EXILE wins the grand prize at the Japan Record Awards for 2013; show rates 17.6%

1： 禿の月φ ★ 2013/12/30(月) 21:59:39.92 ID:???P

EXILE's "EXILE PRIDE ~Konna Sekai wo Ai suru tame~" won the grand prize at the 55th Japan Record Awards, their 4th time in history and first since last winning the award in 2010 for their song "I wish for you". This has become the crowning glory for their leader HIRO who retires from performing effective the end of 2013.

The song was released in April of 2013 and reached a million copies sold by November 18. This is their first single that has exceeded over a million in sales.

The year-ender awarding ceremony was broadcast for 4 and a half hours on TBS on the 30th of December at the National Theatre Playhouse in Tokyo, with announcer Shinichiro Azumi and HIRO's wife Aya Ueto as the hosts.

Source: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2032590/full/

The 55th Japan Record Awards which was broadcast on December 30 from 7 pm to 10 pm got 17.6% (Kanto region, Video Research), a 1-point increase from the previous year which was thanks in part to the first appearance together onstage of Aya Ueto and HIRO after tying the knot.

Source: http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2014/01/03/kiji/K20140103007313340.html 


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Aya Ueto to host the Japan Record Awards, her first time together onstage with her husband HIRO

1： 禿の月φ ★ 2013/12/02(月) 05:12:30.49 ID:???P

Actress Aya Ueto (28) has been selected to host the 55th Annual Japan Record Awards (TBS - 12/30). This will be her 2nd time hosting the event, the first one being in 2008.

Her husband since September of last year HIRO (44) and his group EXILE have already won as one of the "Best Song" awardees for their song "EXILE PRIDE ~Konna sekai wo ai suru tame~" and are in the running to win the grand prize. The TV station is still "currently under negotiations with EXILE" concerning their participation in the said event, but HIRO will be focusing on his work as president and producing for LDH come next year, and will definitely make his grand appearance here so that everyone can send him off with a bang. It seems that we'll finally see the couple together in public for the first time since they got married.

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Source: http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20131202/oth13120205040016-n1.html

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Shunji Igarashi to retire from showbiz by the end of the month

1： 三毛猫φ ★ 2013/11/04(月) 20:37:42.87 ID:???0

Shunji Igarashi (27) has decided to pull down the curtains on his showbiz career at the end of the month. Igarashi is a member of the D-Boys and D☆DATE who are composed of 5 young actors and became popular when he was in the drama ROOKIES. 

He announced his retirement during the encore of D☆DATE's show on the 4th at Zepp DiverCity. This was his personal decision, as he will be fulfilling his contract until the end of the month and return to being a member of the general public.

Igarashi posted his message on D-BOYS' official website, and it went: "I've started to become interested in other kinds of jobs outside of entertainment, and my feelings to start from scratch and face this new challenge became stronger in me with each passing day. I thought about this a lot and discussed it with my agency. They respected my wishes and so I will be retiring from the entertainment industry. I will definitely live my life without any regrets. Everyone who has kept on supporting me, and everyone who helped me at work and took care of me, I thank you."

Igarashi will once again announce this to the fans during the final leg of D☆DATE's tour at the Tokyo Dome City Hall on the 17th.

Source: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/entertainment/2030482/full/
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