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Sprout (TV Series)
(''Supurauto'') is a 2012 Japanese television drama series based on the manga of the same name by Atsuko Nanba. Yuri Chinen, who is a member of Hey! Say! JUMP, played the lead role. It premiered on NTV from July 7 to September 29 every Saturday night. Cast * Yuri Chinen as Sōhei Narahashi * Aoi Morikawa as Miku Ikenouchi * Fujiko Kojima as Miyuki Ozawa * Lewis Jesse as Hayato Katagiri * Ryosuke Hashimoto as Naoharu Takigawa * Mayuko Kawakita as Kiyoka Taniyama * You Kikkawa as Haruka Hayase * Shintaro Yamada born July 10, 1986, in Onna, Okinawa, is a Japanese fashion model, actor, and singer. He is the younger brother of Yu Yamada. His modeling credits include appearing in ''Men's Non-No'' and ''Popeye''. He is the leader of the ''Quiz! Hexagon I ... as Seiji Okunuki References External links * * {{s-end Japanese drama television series 2012 in Japanese television 2012 Japanese television series debuts 2012 Japanese television series endings Nippon TV dramas< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Television
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed subsidiary of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate by revenue and the second largest behind Sony. Nippon Television Holdings forms part of Yomiuri's main television broadcasting arm alongside Kansai region flagship Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, which owns a 6.4% share in the company. Nippon TV's studios are located in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and its transmitters are located in the Tokyo Skytree. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is sometimes contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX". It is also the first commercial TV station in Japan, and it has been broadcasting on Channel 4 since its inception. Nippon Television is the home of the syndication networks NNN (for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Chinen
, is a Japanese singer and actor as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. Early life Chinen is the son of Takashi Chinen, a former Japanese gymnast who won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is named after Yuri Osawa, an announcer, whose name his mother liked, but is written with different characters; the ''yu'' is a character often used in girl's names ''(侑 Yū)'' and the ''ri'' is taken from Li (李), a surname his mother thought common among Chinese gold medalist gymnasts. Career On June 2, 2003, Chinen entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee. Daiki Arioka, who would later also debut as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP, was also there during that time. On April 3, 2007, he began activities with the temporary group, Hey! Say! 7 starting with a public performance at a KAT-TUN concert. On September 21, 2007, he made his debut as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He was in a 2008 drama, '' One-Pound Gospel'', as "Yoshihiko" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoi Morikawa
is a Japanese actress and model who is affiliated with Stardust Promotion. Biography Morikawa was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1995. She has five family members and was the only daughter, and has two brothers. In 2010, Morikawa won the ''Seventeen's Miss Seventeen'', with models such as Ayaka Miyoshi, among the 5,575 applicants. In the same year on August 18, Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ... Ryōgoku Kokugikan readers were invited to the event, ''Seventeen Summer School Festival'' were unveiled to the readers. On February 28, 2015, in an April 2015 issue of ''Seventeen'', she was graduated from the exclusive model from the magazine.年3月1日 モデルプレス Filmography TV series Films References External links Official profile at Stardust Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical copies. Hey! Say! JUMP originally debuted with ten members, the largest group in Johnny's history. In 2011, Ryutaro Morimoto was indefinitely suspended from the group following an underage smoking scandal. On April 11, 2021, Keito Okamoto announced that he would be leaving the group in order to pursue a career in acting but would be remaining under Johnny & Associates. History Formation During a KAT-TUN spring concert on April 3, 2007, Yuya Takaki, Daiki Arioka, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuto Nakajima and Yuri Chinen were announced to become part of a temporary group called Hey! Say! 7. The name refers to the Heisei period during which all members were born, as well as to the year 2007 as the group's formation year. On June 16, 2007, it was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Television Drama
, also called , are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, jidaigeki, thriller, and many others. Single episode, or "tanpatsu" dramas that are usually two hours in length are also broadcast. For special occasions, there may be a one or two-episode drama with a specific theme, such as one produced in 2015 for the 70-year anniversary of the end of World War II. Japanese drama series are broadcast in three-month seasons: winter (January–March), spring (April–June), summer (July–September), and autumn or fall (October–December). Some series may start in another month though it may still be counted as a series of a specific season. The majority of dramas are aired weekdays in the evenings around 9pm through 11pm. Daytime dramas are typically broadcast daily, and episodes of the same drama can be aired daily for s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryosuke Hashimoto
