Upcoming tours of Spring 2011

>> Kitade Nana [New]
29/04/2011 Nana Kitade feat. Loveless European Tour 2011 The Underworld London - United Kingdom

>>MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [New]
20/06/2011 @ O2 Academy Islington London / UK

>>D
19/05/2011 @ O2 Academy Islington London / UK

>>Ohno Keisho [New]
06/03/2011 European Tour 2011 The Underworld London

>>mouse on the keys [New]
11/03/2010 UK & European tour 2011 Leaf Cafe Liverpoo

>>girugamesh
18/03/2011 WORLD TOUR 2011 @ O2 Academy Islington

>>MIYAVI
19/03/2011 WHAT'S MY NAME? WORLD TOUR 2011 @ HMV Forum London

credit : Edohsama

VIDOLL : LIVE IN TAIWAN

The band will have be performing in Taipei on March 27th!

Date：2011.3.27
Time：17：00 doors / 18：00 start
Location：TheWALL, Taipei
Tickets price：1,500NTD
Tickets sale：2011.2.25
Sponsored by：TheWALL Music
Contact：ticket@thewall.com.tw
URL： http://www.indievox.com/a/thewall/page/home/tp

Credit : Edohsama

Nakagawa Shoko hangs out with T.M.Revolution

Otaku idol Nakagawa Shoko updated her official blog with a picture of herself and Nishikawa Takanori – also known as T.M.Revolution – sharing a meal together.

“Today was such a wonderful day! Nishikawa Takanori… invited me out!!!!! …We had an amazing time talking about life, anime, all sorts of stuff while eating a warm meal together,” Shocotan blogged excitedly about her “date” with the famous singer.
T.M.Revolution is well-known for contributing a song titled “HEART OF SWORD ~Yoake Mae~” to the popular anime “Rurouni Kenshin,” of which Shocotan is a huge fan. She has previously covered the Rurouni Kenshin-related tunes “1/2″ and “Sobakasu” for her own anisong cover albums, so her meeting with Nishikawa was even more special.
“I was so shocked to find out that ‘HEART OF SWORD’ means ‘kenshin’ (in Japanese),” the nerdy idol pondered, referring to the name of the anime’s main character. “Thanks to BASARA, the energy of Nishikawa-sama’s song made me smile and remember scenes (from the game). Uwaaaaaa~ I really can’t even put my gratitude into words!!!!!”
Shocotan received a copy of T.M.Revolution’s single “Save the One, Save the All,” which was released last December, as a special memento of their fun meeting.

Korean girl group 2NE1 to debut in Japan this spring with “GO AWAY”

4 member Korean girl group, 2NE1, will finally debut in Japan. The group is known for their R&B-electric sound, their cool dance performances and their colorful fashion.
When AVEX saw 2NE1’s high quality performances, their unique fashion sense and their achievements in Korea; the company immediately began contract negotiations to bring them to Japan. This past October, they officially signed the group to their label.
2NE1 will debut in Japan this spring with the Japanese version of their Korean track,“GO AWAY”; the Japanese lyrics will be about a strong girl. On March 9^th, Recochoku will release “GO AWAY” as a Chaku Uta (ringtone) that fans can download. The girls are looking to advance not only in Japan, but America as well. The group’s leader, CL (19), commented, “You’ve all waited a long time for us to debut in Japan. We’ll do our best to live up to your expectations”.
Statement on AVEX’s official website:

“2NE1 will be having their long-awaited Japanese debut this spring with the single “GO AWAY”!
“CAN’T NOBODY (ENG VER)” will also be included. We’ll update you with the official release date with details as soon as it’s determined. “GO AWAY” will be released as a Chaku Uta (r) on March 9th~”

Hollywood to remake the “Space Battleship Yamato” live-action film?

According to the American entertainment news website, “Deadline”, Skydance Productions is looking into turning the classic 1970s anime series “Star Blazers” (“Space Battleship Yamato”) into a live-action film.
For people who are not familiar with the anime, “Star Blazers” was the title of the English dubbed version of the anime “Space Battleship Yamato” that just saw a Japanese live-action adaption starring Kimura Takuya.
Skydance recently made a deal with Paramount and co-financed the highly successful “True Grit” that is up for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture. Apparently Skydance is trying to get Christopher McQuarrie (“The Usual Suspects”, “Valkyrie”) as the screenwriter for this project.
What are your thoughts on Hollywood’s attempt to remake this classic space opera?

Leah Dizon divorces husband

Last October, we reported that American talent Leah Dizon (24) was allegedly headed for divorce. On February 22nd, her agency announced that she divorced her husband (a stylist) at the end of last year.

Leah married her husband in October 2008, and in April 2009, they gave birth to their first child, a baby girl named Mira. According to Leah’s agency, Leah currently has custody of Mira.

Leah is currently staying in America with her daughter to study acting, and she will allegedly return to Japan when she can find work.

Film adaptation of “K-ON!” finally reveals release date!

tokyohive reported all the way back in September that the popular anime “K-ON!” would be adapted into a film, and details on this highly-anticipated release have finally been revealed!

During the February 20th event, “TV Anime ‘K-ON!’ Live Event ~Come With Me~”, it was announced that the movie version of the anime will be coming to theaters across Japan on December 3rd of 2011.
The popular series will also be making its manga comeback in the spring of this year after being dormant for nearly six months.  More information about the “K-ON!” manga will be included in the April edition of “Manga Time Kirara,” the magazine in which “K-ON!” is published.