Former Checkers sax player Fujii Naoyuki (photo, 40) revealed in a postcard sent out to fan club members that he got married at the New Year. he said he married “A-san” in a ceremony in Hawaii, the most popular winter destination for Japanese celebrities. Also in attendance was his elder brother, singer/songwriter and former Checkers vocalist Fujii Fumiya (42).
• The official Japanese web site of Korean heart-throb Bae Yong Joon (32) has reopened. The site was hacked on Christmas Eve last year, and “Yon-sama” thanked his “family” of fans for their patience in waiting 18 days for it to reopen. Site administrators in Tokyo are working with police to look into the attack. Meanwhile “Winter Sonata,” the show that made Bae a household name in Japan, is a hit all over again in Korea. Last Saturday, KBS broadcast the original first two episodes in a late-night slot usually reserved for hit Western movies. They both scored very high ratings for the slot, as Koreans try to work out why their popular culture icons have become so big in Japan.