Jin Akanishi stays behind in Meisa Kuroki's dressing room and takes care of their baby (Josei Seven)

1: エタ沈φ ★＠＼(^o^)／：2014/05/19(月) 07:11:52.54 ID:???0.net

Jin Akanishi (29) left his agency at the end of February and is currently working as a freelancer. He has had a few projects like providing songs for a Korean group, but he has practically had a lot of free time since going independent, and has reportedly been drinking with his friends until late at night and goes home to a hotel room, as his relationship with wife Meisa Kuroki (25) was seemingly on the rocks.

"Meisa-san still had a lot of job offers even after her maternity leave, but Akanishi-san hasn't been working, nor taking care of their baby, and just kept getting drunk day in and day out... Because of the husband acting like this, there was a time when she would let her parents back home in Okinawa take care of their baby when she would have to leave their home for an extended period of time for filming." - (Meisa's acquanintance)

It won't be a surprise if the gap between a bum and a busy, in-demand working mom widens because of this, and they did seem to be heading towards that direction, but there were reports that Akanishi's stance has changed, probably because he witnessed how cold his wife can be. This was in late March, in a studio within the city where Meisa was filming her scenes.

"It was Meisa's shoot, but Akanishi-san was also in the studio for some reason. He was in Meisa's dressing room the whole time, taking care of the baby. He would hold the baby up high, wipe off her drool, and even feed her baby food using a spoon... He was totally an ikumen*. (laughs)" - (Showbiz staff)  
* (ikumen = man engaged in raising the child)

"They also looked like they had a lot of fun conversations during breaks from the filming."

The two were also spotted in mid-April at Minami Aoyama. 

"They must've been coming home from shopping, and Akanishi-san was carrying all the grocery and shopping bags. It seemed like he couldn't go against and face Meisa-san properly anymore..." - (witness)

When Akanishi left the agency, he commented, "I want to be more active with my international career", but it appears that he doesn't even have a manager yet, and it can't be said that he's started off his new career on a fine note.

"Akanishi-san probably can't even have a proper living right now if he breaks up with Meisa. He must've come to the conclusion to be a 'house-husband' until his own career gets back on track." - (Meisa's acquaintance)

Source: http://zasshi.news.yahoo.co.jp/article?a=20140519-00000007-pseven-ent

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President Johnny Kitagawa: "Akanishi is the type of person who will succeed"

1: 2014/04/08(火) 19:02:09.72 ID:???0

Johnny's Jimusho president Johnny Kitagawa commented on Jin Akanishi (29) who left the agency effective last March. (Related post HERE)

Mr. Johnny insists: "I have not met with him. We didn't even talk on the phone.". On the reason why Akanishi left, Johnny said, "All he wants to do is pursue his career in the US", pointing out that this is different from Johnny's policy of giving more emphasis on their activities within Japan. He also gave his understanding that "It's just natural for one to do whatever he wants to do". Finally, Johnny joked and said, "He's a person who will succeed (in the US), as long as he maintains a good relationship with his wife (Meisa Kuroki)."

Source: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140408-00000067-spnannex-ent

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Shun Oguri and Meisa Kuroki alone in a private room at an izakaya!?

1: 禿の月φ ★ 2014/03/19 07:23:29

March 11, at an izakaya in a local residencial area. Shun Oguri (31) and wife Yu Yamada (29) live 3 minutes away from the place. 

Late at night, past 11, Oguri, together with two actor friends were in a private room in the basement where they were also able to enjoy karaoke. A woman then entered the room at the stroke of midnight. She was wearing a blue-knit hat and a red checkered flannel shirt, paired with a long skirt. This was Meisa Kuroki (25).

The store normally closes at 2 in the morning, but the people in the private room did not seem like they were going to finish any time soon. A regular customer comments: "The staff of the place tells us regular customers: 'We're about to close soon...', but they never did that to Oguri-san and Meisa-san. When I asked a frequent customer, he told me that these celebrities don't have that much time to go drinking at bars, so they receive special treatment at this place.".

