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Super Junior's Donghae shed tears during filming MBC "Let's sleep here tonight" when telling about his Dad had passed away because of a chronic disease.

Leeteuk even revealed a story about Donghae's Dad "Donghae didnt know this story, there was meeting between Super Juniors members and our parents long time ago. When the meeting was end, before leaving, Donghae's Dad told me 'Please always help Donghae a lot' "

After hearing Leeteuk's late story about Donghae's Dad, he shed tears. Therefore, the filming became so silent.

The show will be aired at 11:45PM on March 27th

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Newspapers have just reported that rock musician Miyavi (age unknown) and singer melody. (27) are married. It is also said that melody. is currently pregnant. The couple apparently held a private wedding party, but so far details have not been revealed regarding the date of their marriage or the length of their relationship. Miyavi is expected to make a direct announcement to his fans during a concert in Tokyo on April 5.

melody. retired from singing at the start of this year to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer.

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Oricon recently did a survey of 1,200 people about celebrities leading dramatic lives. 22-year-old actress Erika Sawajiri ranked 1st on the list. Her uncontrolled behavior has garnered her a lot of attention, making "dramatic" an appropriate description for her life.

Sawajiri made headlines in 2007 for her unprofessional conduct at the opening of the movie "Closed Note," where she responded to questions with brief answers such as "Not really..." A teenager from Osaka commented, "She gets a lot of attention from the media, makes bombshell statements, and got married." Another girl explained, "She does as she pleases. Normal people can't live the way she does."

Ranked second was Seiko Matsuda who, as an iconic idol of the 80s, went through two divorces and caused a lot of buzz in the entertainment world with both her public and private life.

In third was "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, who blasted through the manzai boom and ultimately established himself as a film director and actor, among other things. His life has been filled with many ups and downs, including a horrific motorcycle accident in 1994.

As the author of the autobiographical novel "Homeless Chugakusei," Hiroshi Tamura of owarai duo Kirin came in fourth. Ranked fifth was pop star Namie Amuro, who married young, had a child, and later divorced, but still managed to come back as a successful artist.

1. Erika Sawajiri
2. Seiko Matsuda
3. Takeshi Kitano
4. Hiroshi Tamura
5. Namie Amuro

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Namie Amuro, last week’s #1 drops to #9, Perfume takes the #1 spot while J-rockers Gackt and GazettE at #2 and #3.

1. Perfume - One Room Disco
2. Gackt - Journey through the Decade
3. the GazettE - DISTRESS AND COMA Auditory Impression
4. Yajimabiyoushitu - SAKURA
5. Mari Yaguchi/Air Band - Seshun Boku/Seshun Ore
6. Arashi/Kenta Yano starring Satoshi Ohno - Believe/Kumori Nochi Kasei
7. 10-FEET - 1sec.
8. Yusuke - Himawari
9. Namie Amuro - WILD/Dr.
10. Hikawa Kiyoshi - Rokyouku Ichidai

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Actress Norika Fujiwara, 37, arrived back in Japan on Wednesday night, appearing before the Japanese public for the first time since news of her divorce from comedian Tomonori Jinnai, 35, made the headlines.

Fujiwara, who had just spent a week in Nairobi, Kenya, engaged in PR work for the Red Cross, was first ambushed by media at Kansai International Airport before flying on to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, where she was swarmed by an even bigger media contingent at around 7.30 p.m.

Wearing dark sunglasses but no longer a wedding ring, Fujiwara appeared upbeat and appealed for continued support of both herself and Jinnai. She fielded questions for about five minutes, saying she did not regret her marriage to Jinnai but instead was appreciative of the time they had together.

Reporters asked what she had to say about Jinnai’s other women, and she shrugged it off saying that it is in the past. When asked if she thought she would marry again, she said: “Yeah! Some day.”

Meanwhile, Jinnai appeared at a press event in Shibuya on Wednesday, held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as part of an ongoing campaign against drink driving. The slogan in their latest poster features a woman holding a cup of Japanese sake, and reads: “Don’t give in to temptation.”

Jinnai quipped that the police must have come up with it the day before, when he held a press conference to discuss his divorce and admitted he had yielded to desire. Jinnai said: “But really, I want to say in a loud voice and from the heart, you must resist temptation.”

Piipo-kun, a police mascot, closed the event saying that the message was conveyed well thanks to Jinnai.

