The diminuitive Adachi Yumi (22) celebrated her 20th year in showbusiness at a “pre-birthday party” on Sunday. She started as a magazine model at the age of two and became a household name through the popular TV drama “Ie Naki Ko.” She turns 23 on September 14, but could still easily pass for a junior high school student. Answering questions about whether she and her boyfriend, actor Kuroda Arthur (43), have plans to get married, she said she was now of an age where such things have to be thought over maturely.
• Domoto Tsuyoshi (25) of the hugely popular Johnny’s duo Kinki Kids says he’s got over his internal conflicts. Playing with a band and performing 3 hours of his own songs, he told fans at the Saitama Super Arena that he has been battling with the dual roles of pop “idol” and artist. It was the last night of a 12-show solo tour, his second. He denied rumors that he and Kinki partner Domoto Koichi (25) were considering a split. Despite calling their Sunday night Fuji TV music/chat show “Domoto Brothers”, the pair are not actually related.