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Audrey (owarai)
, is a Japanese owarai comedy duo of as boke and as tsukkomi, formed in 2000. The duo won 2nd place in the M-1 Grand Prix 2008 competition. The duo belongs to the management company K Dash Stage Co., Ltd. Biography Formed under the name of in 2000, Kasuga initially was the ''tsukkomi'' ("straight man") and Wakabayashi the ''boke'' ("funny man"). After almost 6 years of unsuccessful activities, Wakabayashi was one day told by a TV playwright in person that his mate, Kasuga, is as a ''tsukkomi'', and that he had "better look for another mate". When Wakabayashi tried to explain to Kasuga what he had been told, Kasuga "thought he was just joking." Rejecting the idea but swapping their roles instead, they finally started to make first appearances on terrestrial TV broadcasts in 2008. On December 21, 2008, the two made it all the way to the final round of the M-1 Grand Prix of the year from the consolation. After the first session of the final, competed and broadcast live on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzai
is a traditional style of comedy in Japanese culture comparable to double act comedy. usually involves two performers ()—a straight man () and a double act, funny man ()—trading jokes at great speed. Most of the jokes revolve around mutual misunderstandings, double-talk, puns and other verbal gags. In recent times, has often been associated with the Osaka region, and comedians often speak in the Kansai dialect during their acts. In 1933, Yoshimoto Kogyo, a large entertainment conglomerate based in Osaka, introduced Osaka-style to Tokyo audiences and coined the term "" (one of several ways of writing the word in Japanese; see below). In 2015, Matayoshi Naoki's manzai novel, , won the Akutagawa Prize. A Hibana: Spark, mini-series adaptation was released on Netflix in 2016. History Originally based around a festival to welcome the Japanese New Year, New Year, traces its origins back to the Heian period. The two performers came with messages from the ''kami'' and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influential figure in popular music. After signing with Interscope Records in 2007, Gaga achieved global recognition with her debut album, ''The Fame'' (2008), and its reissue ''The Fame Monster'' (2009). The project scored a string of successful singles, including "Just Dance (song), Just Dance", "Poker Face (song), Poker Face", "Bad Romance", "Telephone (song), Telephone", and "Alejandro (song), Alejandro". Her second full-length album, ''Born This Way (album), Born This Way'' (2011), explored electronic rock and techno-pop and sold Lists of fastest-selling albums, more than one million copies first-week. Its Born This Way (song), title track became the fastest-selling song on the iTunes Store, with over one million downloads in less than a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūkyō Television Broadcasting
JOCH-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the Chūkyō metropolitan area flagship station of the Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System (NNS), owned by , a subsidiary of Yomiuri Chukyo FS Broadcasting Holdings. Its studios are located in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. The Chūkyō UHF TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (中京ユー・エッチ・エフテレビ放送株式会社, former corporate name of Chūkyō TV) was founded on March 1, 1968, and started TV broadcasting on April 1, 1969. Then the company was renamed "Chūkyō TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (中京テレビ放送株式会社)" on April 1, 1970. History Early history In 1964, six companies, Chukyo Television, Central Nippon Broadcasting, Tokai Radio, Nagoya Science Television, Aichi Television, and Nagoya Economy Television, applied to obtain the fourth private television license in Aichi Prefecture. Since the VHF channel (channel 7) in the Nagoya area was tested and found to have the potential to interfere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji Television
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and-operated by , itself a subsidiary of , a certified broadcasting holding company under the Japanese Broadcasting Act, and affiliated with the Fujisankei Communications Group. It is headquartered in the Fuji Broadcasting Center in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo and is one of ''five private broadcasters based in Tokyo''. Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, known as "Fuji Television One" ("Fuji Television 739"—sports/variety, including all Tokyo Yakult Swallows home games), "Fuji Television Two" ("Fuji Television 721"—drama/anime, including all Saitama Seibu Lions home games), and "Fuji Television Next" ("Fuji Television CSHD"—live premium shows) ( "Fuji Television OneTwoNext"), all available in High-definition televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Asahi
JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as , and better known as , is a Japanese television station serving the Kanto region as the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network. It is owned-and-operated by the a subsidiary of , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company. Its studios are located in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. TV Asahi is one of the "Big Six" broadcasters based in Tokyo, alongside Nippon Television, TBS, TV Tokyo, NHK General TV, and Fuji Television. History Pre-launch After NHK General TV, Nippon TV, and TBS TV were launched in 1953 and 1955, TV has become an important medium in Japan. However, most of the programs that were aired at that time were vulgar which caused well-known critic Sōichi Ōya to mention in a program that TV made people in Japan "a nation of 100 million idiots"; those criticisms already gave birth to the idea of opening an education-focused TV station. On February 17, 1956, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued freq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Television
