[Single] Sayonara ni Sayonara — Tegomasu

Original title: サヨナラにさよなら

Release date: 2013/03/06

Description: Sixth single Tegomass is a R&B love song.

Regular edition: includes 2 more new song that are not included on the Limited Edition.

Limited edition: comes with the music video for “Sayonara ni Sayonara” and a making-of video. It also includes an instrumental version of the song.

Amazon // Limited edition
CDJapan // Regular edition / Limited edition

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[RUMOR] Tegoshi Yuya is the Reason for Masuwaka’s Divorce?

Last Jan 14th, gyaru star Masuwaka Tsubasa announced on her blog that she and her husband for 4 years, Umeda Naoki, are divorcing. The mother of one did not specify the reason for their divorce though it seem like a mutual decision.

However, there have been circulating rumors that Masuwaka is allegedly having an affair with Tegoshi Yuya of NEWS, which is one of the reasons for the divorce.

“It is with T, who plays an active part in N from a four-person group. The two are intimate-friends who are often seen hanging-out from Ropponggi to Shibuya. This tidbit is supplied by a friend of Umeda; however, the truth seems unlikely to be revealed ever, ” according to an entertainment weekly reporter.

Tegoshi and Masuwaka dating rumors started circulating via twitter last 2011. The two were reportedly seen together during a summer festival but there are no pictures to prove this claim. In addition, Masukawa’s rumored dating relationship with Tegoshi is also an affair since the gyaru star is also rumored to be involved with a company’s president, who also happens to be married.

This is not the 1st time that Tegoshi got rumored in a couple’s divorce. When MLB star Darvish Yu and model/actress Saeko parted ways earlier last year, he was also rumored to be one of the reasons for divorce.

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NEWS’ Latest Single Tops the Oricon Weekly Chart

NEWS‘ latest single, “WORLD QUEST / Pokopon Pekorya” (released December 12th), has sold 131,000 copies in its first week and has topped Oricon’s single chart for the week of December 24th.

With this, NEWS has topped the single chart 15 consecutive times since their debut single, “Kibou ~Yell~” (released May 2004). Including their albums, the group has topped the charts with 20 consecutive releases.

NEWS is the 3rd group to acquire the number 1 spot with 20 consecutive releases since their debut. They are behind KinKi Kids, who achieved this with their single “Kanashimi Blue” on May 13, 2002, and KAT-TUN, who achieved this with their single “WHITE” on May 30, 2011.

“WORLD QUEST” is the official song for ‘FIFA World Cup Japan 2012‘, which is hosted by member Tegoshi Yuya. Meanwhile, “Pokopon Pekorya” is the theme song for Kato Shigeaki’s starring drama, ‘Hana no Zubora Meshi‘ (MBS/TBS).

Source: Oricon

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NEWS will Release a New Live DVD from Their 2012 Tour

It has been announced that NEWS will be releasing a new live DVD for their nation-wide tour “NEWS LIVE TOUR 2012 ~Utsukushii Koi ni Suruyo~” held this summer, on January 30th 2013.

Though the DVD is currently untitled, it will contain the first day of the tour that was held at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium on August 14th. This was NEWS’s first tour since they became a four-member group, and this live was also their first open-air concert.

Fans can relive NEWS’s concert filled with splendid sets and various stage effects on this DVD.

More details will be revealed later, so stay tuned!

Source: Tower Records Online

Image: Johnny’s net

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Check Out the Full PV for NEWS’ “WORLD QUEST”

NEWS‘ new single “WORLD QUEST/Pokopon Pekorya” will be released soon on December 12th, and recently, the PV to one of title tracks “WORLD QUEST” has been revealed!

As previously reported, “WORLD QUEST” has been picked up as the image song for ‘TOYOTA Presents FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012‘, which will be hosted by member Tegoshi Yuya. Meanwhile, “Pokopon Pekorya” currently serves as the theme songfor Kato Shigeaki’s starring drama, ‘Hana no Zubora-Meshi‘.

Check out the PV in the link below!