is a Japanese singer managed by the male Japanese idol, idol talent agency Johnny and Associates. He is a member of the boyband A.B.C-Z. Career On September 8, 2004, having passed an audition for Johnny's Jr., Ryosuke Hashimoto became a Johnny's trainee. In the summer of 2005, he was selected as a member of Johnny's Jr. unit J.J. Express. In 2008, he was selected to form the group TOP3 together with Yuma Sanada and Yuki Nozawa. On August 29, 2008, Ryosuke Hashimoto was added to the Johnny's Jr. group A.B.C., renamed to A.B.C-Z when he joined. In early 2009, the entertainment magazine ''Myojo'' named Ryosuke Hashimoto the number one "Jr. I Would Like to Be My Boyfriend". He also won the first place in the "Best Looking" category and the second place as the one "I Would Like to Kiss". On February 1, 2012, Ryosuke's group A.B.C-Z had a major record label, major debut with a DVD titled ''Za ABC ~5stars~''. In 2012, Ryosuke acted in a television series titled ''Sprout'', broadca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayuko Kawakita
is a Japanese-American actress and model, known for her role as Rena on '' Fashion Story: Model'', Nippon Television variety show ''Hirunandesu!'', and ''Sekai no Hatemade Itte Q!''. She is the 2003 winner of the Japan Bishōjo Contest which is a beauty pageant held by Oscar Promotion. Appearances Television * ''Sekaigumi TV'' (Fuji TV, 2005-2006), Mayu * ''Gakkō ja Oshierarenai!'' Episode 2 (NTV, 2008) * ''Orthros no Inu'' ( TBS, 2009), Shiho Aoi * ''Bikōjō Keikaku: Suzuki Rinko, 20-sai'' ( KTV, 2010), Rinko Suzuki * ''Best Friend'' (NHK 1seg2, 2010) * ''Don Quixote'' (NTV, 2011), Eri * ''Thumbs up!'' (BS Fuji, 2011), Reiko * ''Mōsō Sousa: Kuwagata Kōichi Junkyōju no Stylish na Seikatsu'' (TV Asahi, 2012), Mizuho Yamamoto * '' Sprout'' (NTV, 2012), Kiyoka Taniyama * ''Tokusō Shirei! Aichi Police'' (Nagoya Broadcasting Network, 2012-2013), Aichi Prefectural Police special investigation unit commander * ''Mistake!'' Episode 2 (Fuji TV, 2013) * ''Mission: English Eiken Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Kikkawa
is a Japanese singer and actress. Kikkawa achieved early fame portraying Kobeni Hanasaki from '' Kirarin Revolution Stage 3'' and later debuted as a solo singer with the song, "Kikkake wa You!" Career 2006–2010: Pre-debut, ''Kirarin Revolution'' Kikkawa auditioned for Morning Musume's 8th generation in 2006 and was one of six finalists out of 6,883 applicants. Despite not making the group, she was accepted into Hello! Project's trainee group, Hello Pro Egg, in 2007. Prior to joining, she had done minor theatre work. In 2008, Kikkawa provided the voice to Kobeni Hanasaki in '' Kirarin Revolution Stage 3''. She became part of the in-show subgroup MilkyWay with Koharu Kusumi from Morning Musume and Sayaka Kitahara , (born on November 29, 1993 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese voice actress, actress and former singer. Biography In 2004, Sayaka Kitahara became a member of Hello Pro Egg, under Hello! Project. In 2008, she became a part of the unit ... from Hello Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shintaro Yamada
born July 10, 1986, in Onna, Okinawa, is a Japanese fashion model, actor, and singer. He is the younger brother of Yu Yamada. His modeling credits include appearing in ''Men's Non-No'' and ''Popeye''. He is the leader of the ''Quiz! Hexagon II'' singing group Sata Andagi. On July 4, 2021, he announced his retirement from the entertainment industry in 2020. On March 17, 2023, he announced his marriage to a former member of Super Girls, Koume Watanabe. Filmography TV drama * ''Yamada Tarō Monogatari'' ( TBS, 2007), Masaki Ando * ''Yukan Club'' (NTV, 2007), Kasumi Ura * '' Saitō-san'' (NTV, 2008), Masayoshi Yanagawa * ''My Sassy Girl'' (TBS, 2008), Moichi Gotō * ''Innocent Love'' (Fuji TV, 2008) * ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'' (Fuji TV, 2011), Kyōgo Sekime * '' Sprout'' (NTV, 2012), Seiji Okunuki * ''Kamen Teacher'' (NTV, 2013), Shūsaku Endō * ''Hell Teacher Nūbē'' (NTV, 2014), Haruo Watari Film * ''Sakigake!! Otokojuku'' (2008), Ryūji Toramaru * '' Rookies: Graduation' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou
(lit. "Private Bakalea High School") is a 2012 Japanese television series. Written by AKB48's producer Yasushi Akimoto, this television series featured Johnny's Hey! Say! JUMP member Yuya Takaki, and members of then Johnny's Jr. now known as SixTONES and AKB48's Team 4. Plot Bakada High School is a well-known Yankī (delinquent) school, where students only know how to fight. On the other hand, Cattleya High School is an exclusive girls' school meant for the rich, where students are very refined. One day, it was announced that Bakada would merge into Cattleya to form Cattleya No.2 High School. However, students from Bakada and Cattleya were unable to accept each other, since they come from vastly different backgrounds. But over time, the two repelling groups slowly get to understand each other better. Cast Bakada High School * Shintaro Morimoto as Tatsuya Sakuragi * Hokuto Matsumura as Tetsuya Asada * Yuya Takaki as Shohei Tatsunami * Taiga Kyomoto as Maya Terakawa * Juri Tana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piece – Kanojo No Kioku
''Piece'', originally serialized as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Ashihara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi'' magazine, premiering in the May 2008 issue and concluding in the May 2013 issue (each released on April 13 in their respective years) Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into 10 bound volumes from December 2008, to June 2013. in 2013, ''Piece'' won the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in the '' shōjo'' category. Plot After learning that her former high school classmate, Haruka Origuchi, has died from an illness, Mizuho Suga meets her other classmate, Hikaru Narumi, at the funeral. Back in their high school days, Hikaru was famous for being a playboy, and they both had to keep their relationship a secret. Characters * , portrayed by Tsubasa Honda * , portrayed by Yuma Nakayama * , portrayed by Airi Suzuki * , portrayed by * , portrayed by Hokuto Matsumura * , portrayed by Elina Mizuno * , portrayed by * , portray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Drama Television Series
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