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 South Korean President Yun Sik-Yue was impeached by the National Assembly on the charge of internal rebellion. His resignation is seen as inevitable, and the most likely candidate to succeed him is Lee Jae-myung of the opposition Co-operative Democratic Party. But he is a hardcore anti-Japanese. ......

Impeachment of Yoon Could Trigger K-POP Winter and Endanger Nara Events

 Mikifumi Sannomiya

 Mayumi Ando

 Yuki Toyama

 Reiko Katou, who has dominated the gravure world as a campaign gal, including Clarion Girl and Asahi Beer Image Girl, is photographed for the first time in 26 years! She revealed the reason why she decided to appear and the challenges she took on at this point in her career.

Reiko Kato Returns to Gravure After 26 Years: Her Reason for Choosing FRIDAY

 Two female announcers who graduated from the University of Tokyo have been mentioned among those who are expected to make their mark next year: Rina Shinohara of TBS and Marino Fujimoto of Fuji Television Network, Inc. How have they fared so far? What can we expect next year?

Two University of Tokyo Graduates Poised for Broadcasting Success

 Kumataro Arai (Mako Tamura)

 Oricon's "Ranking of Favorite Female Announcers" announced today showed that TBS finished one-two with Mako Tamura and Ai Eto in first and second place, respectively. The TV industry was surprised by the ranking, but the reasons for it make sense...

Favorite Female Announcer Ranking: Mako Tamura No.1 and Ai Eto No.2 &#8211; TBS Dominates

 Yusuke Kondo

 Hanashi Ono will play the lead role in "Watashi no shiranai me" (Nippon Television Network Corporation), a drama series that will start airing in January 2013. Ono has appeared in many films since she was a child actress, so what makes her so great? ...... We asked a film critic about her appeal.

Karin Ono&#8217;s Breakthrough: First Solo Lead and Escape from Next Hana Kuroki Label

 Former Sexyzone, who changed their name to timelesz due to a problem with Johnny's, held auditions to recruit new members at Fuma Kikuchi's suggestion, but their words and actions during the auditions have drawn criticism.

Fuma Kikuchi Faces Backlash Over New Member Recruitment Auditions Comment Issues Apology to Fans

 Yasuhisa Kikuchi

 Keitaro Haga

 The "gravure queen of the idol world," who made her gravure debut while a member of HKT48 and gained immense popularity among her fans, is also active as an actor with her excellent acting skills. What are her "ambitions"?

 Miku Tanaka, "the gravure queen of the idol world," made her gravure debut while a member of HKT48 and became extremely popular among her fans. She is also active as an actor, but what is her "ambition"?

Miku Tanaka: &#8220;Among actors of my generation, I admire Mana Ashida.&#8221;

 Hiroyuki Sasaki (Entertainment Journalist)

 NTV has announced the merger of its four regional flagship stations, Sapporo TV (Hokkaido), Chukyo TV (Nagoya), Yomiuri TV (Osaka), and Fukuoka Broadcasting System (Kyushu), effective from next April. What is the "crisis" in the TV industry as a whole behind the scenes? ......

NTV Affiliate Merger Brings Gains, but Subcontractor Layoffs Signal TV&#8217;s Decline

 Kazuhiko Nakamura (1st, 4th), Shinya Inui (2nd), Koichi Kikuchi (3rd)

 Miho Nakayama, who passed away on March 6, was a celebrity who had been active as both a singer and an actor since her debut. Among her achievements, there are some "records" that will probably never be updated. We take a look back at Ms. Nakayama's achievements.

Miho Nakayama’s Dual Career as Singer and Actor Sets a Great Record

 Kazuhiko Nakamura

 Fans of the groups that were not selected for this year's Kohaku are complaining about the selection process. When we interviewed them, we found that the selection of idol groups was generally appropriate, but that there were some points that were unnatural.


Fans Outraged Over Red and White Rejections Amid NHK&#8217;s Alleged Agency Favoritism

 Kei Kato, Sota Shima (2nd-4th)

 Norika Fujiwara has been hit by a number of calamities. Her office has gone bankrupt, and there are reports that she has spent 40 million yen. Her husband, Ainosuke Kataoka, was seriously injured. Yet, the wife of a famous Japanese actress, Nashien, has assured us that "she will be all right. What is the reason?

