Hullo manga lovers, most especially those who have read Shibatora diligently.

   Fuji TV is set to air the live-action series this summer and who better to star as the lead than WaT’s other half, Koike Teppei?? He’s acted in several series already such as Gokusen, Dragon Zakura and Oniyome Diary, but nothing really big, just minor parts, really. (Side note: if you plan on watching a drama of his, Oniyome Diary may be a bit funny, but nothing impressive)  He’s also starred in the movie Lovely Complex which I adored and will keep on adoring. I’m proud to say I actually own a copy, as it’s quite hard to find Japanese films here. (Anyone interested? I could have it burnt and sell it to you at a way cheap price! ;))

But back to the topic at hand! Shibatora revolves around a young-looking detective named Taketora Shibata  (hence the nickname Shibatora) and because of the way he looks, he manages to get right in the game with the juvenile delinquents he must handle to solve his cases.

The drama airs starting this July every Tuesdays at 9pm. Set your TiVos - or the like - ready!

So here’s something sweet: South Korean’s answer to Taiwan’s Farenheit, Super Junior, participated in the 24 Hour Hope Marathon last 9th and 10th of this month.

Unfortunately, Yesung took a fall on the first day and hurt his leg. Not wanting to give up, he trudged until he collapsed (hear the awws of the fans at this point) and was sent to a hospital. He later returned on crutches to see the other members of Super Junior make it to the finish line.

He’s just plain adorable, is what he is. Imagine forcing yourself not to give up even if you really can’t. Okay, admittedly, some would call this plain stupidity. But I’m not one of those who think so. By doing this, Yesung just found a place in my heart. And I’m not even a Super Junior fan. (I’m not much for Korean singers, preferring Japanese acts. Specifically KAT-TUN. Funny how I have no blog entries on them though. Bah.)

Because she honestly isn’t doing well in Tinseltown anymore. Obviously. You can’t just go around and steal an $11,000 heirloom and still get away with it. Or be completely unprofessional and show up late - or not show up completely - for work. And obviously other big name stars will have none of it either.

First she was dropped from Bright’s ‘Manson Girls’ because they couldn’t find any actress that actually has a semblance of a name in Hollywood to star alongside her, now she’s gone kaput from Jack Black’s film ‘Ye Old Times’ for some unknown reason. I’d like to think Jack Black has some sense in him and had her drop before the film comes to total ruins because of her lack of courtesy towards other people.

What keeps this woman in fame, I ask you? She’s done mediocre films (please, Bobby would’ve done so much better without her in it) and is mostly known because of her massive expenses towards mass produced commercialised items and scandalous fights with other celebrities. It’s time for the Lohan Fever to die down. Especially now that her sister and mother are doing a disgrace to the name she built with their cheesy overdone reality show.

And to top it all of, she came up with the lousiest fashion line ever: leggings. I mean, come on! Sure, it might do fine today even with the grotesque Michael Jackson feel of some of the designs (no one wants shimmering gold lines or knee bloody pads on their leggings, dearie!) but what about five years down the line? Leggings have made a comeback from the worst of the eighties and late nineties, but I doubt it will last.

So what’ll happen when the fad dies down? She’ll be left with a stockroom filled with tight spandex and the remains of a once famous life.

What a fab line darling, though a word of advice: Michael Jackson as inspiration for a line of clothing doesn’t really do well for anyone. No matter the fame.

For DUI.

Why does it not shock me that he may be getting out for even less than a mere eight days just because of his celebrity status? Jeez. You’d think celebs are b****y gods or something. How long was Nicole Richie in for? 2 days? Okay, granted, she was with child then. Whatever. I forgot how long her on-again off-again BFF Paris Hilton stayed in isolation, but it wasn’t really prison-like, if you ask me, so her time is pretty much rendered a facade to keep up the reps of California prison cells.

Scotty ain’t that big though, so he may stay the whole duration, who knows? As TMZ says: keep tuned.

Just a quick answer to questions I’ve received:

Q: Who is Danson Tang’s girlfriend?
A: No idea. She was once mentioned to have accompanied him during an autograph signing, along with his mother. I don’t think she’s a celebrity, so maybe that’s why her name escapes the media. This is all I know as of now, but if I’m wrong, please tell me so I can retract what I’ve said and make it right.

Q: Where’d you get your information on (Taiwanese) Hana-Kimi 2?
A: I got it from CRI Online, a pretty reliable source for Taiwanese entertainment news. It’s an old article (circa 2007) so it may not be that reliable today. I know there have been rumours circulating that there will be a second series and that S.H.E.’s Selina will portray Ella’s sister, but it’s just mainly a rumour with no official confirmation.

Here’s what CRI has to say (for the complete article, click here):

《花樣少年少女》 續集無望

　　改編自漫畫《偷偷愛著你》的《花樣少年少女》，是繼《流星花園》後最深入民心的台灣偶像劇。2006年11月首播，立即掀起一股“花樣熱潮”，除了收視稱冠，連帶電視小說、寫真書、扎記本和原聲大碟都大賣，獻唱片尾曲《專屬天使》的Tank也紅起來，身為男主角的吳尊更是人氣爆升，之前還有機會角逐南韓“首爾電視大賞”，成為唯一代表台灣入圍的電視節目，熱潮還吹到日本，再度翻拍成日劇！

　　坊間一直流傳《花樣》會開拍續集，向身為製作人的黃萬伯求證時，他表示過往不少受歡迎的臺劇都會開拍續集，可惜大部分都“後勁不繼”而草草收場。為了在觀眾心目中留下一個完美的句號，所以不會開拍《花樣》續集，這個答案相信會使不少《花樣》Fans失望！

Roughly translated, there were rumours of having a sequel filmed but Huan Wang Bo, the producer, didn’t want to make a sequel as most sequels suck (my own words, not his) and don’t really live up to the expectation and hype it gathers.  They wanted to leave that sense of ambiguity and decided not to make another, even if it leaves the fans disappointed.

As for the copyrights not being obtained, I’ve only heard of that from several sources but nothing official either. If I happen upon an article, I’ll have it posted here as well.

Someone posted on a comment a petition being held calling for a sequel. If you want to sign your name on it, shimmy over to this site: http://www.petitiononline.com/tdramhk2/

My stomach never really agreed with Jessica Simpson and John Meyer. And to my utter disbelief, InTouch magazine had this to show.

Well, he’s no Brad Pitt, but he’s still John Meyer (aka Sex God), rockstar extraordinaire. And if you really think about it, he’s muy better than Brad Pitt. For one, he actually has his own identity whereas the Pittmeister merely shadows the identity of his current lady love. (Think way back into the day when he was out with Gwynnie, and then Jen, and now Ang… get the picture?)

More scandalous (??) photos of the two all sweet and touchy-feely over at Bauer-Griffin.