155-560: Shūkan Bunshun ( 週刊文春 , Shūkan Bunshun , lit. "Weekly Bunshun") is a Japanese weekly tabloid ( shūkanshi ) based in Tokyo, Japan, known for its investigative journalism and frequent clashes with the Japanese government. This has led to it being considered one of the most influential weekly magazines in the country. Shūkan Bunshun was first published in April 1959. The magazine
310-475: A double feature with film Sorobanzuku starring Japanese comedy duo Tunnels , who also was a regular on Yūyake Nyan Nyan . The group's film includes scenes from the concert at Yokohama Stadium , rehearsals and backstage . In partnership with the show Yūyake Nyan Nyan , teen magazine Seventeen ran its annual idol/model audition entitled “1986 Miss Seventeen with Onyanko” in August. The winner of
465-402: A "graduation ceremony" for Nitta, Nagoya, Fukunaga, Yoshizawa and Yamamoto was held. It was recorded earlier as on the same day the group was having concerts at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo as part of the second nationwide concert tour. On 25 and 26 September, which were the final dates of the tour, Nitta, Nagoya, Fukunaga, Yoshizawa and Yamamoto concluded their activities as Onyanko Club members with
620-462: A Study abroad at Pantheon Sorbonne , University of Paris 1. In 2019, shortly after a report published in Shukan Bunshun , alleging that House of Councillors 's representative Anri Kawai 's election office had paid campaign announcers a daily amount that exceeded the permitted legal limit, her husband Katsuyuki Kawai announced his resignation as Minister for Justice on 30 October 2019. In
775-491: A bad light because, in a system in which advertising profits are increased by the number of contacts, what matters is attracting the attention of readers. According the “concept that interest (attention) is economically superior to quality of information” has led to cases like the one noted by the Lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies Jeffrey J. Hall, when Komuro Kei, consort of ex Princess Mako , started using
930-464: A broadsheet. Its sister publication, Meia Hora has always been a tabloid, but in slightly smaller format than O Dia and Lance! . The more recent usage of the term 'tabloid' refers to weekly or semi-weekly newspapers in tabloid format. Many of these are essentially straightforward newspapers, publishing in tabloid format, because subway and bus commuters prefer to read smaller-size newspapers due to lack of space. These newspapers are distinguished from
1085-458: A crowded commuter bus or train . The term compact was coined in the 1970s by the Daily Mail , one of the earlier newspapers to make the change, although it now once again calls itself a tabloid. The purpose behind this was to avoid the association of the word tabloid with the flamboyant, salacious editorial style of the red top newspaper. The early converts from broadsheet format made
1240-472: A day at Nippon Budokan. The concert at Nippon Budokan was recorded and aired on Fuji TV on 5 April as well as released as a video by Pony Inc. in May 1986. On the same day as the final date of the concert tour, Nyangilas ' first single "Watashi wa Rika-chan" was released by Warner-Pioneer . The subgroup's members were Aki Kihara, Mika Nagoya, Rika Tatsumi and Mako Shiraishi. Prior to the subgroup formation, there
1395-833: A dedicated Mumbai tabloid newspaper, Mumbai Mirror , which gives prominence to Mumbai-related stories and issues. Tehelka started as a news portal in 2000. It broke the story about match-fixing in Indian and International Cricket and the sting operation on defence deals in the Indian Army. In 2007, it closed shop and reappeared in tabloid form, and has been appreciated for its brand of investigative journalism. Other popular tabloid newspapers in English media are Mid-Day , an afternoon newspaper published out of and dedicated to Mumbai and business newspapers like MINT . There are numerous tabloids in most of India's official languages. There
1550-486: A host of the program, had been provoking Dump Matsumoto , a female professional wrestler who is well known as a heel , by abusing her over the phone. On April 19, while he was provoking her as usual, Matsumoto suddenly burst into the studio with a Shinai in her hand. Kataoka fled around the studio, then timidly repeated his apology to her. Seeing this, Onyanko Club members Sayuri Kokushō , Mika Nagoya , Satomi Fukunaga , and Sonoko Kawai broke into tears. This happening
1705-640: A large sum of money from her account. These cases were dubbed "L.A. Scandal". Until then, Miura had been treated as a tragic man whose wife was ruthlessly shot in Los Angeles, but overnight he was thrust into a completely opposite position. Following the Shūkan Bunshun articles, tabloid TV shows and numerous weekly magazines reported the scandal extensively day after day, night after night. In addition, they also reported extensively on Miura's privacy and his history of juvenile delinquency. The frenzy continued for
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#17327987611971860-604: A lengthy trial, the Tokyo District Court sentenced him to life imprisonment. However, the Tokyo High Court acquitted him for insufficient evidence, and in 2003, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the prosecution, thus confirming his innocence. (In the case of the actress who attacked his wife, he was convicted.) Note that after his arrest, he filed lawsuits against more than 400 articles in
2015-740: A music school established by Masaaki Hirao, who was a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and music producer in the Japanese pop music industry, and took vocal lessons in the pre-Onyanko Club years. It was one of the reasons why she had many lead vocal parts in the group's earlier recordings. Compilation album Merry X'mas for You was released by CBS/Sony records on 5 December. It contains six songs and consists of newly released song "Merry X'mas for You" sung together by CBS/Sony Records artists Sonoko Kawai , Sayuri Kokusho , Sanae Jounouchi and Minayo Watanabe as well as Epic/Sony Records artist Marina Watanabe , and five previously released songs, each sung individually by them. The album reached number three on
2170-538: A newspaper for the British Columbia market. The Canadian publisher Black Press publishes newspapers in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta in both tabloid ( 10 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (260 mm) wide by 14 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (368 mm) deep) and what it calls "tall tab" format, where the latter is 10 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (260 mm) wide by 16 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (413 mm) deep, larger than tabloid but smaller than
2325-438: A night at the apartment home of Alan Shirahama , a member of the boy band Generations from Exile Tribe , despite that AKB48 members are not contractually allowed to have romantic relationships. A few hours later, after she was demoted to kenkyūsei (trainee) status on 1 February, AKB48's YouTube channel released a video of Minegishi's apology. In the video, she repeatedly apologized for her "thoughtless behavior" and hoped that
2480-415: A release event entitled "Sweet Little Sixteen" for the album was held at Nippon Budokan on 15 February with a total of about 10,000 attendees who pre-ordered the album and won tickets to the event. Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi 's compilation album ∞ {\displaystyle \infty } ( Unlimited ) was released by Canyon Records on 11 March. The album consists of all of its six singles,