Norika Fujiwara &#038; Ainosuke Kataoka: Agency Collapse and Injury

 Yu Kumaki

 With over 580,000 followers in total, Mayumi Shiraishi is the super ace of the sister group of "FRUITS ZIPPER!　Mayumi Shiraishi, the super ace of "FRUITS ZIPPER"'s younger sister group, makes her first appearance in FRIDAY's photogravure section. We asked her about the unknown background of her second attempt at becoming an idol and her thoughts on her first gravure in three years.

 She has over 580,000 followers!　We interviewed Mayumi Shiraishi, the super ace of "FRUITS ZIPPER"'s younger sister group, about her first gravure in 3 years.

Mayumi Shiraishi FRIDAY Debut Shot at 120 Percent Beauty

 Kumataro Arai (Tanaka) Sota Shima (Kuroda)

 A lineup of talented and promising young announcers who support each station's flagship program!

 While the trend of having a station's signature announcer emerge from a variety show has taken root, there are also many female announcers who are active in news programs. In this issue, TV professionals who are familiar with news programs gather to thoroughly discuss the "best female news announcers!

TV Roundtable Deciding the Reiwa Era&#8217;s Top Female News Anchor

 Kojiro Yamada

 Miho Nakayama passed away suddenly on December 6. The Record Award, which she had won twice, decided to give her a "Special Achievement Award. And at NHK's "Kohaku Uta Gassen" on New Year's Eve, ......

Miho Nakayama&#8217;s Death Sparks Tribute Specials on Record Awards &#038; Kohaku

 Kei Kato

 Serialization: The Staff Saw It All! Weekly Inside story of Television

 Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has formed a business alliance with Yoshimoto Kogyo to promote the overseas development of comedy content. Recently, they have begun to focus on activities in the Gilis and the United States. It seems that the acceleration of comedians' overseas expansion never stops. ......

Yoshimoto&#8217;s Global Expansion Sparks China-based Comedian and Terrestrial TV Decline

 NHK's Nahoko Suzuki, who will be hosting the 75th Kohaku Uta Gassen for the first time, has been attracting attention for her naturalness. She says that she did not know until recently that Naoto Ogata is the son of Ken Ogata. We take a closer look at the real face of Nahoko Suzuki.

Suzuki Nahoko&#8217;s Innocent Remark on Ogata Ken&#8217;s Son Ahead of First Red and White Hosting

 Takayuki Ogawauchi

 Hirotsuru Fujiyama

 Interview with a hand power user who has been performing "super magic" in front of audiences for 36 years

 Mr. Malick is a hand power user who has been performing "super magic" in front of audiences for 36 years. Mr. Malick, a hand-power user who has performed "super magic" in front of audiences, says, "I have to rework more than 80% of the film to broadcast it in 4K. Mr. Malick explains the hardships involved. And what is the "100 million magician plan" he is planning...

Reiwa Era: Mr. Marick Remakes 80% of His Magic

 On December 13, Oricon announced its "Favorite Male TV Announcer Ranking" for 2012, and one of the newcomers, Koutaro Uegaki of Fuji Television Network, came in at No. 4. However, the survey was conducted from November 5 to 11, so ......

Rookie Koutaro Kamigaki ranked 4th in &#8220;Favorite Announcer Ranking&#8221;&#8230;Fuji TV cannot be honestly pleased with the &#8220;complicated situation&#8221;.

 Shu Nishihara

 Michio Hayashi

 Kanako Hoshino

 A young actor plays the role of a new Fujiwara no Michinaga in the historical drama "To the Luminous Kimi

 Tasuku Emoto brilliantly played the role of Fujiwara no Michinaga in the historical drama "To the Luminous Kimi. The filming, including the preparation period, took about two years. The scene in which he is ordained to the priesthood is particularly controversial, as he shaved his natural hair. Emoto, who has been at the center of the production, looks back on his time on the set of "Taiga".

Tasuku Emoto, naturalistic to the last degree: &#8220;I shaved my natural hair in the ordained scene because it was a little too long.

 Toshikatsu Tanaka

 Former SMAP member Shingo Katori released his third album on November 27, and on November 20, he collaborated with "legendary diva" Akina Nakamori on a song for distribution. The collaboration between the two, who have been at the mercy of the Johnny's s office, has become a topic of conversation.

The collaboration of two people who share the commonality of being &#8220;tossed around&#8221; is a hot topic! Shingo Katori and Akina Nakamori&#8217;s singing ability is highly praised.

 Yasuko Sakaguchi

 Downtown's Hitoshi Matsumoto withdrew his lawsuit against the Weekly Bunshun in November, bringing the trial to an end, but he has yet to resume his entertainment activities. In the meantime, he is attracting attention as an ambassador for the Osaka World Expo, which will open next April. ......

