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Swimsuit maker San-ai’s spokesmodel for 2010 Nanao, left, receives a tiara from 2009 spokesmodel Satoko Miyata during her unveiling event in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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TOKYO — Actress Aya Ueto, 27, and HIRO, the 43-year-old leader of the band Exile, registered their marriage on Friday, Ueto’s birthday, their management agencies announced Saturday.
Ueto and HIRO, whose real name is Hiroyuki Igarashi, have been dating since last year. Tabloids first reported back in January that wedding plans were in the air but their management agencies denied it.
A spokesman for Ueto’s agency said a date for a wedding ceremony and reception have not yet been finalized, Sankei Shimbun reported.
Speaking about his new wife who has been in show business for 15 years, HIRO said in a statement to media: “She dedicated her youth to her career and continues to work hard. I learn a lot from her. I respect her way of thinking and her way of life. I wanted, from the bottom of my heart, to make her happy.”
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TOKYO —
The entertainment world is coming into the awards season when various celebrities receive all sorts of “Best” awards.
This week, The Best Beauty 2012 award winners were honored. These go to celebrities who remain talented and beautiful.
TV personality and model Yuka, 32, celebrating her 15th year in showbiz, picked up the award in the 30s age category. Yuka said she was please to receive the award that has the word “beauty” in it, Sankei Shimbun reported.
“In any case, you should love yourself. Your body will naturally respond to your affection. And laugh a lot,” she said. As for her trim figure, she said, “When it comes to maintaining my shape, I have to put a lot of effort into it,” she said.
Kenta Kiritani, 32, who won the men’s category, said, “I am a beauty? I appreciate the courage of whoever nominated me. From now on, I am going to excel as the ‘Beauty Man!’”
Other winners were Mayu Kusakari, 19, and Nana Eikura, 24.
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TOKYO —
Love Hatsune Miku and wish you could create your own Vocaloid music and music videos?
Digital Hollywood, a Tokyo-based school offering degree and certification programs in IT and digital media, announced they will be holding a 6-month course on CG animation and music video production using Vocaloid software and characters.
The course is called “HATSUNE MIKU, Loves Creator” and promises to give participants the skills and hands-on-expertise needed to become world-class Vocaloid media producers.
Students will study basic 3D CG animation using Autodesk Maya and practice composition using the Hatsune Miku Vocaloid software. All students must complete a “graduation piece” that will be shown at a special presentation in early March.
The course begins Sept 25, with explanatory sessions being held at the Digital Hollywood Tokyo campus on Sept 18.
Vocaloid beginners and amateurs alike are encouraged to apply, though the course is capped at 30 students and a screening test will be held if there an excess of applicants.
Those who are lucky enough to get in will officially be registered under the school’s new “Hatsune Miku film major” and attend two 3-hour hands-on training sessions on Tuesday and Friday of every week, as well as an occasional 3-hour lecture on Wednesday.
While Digital Hollywood does seem to offer an exchange program for its degree courses, the Hatsune Miku course looks like it will be conducted in Japanese only.
If you do have the language skill and want to participate what could be a fantastic opportunity to participate in a burgeoning Japanese pop-culture phenomenon, be sure to sign up for one of the information sessions here.
Source: Digital Hollywood
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