2635-849: A result of reported injury and concerns over possible stampede, the event was canceled at the last minute before a scheduled start time. In the same month, the group's member Sonoko Kawai (number 12) made her appearance as a supporting character in the episodes 11 and 12 of Fuji TV's live-action TV series Sukeban Deka . Subsequently, it was announced on Yūyake Nyan Nyan that Kawai's first solo single would be released in September. The single " Namida no Jasmine LOVE " and its B-side "Koi no Chapter A to Z" were premiered on Yūyake Nyan Nyan on August 12 and August 19, respectively. The B-side features four Onyanko Club members as backing vocals: Sayuri Kokusho, Mika Nagoya (number 9), Mamiko Takai (number 16) and Sanae Jōnouchi (number 17). In late August, producers of
2790-857: A result, the secretary received a punishment of 18 months in prison, suspended for 5 years. In the wake of the conviction, the Hiroshima High Public Prosecutors Office filed a lawsuit to cancel Anri Kawai's 2019 election victory, on the basis of guilt by association as defined under the Japanese Public Offices Election Law. On 20 January 2021, the Tokyo District Court sentenced Anri Kawai to a year and four months in prison, suspended for five years. The court ruled that her distribution of money to local legislators in Hiroshima
2945-506: A solo career as an entertainer in the future and wanted to live an ordinary life as a high school student like most people do. By the end of 1986, singles of the group, its members, "graduated" members and subgroups topped the Oricon 's Japanese single chart in 36 weeks out of the 52 weeks in the year. Out of the total 46 singles that topped the chart during 1986, 30 singles were Onyanko Club-related ones. All of their studio albums released in
3100-420: A total of 96,673 attendees in the whole tour. Tickets of the first concert tour didn't get to general sale as they were sold out to fan club "Konyanko Club" members only. On 21 March, Kawai's third single " Aoi Stashion " was released by CBS/Sony Records. It topped the single chart for two consecutive weeks and eventually became the most successful single out of all of the group's and member's singles released while
3255-494: A total of about 6,500 attendees, 1,500 of whom were lining up overnight for entry. The single debuted at number one on the single chart. Onyanko Club member number 17 Sanae Jounouchi's first solo single "Ajisai Bashi" was released by CBS/Sony Records on 11 June. The single was categorized as enka , which is a Japanese music genre and considered as traditional Japanese popular music as opposed to other music genres influenced by Western pop and rock music. It debuted at number one on
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#17327987611973410-486: A total of some 200,000 attendees. On Yūyake Nyan Nyan aired on 30 March, a "graduation ceremony" for Kihara, Kokusho, Utsumi, Tatsumi and Takai was held. On 4 and 5 April, which were the final dates of the tour, Kihara, Kokusho, Utsumi, Tatsumi and Takai concluded their activities as Onyanko Club members with the group's concerts at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya , Tokyo. The concerts were recorded and released as
3565-632: A video by Pony Inc. in May. Also on 3 June, live album Onyanko Sailing Yumekoujyou '87 LIVE of the concerts was released in three formats: vinyl , cassette and compact disc, which were released by Canyon Records, Epic/Sony Records and CBS/Sony Records, respectively. The album in each format contains a slightly different set of tracks. As a new school year started in April, Onyanko Club B-Gumi members Mitsuko Yoshimi, Miyuki Sugiura and Kumiko Miyano, who all became high school students, were advanced to Onyanko Club on 6 April. Yoshimi, Sugiura and Miyano were assigned numbers 49, 50 and 51, respectively. Prior to
3720-410: A while, with numerous reporters and photographers surrounding Miura's house throughout the day, and as a result, he and his family fled to London for a time. In response, some of the press chased them all the way to London. Subsequently, an actress, a former lover of Miura, confessed that she had attacked his wife at his request in Los Angeles in August 1981. Miura was arrested in September 1985, and after
3875-582: A widespread app like Telegram and Bunshun associated Komuro with crime because in Japan Telegram was used by some criminals. In January 1984, Shūkan Bunshun reported the suspicion that Kazuyoshi Miura , a trading company owner, had someone shoot and kill his wife Kazumi in Los Angeles in November 1981 to obtain a huge insurance payout. They also reported the suspicion that Miura murdered his lover, Chizuko Shiraishi, in Los Angeles in 1979 and withdrew
4030-557: Is Bulgar , but some are written in English, like the People's Journal and Tempo . Like their common journalistic connotations, Philippine tabloids usually report sensationalist crime stories and celebrity gossip, and some tabloids feature topless photos of girls. Several tabloids are vernacular counterparts of English broadsheet newspapers by the same publisher, like Pilipino Star Ngayon ( The Philippine Star ), Bandera ( Philippine Daily Inquirer ), and Balita ( Manila Bulletin ). In
4185-617: Is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet . There is no standard size for this newspaper format . The word tabloid comes from the name given by the London -based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome & Co. to the compressed tablets they marketed as "Tabloid" pills in the late 1880s. The connotation of tabloid was soon applied to other small compressed items. A 1902 item in London's Westminster Gazette noted, "The proprietor intends to give in tabloid form all
4340-525: Is an all youth tabloid by the name of TILT – The ILIKE Times. In Indonesia, tabloids include Bola, GO (Gema Olahraga, defunct), Soccer (defunct), Fantasy (defunct), Buletin Sinetron (defunct), Pro TV (defunct), Citra (defunct), Genie , Bintang Indonesia (Indonesian Stars) , Nyata , Wanita Indonesia (Women of Indonesia), Cek and Ricek , and Nova . In Oman, TheWeek is a free, 48-page, all-colour, independent weekly published from Muscat in
4495-476: Is circulated mostly among blue-collar labourers . Compact tabloids, just like broadsheet - and Berliner -format newspapers, span the political spectrum from progressive to conservative and from capitalist to socialist . In Morocco , Maroc Soir , launched in November 2005, is published in tabloid format. In South Africa , the Bloemfontein-based daily newspaper Volksblad became
4650-502: Is considered one of the highlights of the program. In less than three weeks from the launch of the show, six members were caught in photos taken by a photographer of tabloid magazine Shūkan Bunshun while they were hanging out and smoking in a kissaten (Japanese-style café) near Fuji TV's old headquarters in Shinjuku , Tokyo . They stopped appearing on the show from 18 April. Eventually, five of them were officially dismissed from
4805-657: Is part of Bungeishunjū , a publishing group headquartered in Chiyoda , Tokyo. From October 2014 to September 2015 Shūkan Bunshun was the fourth best selling weekly magazine in Japan with a circulation of 680,296 copies. As of 2023, the total number of copies sold has dropped to 165,794. As a general-news magazine, Shūkan Bunshun' s major competitor is the more conservative Shukan Shincho . The magazine has been praised, but also criticized for its investigative reporting which takes on both political scandals, as well as those from
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4960-651: The Boston Herald . US tabloids that ceased publication include Denver's Rocky Mountain News . In Australia , tabloids include The Advertiser , the Herald Sun , The Sun-Herald , The Daily Telegraph , The Courier Mail , The West Australian , The Mercury , the Hamilton Spectator , The Portland Observer , The Casterton News and The Melbourne Observer . In Argentina , one of
