hoshino Gen, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, We Married as a Job

Aragaki Yui and Hoshino Gen to Reunite for SP Episode of Hit 2016 J-dorama We Married as a Job

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 25, 2020 by ockoalaSeptember 25, 2020
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Woo hoo, such a relief to post happy and exciting news for once lately. J-ent has confirmed that the most adorable fake marriage J-dorama of all time is getting a follow up! Aragaki Yui and Hoshino Gen will be reunited in the coming months for the SP (special) episode of their mega hit 2016 J-dorama We Married as a Job … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Hoshino Gen, We Married as a Job

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

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2020 by ockoalaSeptember 28, 2020
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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 →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Fukada Kyoko, Hashimoto Kanna, Hirose Suzu, Miyazawa Rie

J-actress Aragaki Yui Heads Back Home to Okinawa in Sun-dappled July VoCE Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 23, 2019 by ockoalaJune 22, 2019
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I’m still waiting for summer (weather) to arrive where I live as June gloom as eaten up the entire month with barely any sun in sight. That’s why the latest July 2019 VoCE pictorial featuring one of my favorite J-actresses Aragaki Yui was a lovely breath of warm summer air straight from Okinawa. Gakki  went back to Okinawa to showcase … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Aragaki Yui

J-viewer Poll on the Top Beauties of the Heisei 30-year Era Puts Kitagawa Keiko as Number 1

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 6, 2019 by ockoalaApril 5, 2019
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The week marked the start of the end of the 30-year run Heisei era in Japan with the announcement of the next era name of Reiwa, with the current Emperor abdicating and passing the throne to the Crown Prince. Heisei was preceded by Showa which remains the longest era in Japanese history of 63 years. Still, 30 years is quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Ishihara Satomi

Code Blue Poised to Break 10 Billion Yen Mark at Box Office Becoming 2nd Most Successful J-dorama Adapted into Movie

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2018 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2018
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Dang, looks like the Japanese appetite for the helicopter docs are way higher than expected so a big congrats to the cast and crew of Code Blue. The three season running medical dorama set in a countryside hospital about a crew of ER docs doing helicopter medical assistance duty got a movie treatment this summer and it’s a runaway hit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Code Blue, Toda Erika, YamaPi

J-ent Reports that Hoshino Gen Moves Close to We Married as a Job Costar Aragaki Yui

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 16, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 16, 2018
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This is cute news that’s harmless yet potentially filled enough to get shippers excited. J-ent is reporting that Hoshino Gen has moved right down the street from his most famous leading lady costar Aragaki Yui. The two starred in the hit rom-com We Married as a Job (Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu) and since then fans of the … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Hoshino Gen, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, We Married as a Job

Japanese Netizens Vote for Most Beautiful J-actress of All Time with Kitagawa Keiko Topping the List

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2017 by ockoalaNovember 30, 2017
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The votes are in and this is a huge polling size and spans decades to get a good sense of what Japanese find most beautiful among their actresses. With over 50,000 votes, J-actress Kitagawa Keiko tops the list of most beautiful face actresses in Japan, followed by 1960’s top actress Yoshinaga Sayuri, with one of the youngest stars on this list … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Ayase Haruka, Fukada Kyoko, Ishihara Satomi, Keiko Kitagawa, Kiritani Mirei, Nozomi Sasaki, Sawajiri Erika

Aragaki Yui and Hoshino Gen Win at 2017 Tokyo Drama Awards for We Married as a Job

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 26, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 26, 2017
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One of the cutest J-dorama rom-coms in recent years just got the highly shipped leads back together for a laudatory reason. Late 2016 hit J-dorama Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu (We Married as a Job) just took home some hardware at the Tokyo Drama Awards for leads Aragaki Yui and Hoshino Gen, who saw themselves back together … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Hoshino Gen, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, We Married as a Job

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