Random Ninjas will be attacking the Sunset Strip’s Whisky A Go Go this
November. Other bands performing that night include Gravity Guild and
Machina (featuring former members of Evanescence and Future Leaders of
the World). This is not a night to be missed!

RANDOM NINJAS @ WHISKY A GO GO

When: November 15, 2007 - Thursday
Where: Whisky A Go Go
Address: 8901 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069
Random Ninjas Attack Time: 10:00PM
Cover: $12
ALL AGES!
www.randomninjas.com
www.myspace.com/randomninjasmusic

Award-Winning Game Continues to Be Strong Seller Into the Holiday Season

SAN MATEO, Calif. – Oct. 30, 2007 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that Resident Evil® 4 Wii Edition for the Wii™ video game system from Nintendo has shipped over one million units worldwide. The game carries an “M” for mature rating from the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) and a suggested retail price of $29.99.

Since the release of the first Resident Evil game in 1996, the series has shipped over 33 million units (as of October 30, 2007) and is valued as one of Capcom’s strongest and most original intellectual properties (IP). RE4 Wii Edition retains the intensity of the original Resident Evil 4 while bringing players a totally new play experience through the use of the Wii Remote. In this way, by retaining the interest of the core fanbase and expanding outward toward new casual players through the Wii platform, Capcom has broken the 1 million units milestone, and successfully captured the attention of a new set of users.

It is Capcom’s on-going plan to aggressively pursue the continued creation of unique and inspired creations for the Wii, including such titles as Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, which is set to go on sale on November 13th, followed by We Love Golf™! in 2008.

To stay at the cutting edge of the next generation of gaming, Capcom is committed to researching and developing new processes and techniques specific to each of the unique platforms to create a revolutionary gaming experience. Building on the success of last year’s Dead Rising™ and Lost Planet™ for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, both of which were million-sellers, Capcom’s success at shipping over 1 million units of Resident Evil 4 on the Wii reflects the strong, creative R&D facilities which have allowed the company to be a success on every major next-gen platform.

Resident Evil® 4 is one of the highest rated games on Game Rankings.com and Metacritic.com, garnering dozens of awards and nominations for its amazing game play and incredible re-invention of the “survival-horror” genre. As Leon Kennedy, players will explore a town overrun by cultists, mutants and mind-controlled villagers, using the Wii Remote to aim, fire, slash and avoid oncoming adversaries with intuitive motions and movements. RE4 Wii Edition also contains the additional content included in the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system version of the game.

Mainichi Daily News reports, “A former member of the disbanded all-male group “Hikaru Genji” has been arrested for possessing stimulants, police said.”"Akira Akasaka, 34, an actor from Tachikawa, Tokyo, was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of violating the Stimulants Control Law.”

“Jonny’s Entertainment, the talent agency to which Akasaka belongs, refused to comment on the arrest, saying that they could not get in contact with the staff member in charge of him.”

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CRIEnglish.com reports, “Soon after winding up their successful concert in Taiwan, NewS, a Japanese hot group from the famous Johnny’s Entertainment, are scheduled to release their new single as well as their second album on November 7.”

“According to Johnny’s Entertainment, NewS’s new single “Weeeek” was penned and composed by the much-talked-about pop quartet GreeeeN and is also the advertising song for a stylish western fashion brand in Japan. ”

“Different from their previous ballad-style single “In the Name of Stars”, this time the members’ up-tempo rock sound tries to bring listeners upbeat cheers and promises of positive days ahead.”

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CRIEnglish.com reports, “Action movie star Jackie Chan has a new job. Not in front of the camera this time, but he acts in front of the coffee machine!”

“On Tuesday, the Hong Kong star was in Beijing’s high-tech hub Zhongguancun inaugurating his own coffeehouse. Jackie Chan’s Cafe is the only cafe on the Chinese mainland under Chan’s cafe franchise.”

“At the ceremony, Chan served the first cup of coffee, and introduced two of his hearing-impaired employees to reporters, adding he is creating more positions for the disabled people.”

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The Variety Show Clip of the Day is from the Xman Highlights special from Korea (subtitled in English)

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The CM Pick of the Day goes to former FIN.K.L. member Sung YuRi for “Black Bean Therapy”

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The Music Video Pick of the Day goes to BUMP OF CHICKEN for “Seimeiryoku”

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Kitano Takeshi (aka Beat Takeshi) will have a special on Fuji TV on the Japanese educational system according to a Televiews column by Daily Yomiuri’s Wm. Penn.

Penn writes, “On Saturday, Oct. 27, Takeshi is broadcasting his third annual white paper on Japanese education. This year, the theme of Takeshi no Kyoiku Hakusho 2007, a live, five-hour Fuji TV special running from 7 p.m. to 11:55 p.m., is sekinin (responsibility) and how to define it in terms of the nation’s education system.”

“At the Web site, you can report on your own educational experiences, answer survey questions or even take an advance peek at the test they have created to measure one’s sekinin kan (sense of responsibility), which will be administered on the show. Naturally, the focus is on the responsibility of parents and teachers but, refreshingly, the site is also looking for your opinions on TV’s role and responsibility.”

“Television plays a huge part in educating–or miseducating–the nation’s kids yet the importance of its role is too often overlooked by the TV crowd themselves. No matter how great the teachers or how responsible the parents, TV still wields a very big influence and it needs to be held as accountable for its actions as other teachers.”

“Takeshi and Bakusho Mondai, perhaps the most socially conscious variety show hosts around, will lead the studio debate.”

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Fans were shocked when Hoang Thuy Linh’s sex video (featuring her and her boyfriend) were on the Internet.  The popular (and conservative) celebrity is now being rocked by the scandal after a friend of her boyfriend took the video and gave to friends who distributed it on the Internet.

According to an AP article, “Thuy Linh’s show has been canceled and her career is over, capped by a tearful farewell on national television during which she apologized for disgracing her family and disappointing her fans, most of them high school girls.”

“Her fall from grace has highlighted the generational fault-lines in Vietnam, a sexually conservative culture within which women have been taught for centuries to remain chaste until marriage and stay true to one man - no matter how many times he cheats on them.”

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