5115-532: The Daily Star and the Daily Mirror . Although not using red mastheads, the Daily Mail and Daily Express also use the 'tabloid journalism' model. In contrast to red-top tabloids, compacts use an editorial style more closely associated with broadsheet newspapers. In fact, most compact tabloids formerly used the broadsheet paper size, but changed to accommodate reading in tight spaces, such as on
5270-994: The New York Post , the Daily News and Newsday in New York, the San Francisco Examiner , The Bakersfield Californian and La Opinión in California , The Jersey Journal and The Trentonian in New Jersey, the Philadelphia Daily News , the Delaware County Daily Times and The Citizens' Voice , The Burlington Free Press , The Oregonian , the Chicago Sun-Times , and
5425-607: The Berliner format (2008–2013) and now adopts a compact format with 32 pages during the week and 48 pages on Saturday. In Bangladesh , the Daily Manab Zamin became the first and is now the largest circulated Bengali language tabloid in the world. In Georgia , the weekly English-language newspaper The Financial switched to a compact format in 2005 and doubled the number of pages in each issue. Other Georgian-language newspapers have tested compact formats in
5580-652: The Netherlands , several newspapers have started publishing tabloid versions of their newspapers, including one of the major 'quality' newspapers, NRC Handelsblad , with nrc•next (ceased 2021) in 2006. Two free tabloid newspapers were also introduced in the early 2000s, ' Metro and Sp!ts (ceased 2014), mostly for distribution in public transportation. In 2007, a third and fourth free tabloid appeared, ' De Pers ' (ceased 2012) and ' DAG ' (ceased 2008). De Telegraaf , came in broadsheet but changed to tabloid in 2014. In Norway , close to all newspapers have switched from
5735-537: The Nice Matin (or Le Dauphiné ), a popular Southern France newspaper changed from Broadsheet to Tabloid on 8 April 2006. They changed the printing format in one day after test results showed that 74% liked the Tabloid format compared to Broadsheet. But the most famous tabloid dealing with crime stories is Le Nouveau Détective , created in the early 20th century. This weekly tabloid has a national circulation. In
5890-437: The Oricon 's Japanese album chart. In the meantime, television advertisements featuring Onyanko Club member number 40 Akiko Ikuina for Japanese convenience store Lawson 's chicken nugget product "Karaage Kun" were premiered on-air on 8 December. In the advertisements, song "Heart ni Bokin wo" was used. At that time, it was generally expected by fans that the song would be released as Ikuina's debut solo single because her name
6045-484: The Southern Philippines , a new weekly tabloid, The Mindanao Examiner , now includes media services, such as photography and video production, into its line as a source to finance the high cost of printing and other expenses. It is also into independent film making. The Berliner format, used by many prominent European newspapers, is sized between the tabloid and the broadsheet. In a newspaper context,
6200-466: The stone tools discovered in Ōita Prefecture had also been forgeries done by professor Mitsuo Kagawa. Kagawa committed suicide and left a suicide note in which he pleaded his innocence. The family filed a lawsuit for damages to recover the deceased's honor. On February 23, 2004 the Bungeishunju group was ordered by The Fukuoka High Court to pay 9.2 million yen and place an apology advertisement on
6355-477: The 52nd Onyanko Club member. Within the following two months it turned out that she was the last member to join the group. Onyanko Club's eighth single " Katatsumuri Samba " was premiered on Yūyake Nyan Nyan on 28 April. Front vocals for the single were Harumi Tomikawa, Shizuka Kudo, Mitsuko Yoshimi and Miyuki Sugiura. Ushirogami Hikaretai's first single released on 7 May and Onyanko Club's eighth single released on 21 May both by Canyon Records debuted at number one on
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6510-523: The Oricon's Japanese single chart. It was the first instance in the chart's history that a single in the category of enka went straight to number one on the single chart in the first week of release. As of 2023 the single remains as the only debut single in the category of enka that debuted at number one on the single chart. Nyangilas ' second single " Jibun de Yuunomo Nandesukeredo " was released by Warner-Pioneer on 21 June. It went straight to number one on
6665-507: The Oricon's LP chart. A week later, Onyanko Club's fifth and final studio album Circle was released as a double album on August 5 by Kirigirisu Records, a label established for the group and owned jointly by Canyon Records, For Life Records, CBS/Sony Records and EPIC/Sony Records. The first disc consists of 14 newly released songs: four songs sung individually by the group's four members who made their solo debut earlier, seven songs sung individually by seven "graduated" members, one song sung by
6820-531: The Oricon's album chart. Meanwhile, Watanabe's first single was released by CBS/Sony Records on 16 July and debuted at number one on the single chart. The group's second nationwide concert tour entitled "Onyanko Panic" began at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama , Kanagawa on 19 July. In the stadium concert, the group announced on stage that five members Eri Nitta, Mika Nagoya, Satomi Fukunaga, Akie Yoshizawa and Kumiko Susan Yamamoto (number 32) would "graduate" from
6975-583: The Public Office Elections Law. Subsequently, in July 2020, the Hiroshima district and high court ruled that a state-paid secretary to Anri Kawai paid 2.04 million yen in total to 14 members of Kawai's campaign staff between 19 and 23 July 2019 during the election to the House of Councillors, an amount which implied payments higher than the legal limit of 15,000 yen per person per day. As
7130-583: The Sultanate of Oman. Oman's first free newspaper was launched in March 2003 and has now gone on to gather what is believed to be the largest readership for any publication in Oman. Ms Mohana Prabhakar is the managing editor of the publication. TheWeek is audited by BPA Worldwide, which has certified its circulation as being a weekly average of 50,300. In Pakistan, Khabrain is a tabloid newspaper popular within
7285-468: The TV series aired from 7 November 1985, to 23 October 1986. The single peaked at number eight on the single chart. In November, producers of Yūyake Nyan Nyan teamed up with producers of Nippon Broadcasting System ’s radio show Miyake Yuuji no Yangu Paradaisu (Yuuji Miyake’s Young Paradise) and held a special audition on Yūyake Nyan Nyan to look for new Onyanko Club members who would be campaign girls for
7440-487: The advancement, they participated in Onyanko Club's third nationwide concert tour in March and April and made their concert debut. Onyanko Club's third subgroup Ushirogami Hikaretai started performing its first single " Toki no Kawa wo Koete " on Yūyake Nyan Nyan on 13 April. Its members were Shizuka Kudo , Akiko Ikuina and Makiko Saito. It was formed as a successor to Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi , which disbanded on
7595-472: The affair for her compared to those for Enon, highlights Japan's double standards for women in the entertainment world. In March 2016, Sean McArdle Kawakami 's career as a Japanese news and business commentator came to an abrupt end after Shukan Bunshun revealed a fabricated academic background that included claims of an MBA from the world-famous Harvard Business School , as well as further false claims to have graduated from Temple University and conducted
7750-425: The aftermath of the initial article, further revelations followed, that the headquarters of the governing Liberal Democratic Party had transferred an unusually large amount of 150 million yen to the local Hiroshima office, prior to the election. A list of at least 100 recipients of money, including prefectural and municipal politicians from the Hiroshima prefecture, as well as members of the couple's campaign groups,