NEWS

[GOO Ranking] 20-Something Johnny’s You Wanna See Holiday Illumination With

35. Takaki Yuya (o)

33. Totsuka Shota (0.8)

33. Goseki Koichi (0.8)

31. Senga Kento (1.5)

31. Kawai Fumito (1.5)

27. Arioka Daiki (2.3)

27. Yokoo Wataru (2.3)

27. Nikaido Takashi (2.3)

27. Tsukada Ryoichi (2.3)

23. Yabu Kota (3.1)

23. Inoo Kei (3.1)

23. Miyata Toshiya (3.1)

23. Kitayama Hiromitsu (3.1)

21. Tanaka Koki (9.2)

21. Ueda Tatsuya (9.2)

19. Kato Shigeaki (9.9)

19. Yasuda Shota (9.9)

17. Yaotome Hikaru (12.2)

17. Taguchi Junnosuke (12.2)

16. Masuda Takahisa (13.7)

15. Akanishi Jin (15.3)

13. Koyama Keichiro (18.3)

13. Maruyama Ryuhei (18.3)

12. Nakamaru Yuichi (22.1)

11. Fujigaya Taisuke (26.0)

10. Tegoshi Yuya (26.7)

9. Tamamori Yuta (29.8)

 

8. Kamenashi Kazuya (45.0)

  

7. Ohkura Tadayoshi (49.6)

 

6. Nishikido Ryo (61.8)

5. Ninomiya Kazunari (69.5)

 

4. Yamashita Tomohisa (75.6)

 

3. Aiba Masaki (87.8)

 

2. Matsumoto Jun (88.5)

 

1. Ikuta Toma (100)

 

[GOO Ranking]

Survey Method: NTT Com Online Marketing Solutions, Inc. Conducted surveys provided by “goo Research” monitor. Then summarized into these results.
Survey Period: 2012/10/5～2012/10/6
Number of valid responses: 1,064

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A Moment of Silence in “JOHNNY’S World”

 

On December 7th, “JOHNNY’S World” evening performances were held in Imperial Theater, Tokyo. Johnny’s young talent paused for a moment of silence dedicated to Mori Mitsuko, followed by all staff and visitors. Miraculously, the said stage-play kicked-off on November 10th, the same day Mori-san passed away. Directed by Johnny Kitagawa, it will have last 10 more minutes since January because it will include now a memorial corner dedicated to her.

Hey! Say! JUMP’s Yamada Ryosuke (19) who attended the formal funeral “I was able to send my last farewell. I think from now on she’ll be looking after me and all Johnny’s and wrapping us in warm feelings, this time from heaven. Ladies and gentlemen, please love Mori Mitsuko from now on too”.

From Mori-san’s posthumous stage-play “Shinshun Jinsei Kakumei” (January～February 2010) and while playing a memorial video, the cast performed the theme song that was previously sang by Mori Mitsuko, “Jinsei Kakumei” (Life revolution).

[Sanspo]

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69 Johnny’s Gathered in Mori Mitsuko’s Funeral

On December 7th in Aoyama was held the funeral of actress Mori Mitsuko (92) who passed away on November 10th due to heart failure and pneumonia. More than 1,000 celebrities attended the ceremony plus 1,300 general people, making a total of 2,300 people who attended. In addition, there were 300 reporters. Actor and singer Kondo Masahiko revealed in his condolence message “She was Japan’s mother”.

Mori-san’s presence was loved by everyone, and they talked about her trajectory and personality and a 17 minutes memorial video was shown as introduction.

In her life she held a deep friendship with members of the agency. In a never seen scene and led by Kondo Masahiko, a total of 69 Johnny’s attended the ceremony including; Shounentai, Uchiumi Koji (Hikaru GENJI), SMAP, TOKIO, KinKi Kids, V6, Arashi, Imai Tsubasa, NEWS, Kanjani8, KAT-TUN, Hey! Say! JUMP, Kis-My-Ft2 (except Tamamori Yuta), A.B.C-Z, Sano Mizuki, Yara Tomoyuki and Nakayama Yuma. And Kondo said goodbye “She was all of us, Johnny’s Mother”.

[Sponichi] [Sanspo] [Chunichi] [Oricon News] [Yomiuri] [Nikkan Sports] [Daily Sports]

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Johnny’s Attend the Funeral of Their Mother Mori Mitsuko

On November 10th, actress Mori Mitsuko passed away from heart failure and pneumonia at the age of 92. On December 7th, the formal funeral was held in Shimeyaka, Aoyama (Tokyo). Kondo Masahiko, Kuroyanagi Tetsuko, Sadaharu Oh (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) gathered to read a message of condolence.

Because they have current concerts in Yahoo! Dome, all 5 members of Arashi were able to attend in the morning. Then little by little, since Shounentai member, Higashiyama Noriyuki to SMAP, TOKIO, KinKi Kids, V6, Tackey & Tsubasa, KAT-TUN, Kanjani8, NEWS and Hey! Say! JUMP, they all rushed into the last farewell. Even Higashiyama’s wife, Kimura Yoshino attended the ceremony. On behalf of all Johnny’s Idols, Kondo Masahiko entered the hall taking the arm of Kuroyanagi to show his support.