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as (NTV) or Nippon TV, is a Japanese television station serving the Kantō region as the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned and operated by the , a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company Nippon Television's studios are located in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and its transmitters are located in the Tokyo Skytree. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, it is also the first commercial TV station in Japan, and it has been broadcasting on Channel 4 since its inception. Nippon Television is the home of the syndication networks NNN (for news programs) and NNS (for non-news programs). Except for Okinawa Prefecture, these two networks cover the whole of Japan. Nippon Television is one of the ''five private broadcasters based in Tokyo'' and is the first commercial broadcaster in Asia. Nippon Television Holdings is partially owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun Hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūō, Tokyo
is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. Chūō-ku, as a combination of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi, is the core of Shitamachi, the original downtown center of Edo-Tokyo. Literally meaning "Central Ward", it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II. The most famous district in Chūō is Ginza, built on the site of a former silver mint from which it takes its name. The gold mint, or , formerly occupied the site of the present-day Bank of Japan headquarters building, also in Chūō. As of October 1, 2020, the ward has a resident population of 169,179, and a population density of 16,569 persons per km2. The total area is 10.21 km2. However, because of the concentration of businesses, offices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokorozawa, Saitama
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 343,298 in 168,939 households and a population density of 4761 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Tokorozawa is located in the central part of the Musashino Terrace in southern Saitama, about 30 km west of central Tokyo. Tokorozawa can be considered part of the greater Tokyo area; its proximity to the latter and lower housing costs make it a popular commuter town. The Higashikawa and Yanasegawa rivers that flow from the Sayama Hills flow to the eastern part of the city, and finally reach the Arakawa River. The Yamaguchi Reservoir (commonly known as Lake Sayama) is mostly located within city boundaries; Lake Tama also touches the south-western part of the city. The area around Tokorozawa Station's west exit is built up as a shopping district with several department stores. Prope Street is a popular shopping arcade. Surrounding municipalities * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Dome
is an indoor stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium (whose former site is now occupied by the Tokyo Dome Hotel and a plaza for this stadium). In Japan, it is often used as a unit of size; for example, "the new construction is five times the size of Tokyo Dome." Construction Construction on the stadium began on May 16, 1985, and it opened on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome, adjacent to Korakuen Stadium and the Koishikawa-Kōrakuen garden. It has a maximum total capacity of 57,000 depending on configuration, with an all-seating configuration of 42,000. Tokyo Dome's original nickname was "The Big Egg", with some calling it the "Tokyo Big Egg".Haberman, Clyde Amid Some Doubts, a Tokyo Dome New York Times, March 23, 1988 Its dome-shaped roof is an air-supported structure, a cable-reinforced 0.8 mm flexible fiberglass membrane supported by slightly pressurizing the inside of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konoka Matsuda
is a Japanese singer, television presenter, actress, and radio personality. She is a member of the girl group Hinatazaka46. Early life Matsuda trained in classical ballet from the age of three until she joined Hiragana Keyakizaka46. She was also a member of the taiko club and started playing the guitar in a band in high school. Career On August 13, 2017, Matsuda joined Hiragana Keyakizaka46, now Hinatazaka46, as a second generation member. Before joining the group, she was a fan who attended Nogizaka46 and Keyakizaka46 meet-and-greet events. She is one half of the guitar duo subgroup Hana-chans with Suzuka Tomita, and have released their first song as part of Hinatazaka46's third single. From 2019 to 2020, Matsuda served as co-host for several subjects on NHK Educational TV's ''High School Course'' program. She was a co-host for the TBS Television morning show ''Love It!'' from August to September 2021. She was also appointed as support ambassador for DAZN's AFC Asian Cup qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikaru Takahashi
is a Japanese actress and model, currently affiliated to Oscar Promotion. Career Takahashi rose to fame after participating in the 14th ''Japan Bishōjo Contest'' in 2014, in which she won the Grand Prix among 80,131 applicants, 1,428 who passed the primary document examination and 21 finalists. During the main competition held on August 5 at Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, she sang Erika Sawajiri's "Taiyou no Uta".De☆View (Oricon Entertainment) March 2015 Page 99 On December 17, she participated in Oscar Promotion's annual kimono photo session, held at the Meiji Shrine, Meiji Memorial Hall. In February 2015, Takahashi starred in a commercial by the Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union and Yoyogi Seminar. At the same time, she starred in drama film ''Jinsei no Yakusoku''. On September 13, she was appointed Public Relations Manager of Shiga Prefecture. On October 13, she was appointed the ambassador for Hie Shrine. On January 23, 2016, Takahashi attended the Shiga-Lake Biwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meru Nukumi
, also known as Meruru, is a Japanese model, actress and ''tarento'' from Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture. She is represented by the talent agency Avex Management and is currently active in Tokyo. Nukumi was a former ''Popteen'' magazine model and is currently an exclusive model for the fashion magazine ''CanCam''. Career In 2015, Nukumi became an exclusive model for ''Popteen'' after participating in ''Tokyo Girls Audition 2015'' and winning the ''Popteen'' and ''Ray'' awards. She graduated from ''Popteen'' in January 2021. In March 2021, it was announced that Nukumi would become an exclusive model for the fashion magazine ''CanCam'', first appearing on the March 23rd issue of the magazine. In May 2024, it was announced that Nukumi would play the voice role of Anna Scervino in the anime film '' My Hero Academia: You're Next''. Filmography Film Television Dubbing *''A Minecraft Movie ''A Minecraft Movie'' is a 2025 American fantasy film, fantasy Adventure film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
