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Live-action “Yamikin Ushijima-kun” gets a movie
Image from: Eiga.com The TBS drama series “Yamikin Ushijima-kun” is being turned into a movie, scheduled for release in 2012. Like the television drama, the film stars actor Yamada Takayuki (27) as a ruthless loan shark named Ushijima and depicts the human drama of people deep in debt. “Yamikin Ushijima-kun” originally aired during fall of [...]
Taiwanese celebs "checked" all over by immigration authorities
Four Taiwanese celebrities claimed they were forced to strip and inappropriately touched by immigration authorities. Artistes like Yvonne Hsu, Ivy Hsu, Rene Liu and Matilda Tao have come forward to talk about how their experiences of outrage of modesty during medical check-ups neccessary for the approval of identity cards. According to Lianhe Wanbao, sisters Yvonne and Ivy Hsu (above), who were [...]
Manay Ethel’s birthday dinner
<!– Midnight DJ deals with the devil –> Malaya’s well-loved entertainment columnist Ethel Ramos, regarded as the dean of entertainment writers, celebrated her birthday with an intimate dinner last Monday, August 1, at Annabel’s along Morato in Quezon City. Manay Ethel, as she is fondly called in showbiz, played host to long-time friends from showbiz [...]
Eugene Domingo is ‘Crossover Queen’
MANILA, Philippines – APT, ACCURATE – “Crossover Queen” is how Eugene Domingo wants to be called, although she’s not really keen on showbiz titles. “Startalk” co-host Joey de Leon jokingly called Eugene “Kubeta Queen” in obvious reference to her last movie “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank,” which won many awards in the recent Cinemalaya, including [...]
A beacon of hope
Filipino strives to better lives of migrant women For him, it was love at first sight. And after three days of frequent visits to her parent’s grocery store, the Filipino student was in no doubt about how her unassuming suitor felt. The quiet Korean sailor, Lee Dong-ho, was 12 years her senior and usually a [...]
Azkals say no to showbiz
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Azkals strikers Rob Gier, Anton del Rosario, Simon Greatwich, Nate Burkey and Misagh Bahadoran have no interest in joining show business for now. In an interview by “Showbiz News Ngayon” taped July 30 after they appeared on “Happy Yipee Yehey” and aired Aug. 2, Gier said, “I’m just enjoying and concentrating [...]
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
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