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• About two weeks ago, popular idol Aki Hoshino made the news with a lucky horse racing bet. She bought a 100-yen trifecta ticket and it won, paying out more than 24,000 yen (~$225). It was initially reported that her ticket had won over 140,000 yen (~$1,300), which would have been a much bigger story. Still, it was a decent win, and she’s apparently on a streak - she made a correct prediction the previous week as well.
• Just over a week ago, pop group Globe announced that they are temporarily closing their fan club due to a lack of activity and services to offer. Members’ annual fees are being refunded.
• Takarazuka top star Hana Hizuki (of the Cosmos Troupe) fractured her left ankle during a rehearsal last week. She is being replaced by Miou Kazune in the “Reimei no Kaze” production that just opened.
• Yamapi fangirls got a treat in this week’s issue of anan magazine. The magazine ran a sexy pictorial of the young star, which included bedroom poses with a woman and a fully nude shot in the shower (from behind, at least).
• Tutorial’s Yoshimi Tokui is apparently quite the playboy. FRIDAY magazine caught him on dates with 3 different women within a span of less than 2 weeks. First, he was seen with one woman at his home. A week later, he was with another woman at a goukon. Then only 2 days later, he was spotted sharing motsunabe with yet another girl. Is he actually romantically involved with any of them? Who knows. His agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo, opted for a “no comment.”
• What would Akiko Wada look like in animated form? Perhaps like this. In episode 8 of the currently-running “Yatterman” anime series (set to air on March 3), Doronjo and her team will command a mecha named Wada Akko. A fairly frightening interpretation…
• Actress Sae Isshiki once again proves that she’s a bad driver. On Tuesday, she was stopped for violating the ban on the use of cell phones while driving. She at first tried to pin the blame on her children, but she later apologized and said she would reflect on the incident. Will she really? In the past 3 years, she’s committed more than 10 traffic violations from parking to speeding to not wearing a seatbelt. Her license has now been suspended for the second time.

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