April 2008

FEATURES

Who’s teetering on the edge? What’s the peak age?

The “Use-By Date” for Popular Characters

The Under 19 Actress Picture Book - The Strongest Contenders for the Next Break

Interviews: Riko Narumi, Mitsuki Tanimura, Nao Minamisawa, Atsuko Maeda (of AKB48), Saki Fukuda

The 50 Who Have Tomorrow’s Movies, TV, Theater, Music and Commercials in Their Hands

Who are the hit makers for the next generation?

LOOKING AT PEOPLE

Edo Harumi - Transforming herself from a theater actress and moving at full tilt to major success in the world of comedy

Antic Café (AnCafé) - The cuteness comes from the popular new-generation visuals

Amy Adams - Moving into the big league with her particular brand of un-sophisticatedness

Michiko Matsuda - She could do the portrait of Yusaku Matsuda because she was his first wife and with him when he was unknown

Yu Shirota - Big success on TV! Passionate theorist with real presence on the screen

Shun Oguri - What next-generation stars need to be, as seen by one of the hottest actors around

Kaho - 3 movies opening with her in a lead role - the real face of an actress in the news who is on the verge of her big break

INSIDE REPORTS

American scriptwriters’ strike settled

A behind-the-scenes look at the dragged out strike, and its effect on the film world

High viewing rates for “Aibou,” “Tadano Hitoshi” and “Koshonin”

What is the secret strategy that is underpinning successful TV Asahi?

Continuing drop in users for Second Life

What is on the horizon following this decline in population?

SPECIAL FEATURE

The Whole of the Last 20 Years! The TOP 100 Female Singers Who Changed the Music Scene

The 100 albums by female vocalists that were hits between 1989 and 2008

Entertainment! - The New Lifestyle Idea Book

Interview: Rosa Kato

Columns/Others

Can’t stop watching overseas TV dramas!

Nobu Yamada - Fashion Watch Diary

Hitoshi Matsumoto - Movie Guru

Kotaro Aso’s industry movements

Marty Friedman - Looking at J-POP Through Heavy Metal Eyes

Yoshihiko Inohara of V6 - The Pop Idol’s Path to Success

Navigating through stuff - digital video cameras

Latest theater trends

Audience ratings - TV securities

Movie entertainment - Box office

CD - Examining the monthly music charts

Bestsellers - Shirokane Entertainment Bookstore

Games - Kingdom of Games

Readers’ Forum

How this month’s issue was produced/a peek at next month’s issue

Audio Book Grand Prize

Presents

Information

New release guide - Movies

New release guide - Music

New release guide - Books

New release guide - TV

New release guide - Commercials

.ent!

The losing side Hollywood icons