The #1 single this week was the latest solo release from NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita. Titled "One in a million," the song sold 161,000 copies. With this, all three of his solo singles have charted at #1. Including his albums and singles with NEWS, plus his collaborative singles, he now has 20 consecutive works at the top of the charts.
Almost all of the other top ten singles were new releases, starting with Yusuke at #2, Namie Amuro at #3, and Gackt at #4. A collaboration of Miki Imai, Kentaro Kobuchi, Tomoyasu Hotei, and Shunsuke Kuroda was #5. The bottom half of the list included S/mileage, WaT, Sphere, and access.
On the album charts, Miliyah Kato earned #1 with "HEAVEN," selling 151,000 copies. This is her second album to top the charts, though the first one was a best album.
A "Full Metal Alchemist" compilation took #2, followed in order by VAMPS and lecca. Fujifabric charted at #7, while an "Angel Beats!" soundtrack was #9. Rounding out the list was Maki Goto, who has not appeared in the top ten since releasing a best album nearly five years ago.
On the DVD charts, B'z took #1 with 93,000 copies of their latest concert DVD. They now have seven consecutive releases at the top of the overall DVD charts, tying them for the current record with KinKi Kids.
Tomohisa Yamashita's Ashita no Joe Film Teaser Posted
The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba's classic boxing manga Ashita no Joe has begun streaming a 30-second teaser trailer . (In the linked page, select the leftmost red "NEW! 特報" button.) 24-year-old Tomohisa Yamashita (Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Kurosagi) of the idol group NEWS stars as an orphan named Joe Yabuki who rises from the Tokyo slums under the tutelage of a former boxer. Actor and boxing "otaku" Teruyuki Kagawa (20th Century Boys, Tsurugidake Tennoki, Tales from Earthsea) plays Yabuki's boxing tutor Danpei Tange, Karina plays the heroine Yōko Shiraki, and Yusuke Iseya (Casshern, Honey and Clover) plays Yabuki's rival Rikiishi Tōru. Fumihiko Sori (Ping Pong, Vexille - 2077 Isolation of Japan, To, Dragon Age) is directing the film, which will open in Japan next February.
Takamori and Chiba's original 1968-1973 manga is among the most critically acclaimed stories in Japanese popular culture, and Osamu Dezaki's television series added to the story's iconic status. It would later influence two generations of sports and shōnen manga, including Hajime no Ippo (Fighting Spirit). A crucial twist in the Ashita no Joe television anime's plot made headlines in Japan as people marked the occasion with public ceremonies.
Tai Seng licensed the first Ashita no Joe anime film for North America in 2008. A relatively new anime distributor named Animewho also released the Joe vs. Joe video anime series that same year. There was an earlier live-action film directed by the late Yasuharu Hasebe.
Yamapi lost more than eight kilos for “Ashita no Jo” NEWS’ Tomohisa Yamashita (25) lost 8.5 kilos and his body fat percentage went down to 5% while he worked on “明日のジョー (Ashita no Jo)” it was revealed yesterday, reports Daily Sports Online and Sponichi Annex.
Character photos of the cast in the movie were released yesterday, which showed a muscular Jo Yabuki, played by Yamapi, and his rival character Tohru Rikishi, played by Yusuke Iseya (34).
Yamapi and Iseya making headlines in Japanese sports newspapers this morning
The two stars had said their training consisted of a strict diet and rigorous exercises.
Yamapi started getting in shape for his role in February, a month before filming began. His daily calorie intake was halved down to 1200 calories a day, and mainly featured chicken fillets and salads. Yamapi also did two to three hours of boxing and cardio training every day, and even had sparring sessions with former WBA world super bantamweight champion Osamu Sato (33).
By the time filming had finished in early June, Yamapi’s weight had dropped from 62 kilos to 53.5 kilos, and his body fat percentage dipped from 14% to 5%, giving him a clear six-pack. It has been reported a number of his group members from NEWS said they we were worried about his sudden weight loss.
Co-star Iseya had also endured a similar training routine, and his weight had dropped from 67 kilos to 57 kilos, and body fat percentage from 15% to 3 %.
The film’s supervising trainer had said that the two stars had gotten into better shape than Japanese boxing champions he had seen in the past.
Yamapi and Iseya had said they were serious when it came to their fighting scenes.
“I went into it with a ‘I’m not going to lose to Iseya!’ attitude. Iseya-san had this ‘give me your best shot’ look and the fact that the two of us were really punching one another, it helps you to feel the scene instead of just relying on the film’s lines,” Yamapi said.
“明日のジョー (Ashita no Jo)” will open in Japan cinemas in 2011. It is based on the critically acclaimed boxing manga of the same name by Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba, created in 1968.
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