7905-554: The afternoon show on the 20th was broadcast live on Fuji TV. The whole evening show on the 20th was recorded and released as a video by Pony Canyon on 31 October. By the time of the disbandment, 43 of 71 singles of the group, its members, "graduated" members and subgroups topped the Oricon 's Japanese single chart. Members who had their solo singles and/or albums earlier and the subgroup Ushirogami Hikaretai continued to expand their activities with more music releases and media appearances. Several members had their first solo singles after
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#17327987611978060-566: The audition "1986 Miss Seventeen with Onyanko" held in August, as well as Mayumi Yamazaki (B-Gumi number 5), who won a weekly audition on the TV show Yūyake Nyan Nyan on 25 September. The group made its television debut on the show on 29 September. Onyanko Club member number 36 Marina Watanabe 's first solo single " Shinkokyu-shite " was released by Epic/Sony Records under the name of "Watanabe Marina with Onyanko Club" on 8 October. Two Onyanko Club members Shizuka Kudo (number 38) and Akiko Ikuina (number 40) were selected as backing vocals for
8215-429: The audition was Noriko Kaise, who was assigned number 41. Makiko Saito, Toshie Moriya and Naoko Takada, who all were runners-up of the audition, also became Onyanko Club members and were assigned numbers 42, 43 and 44, respectively. They made their television debut on the show on 29 September. Fukunaga's second solo single " Heart no Ignition " was premiered on the weekly show Yūshoku Nyan Nyan on 12 September. The song
8370-435: The beginning, the group consisted of nine high school girls and two high school graduates, namely Sayuri Kokusho (number 8) and Satomi Fukunaga (number 11). They were selected from participants in two special episodes of Fuji TV's weekly late-night show All Night Fuji. The two episodes entitled All Night Fuji: High School Girl Special ( オールナイトフジ女子高生スペシャル , Ōru Naito Fuji Joshi Kōsei Supesharu ) were produced as pilots of
8525-421: The best known being Shizuka Kudo . The group was produced by Hiroshi Ishida and Kazuji Kasai, both of whom were producers of Fuji TV's show Yūyake Nyan Nyan. The group made its television debut on the first episode of Fuji TV 's daily live television variety show Yūyake Nyan Nyan ( "Sunset Meow Meow" , 夕やけニャンニャン ) on 1 April 1985. The show was aired from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday. In
8680-581: The black working class. It sells over 500,000 copies per day, reaching approximately 3,000,000 readers. Besides offering a sometimes satirical view of the seriousness of mainstream news, the Daily Sun also covers fringe theories and paranormal claims such as tikoloshes , ancestral visions and all things supernatural. It is also published as the Sunday Sun . In Mauritius , the popular afternoon newspaper Le Mauricien shifted from tabloid (1908–2008) to
8835-583: The broadsheet to the tabloid format, which measures 280 x 400 mm. The three biggest newspapers are Dagbladet , VG , and Aftenposten . In Poland , the newspaper Fakt , sometimes Super Express is considered as tabloid. In the United Kingdom, three previously broadsheet daily newspapers— The Times , The Scotsman and The Guardian —have switched to tabloid size in recent years, and two— Daily Express and Daily Mail —in former years, although The Times and The Scotsman call
8990-764: The broadsheets it also publishes. In the United States , daily tabloids date back to the founding of the New York Daily News in 1919, followed by the New York Daily Mirror , and the New York Evening Graphic in the 1920s. Competition among those three for crime, sex and celebrity news was considered a scandal to the mainstream press of the day. The tabloid format is used by a number of respected and indeed prize-winning American papers. Prominent U.S. tabloids include
9145-603: The change in the 1970s; two British papers that took this step at the time were the Daily Mail and the Daily Express . In 2003, The Independent also made the change for the same reasons, quickly followed by The Scotsman and The Times . On the other hand, The Morning Star had always used the tabloid size, but stands in contrast to both the red top papers and the former broadsheets; although The Morning Star emphasizes hard news , it embraces socialism and
9300-427: The cities except Tokyo, one to four "graduated" members made guest appearances and performed a few of their own songs. On 12 August, Ushirogami Hikaretai 's second single " Anata wo Shiritai " was released by Canyon Records. The single and its B-side were used as the opening theme and ending theme, respectively, of Fuji TV's anime High School! Kimengumi . It debuted at number two on the single chart. Two days before
9455-589: The concert tour was recorded and released as a video by Pony Inc. in January 1987. Kokusho also had a concert at Ryougoku Kokugikan in Sumida , Tokyo on 24 December as the final show of her first solo concert tour entitled "Dash Kokusho!" It was recorded and released as a video by CBS/Sony Home Video in April 1987. On Yūyake Nyan Nyan aired on 25 December, a "graduation ceremony" for Mami Yumioka (number 34), Takako Okamoto (number 35) and Maki Takabatake (number 39)
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#17327987611979610-418: The cosy media club" in Japan. However, the magazine was also widely criticized for its exposé of Tetsuya Komuro 's adultery, with The Japan Times stating that the story was not favorably received and that "Japanese netizens appear to have turned against Shukan Bunshun and other scandal-baiting publications. Bunshun is also known for sensationalist headlines and texts that put the subjects they deal with in
9765-523: The country's two main newspapers, Clarín , is a tabloid. In Brazil , many newspapers are tabloids, including sports daily Lance! (which circulates in cities such as Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo ), most publications currently and formerly owned by Grupo RBS (especially the Porto Alegre daily Zero Hora ), and, in March 2009, Rio de Janeiro-based O Dia switched to tabloid from broadsheet, though, several years later, it reverted to being
9920-481: The daily TV show since winning the aforementioned audition until she graduated from her high school in March 1986 as a result of the school's restrictions on her show business activities. For the same reason, Harumi Tomikawa also was not allowed to appear on the TV show from January to May 1986 even though she was able to participate in the group's certain activities, such as photo shoots, recording sessions and concert performances. Onyanko Club's third single " Jā ne "
10075-440: The disbandment. On 21 November 1987, Onyanko Club member number 48 Kayo Agatsuma's first solo single "Private wa Dangerous" was released by CBS/Sony Records. It reached number nine on the single chart. Onyanko Club B-Gumi member number 5 Mayumi Yamazaki's first solo single "Hitomi wo Mitsumete" was released by Polydor Records (Japan) on 1 April 1988. Ushirogami Hikaretai member Akiko Ikuina 's first solo single " Mugiwara de Dance "
10230-554: The early 1990s. Tabloid journalism is still an evolving concept in India's print media. The first tabloid, Blitz was started by Russi Karanjia on February 1, 1941 with the words "Our Blitz, India's Blitz against Hitler !". Blitz was first published in English and then branched out with Hindi , Marathi and Urdu versions. In 1974, Russi's daughter Rita founded the Cine Blitz magazine. In 2005, Times of India brought out
