Sayumi Michishige was born on July 13, 1989 in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. She is a sixth generation member of the J-pop group Morning Musume.
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Erena Mizusawa was born on March 21, 1992 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She is a fashion model and an actress. She was once a model for the teen magazine “CANDy” and moved to and currently a model for another fashion magazine “Seventeen”. She became an actress in spring 2007, appearing and starring in many dramas. In 2008, she is starring in a TBS drama Koizora.
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Yui Ichikawa was born on 10 February, 1986. She is an actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. She is also known by her nickname, Yui-nyan. As an actress she has appeared in several dramas (doramas), and in recent years she has concentrated more on her film career. She played a minor role in the movie Ju-on: The Grudge and reprised her character for a bigger role in the sequel, Ju-on: The Grudge 2. She has recently portrayed Nana Komatsu (Hachi) in the film adaptation of the famous manga Nana, and on December 18, 2006, Ichikawa and co-star Mika Nakashima came to New York City for the International Premier of NANA 2 at the IFC Center.(Yui’s Wiki)
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Singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki, 29, will release a best-of album “A Complete – All Singles –” on Sept 10 to mark the 10th anniversary of her debut. The album features 43 hit singles that Hamasaki has released in the past 10 years.

The DVD-set box features not only music but also concert videos. In an official comment, Hamasaki said, “This work is a history of the last 10 years of my life. I will continue to sing and hope that my music will cross borders and be loved everyone in Asia.” (source: Japantoday.com)