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Actor Kaho (35) announced her marriage via her official website on September 15. Her partner is film director and musician Sora Hokimoto (甫木元空, read “Hokimoto Sora”). Kaho landed her first leading film role in 2007’s “Tennen Kokekko” and has since appeared in numerous dramas. Most recently she drew attention for her role in the TBS drama “Until the T-Shirt Dries,” playing a character who dies in a bus accident. On 5ch’s Entertainment/Sports News+ thread, discussion ranged widely — from the origin of the unusual surname “Hokimoto,” to her popularity back in her ReHouse commercial days, to reports of her past relationships with various co-stars.

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Actor Kaho (35) announced on the 15th via her official website that she has married. Her partner is film director and musician Sora Hokimoto (甫木元空, read “Hokimoto Sora”).

Kaho took her first leading film role in 2007’s “Tennen Kokekko.” She has since appeared in numerous popular dramas, and most recently drew attention for playing Azusa, a character who dies in a bus accident, in the TBS drama “Until the T-Shirt Dries.”

Source: daily.co.jp / Original article here

182AnonymousSep 15, 2026 13:19

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※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Kaho announces marriage, partner is film director/musician Sora Hokimoto: “Going forward, we’ll prioritize each other’s health as a family” [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★].”

“The Dangers in My Heart” reached its final chapter with the September 15 update, closing out a serialization that ran eight and a half years since its March 2018 debut. The final 14th volume goes on sale November 6, and to mark the series’ completion, fellow manga artists have contributed celebratory illustrations, alongside a reader-participation “#BokuYaba Congratulatory Telegram” campaign. Creator Norio Sakurai shared comments thanking readers and looking back on the series’ run. On 5ch, discussion centered on how the story shifted from its early, shadow-tinged psychological tone to a straightforward romantic comedy in its later chapters, comparisons to similarly themed works, and mixed reactions to the spinoff series.

The manga “The Dangers in My Heart” (Boku Yaba) reached its final chapter today, September 15, with an update on Champion Cross. The series closes out eight and a half years of history since its March 2018 launch. The final 14th collected volume goes on sale November 6. To celebrate the series’ completion, fellow manga artists have released congratulatory illustrations, and a reader-participation campaign called “#BokuYaba Congratulatory Telegram” has launched, inviting fans to send in messages to the series.

Marking the series’ conclusion, creator Norio Sakurai thanked readers: “Everyone! Thank you so much for always supporting ‘The Dangers in My Heart.’ I’m truly relieved to have safely and soundly wrapped up a serialization that ran for more than eight years…!”

Sakurai went on to reflect on the eight years of serialization: “This is all thanks to everyone who watched over the series so warmly, and everyone who was involved with it. Looking back on these eight years, I really feel that ‘Boku Yaba’ was blessed with so many wonderful connections — much like Kyoutarou Ichikawa, who started out as a hopelessly gloomy loner, this was a work that grew through all kinds of encounters. I’d be happy if it could have been even a small light for readers too.”

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “‘The Dangers in My Heart’ Concludes After 8.5 Years — Creator Thanks Readers, ‘More to Enjoy, Including Spinoffs’.”

Even as streaming has become the dominant way people listen to music, Hypebeast reports that CD sales have actually been climbing in the US over the past several years. Driving the trend: K-pop acts like BTS flooding the market with limited-edition CDs that fans snap up as collector’s items rather than something to actually play. The report also found that roughly half of CD buyers younger than Gen Z don’t even own a device capable of playing a CD in the first place. On 5ch, the thread about this “CDs nobody actually listens to” phenomenon split between commenters mocking K-pop’s merchandising tactics and others discussing why it’s worth holding onto physical CDs and records instead of relying purely on streaming.

