“He’s only 167 centimeters tall. All the actresses who’ve appeared with him know what a pipsqueak he really is.” – a quote from showbiz reporter Honda Kei, saying SMAP heartthrob singer Takuya Kimura always wears elevator shoes. (Shukan Shincho/Mainichi)
• It is rumored in Josei Seven magazine that actor Toyokawa Etsushi (42) has separated from his 30-year old wife and is already sharing his luxury Tokyo home with another woman. His wife, his former hair stylist whom he married in 1997, is living with their two children.
• Shigemori Ayumi (32), one of the singers of “Dango Sankyodai” a pervasive hit of a couple of years back, has become a mother. She married a TV station employee in 2002, and their first child is a boy.
• Another new parent is TV personality and former baseball player Nagashima Kazushige (38), who became the father of twins on Wednesday. He is the son of baseball legend Nagashima Shigeo.