10385-411: The end of April 2016. As a result of her apologies, Becky was able to make a comeback with an appearance on TBS. In her first appearance back on TV, she appeared on Full Chorus – Music is Full Chorus on the cable channel BS Skyperfect TV. As a result of the expose, Becky lost many of her sponsors and other sources of income. According to some commentators, the sharp difference between the consequences of
10540-653: The fall and winter of 1985, Kawai expanded her solo activities with her second single " Ochiba no Crescendo " released on 21 November and her first solo album Sonoko released on 5 December both by CBS/Sony Records. She also started appearing as a supporting character in Fuji TV's drama TV series The Mirror of Janus (ヤヌスの鏡), which was adaptation from the manga series, aired from 4 December 1985, to 16 April 1986, and had her first solo concert at Gold Hall at Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Shinagawa , Tokyo on 28 December. The concert
10695-459: The final date of Onyanko Club's concert tour earlier in the same month. Like Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi's singles, the first single of Ushirogami Hikaretai and its B-side, with music composed by Tsugutoshi Goto and lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto , were used as the opening theme and ending theme, respectively, of Fuji TV 's anime High School! Kimengumi . In the meantime, Wakako Suzuki won a weekly audition on Yūyake Nyan Nyan on 17 April and became
10850-431: The first page of Bungeishunju. In 2004 Bushun was sentenced to pay 6 million yen to the architect Kisho Kurokawa and to publish an apology announcement for criticizing a bridge he built for Toyota City with the statement "Citizens scold Kisho Kurokawa's 10 billion yen dinosaur bridge!" In an article dated February 18, 2010 it was reported that an inappropriate relationship existed between some members of AKB48 and
11005-410: The first serious broadsheet newspaper to switch to tabloid, but only on Saturdays. Despite the format being popular with its readers, the newspaper remains broadsheet on weekdays. This is also true of Pietermaritzburg's daily, The Witness in the province of KwaZulu-Natal . The Daily Sun , published by Naspers , has since become South Africa's biggest-selling daily newspaper and is aimed primarily at
11160-426: The first single's front cover insert were printed with the name before Kazuji Kasai, a producer of Yūyake Nyan Nyan, decided to change it to Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi, which was part of the song's lyrics written by Akimoto. The first single peaked at number five on the Japanese single chart. On 21 October, Onyanko Club's second single " Oyoshi ni Natte ne Teacher " was released by Canyon Records. It debuted at number two on
11315-421: The first time in the group's recordings, such as "Dare no Seikana" sung by Iwai, Kudo and Ikuina and "One-side Game" sung by Shiraishi, Ikuina, Kaise and Saito as front vocals. Five days after the release of the group's fourth album, Marina Watanabe 's first solo album MARINA was released by Epic/Sony Records on 26 February. Both albums topped the album chart. Prior to the release of Watanabe's first solo album,
11470-582: The format " compact " to avoid the down-market connotation of the word tabloid . Similarly, when referring to the down-market tabloid newspapers the alternative term " red-top " (referring to their traditionally red-coloured mastheads) is increasingly used, to distinguish them from the up- and middle-market compact newspapers. The Morning Star also comes in tabloid format; however, it avoids celebrity stories, and instead favours issues relating to labour unions . In Canada many newspapers of Postmedia 's Sun brand are in tabloid format including The Province ,
11625-400: The grounds that, given the severity of the crime, the accused did not deserve to have their right to anonymity upheld. In 2001, Shūkan Bunshun ran a series on sexual harassment allegations against Johnny & Associates founder Johnny Kitagawa , along with claims that Kitagawa had allegedly forced boys to drink alcohol and smoke. The exposé was particularly notable in that Shūkan Bunshun
11780-420: The group in April. Kokusho, Utsumi and Takai would move on to pursue their solo careers while Kihara and Tatsumi decided to retire from the music and entertainment industry. Onyanko Club's seventh single " No More Ren'ai Gokko " was premiered on Yūyake Nyan Nyan on 9 January. Front vocals for the single were Harumi Tomikawa, Ruriko Nagata, Yukiko Iwai and Mako Shiraishi. Released by Canyon Records on 21 January,
11935-706: The group in September. Nitta, Nagoya, Fukunaga and Yoshizawa would move on to pursue their solo careers as a singer and/or actress while Yamamoto decided to retire from the music and entertainment industry and finish college. On 21 and 22 July, the group had more stadium concerts at Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium in Nishinomiya , Hyogo . For the second tour, they subsequently performed in Hiroshima , Nagoya , Shizuoka , Fukuoka , Niigata , Fukui , Nagano , Sendai and Sapporo in August and in Tokyo in September. On 21 July, Onyanko Club's fifth single " Osaki ni Shitsurei "
12090-419: The group was active. On Yūyake Nyan Nyan aired on 31 March, a "graduation ceremony" for Nakajima and Kawai was held, which was recorded earlier as on the same day the group was having two shows a day at Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda , Tokyo as part of the nationwide concert tour. On 1 April, which was the final date of the tour, Nakajima and Kawai concluded their activities as Onyanko Club members with three shows
12245-446: The group without announcement as a result of underage smoking as of 25 April; one member was not smoking in the incident. The group's debut single " Sailor Fuku o Nugasanai de " was premiered on Yūyake Nyan Nyan on 3 June. Lead vocalists (hereinafter referred to as "front vocals") for the single were Eri Nitta (number 4), Miharu Nakajima (number 5), Satomi Fukunaga and Kazuko Utsumi (number 13). Released by Canyon Records on 5 July,
12400-678: The group's concerts at Nippon Budokan. Also, the subgroup Nyangilas disbanded as a result of Nagoya's departure from Onyanko Club. The concert on 26 September was recorded and aired on Fuji TV on 3 November as well as released as a DVD in October 2003 by Pony Canyon . In September, Onyanko Club B-Gumi, which was a junior version of Onyanko Club and consisted of junior high school girls, was formed. "B-Gumi" means "class B". The members were Mitsuko Yoshimi (B-Gumi number 1), Miyuki Sugiura (B-Gumi number 2), Kumiko Miyano (B-Gumi number 3) and Hiroko Tominaga (B-Gumi number 4), all of whom were runners-up of
12555-557: The group's recordings, such as "Suki ni Nattemo Kurenai" sung by Aki Kihara, Mika Nagoya and Rika Tatsumi (number 15) and "Ren'ai Omimai Moushiagemasu" sung by Harumi Tomikawa, Sanae Jounouchi and Ruriko Nagata. The group's first nationwide concert tour began at Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Kaikan in Sapporo , Hokkaido on 16 March. Subsequently they performed in Hiroshima , Nagoya , Sendai , Osaka and Tokyo and had 14 shows in total with
12710-473: The idol group Onyanko Club smoking in a coffee shop . This led to the dismissal of five out of the six members from the group. Since they were considered core members of the group, the scandal changed the form and fate of Onyanko Club. In 1989, Shūkan Bunshun uncovered and published the identities of the four male teenagers (Hiroshi Miyano, Jō Ogura, Shinji Minato, and Yasushi Watanabe) who abducted, raped, tortured and then subsequently murdered Junko Furuta on
12865-485: The lower middle class. This news group introduced a new paper, Naya Akhbar which is comparably more sensational. At the local level, many sensational tabloids can be seen but, unlike Khabrain or other big national newspapers, they are distributed only on local levels in districts. Tabloids in the Philippines are usually written in local languages, like Tagalog or Bisaya , one of the listed top Tagalog tabloids