CD sales are surging… but the reality is nobody’s buying them to listen to music

They’re selling like crazy either way…

I listen to music on streaming these days. Behind the scenes of services like Spotify and Apple Music — which have thoroughly taken over as the mainstream way to listen to music — Hypebeast has reported on the surprisingly strong growth in CD sales.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Music] CD sales are surging! But the reality is nobody’s buying them to listen to music… What’s actually driving CD sales?“

On the night of September 14, TV personality Sou Takei posted on X warning that “the machine that turns attention into money, no matter the method, is baring its fangs even at reckless, greedy zealots” — a message cautioning against the SNS-era obsession with chasing attention at any cost. On the 5ch Entertainment/Sports News+ board, many pointed out that Takei himself — who built his fame on tales of taking down a lion and appearances in animal-slipper segments — has used an “attention-grabbing machine” of his own, while others argued that the sponsorship-based business model behind TV and social media has simply hit its limits, splitting opinion down the middle.

Sou Takei: “A machine that turns attention into money regardless of method… bares its fangs even at reckless zealots…” — shares his thoughts

TV personality Sou Takei updated his X account on the night of the 14th, posting a warning about the state of the world today.

The remarks appear to address the harms of the attention economy — where simply grabbing attention on social media translates directly into money — and the state of society as a whole.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Sou Takei Warns About Today’s World: “A Machine That Turns Attention Into Money, Regardless of Method, Bares Its Fangs Even at Reckless Zealots…”“.

Actor Yuji Oda, ahead of the September 18 release of his first new “Bayside Shakedown” film in 14 years, “Bayside Shakedown: N.E.W. Metropolis wo Kakenukero!”, sat down for an exclusive interview with Sports Hochi and opened up about his feelings toward Shunsaku Aoshima, the role he has played for 29 years since the TV series began. In his breakout role as Kanchi in “Tokyo Love Story,” he carried the conflict of feeling “Kanji isn’t me” — but he says that meeting the role of Aoshima, who has no gap from his true self, freed him from that burden. On 5channel’s Entertainment & Sports News+ board, the thread grew with comparisons of Oda’s best-known roles, debate over the truth behind rumors of a rift with Toshiro Yanagiba, and discussion of on-screen spoilers.

Yuji Oda: Aoshima in “Bayside Shakedown” is “the savior of my acting career” — freed him from the conflict he carried playing Kanchi in his breakout role “Tokyo Love Story”

Actor Yuji Oda (58), who plays hot-blooded ex-salaryman detective Shunsaku Aoshima in the beloved series, will see the release on the 18th of the franchise’s first new film in 14 years, “Bayside Shakedown: N.E.W. Metropolis wo Kakenukero!” (directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro).

Oda, who has continued playing Aoshima for 29 years since the TV series began, spoke to Sports Hochi in an exclusive interview about his attachment to the “Bayside Shakedown” series.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Entertainment & Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Yuji Oda: “Bayside Shakedown” Aoshima is “the savior of my acting career” — freed him from the conflict he carried playing Kanchi in his breakout role “Tokyo Love Story”.”

On the September 13 broadcast of TV Asahi’s “Beat Takeshi’s TV Tackle,” Takeshi shared his personal views on customer harassment (“kasu-hara”) — abusive behavior by passengers toward taxi drivers. His remark, “If everyone just calmed down a bit, it feels like both sides were kind of at fault,” sparked a 5ch thread where users traded stories of witnessing trouble with drunk passengers, complaints about curt, unfriendly drivers, and even claims that Takeshi himself once mocked taxi drivers in his own act — with opinions coming in from both the passenger and driver side.

Beat Takeshi shares his views on customer harassment toward taxi drivers: “If everyone just calmed down a bit, it feels like both sides were kind of at fault…”

Entertainer Beat Takeshi appeared on the September 13 broadcast of TV Asahi’s “Beat Takeshi’s TV Tackle” (Sundays at noon), where he offered his personal take on the customer harassment (“kasu-hara” — egregious misconduct such as violence, verbal abuse, and unreasonable demands directed at employees by customers or business partners) that runs rampant in society today.

That day’s episode covered a range of issues facing Japanese society.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Beat Takeshi shares his views on customer harassment toward taxi drivers: “If everyone just calmed down a bit, it feels like both sides were kind of at fault…”.”

NHK’s “Videos of the Century: Butterfly Effect” aired footage on the 14th of the 1993 press conference where newscaster Masataka Itsumi (who died at 48) announced his cancer diagnosis. The segment frames the conference as having “greatly shaken public consciousness.” On 5ch’s Entertainment/Sports News Flash+ thread, the discussion went well beyond a simple obituary, covering shock at how young 48 was to die, debate over why his cancer-ravaged appearance looked older than his real age, and anecdotes about Fuji TV’s momentum at the time and its stars.