At 2:40 in the morning, the store's signboard lights went out. A staff took out the trash and the shop owner started clearing up. There were also other celebrities at the bar who joined Oguri's group, but this other group went home at a little past 3. The only ones left in the place were Oguri, Meisa, and their two common friends. But these two friends went ahead at 4 in the morning, leaving Oguri and Meisa alone in the room.

The two have worked together in the two Crows Zero movies. They have reunited once again this year for Lupin III which will be shown in summer.

Oguri and Meisa who were left alone did not leave the private room for another hour. At 5 in the morning, Meisa finally left and got into a taxi. Oguri exited a few minutes later and walked home to his and Yamada's home.

The unit where Meisa went home to was entirely dark. Akanishi wasn't home, and her daughter must've been left with her parents.

Source: http://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20140319_246894.html

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Jin Akanishi dreaming of running a club in LA!? (Josei Jishin)

1: 禿の月φ ★：2014/03/11(火) 00:13:07.73 ID:???0

"There were already rumors a month ago that Akanishi-san won't be renewing his contract with his agency. It seems that there were also a number of entertainment handlers who showed interest in signing him, but he's busy preparing to join the production company of a personal acquaintance of his." - (TV station representative)

Jin Akanishi (29) has decided to leave Johnny's Entertainment after fulfilling his contract which ran up to February 28. According to music industry insiders, there's already talk that his next destination has already been decided. He's also said on his personal Facebook and Twitter accounts that he would like to partake in more activities overseas. 

"His close friends are worried about him, but Akanishi insists that he's alright because he still has some savings left. He did feel confident that he can make an impact after his US debut single back in 2011 ranked #1 on the iTunes Dance Charts, and says that he has the connections which he has established in 2006 when he studied in LA. But in reality, his single sales back then were thanks in large part to the support given to him by his fans in Japan..." - (music industry representative)

This insider continues: "It's a given that he wants to become an artist in the US, but he's also aggressively thinking about collaborating with other US artists and making music as well. Not just that, he's also revealed that he intends to run a club or a bar in LA where even his friends can hang out."

Akanishi got married to actress Meisa Kuroki (25) in February 2012. They have a daughter who is now about 1 and a half years old, but he definitely needs to consider them as well if he plans on moving to the US.

"It seems that Kuroki-san is getting irritated at how her husband doesn't seem to have a direction in life. Her husband has always insisted that he wants to live in LA, but she will be having a drama in April and has several other projects lined up after that, making her schedule packed for the year. If they do move to the US, then she will have to reconsider her career in Japan so she won't be able to agree to this plan that easily. It's either he convinces her to come with him, or they go their separate ways." - (TV station representative)

Source: http://jisin.jp/news/2625/6942/

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Jin Akanishi leaves Johnny's Jimusho

1: 禿の月φ ★：2014/03/02(日) 05:47:08.68 ID:???0

(Partial translation)
It was revealed on March 1st that singer Jin Akanishi (29) has left Johnny's Entertainment after fulfilling his contract up to February 28 and will not be signing an extension upon mutual consent. Johnny's said that they cannot comment on the reason as to why his contract was not renewed. One of the possible reasons is the conflicting interests between both parties. Akanishi will still pursue a career in showbiz even after leaving the agency. A different source tells Sponichi that there were no new scandals or any sort of trouble that has led to this decision.


Source: http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2014/03/02/kiji/K20140302007693800.html

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47RONIN an unprecedented box-office bomb in Japan?

1： れいおφ ★ 2013/12/12(木) 09:44:29.76 ID:???0

A movie writer comments: "Considering the scale of the release and all the fanfare surrounding it, I don't remember any other movie flopping as much as this in recent history. I think this is unprecedented..." 

According to Kogyo Tsushinsha's report, the movie 47RONIN which premiered last December 6, amassed a total of JP\ 152.48 million in the box office, with an attendance of 77,894 for the first 2 days over the weekend, ranking 6th for the week. 

