Rock singer Oguro Maki (34) and her husband, a 34-year old IT company employee, held their wedding ceremony at a central Tokyo hotel yesterday. The couple registered their mariage last November. The four and a half-hour reception was attended by over 250 friends and felow celebrities.
• Popular band Southern All Stars (known simply as “Sazarn”) had their first live TV broadcast in 26 years on Saturday night. The show was broadcast from a “live house” in Tokyo’s Ariake on the Fuji TV network from 12:30am, and ran until 2am. It is the only live event that the band – known for their summers shows and hits – will perform this season.
• At the weekend, actress Matsu Takako (27) admitted her relationship with guitarist Sahashi Yoshiyuki (42). It was the first time since the the pairing was revealed in March that Matsu has spoken about it. Sahashi is one half of the guitar duo Yamagen and also Matsu’s musical producer.