NHK’s “Videos of the Century” Revisits Masataka Itsumi’s “Cancer Announcement” Press Conference From 33 Years Ago — Showed a Fighting Spirit That “Greatly Shook Public Consciousness”

The July 14 broadcast of NHK’s “Videos of the Century: Butterfly Effect” (airing 10:00 PM) delivered a feature titled “Cancer: The Fight Against Humanity’s Greatest Enemy.”

It included footage from September 1993 of Masataka Itsumi (who died at 48) saying, “The name of the disease I’m currently afflicted with is cancer” — a press conference that shocked the entire nation.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News Flash+) thread “[TV] NHK’s ‘Videos of the Century’ Revisits Masataka Itsumi’s “Cancer Announcement” Press Conference From 33 Years Ago — Showed a Fighting Spirit That “Greatly Shook Public Consciousness”.”

It’s been announced that Masahiko “Matchy” Kondo will make his first-ever appearance on the 2.5-hour TV Tokyo special of “May I Borrow Some Electricity?” hosted by Tetsuro Degawa, airing September 19 at 18:30. The show is known for its format of visiting random households with no idea where the cast will end up, and on 5ch, Kondo’s casting itself was seen as “unexpected.” Threads lit up with reactions to his trademark “I’m Ma-tchy!” greeting, along with comments rehashing his history at the Johnny’s agency and his old scandal involving Akina Nakamori, as well as praise for how much softer his expression has gotten in recent years — a real mixed bag of opinions.

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Masahiko Kondo will appear on the 2.5-hour TV Tokyo special of “May I Borrow Some Electricity?”, airing September 19 from 18:30.

Source: natalie.mu / Original article here

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[TV Tokyo] Masahiko Kondo Shouts “I’m Match!” and Storms a Stranger’s House, Debuting on Tetsuro Degawa’s Charging Trip.”

On September 14, 61-year-old comedian Egashira 2:50 uploaded a new YouTube video in which he talked about the apartment he’s rented in Nakano, Tokyo for 30 years — and wryly admitted that, unlike most Japanese homes, his place doesn’t have a washlet (a heated bidet toilet seat). The revelation sparked discussion on the forum thread, where users calculated that 30 years of ¥130,000 monthly rent adds up to a staggering ¥46.8 million total, and shared their own experience of watching the rent for an identical unit in the same building creep up to ¥190,000 over time. The thread also touched on typical rents for old, elevator-less buildings and the fact that some tenants simply choose to go without a washlet.

Egashira 2:50 wryly admits: “We don’t have one…” — still missing a common household fixture after 30 years in the same rental

Comedian Egashira 2:50 (61) updated his official YouTube channel on the 14th.

In the video, filmed at the rental apartment he’s lived in for 30 years, he wryly noted that his home lacks a “fixture” found in most households.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Egashira 2:50 wryly admits he’s missing a “standard fixture” despite living in his ¥130,000 rental for 30 years — “We don’t have a washlet…”“.

On the 14th, author Hirotada Ototake posted on X about the structure of online harassment, describing it as “a hell-like world where thousands, tens of thousands of people are rubbing their hands together, thinking, ‘Alright, who should we go after next?’” The remark was reported by Sports Nippon, and a thread went up on 5ch’s Entertainment/Sports News+ board. In the thread, some said “if you don’t want to get bashed, just quit social media,” while others pointed to his own past behavior, asking “didn’t he himself once try to turn a restaurant employee into an online target?” — opinions on the remark were split.

Hirotada Ototake on the “Hell-Like World”: “Tens of Thousands of People Thinking, ‘Alright, Who’s Next?’” – Sports Nippon

September 14, 2026, 20:48 — Sports Nippon Annex Reporting Team

Author Hirotada Ototake (50) updated his X (formerly Twitter) account on the 14th, addressing a “hell-like world.”

Source: sponichi.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Hirotada Ototake on the “Hell-Like World”: “Tens of Thousands of People Thinking, ‘Alright, Who’s Next?’”“.