The figures alone will give one the idea that it's not doing bad at all, but this movie is being shown in 333 cinema houses, 753 screens nationwide -- a massive scale.

Applying simple math to this means that only 100 people went to watch per screen during those 2 days. That's 50 people a day per screen, and if the movie is shown 4x a day, that's just 12 people watching every time it's showing.

And to back these figures up, people who went to watch the film posted comments on Twitter and various forums like: "Holy crap!", "Vacant seat-fest ongoing!", and pictures of all the vacant seats were also uploaded, with some even saying that "the cinema is reserved for me alone."

"This movie is based on Chushingura, but given a fantasy twist where Tengu goblins and sorcerers are running all about. Keanu Reeves plays the role of a fictional character named Kai. It's pretty hard to understand, right? Even I myself don't know what kind of movie I'm talking about here." --(s/a above)

The Japanese cast is nothing short of extravagant, with names like Hiroyuki Sanada, Rinko Kikuchi, Tadanobu Asano, Kou Shibasaki, and ex-KAT-TUN member Jin Akanishi taking part in the movie. Keanu and Asanobu et. al. made their rounds on variety shows and promoted for the movie, but...

A member of the media who attended the press conference comments: "I think Jin Akanishi's presence didn't help their promotions. As we all know, Johnny's has limitations for their talents appearing on WEB contents. Even in the presscon which Akanishi took part in, they had to take him off the stage first before the WEB media photographers could take their photos, which took too much time as they had to separate it from the paper publications and TV shots. Even Keanu looked lost amidst all the commotion because of that".

If this continues, the movie might not even earn JP\ 500 million, a far cry from its budget of over JP\ 20 billion.

Source: http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/8338919/

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Jin Akanishi on SMAPxSMAP for 47 RONIN

1： ：れいおφ★ 2013/11/26(火) 18:59:23.95 ID:???0

Artist Jin Akanishi was on the episode of SMAPxSMAP shown on the 25th. He was in BISTRO SMAP, the main segment of the show, together with Keanu Reeves and Kou Shibasaki, his co-stars in the movie 47 Ronin.

Akanishi looked back at his first Hollywood role and said: "It really was a valuable experience". All his lines were in English, and Nakai poked fun at Akanishi who previously went to the US to study the language by saying: "So how was it speaking in English? Oh right, you studied in one of  those English schools in front of the train stations, right?"*. Takuya Kimura and Shingo Katori also used formal Nihongo to speak to him, like "Zehi, omeshi agari kudasai" (Please, help yourself) and "Irasshaimase" (Welcome). Akanishi who was treated like a VIP felt awkward and suddenly blurted out, "Ahh, I wanna go home~".

When he was asked about his connection with Kusanagi, Akanishi revealed that: "I came to greet him once when he had a drama". Kusanagi who doesn't remember this at all replied with an "Uhmmm~". Akanishi didn't expect this reaction, let out an "Ehhh--!" and dropped his shoulders, and he was visibly uneasy from beginning to end.

Akanishi also talked about doing acting duties alongside his works as an artist. He comments: "Acting is totally different from music. Music is much more about expressing yourself, while in acting, you have to become someone else".

He also made comments about composing: "There are a lot of times when we compose the songs as a team. Song creation needs to have deadlines. If there's none, I'd just end up dwelling on a song forever. If there's no deadline, I will never feel satisfied with it".


* ("ekimae ryuugaku" = catchphrase of the language school NOVA literally meaning "attend language schools in front of stations"; as most of these establishments are located around train stations.) 

Source: http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/8288454/

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Jin Akanishi in the December issue of "VoCE"

1： ：禿の月φ 2013/10/25(金) 06:25:35.39 ID:???P

Artist Jin Akanishi is featured in the December issue of VoCE. It has a long interview, spread across 6 pages.

Akanishi wore a black suit in one picture and a cable knit top in another, and sealed his smile -- seemingly straying away from his idol persona.