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Apple's iTunes Store has begun offering Hikaru Utada's "Come Back to Me" music video for free in the United States on Tuesday. The song is the first single off This is the One, her English-language album that debuted on CD on March 14 and on digital downloads on Tuesday. Utada appeared in front of overflowing crowds at the Sephora Hollywood & Highland store yesterday evening, and will appear again in New York City tonight and in Miami on Friday.

Utada is an internationally known, bestselling pop artist born in New York City and raised in Japan and the United States. Her debut album, 1999's First Love, is still Japan's bestselling album ever with about 8 million copies sold. Utada's music has appeared in Freedom, Evangelion:1.0 You are (Not) Alone, the live-action Casshern film, and the Hana Yori Dango 2 live-action television adaptation. In addition to her singing career, she played the heroine Pinoko in the 2001-2002 Black Jack net anime series.

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Singer-songwriter YUI, who announced last August that she would be taking a much needed break, has announced her return with a new single. The news was announced on Wednesday, just one day before her 22nd birthday.

YUI's new song is an up-tempo tune titled "again." It has been chosen as the opening theme of the new "Fullmetal Alchemist" anime series, which starts on April 5. Ringtone distribution for the song begins on April 22, followed by a CD release on June 3.

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From the same paparazzi papers, SportsSeoul that bought us most recently, the Choi Ji Woo - Lee Jin Wook romance in February, another celebrity couple in the form of Lee Dong Gun (29) and Cha Ye Ryun (24) have now been confirmed thanks to them.

Both were actually reported to be dating by the media earlier this month although it was subsequently denied by both parties. The latest pictures released by SportsSeoul sees the lovebirds holding hands, shopping for sneakers at a Nike shop in Apgujungdong, Seoul around 3pm yesterday afternoon. They were later spotted wearing couple sneakers after completing their shopping. Cha Re Ryun wasn't sporting any makeup while Lee Dong Gun wore a cap, behaving like what normal couples would do. Both look mightily blissful.

It's understood that both had been good friends for quite a number of years. But they apparently grew closer after the unfortunate demise of Lee Dong Gun's brother with Cha Re Ryun offering lots of support for him. It's believed that they had been dating for about 4 months now. And the cameo role that Lee Dong Gun had recently in SBS Star's Lover as the love of Cha Ye Ryun's character wasn't just a mere coincidence afterall.

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It has been known that Big Bang GDragon will be doing a collaboration with popular Japanese group W-inds.

GDragon will be featured for a rap for W-inds’ new single ‘Rain Is Fallin’ set to be released on 13th May. Not only that, GDragon also particpated in the MV filming last 19th - 22nd April for cameo appearance in their MV.

w-inds_260309W-inds a 3-member dance group, consisting of members Ryohei Chiba, Keita Tachibana and Ryuichi Ogata. They were awarded Asia’s best singer award during the 5th Asian Song Festival. They also have a big fanbase in Korea.

W-inds vocal Keita has also previously introduced Big Bang on his blog, and had also went to watch Big Bang’s first Japan concert tour ‘2008 Stand Up’.

This will be a great opportunity for Big Bang since ‘Rain Is Fallin’has been decided for the theme song for NTV’s ‘Aegawa ×Horio’s Super Urugusu‘.

GDragon, “I am very excited to have received a request for collaboration with a Japanese group who is really acknowledged for their talented. After the previous working with Daishi Dance for composing, here is another chance for cross-border collaboration.

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Hallyu stars Jo In-sung and Kim Jae-won are on their way to the barracks. In a tearful farewell, Jo, who will report for duty to the ROK Air Force on April 6, met with 700 of his fans at the Gwangjin Naru Art Center in Seoul on Monday.

The 28-year-old heartthrob is popular throughout Asia and has been one of the top Hallyu stars in the region through his popular television appearances such as "Something Happened in Bali" and the acclaimed 2006 gangster opus, "A Dirty Carnival," where he turned in a gritty performance that garnered him wide praise from both critics and moviegoers.

Meanwhile, fellow 28-year-old Hallyu star Kim Jae-won was processed into the army on Monday as an active serviceman according to his management company.

Kim reported for duty at the Chungnam Nonsan Army base and will undergo five weeks of basic training before beginning his 24-month service in the army.

Known as an actor with a million dollar smile, Kim made his television debut in 2001 with the SBS sitcom "Honey, Honey" and various television dramas such as "Wonderful Life" and "Hwang Jin-yi."

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