Popular dance group Da Pump played yesterday to a thousand fans chosen from 30,000 applicants at a show in the new Roppongi Hills Arena in Tokyo. There have been rumors recently of a breakup between vocalist Issa (photo, 24) and up-and-coming actress Shibasaki Koh (22).
• Itoshi, the elder of manzai brothers Itoshi-Koishi, died last week. He was 78 and so didn’t get to fulfill his ambition of performing till he was 80. Known as Itokoi, the pair had a comedy career that spanned more than 60 years.