He talked about the time of his hiatus up to his comeback, as well as his new song "Ainaru Hou e". He also revealed some stuff about his solo works while he was still with KAT-TUN.

Akanishi, the man who stayed true to himself as he continuously broke the "taboos" of being an idol by studying abroad, leaving his group, and getting married... When this topic came up, Jin commented: "I think I've been gradually trying to destroy this 'something' for quite some time now, it's not like I was trying to go up against these so called 'taboos' ". Akanishi naturally commented: "I just thought of growing up freely, normally..."

He also talked about his obsession with composing. He said that he's already used computers in composing since he was 20 and comments: "Were the equipment expensive? It was nothing! Because I was actually earning a lot! At least, to buy these equipment (laughs)."

Source: http://mdpr.jp/review/detail/1291888

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Kazuya Kamenashi on the cover of Suits: "I'm not the type who just does things selfishly"

1： ：禿の月φ 2013/10/04(金) 05:06:33.62 ID:???P

Kazuya Kamenashi was interviewed for the autumn issue of Suits DIME for WOMAN and analyzed himself by saying, "If people want something from me, I want to respond to that. I'm not the type who would turn a deaf ear to that and just do what I want to do".

When asked about the kind of person he finds the most agreeable to work with, he answered, "I like working with people who don't only push through with his or her own beliefs, but at the same time, has the ability to interact well with other people." He also made a comment about his first starring role in a drama in 2 years, Tokyo Bandwagon: "There are a lot of firsts for me here, and I'm really excited".

Source: http://mainichi.jp/mantan/news/20131003dyo00m200075000c.html

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Is KAT-TUN going to disband?

1： れいおφ ★ 2013/07/28(日) 11:25:30.77 ID:???0

(Summary)
* A showbiz representative comments: "There were talks that they were supposed to go on a nation-wide tour in July. The members themselves were talking enthusiastically last May saying, 'We want to see you again at our concert', and, 'Please wait for us'. The schedule was even released in one of their fan pages but was immediately taken down... Now there are no indications of them doing concerts and there's no talk of the 5 coming together anytime soon".

* "Their main program ended by the end of last year, and there are still no plans to replace the show. Their last tour was February of last year's 'KAT-TUN LIVE TOUR 2012 CHAIN'. Nakamaru will be turning 30 in September, and will eventually have to graduate from the magazines Poporo and myojo. These magazines seem to have set a limit of 30 years old for these Johnny's idols."

* "Vice President Julie Kitagawa, who's also handling KAT-TUN affairs, is treating Kamenashi well, but apparently doesn't hold special feelings towards the group itself. Some people are even saying that she thinks the group is pulling Kamenashi down." -showbiz executive

* "There was also a time when there were talks of letting Kamenashi go solo. They're saying that KAT-TUN will take the same path as V6 who have not officially disbanded are are still releasing singles every once in a while. "

* Kazuya Kamenashi's Ore Ore is doing extremely well, and he will also be starring in a drama in October.

* Yuichi Nakamaru's a reporter for informational program Shuuichi and has had numerous drama projects.

* Other members have some jobs every once in a while, but the group doesn't have their own program and has no tour scheduled.

Source: http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/7899817/

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Meisa Kuroki's bookshelf full of English learning books

1： 天使のかけらφ ★ 2013/05/23(木) 16:01:03.64 ID:???

Meisa comments:
"Almost all the books I have are for learning English. Even the ones behind these books are English learning materials."
"There's no point in just reading these once and be satisfied with it. It just makes you feel like you finished reading them for no reason. It's better to review the books that I have instead of searching for new ones! Yup, that's what I'll do."

