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Kawaguchi Haruna and Yokohama Ryusei will star in TBS's new drama 'Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte' that's set to begin this April. 

This is an original love story about a woman who loves to dress up as she finds her individuality by living in a shared apartment with various people with different values. Kawaguchi will play the protagonist Mashiba Kurumi, and Yokohama will play a minimalist named Fujino Shun.

Mashiba works as a PR for el Arco Iris, an interior maker that is popular among young people and is also an influencer with nearly 100,000 followers on social media. She works hard every day to continue being admired; however, she is forced to move out of her apartment after forgetting to renew the contract. With the help of a popular food stylist named Saotome Kouko, she moves into a shared apartment in Omotesando. There, she meets Shun, a chef who pursues a simple life, his second cousin and online counselor Terai Haruto, and prospective artist Hase Ayaka. 

The drama will be written by Kaneko Arisa ('Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo'), directed by Tsukahara Ayuko ('Unnatural,' 'MIU404'), and produced by Arai Junko. 

Aya Ueto is Japan's TV commercial queen for the second straight year, according to media research company Nihon Monitor. Ueto, 25, topped the chart by advertising for 13 companies this year.

Ueto has been involved in a number of campaigns that have run for more than a year, including those for Softbank's famous Shirato family series in which the paternal figure is played by a white dog, and suit company Aoki. The data suggested that Ueto's high visibility in commercials has made her a familiar face to most of the nation.

Actresses held all three of the top positions in the ranking with Saki Aibu, 25, second with appearances in ads for 12 companies this year, and Aoi Miyazaki, 25, coming in third with 11. Riding the wave of success that followed the release of their album "Beginner" in November, eight members of pop group AKB48 also ranked highly, including Yuko Oshima, 22, and Atsuko Maeda, 19.

No Sleeves will hold their 15th anniversary live on November 25 at Zepp Haneda (TOKYO). 

Comprised of Kojima Haruna, Takahashi Minami, and Minegishi Minami, No Sleeves made their debut as an AKB48 sub-unit in 2008. It's been about five years since they last got together for a concert. 

Kojima commented, "Now the three of us are each pursuing our own paths, but when we get together like this, we instantly go back to the same atmosphere and relationship we had back then." Meanwhile, Takahashi expressed, "I wonder what kind of concert it will be... Will we still be able to dance? lol." Finally, Minegishi stated, "It appears the next time will be five years from now, so please take this opportunity to come and see us!"

Paris — Dior went back to the feisty Teddy Girls of 1950s Britain for its vision of a feminist future in its Paris fashion week show Tuesday.

With black leather jackets, long nipped-waist Dior "New Look" skirts with leather cumberbunds and tartan a-go-go, designer Maria Grazia Chiuri raided the wardrobes of the rebel girls of the early days of rock 'n' roll.

The original royal rebel Princess Margaret -- a Dior addict -- and the proudly proletarian Teddy Girls who were the "queens of the ravaged landscape" of postwar Britain were the two pillars of the Italian creator's autumn winter collection.

She took some of the most feminine clothes of the epoch -- kitten heels with black socks, shiny bucket hats and tight woollen sweaters -- and mixed them with a more masculine and sportswear silhouette.

Chiuri has been on something of a crusade during her time at the most feminine of French labels to make its famously chic clothes simple and adaptable enough for everyday wear.

And you could easily imagine women wearing trainers under even the most intricate of dresses in this collection.

The Teddy Girls were the punks of their time, "impertinent characters with wild quiffs who wore Edwardian-style men's jackets with ample skirts, jeans and black leather jackets," the designer said.

"London always represents tradition and at the same time the breaking with tradition," Chiuri told AFP.

The show was a long love letter to the iconoclasm of British style, and comes as a exhibition about Dior at the V&A museum in London has become a sold-out hit.

"I tried to create pieces in this collection in which everyone can express themselves in their own way by using different combinations while respecting the codes of the brand," Chiuri said.

Since her debut collection in 2017 -- when she made headlines with a "We Should All Be Feminists" T-shirt -- Dior's first female designer has put down a ladder to omen artists and writers. — AFP