13020-400: The major daily newspapers, in that they purport to offer an "alternative" viewpoint, either in the sense that the paper's editors are more locally oriented, or that the paper is editorially independent from major media conglomerates. Other factors that distinguish "alternative" weekly tabloids from the major daily newspapers are their less-frequent publication, and that they are usually free to
13175-457: The management would let her remain with the group, with her head shaved to show contrition. The punishment and subsequent head-shaving drew negative reactions from international media, including Agence France-Presse , CNN , Daily News , The Guardian , ABC , Spiegel Online , and Al Jazeera English , who criticized AKB48's management and Japan's idol industry over banning idols from having romantic relationships. On June 30, 2014, Bushun
13330-407: The music and entertainment industry and go to college for becoming a dental hygienist while Kawai would move on to pursue her solo career as a singer and later a singer-songwriter. Japanese word "sotsugyou (卒業)", which means "graduation (from school)", was used by the group for the first time in the Japanese pop music industry to describe departure of members from an idol group or a band. The reason for
13485-529: The news printed by other journals." Thus tabloid journalism in 1901, originally meant a paper that condensed stories into a simplified, easily absorbed format. The term preceded the 1918 reference to smaller sheet newspapers that contained the condensed stories. Tabloid newspapers, especially in the United Kingdom , vary widely in their target market, political alignment, editorial style, and circulation. Thus, various terms have been coined to describe
13640-471: The newspapers will draw their advertising revenue from different types of businesses or services. An upmarket weekly's advertisers are often organic grocers, boutiques, and theatre companies while a downmarket's may have those of trade schools, supermarkets, and the sex industry. Both usually contain ads from local bars, auto dealers, movie theaters, and a classified ads section. Onyanko Club Onyanko Club ( おニャン子クラブ , Onyanko Kurabu , "Kitty Club")
13795-435: The personal lives of celebrities and sports stars, and junk food news . Celebrity gossip columns which appear in red top tabloids and focus on their sexual practices , misuse of narcotics , and the private aspects of their lives often border on, and sometimes cross the line of defamation . Red tops tend to be written with a simplistic, straightforward vocabulary and grammar; their layout usually gives greater prominence to
13950-460: The picture than to the word. The writing style of red top tabloids is often accused of sensationalism and extreme political bias; red tops have been accused of deliberately igniting controversy and selectively reporting on attention-grabbing stories, or those with shock value . In the extreme case, tabloids have been accused of lying or misrepresenting the truth to increase circulation. Examples of British red top newspapers include The Sun ,
14105-517: The president of the management company. In 2013, Bunshun was sentenced to pay compensation of 1.65 million yen and publish an apology for damaging the group's image, a sentence upheld after Bungeishunju's appeal. In the July 19, 2012 issue, it was reported that a female desk worker in the company's economic department was working from an apartment in Tokyo where the then president of Nihon Keizai Shimbun , Tsuneo Kita , lived. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun sued
14260-417: The press that he considered defamatory. According to Miura's own claim, he won more than 80% of these cases. In February 2008, Miura went to Saipan , where he was arrested by local authorities because his cases were still under investigation in the U.S. territory. In October 2008, he was extradited to Los Angeles and committed suicide in jail. In April 1985, Shūkan Bunshun published the photo of six members of
14415-568: The publisher claiming that "its reputation has been damaged by unfounded headlines and articles." Bungeishunju was condemned to publish apology advertisements in Nikkei and Bunshun, pay compensation of 12.1 million yen, and delete articles and photos posted on the website. In June 25, 2015 issue of Weekly Bunshun, was published a statement that said that "the entire article was false and false information.". On 31 January 2013, Shukan Bunshun reported that then- AKB48 member Minami Minegishi had spent
14570-452: The radio show. The winner of the audition was Mutsumi Yokota, who was assigned number 28. Minayo Watanabe , Chiaki Mikami and Yuko Yajima, who all were runners-up of the audition, also became Onyanko Club members and were assigned numbers 29, 30 and 31, respectively. Note that in November, the program was only aired for about 10 days due to the broadcast of 1985 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup and 1985 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup . In
14725-410: The release of Ushirogami Hikaretai's second single, Onyanko Club's ninth single " Wedding Dress " was premiered on Yūyake Nyan Nyan on 10 August. Front vocals for the single were Harumi Tomikawa, Ruriko Nagata, Mako Shiraishi, Mutsumi Yokota and Tomoko Fukawa. Released by Kirigirisu Records on 21 August, the single debuted at number two on the single chart. After two years and five months of its run,
14880-487: The rule by quitting school. Members also had to take their time off from appearing on the daily TV show and participating in other activities of the group during their respective schools' midterm exams and final exams as well as during times for exam preparation. Moreover, having to give priority to their studies over the group's show business activities resulted in significant restrictions on several member's activities. For example, Mutsumi Yokota had to refrain from appearing on
15035-574: The same day, Onyanko Club member number 15 Rika Tatsumi's first and last solo single "Sonna Tsumorija Nakattanoni" was premiered on the show as well. Takai's fourth single released by Canyon Records and Tatsumi's first single released by Warner-Pioneer both on 18 March reached number one and number 34 on the single chart, respectively. Two days later, a "graduation ceremony" for four Onyanko Club members Toshie Moriya, Naoko Takada, Yumiko Yoshida (number 45) and Sanae Nakajima (number 46) as well as two Onyanko Club B-Gumi members Hiroko Tominaga and Mayumi Yamazaki
15190-408: The same time they were perceived as more humorous and cheerful than other members. Among the panelists, Yasushi Akimoto , who later wrote lyrics of all of Nyangilas' songs including its album songs, supported the idea, and eventually producers of Yūyake Nyan Nyan decided to make it happen with Shiraishi added, who they thought would make the subgroup more appealing to wider audiences. The first single
15345-419: The sexual harassment claims were not. Kitagawa filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Japan , but it was rejected in 2004. In 2001 Bunshun accused Mitsuo Kagawa , a professor at Beppu University of fraud after the alleged Japanese Paleolithic findings made by amateur archaeologist Shinichi Fujimura . After Mainichi Shimbun revealed the truth behind Fujimura's archaeological fraud, Bunshun alleged that
15500-459: The show Yūyake Nyan Nyan and aired on 23 February and 16 March 1985. Yūyake Nyan Nyan had a segment where five candidates participated in a five-day long audition for becoming a new Onyanko Club member. Most of the Onyanko Club members except the first 11 members and other members who joined the group through the 1986 Miss Seventeen Contest were admitted to the group by winning the audition. Every day since April 15, 1985, Tsurutarō Kataoka ,