"Starting to learn Conversational English"
"English Conversation - Let's speak"
"Collection of English conversational pieces for refined conversation"
"Japan speaking in English Q&A"
"Book to learn how American children speak"
"Heart-warming stories in English"
"Recitation - Beginner"

Source:
http://news.ameba.jp/20130523-566/

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Johnny Kitagawa's short message to his favorite, Jin Akanishi

1： 禿の月φ ★ 2013/07/25(木) 07:42:36.37 ID:???P

Johnny Kitagawa gave his comments concerning Jin Akanishi, whose new single will be released in August.
"Along with his responsibilities as a parent to his daughter, he should be taking responsibility for all of his actions."
"He's unique. But he should do things properly (and succeed) in Japan first before thinking of going overseas."


Source:（nikkansports.com）
http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20130725-1162611.html

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Snippet of Jin Akanishi's music video "Hey What's Up?"

1： 三毛猫φ ★ 2013/07/19(金) 17:33:49.85 ID:???0

A video clip of Jin Akanishi's latest single is now being shown on Warner Music Japan's official page.
"Hey What's Up?" is his first single in 1 year and 5 months. Jin Akanishi wrote the lyrics and composed the song himself, with the themes "summer", "party", and "Tokyo" in mind. the concept of the video is "the whole of Tokyo will turn into a party".

The video is directed by Kenji Maruyama. The director's other works include music videos of AKB48, SKE48, and Nogizaka 48.

(related post HERE)

Source: http://natalie.mu/music/news/95333
「HEY WHAT'S UP?」PV
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Jin Akanishi's English checked out by 2channel users

1： 以下、名無しにかわりましてVIPがお送りします 2012/11/14(水) 16:31:55.51 ID:AZSnp1X70

カツーン脱退騒動とかで正直バカにしてたわ、ごねんな
I honestly looked down on him because of that KAT-TUN fracas, sorry about that.
(old thread: 2012/11/14)
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(Jin Akanishi-related posts here)

Jin Akanishi to make a comeback in August

1： 禿の月φ ★ 2013/06/23(日) 06:23:26.77 ID:???P

Jin Akanishi will be coming out with a new single in August.
Akanishi married Meisa Kuroki in February of 2012.

As a penalty for not informing his Agency, his nationwide tour was cancelled, and he was dropped from the drama that he was supposed to star in.

Source:
http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20130623-1146364.html

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Jin Akanishi and Meisa Kuroki's baby

575： 可愛い奥様 2013/06/12(水) 17:34:20.11 ID:visrctH40

赤西とメイサの子供
Akanishi and Meisa's baby

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Kenzo Umeda (?) goes wild on Twitter and drags down Yu Shirota

1： れいおφ ★ 2013/06/04(火) 10:41:45.40 ID:???0

* Umeda stopped using Twitter since the end of February, but someone thought to be him resumed on May 21. But there was no concrete evidence, and since the timing was so perfect, there were also doubts regarding the authenticity of the account.
"Ahhh~ there's no point in becoming popular like this"
"I'm seriously gonna die if they ask me to pay a huge amount for compensation" * The account was set to private once the tweets became viral.

* New tweet goes: "And so it begins. Kenzo Umeda's 'All Night Nippon Tattaratattararatattaratattaratattaratata. Today's main theme "I don't want Yu Shirota like this!". Please send in your answers"* Another tweet: "Why is it always me? No punishment to this anti-Japanese actor who was born and raised in Japan but still obtained Spanish citizenship and can only whisper when he acts?"(See related post here about other people Yaguchi was rumored to be involved with)

http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/7732808/

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Mari Yaguchi also had an affair with a married Johnny's talent? She also invited an ex-boyfriend over?

1： れいおφ ★ 2013/05/28(火) 13:45:55.09 ID:???0

* There are apparently 4 more men who are suspected to have had affairs with Yaguchi. Umeda's name happened to come up first, but there really was a possibility that she was habitually bringing men into her house.

* The other men under suspicion: A married Johnny's talent, an actor friend who attended their ceremony, and 2 others who disappeared with her into the night after gōkon parties.

* Shun Oguri's name was also mentioned yesterday (see below).

* This probably wasn't the first time Nakamura found out about her affairs.


http://www.excite.co.jp/News/entertainment_g/20130528/Cyzo_201305_post_674.html


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