Popular actor Eguchi Yosuke (41) took a tumble from his motorbike this week and will need two months to recover from his injuries. Was he out on the wide open highway, or maybe doing some motocross? Nope, he was making a left turn out of a gasoline station. According to a statement yesterday from the Yoyogi police station in central Tokyo, Eguchi was leaving a Shell station on Wednesday evening when he suddenly braked to avoid an oncoming bicycle. He managed to avoid a collision, but bore the weight of his 246kg, 1100cc Kawasaki Z1-R. The cyclist was unhurt, while Eguchi suffered multiple fractures to his left collarbone and ribs. He has been hospitalized and is expected to be immobilized for about three weeks. A police motorcyclist commented on the incident, saying “We do a training maneuver to learn how to fall over with the bike, but it’s very frightening. Some people get crushed beneath the bike. Eguchi-san did well to avoid the collision, but it’s no surprise he suffered broken bones.” The accident causes a serious headache for Fuji TV, as Eguchi is the star of the upcoming medical drama series “Kyumei Byoutou 24-ji,” which is heading into its fourth season. The series airs from July 7, so some serious last-minute adjustments are being made to the filming schedule. Eguchi was visited in hospital by his wife, former idol singer Moritaka Chisato (40), and their two children.
• Romance has bloomed between Nochi (20), of the technopop trio Perfume, and Horie Atsushi (30), guitarist and vocalist with rock band Straightener, according to today’s issue of weekly gossip magazine “Friday.” After drinking with friends, the pair were spotted going back to her apartment. Nocchi, real name Omoto Ayano, and her group made a big breakthrough with last year’s hit single “Polyrhythm.”