Tamashiro Chiharu (photo right, 27) of the popular Okinawan duo Kiroro announced at a concert at the weekend that she is engaged to be married this spring. The concert was a free event in their home city of Naha, where her 27-year old fiancee also lives. They played a set that included hits “Best Friend” and “mirai He.”
• The movie “Lakeside Murder Case” is looking to be a big success. Before it even opens here next month, it has received offers from over a dozen international movie festivals. Directed by Aoyama Shinji, it stars Yakusho Koji (49) and Yakushimaru Hiroko (40). There have also been foreign offers to remake Aoyama’s 2001 hit “Eureka,” which also starred Yakusho and won a couple of prizes at Cannes.