Hitoshi Matsumoto, former chairman of Yoshimoto, &#8220;I wonder if it will be difficult&#8221;: Impact on resumption of activities of Expo &#8217;70 ambassadors by the possibility of &#8220;stepping down&#8221;.

 Miyu Iketani

 The "Unusual" Diary of "Female Graduate Student" Miyu Iketani No. 4 "Porridge is a Drink?　The profound "food situation in China"].

 The other day, I posted a question on Instagram, "Anything you want to ask me! I asked the question, "Do you usually cook for yourself? I would like to introduce a dish from a university cafeteria that shocked me.

Former TV TOKYO announcer Miyu Iketani was amazed by &#8220;This is real Chinese food!

 After graduating from the idol group "HKT48," Miku Tanaka (23), who is now active as an actor and TV personality, appeared on the cover and front cover of FRIDAY, which went on sale on December 12. Mikurin," who has been making rapid progress as "Reiwa's gravure queen," talks about what goes on behind the scenes of the photo shoot and her growth as an actor.

 Miku Tanaka (23), who has been active as an actor and TV personality since graduating from the idol group "HKT48," appeared on the cover and front cover of FRIDAY, which went on sale on December 12. Mikurin," who continues to make rapid progress as "Reiwa's gravure queen," talks about her success.

Gravure Queen, who has been the subject of &#8220;too many adulterous dramas,&#8221; was able to take her &#8220;first New Year&#8217;s vacation&#8221; for a convincing reason.

 Shinji Hasuo

 In November, the 25th anniversary commemorative month, "Arashi" did not reunite. However, STARTO is planning a revival live concert for GW next year. In addition, a plan to broadcast it live on terrestrial TV is also in the works. What are their aims? ......

Negotiating &#8220;300 million yen broadcasting rights&#8221; to commercial broadcasters due to deteriorating relations with NHK&#8230; STARTO&#8217;s intention behind the &#8220;Arashi&#8221; revival live performance.

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Impeachment of Yoon Could Trigger K-POP Winter and Endanger Nara Events

Reiko Kato Returns to Gravure After 26 Years: Her Reason for Choosing FRIDAY

Two University of Tokyo Graduates Poised for Broadcasting Success

Favorite Female Announcer Ranking: Mako Tamura No.1 and Ai Eto No.2 – TBS Dominates

Karin Ono’s Breakthrough: First Solo Lead and Escape from Next Hana Kuroki Label

Fuma Kikuchi Faces Backlash Over New Member Recruitment Auditions Comment Issues Apology to Fans

Miku Tanaka: “Among actors of my generation, I admire Mana Ashida.”

NTV Affiliate Merger Brings Gains, but Subcontractor Layoffs Signal TV’s Decline

Miho Nakayama’s Dual Career as Singer and Actor Sets a Great Record

Fans Outraged Over Red and White Rejections Amid NHK’s Alleged Agency Favoritism

Norika Fujiwara & Ainosuke Kataoka: Agency Collapse and Injury

Mayumi Shiraishi FRIDAY Debut Shot at 120 Percent Beauty

TV Roundtable Deciding the Reiwa Era’s Top Female News Anchor

Miho Nakayama’s Death Sparks Tribute Specials on Record Awards & Kohaku

Yoshimoto’s Global Expansion Sparks China-based Comedian and Terrestrial TV Decline

Suzuki Nahoko’s Innocent Remark on Ogata Ken’s Son Ahead of First Red and White Hosting

Reiwa Era: Mr. Marick Remakes 80% of His Magic

Rookie Koutaro Kamigaki ranked 4th in “Favorite Announcer Ranking”…Fuji TV cannot be honestly pleased with the “complicated situation”.

Tasuku Emoto, naturalistic to the last degree: “I shaved my natural hair in the ordained scene because it was a little too long.

The collaboration of two people who share the commonality of being “tossed around” is a hot topic! Shingo Katori and Akina Nakamori’s singing ability is highly praised.

Hitoshi Matsumoto, former chairman of Yoshimoto, “I wonder if it will be difficult”: Impact on resumption of activities of Expo ’70 ambassadors by the possibility of “stepping down”.

Former TV TOKYO announcer Miyu Iketani was amazed by “This is real Chinese food!

Gravure Queen, who has been the subject of “too many adulterous dramas,” was able to take her “first New Year’s vacation” for a convincing reason.

Negotiating “300 million yen broadcasting rights” to commercial broadcasters due to deteriorating relations with NHK… STARTO’s intention behind the “Arashi” revival live performance.