Giant poster of Korean group AFTERSCHOOL to appear on Shibuya 109 building

TOKYO —A giant poster of 8-girl Korean pop group AFTERSCHOOL will adorn the Shibuya 109 fashion center from Dec 5-25.

In the poster, which is 21 meters high and 9 meters wide, the girls are wearing golden costumes. Some 200 posters will also be put up inside Shibuya 109. A spokesperson for the group said they were honored by the posters.

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Yuko Ogura's wedding ceremony to be held Oct 10 in Hawaii

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TOKYO —“Talent” Yuko Ogura, 27, will get married in Hawaii on Oct 10, tabloid media reported Wednesday, quoting sources close to her. Ogura will make an official announcement at a TBS press conference on Oct 7.

According to an acquaintance, Ogura and her fiance—hair stylist and make-up artist Isao Kikuchi, 40—will register their marriage prior to the press conference. The wedding ceremony will be held in Oahu, with only family and close friends invited.

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Aki Hoshino, jockey boyfriend announce wedding

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TOKYO —“Talent” Aki Hoshino, 34, and her boyfriend, jockey Kosei Miura, 21, shocked the press with a sudden wedding announcement on Sunday. Media outlets first learned of the marriage when Miura announced it on his blog on Sunday night. The entry was titled “A message to my supporters” and explained that the couple registered their official marriage documents that same day.

The entry also detailed other aspects of the couple’s relationship, explaining that they met through a work acquaintance of Hoshino’s and have been dating seriously for about two and a half years.

“Even though Aki is busy with work, she supports me in what I do. She’s very important to me,” Miura wrote. He assured fans he will continue to race, and also pledged to care for Hoshino as best he could.

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Seiko Matsuda, Kyoko Koizumi to costar in ad for first time

Seiko Matsuda, right, and Kyoko Koizumi appear in the Astalift TV commercial.FUJIFILM

TOKYO —Singer Seiko Matsuda, 49, and actress Kyoko Koizumi, 45, are set to make their first onscreen appearance together in a commercial for FujiFilm cosmetics series Astalift.

In attempt to sell a foundation that is designed to be flattering in any light, the pair were filmed under various lighting conditions in several locations. The commercial airs from Sept 1.

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Leah Dizon to make 'comeback' in TV commercials

TOKYO —
Former model and singer Leah Dizon, 24, who left Japan with her 2-year-old daughter Mira after divorcing her husband last December, is set to return to the Japanese entertainment world with a series of TV commercials for Shonan Cosmetic Surgery Clinic.

The commercials were filmed in New York’s Manhattan at the end of June. Dizon, who has been taking acting lessons, says she hopes she can become a successful actress. The ads will be seen in Japan from the end of August.

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Ebi-chan, 2 other models star in Samantha Thavasa ad

TOKYO — Popular models Yuri Ebihara, 31, Mizuki Yamamoto, 20, and Hazuki Tsuchiya, 17, will star in a forthcoming TV commercial campaign for luxury handbag maker Samantha Tavasa named, “Samantha Muse All Stars Commercial.”

Ebihara, popularly known as Ebi-chan, said, “We packed the commercial with the kinds of things that girls love.”

Five-member all-girl group Dream were also recruited to perform the song “Dreaming Girls” used in the commercial. Yamamoto said, “The song is a sparkling, girly tune. It suits the commercial perfectly.”

“Samantha Muse All Stars Commercial” started airing on TV on Tuesday.

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