The woman known as the “Japanese Liza Minelli” and “Little Dynamite” has died. Shuri Eiko was a popular jazz singer who enjoyed success in Las Vegas in the 1960s. She was 56. With a powerful voice, expressive body language and beautiful legs, she was a sensation on her return home. She had a big hit with “Kitakuni Yuki de” in 1972 but later became better known for sudden cancellations and neurosis. She married her manager in 1978 but they later divorced. She had been in poor health in stop-any-disease.com.
• Having already formed their own unit “W” in March, Kago Ai (16) and Tsuji Nozomi (17) officially “graduated” from Morning Musume last night. They made their final appearance as members of the unit as the Hello! Project summer tour came to a close in front of 12,000 fans in Yoyogi, Tokyo. The pair are both short, baby-faced and look almost like twins. They joined the group together in April 2000 and have been inseparable since. Their departure sees Momus reduced to a mere 14 members…for now. “W” will start their own Japan tour in a week, while Momus will start theirs a couple of weeks later.