15655-426: The show Yūyake Nyan Nyan teamed up with producers of the live-action TV series Sukeban Deka and held a special audition on Yūyake Nyan Nyan to look for a new Onyanko Club member who would play a main character in a sequel to the TV series. The winner of the audition was Akie Yoshizawa , who was assigned number 25. A day before the release of Kawai's first single, a release event entitled "Nyan Touch Love Party" for
15810-421: The show Yūyake Nyan Nyan was ended with an extended two-hour live broadcast on 31 August. Most of past Onyanko Club members except dismissed members made their appearance on the final episode. Also, a "graduation ceremony" for the 19 remaining members was held. On the same day as the show's finale, Shizuka Kudo 's first solo single " Kindan no Telepathy " was released by Canyon Records. It debuted at number one on
15965-514: The single chart and became the subgroup's fifth consecutive single to reach number one on the chart. The single and its B-side were used as the opening theme and ending theme, respectively, of Fuji TV 's anime High School! Kimengumi . On the same day as the release date of the subgroup's last single, Onyanko Club's fourth studio album Side Line was released by Canyon Records. The album features songs in which newer members, such as Shizuka Kudo, Noriko Kaise and Makiko Saito, had solo vocal parts for
16120-406: The single chart for two consecutive weeks. On 21 April, Onyanko Club's fourth single " Otto Chikan! " was released by Canyon Records. Front vocals for the single were Satomi Fukunaga, Kazuko Utsumi, Sanae Jounouchi, Ruriko Nagata and Mutsumi Yokota. It topped the single chart. Fuji TV 's weekly live television variety show Yūshoku Nyan Nyan starring the group and featuring presenters, one of whom
16275-549: The single chart, making all of Nyangilas' singles number-one singles. On 25 June, Mamiko Takai 's first solo single " Cinderella-tachi e no Dengon " was released by Canyon Records while she still was the member of Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi . It debuted at number one on the single chart. Onyanko Club member number 29 Minayo Watanabe 's first solo single " Hitomi ni Yakusoku " was premiered on Yūyake Nyan Nyan on 2 July. A release event entitled "The First and Last Touch in Budokan" for
16430-425: The single chart. Satomi Fukunaga 's first solo single " Kaze no Invitation " was released by Canyon Records on 21 May. Prior to her performance of the song for promotion on Yūyake Nyan Nyan since the mid-May, it had already been premiered two months earlier during the group's first nationwide tour in March. On 25 May, a release event entitled "Satomi Invitation" for the single was held at Yomiuri Land EAST with
16585-453: The single chart. Sayuri Kokusho , Minayo Watanabe , Marina Watanabe and Akiko Ikuina went on to have successful careers as an actress, singer and/or TV personality throughout the remainder of the decade and 1990s, appearing on variety TV shows and films. Sanae Jounouchi continued having music releases constantly and a successful career as an enka singer. All of them are active in the entertainment industry as of 2023. Ikuina later became
16740-407: The single chart. On 1 November, Yoshizawa's first solo single " Naze? no Arashi " was released by For Life Records under the name of "Yoshizawa Akie with Onyanko Club". Four Onyanko Club members Aki Kihara (number 6), Mika Nagoya , Harumi Tomikawa (number 14) and Ruriko Nagata (number 18) were selected as backing vocals for the single. Although their backing vocals actually were not recorded in
16895-607: The single chart. On 1 March, Yoshizawa's second single "Kisetsu Hazure no Koi" was released by For Life Records. It topped the single chart for two consecutive weeks. The B-side of the single is "Kaiin Bangou no Uta", which literally means "The Song of Membership Numbers". It was performed by and recorded with all 22 remaining members of Onyanko Club at that time. The song is credited to Onyanko Club and consists of four choruses and 22 verses , each verse sung by each member individually about herself for approximately 14 seconds. The music of
17050-473: The single chart. On 7 May, Yūyake Nyan Nyan 's 500th episode was aired. On Yūyake Nyan Nyan aired on 15 June, it was announced that Onyanko Club would disband after its final concert in September and that Yūyake Nyan Nyan 's final episode would be aired on 31 August. In the following month, Marina Watanabe 's fourth single "Natsuyasumi Dakeno Side Seat" was released by Epic/Sony Records on 15 July. Two weeks later, Minayo Watanabe 's fifth single "Amaryllis"
17205-439: The single chart. The group concluded its activities with its final concerts at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya , Tokyo on 19 and 20 September. They had two shows a day on the 19th and three shows a day on the 20th. At the final concerts, 11 "graduated" members reunited with the remaining members on stage and performed a few of the group's songs together toward the end of each show as well as "graduated" members' songs. Part of
17360-466: The single debuted at number 34 on the Oricon 's Japanese single chart (the national single chart) and peaked at number five in its sixth week of release in August. A day before the single's release date, a release and handshake event was scheduled at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro , Tokyo. The event was expected to have an attendance of about 500 people. However, over 4,000 people showed up at the site. As
17515-425: The single debuted at number one on the single chart. On the same day as the single's release date, Takai's first solo album Itoguchi , which contains her first three singles released in the previous year, was released by Canyon Records. It debuted at number one on the Oricon's Japanese album chart. Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi 's sixth and last single " Kashiko " was released by Canyon Records on 21 February. It topped
17670-511: The single was held at Nippon Budokan with a total of about 12,000 attendees on 5 July. On 10 July, Onyanko Club's third album Panic the World was released as a double album by Canyon Records. It consists of the original studio album with 10 newly released songs and a greatest hits compilation album with 11 songs previously released by Canyon Records, CBS/Sony Records, For Life Records and Warner-Pioneer. The double album reached number three on
17825-483: The single was held at Yomiuri Land EAST in Inagi , Tokyo on August 31. Released by CBS/Sony Records on 1 September, Kawai's first single debuted at number five on the chart and topped the chart for the following two consecutive weeks. On 21 September, the group's first studio album Kick Off was released by Canyon Records. The album was directed by Hiroshi Watanabe (music producer) and contained 10 songs whose music
17980-402: The single, the members were pictured on the back cover of the 7-inch single and always performed with Yoshizawa on Yūyake Nyan Nyan and in the single release events as well as Onyanko Club's concerts. The song was used as the ending theme of Fuji TV's live-action TV series Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu for the episodes 1 to 15. Yoshizawa played one of the three main characters of
18135-403: The single. It debuted at number one on the Oricon's Japanese single chart. In the chart's history at that time, she became the youngest female singer at her age of 15 years and 11 months who had a debut single that went straight to number one on the single chart in the first week of release. This record was not broken for 14 years and five months. Onyanko Club's sixth single " Koi wa Kuesuchon "
18290-401: The single. Released by CBS/Sony Records under the name of "Kokusho Sayuri with Onyanko Club" on 1 February, the single debuted at number two on the single chart. In February, it was announced on Yūyake Nyan Nyan that the group's two members Miharu Nakajima and Sonoko Kawai would "graduate" from the group in April. Nakajima, who was graduating from high school in March, decided to retire from