Kuroyanagi share the stage with Mori-san in “Horōki”. Kondo stated, “Mori-san, thank you very much. She was the mother of Japan. Well no, she still is. Also, she was all of us, Johnny’s mother”, sending his last farewell.

Condolence Message

Since the beginning of my career, I have happy memories of her. Always received a Christmas and birthday present from her, always sending kind messages in letters or faxes. My desk drawer is filled with letters and FAX from Mori-san. I’ve been encouraged many times. I’d like to review how she helped me to overcome hard times.  The other day I went to intrude in Mori-san’s home. I wanted to hug her shoulders and visit her once more. I felt the same warmth and kindness from when I was first allowed to participate in “Horōki”. That’s when I realized she was really gone. Over there, there’s a lot of people waiting for Mori-san. For a while she was really busy. I’m glad she was never lonely. Mori-san, after the dust settles, please rest properly. Thank you.

—Kondo Masahiko

In addition Akiyama Toshiyuki (Tokyo Vice Governor) and Yamamoto Manabu also read a message of condolence. Naraoka Tomoko who couldn’t attend due to stage schedule also sent a message of condolences.

Mori-san had exchanges with idols from Johnny’s Jimusho since the 80s and was called as “Johnny’s mother”. Johnny’s made a space on their busy schedules to attend together in this special day.

[Sanspo] [Sanspo 2] [Oricon News] [Oricon Style]

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Oricon Reveals Ranking of 2012 Breakthrough Actors and Actresses

2012 is coming to an end before we know it. This year, there were various up-and-coming actors and actresses who gained popularity in the entertainment industry.

Oricon recently held a poll asking 1,000 people which actors and actresses they thought had their biggest breakthrough. This year, Matsuzaka Tori and Gouriki Ayame were chosen as number 1 in the actor and actress categories respectively.

Check out the full ranking below!

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<Actors>

1. Matsuzaka Tori
2. Ayano Go
3. Miura Shohei
4. AKIRA
5. Saito Takumi
6. Fujigaya Taisuke
7. Hayashi Kento
8. Tamamori Yuta
9. Yamamoto Yusuke
10. Seto Koji

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<Actresses>

1. Gouriki Ayame
2. Takei Emi
3. Kimura Fumino
4. Takimoto Miori
5. Natsuna
6. Honda Tsubasa
7. Kawaguchi Haruna
8. Oomasa Aya
9. Hashimoto Ai
10. Kinami Haruka

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Tegoshi Yuya (手越祐也) Profile

* Japanese Name: 手越祐也 

* Romaji Name: Tegoshi Yuya

* Nickname(s): Tego, Tegocha, Tesshi, Tegorin, Tegonyan, Goshi
* Profession: Actor and singer
* Birthdate: 1987-Nov-11
* Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
* Nationality: Japanese
* Height: 170cm
* Weight: 52kg
* Star sign: Scorpio
* Blood type: B
*Talent agency: Johnny's Entertainment

Trivia

* Education: Waseda University School of Human Sciences, Psychology major
* JPop group: NEWS, TEGOMASU

Filmography

TV dramas

• Deka Wanko (2011)^[16] as Ryuuta Kirishima
• Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge (2010) as Yukinojo Toyama
• Dareka ga Uso wo Tsuiteiru (2009)^[17] as Takahiro Sato
• Shabake: Uso Uso (2008) as Ichitaro
• Shabake Shabake (2007) as Ichitaro
• Hyoten 2006 (2006) as Toru Tsujiguchi
• My Boss My Hero (2006) as Jun Sakurakoji
• Gachibaka! (2006) as Minoru Utsugi
• Gekidan Engimono (2005) as Hiroaki Tomiyama
• 15 Sai no Blues (2005) as Kōhei Sanada

Movies

• Hotaru no Hikari (2012)
• Dareka ga Watashi ni Kiss wo Shita (working titled Nakushita Kioku (ナクシタキオク^?)) (2010)
• Happy Feet (2007) (Japanese dubbing for Mumble) (Original voice done by: Elijah Wood)
• Dead Run (2005)

Variety Show

• Ya-Ya-yah (2003–2007)
• Sekai no Hate Made Itte Q (2007–ongoing)
• Sōkon (2009–2010)

Stage

• Dream Boys (2009)
• Tegoraji (2007)

CM

• House Foods: Tongari Corn
• House Foods: Vermont Curry
• Calbee: Kappa Ebisen
• Nintendo: Pokemon Black/White
• Otsuka: MATCH

External Links

• NEWS Official site
• Japanese Wikipedia
• JDorama.com