Popular enka singer Sakamoto Fuyumi (35) has announced her comeback a year after she dropped out of sight complaining of burnout. Her news conference was unusual in that she was flanked by the presidents of both her agency and her record label, Toshiba-EMI. The announcement came just a couple of weeks after a greatest hits album went on sale.
Daily Archives: March 10, 2003
Musumes on the Big Screen
Former Morning Musume member Goto Maki (17) is to have her first starring movie role this autumn. “Seishun Bakachin Ryori Juku” tells of an aimless high-school graduate that finds the meaning of life at a cooking school. She’ll have the backing of such veteran actors as Takeda Tetsuya (53) and Tani Kei (71). Also scheduled for release this fall is a movie starring current MM Ishikawa Rika (left, 18) and soon-to-be member Fujimoto Miki (18) about a couple of troubled high school girls. It is Fujimoto’s movie debut.