Editorials
Lily Alice • Jul 2, 2026
Article Yoo Ah In to reportedly sign with a new agency, possibly to return to the screen
Do these fees reflect the health of the industry?
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Replying to Ruhi0202 • Jul 1, 2026
Article Yoo Ah In to reportedly sign with a new agency, possibly to return to the screen
Celebrities/rich people get away with anything. If I had a drug abuse history or my record, I would never get…
He paid for it, and he's hard to replace as an actor.
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Replying to triplekkk • Jul 1, 2026
Title Surname Confidential
Great, another my fav Japanese actor expose as pos and nothing will happen to his career. With how big his name…
Bunshun isn't serious journalism. Writer for this drama has made 2 tweets that the claims are one-sided. At least compare the accounts from both sides, to decide the nature of this dispute.
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Replying to RyuseiKento • Jun 26, 2026
Person Shimizu Hiroya
it's ridiculous how possession of weed for personal use can destroy your career. Also inside his own house, who…
Police working to fill quotas.
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On Bussen • Jun 25, 2026
Title Bussen
This looks like a comedy in the mold of Motoki/Mokkun's Fancy Dance 1989.
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On Red Rice • Jun 25, 2026
Person Red Rice
His look of bemusement in the appropriate scenes of Let's Go Karaoke is part of why the movie works so well. No small parts!
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On The Journalist • Jun 23, 2026
Title The Journalist
This series ~takes its time to build up tension. High drama doesn't kick in until the last 2 EPS!
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Replying to Monster • Jun 23, 2026
Title The Journalist
This show was so frustrating. The men are all assholes and nothing gets resolved. Reality is bad enough; worse…
It's based on a real life incident.
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Replying to Hikarinnn • Jun 20, 2026
Title Song of the Samurai: Fateful Showdown in Kyoto
It didn't end with just 6 ep. There are still new ep coming out.
Going by filmarks, a 2-part special "Youth arc" was on TV first. Then 6-EPS in "Kyoto" was on U-Next.
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On Pray Speak What Has Happened • Jun 18, 2026
Title Pray Speak What Has Happened
Unlike Tiger and Dragon, this films extremely big, stagey acting with an amazingly fluid camera. Asakusa Kid shows the two distinct styles are better off meeting in the middle, or the discordant clash is like 2 ships passing in the night.
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Replying to chillingindoors • Jun 17, 2026
Person Ikewaki Chizuru
I didn't even realise she's been around for so long. I've seen so many of her works & she's great in all of them!
Her debut in Osaka Story was a big deal.
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On Ijima Ku • Jun 7, 2026
Person Ijima Ku
Can anyone beat his version of the Evangelion song?
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Replying to yeeqianxis • Jun 3, 2026
Title School Lawyer: Finding the Colors of the Stars
The creative, sensitive depiction of neurodivergence in this drama's storytelling is such a delight to see and…
Toto-chan used to be the icon for unconventional, out of the box thinking. Neurodivergence, as a catch-all term, has unfortunately been astroturfed in tandem with an outrageous injection schedule for K-12 since the 90s (US context.)
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Replying to Chokao • Jun 2, 2026
Person Oguri Shun
Very interesting to see that on MDL, information are pretty scarce concerning Japanese actors... I just came across…
Tabloids are made up bs. To demand serious consequences for serious issues, we need serious investigative journalism full of verifiable details. Innuendos and speculations presented as facts are not enough. From following the works and available footage, the reality may be the opposite IMO. Oguri is career/business first, above all.
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On Oretachi no Hakone Ekiden • Jun 1, 2026
Title Oretachi no Hakone Ekiden
Go Ayano is apparently obsessed with this marathon. Surprised he didn't try to get a role.
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On Hara Hideko • May 30, 2026
Person Hara Hideko
Shocking end to that biography. Going her husband's dysautonomia, his nervous system was damaged by the spike protein in the C19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) whether by infection or injection.
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Replying to Taishi Miwa • May 27, 2026
Title Hard Days
Yes, it was released before the scandal. And no announcement about cancelling disc/digital releases so far.
If you betray your friend or romantic partner, do you now owe me (a stranger online and in the public) something? If you were famous, would the dynamic change? Physical and financial injuries have legal protection between you and a stranger in dispute. Hirosue's dispute is injuries to interpersonal relationships that don't involve us. If you must call it a moral injury, have you reached out to console her husband and children? If not, it's posturing online to feel a sense of moral superiority over her.
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Replying to etoks21 • May 26, 2026
Title Piece of Cake
God, Tabe Mikako is a terrible actor, and a ridiculous choice for this role. She's a tiny. little girl attempting…
Her noodle arms choking him on the tatami like a wrestling match is funny though. Director Taguchi is a goof from some comedic relief he plays. The beatdown he got in the bathhouse is what he should've gotten in Saikou no Rikon, for that it's satisfying (other than the obvious for Mr Exhibitionist.)
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On Piece of Cake • May 26, 2026
Title Piece of Cake
This is an "yutori romance", much like Yutori Desu ga Nani ka (We're Millennials 2016.) The glaring difference is the gay stereotypes are very dated by 2026, while Yutori sticks to which parts of tradition still endured for the younger generation.
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On Ties of Shooting Stars • May 26, 2026
Title Ties of Shooting Stars
Kankuro Kudo completely cannibalized Higashino in his own style of "all the feels" dramedy. Unbelievable yet expected.
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