18445-409: The sixth single's B-side and four previously unreleased songs. It topped the album chart. With a little less than a month before Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi would disband as a result of Takai's departure from Onyanko Club, Takai's fourth solo single " Kagerou " and another Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi member Yukiko Iwai 's first solo single " Tenshi no Bodyguard " were premiered on Yūyake Nyan Nyan on 9 March. On
18600-410: The song was composed by Akira Mitake , who composed many of the group's and members' songs. The lyrics of the song was written by Akimoto. On 10 March, the group's second studio album Yume Catalogue was released by Canyon Records. It topped the Oricon's Japanese album chart. The second album features songs sung by various combinations of members, some of whom had solo vocal parts for the first time in
18755-630: The subgroup Ushirogami Hikaretai and two instrumentals. The second disc contains 12 newly released songs sung by various combinations of the group's members. The double album reached number two on the Oricon's album chart. The group's fourth and final nationwide concert tour entitled "Onyanko Club Kaisan Kinen Zenkoku Jyudan Final Concert" began at Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Kaikan in Sapporo , Hokkaido on 1 August. Subsequently they performed in Hiroshima , Fukuoka , Nagoya , Fukui , Nagoya (the second visit), Kooriyama , Niigata , Nagano and Osaka in August and in Tokyo in September. At concerts in each of
18910-622: The subtypes of this versatile paper format. There are, broadly, two main types of tabloid newspaper: red top and compact . The distinction is largely of editorial style; both red top and compact tabloids span the width of the political spectrum from socialism to capitalist conservatism , although red-top tabloids, on account of their historically working-class target market, generally embrace populism to some degree. Red top tabloids are so named due to their tendency, in British and Commonwealth usage, to have their mastheads printed in red ink;
19065-521: The term Berliner is generally used only to describe size, not to refer to other qualities of the publication. The biggest tabloid (and newspaper in general) in Europe, by circulation, is Germany's Bild , with around 2.5 million copies (down from above 5 million in the 1980s). Although its paper size is bigger, its style was copied from the British tabloids. In Denmark , tabloids in the British sense are known as 'formiddagsblade' (before-noon newspapers),
19220-445: The term compact was coined to avoid the connotation of the word tabloid , which implies a red top tabloid, and has lent its name to tabloid journalism , which is journalism after the fashion of red top reporters. Red top tabloids, named after their distinguishing red mastheads , employ a form of writing known as tabloid journalism ; this style emphasizes features such as sensational crime stories, astrology, gossip columns about
19375-432: The time was married. Following the scandal, Kawatani announced that he had officially divorced his wife. To appease the public backlash and as a condition for her comeback to show business in Japan, Becky tried to officially apologize to Kawatani's wife. However, having no direct channel to her, Becky contacted the Shukan Bunshun' s editorial department instead. Shukan Bunshun published the full contents of Becky's letter at
19530-512: The two biggest being BT and Ekstra Bladet . The old more serious newspaper Berlingske Tidende shifted from broadsheet to tabloid format in 2006, while keeping the news profile intact. In Finland , the biggest newspaper and biggest daily subscription newspaper in the Nordic countries Helsingin Sanomat changed its size from broadsheet to tabloid on 8 January 2013. In France ,
19685-438: The use of the Japanese word was that the group and its activities were revolving around a concept that it was a student club that engaged in show business activities as extracurricular activities. As one of the rules for Onyanko Club members, they had to attend high school and maintain good grades to be able to remain in the group. There were members who were dismissed from the group by producers of Yūyake Nyan Nyan in violation of
19840-487: The user, since they rely on ad revenue. Alternative weekly tabloids may concentrate on local and neighbourhood-level issues, and on entertainment in bars, theatres, or other such venues. Alternative tabloids can be positioned as upmarket (quality) newspapers, to appeal to the better-educated, higher-income sector of the market; as middle-market (popular); or as downmarket (sensational) newspapers, which emphasize sensational crime stories and celebrity gossip. In each case,
19995-458: The world of entertainment, and these kinds of reports are colloquially known as the "Bunshun cannon" ( 文春砲 , Bunshunhō ) . In the first three months of 2016, "It brought down a minister and a politician, practically destroyed the careers of a popular celebrity and a news commentator and nearly broke up one of Japan's biggest boy bands," reported the BBC which stated that the magazine was "shaking up
20150-449: The year were successful on the Oricon's Japanese album chart as well, with the group's second album Yume Catalogue , Nitta's first solo album ERI and Kawai's two albums Siesta and Mode de Sonoko all having reached number one on the album chart. On Yūyake Nyan Nyan aired on 5 January, it was announced that the group's five members Aki Kihara, Sayuri Kokusho, Kazuko Utsumi, Rika Tatsumi and Mamiko Takai would "graduate" from
20305-599: Was "Yuuyu", was released by Canyon Records under the name of "Yuuyu with Onyanko Club" on 25 March. Three Onyanko Club members Ruriko Nagata, Mutsumi Yokota and Tomoko Fukawa were selected as backing vocals for the single. It debuted at number two on the single chart. On 28 March, the group's third nationwide concert tour entitled "Onyanko Sailing Yumekoujyou" began at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka . They subsequently performed at arenas in Fukuoka , Nagoya and Tokyo. The whole tour drew
20460-577: Was Kawai, was launched on 2 May. It was aired from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. every Friday and was very similar to Yūyake Nyan Nyan in their contents except that the weekly show was intended to promote Musukko Club , which was an all-boy idol group and intended as a boy version of Onyanko Club. The weekly show was short-lived and lasted until 19 September. In the same month, Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi's third single " Zousan no Sukyantee " and Kokusho's second single " Natsu wo Matenai " were released by Canyon Records and CBS/Sony Records, respectively. Both singles topped
20615-399: Was a large all-girl Japanese pop idol group in the 1980s. Some members of the group participated in spin-off groups, such as Nyangilas , Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi and Ushirogami Hikaretai . Many of the latter two groups' songs were used as theme songs of the popular 80s anime series High School! Kimengumi and Tsuide ni Tonchinkan . Several big-name idols stemmed from the group; one of
20770-429: Was a segment on Yūyake Nyan Nyan aired in November 1985 where the show's hosts and panelists had a debate over whether Kihara, Nagoya and Tatsumi should form a subgroup and have their own songs for release. Although the three members were up for the idea, at that time it was generally perceived that they were not good singers or exceptionally popular members compared to other members, such as Sonoko Kawai and Eri Nitta. At
20925-619: Was composed by several musicians, such as Jun Sato, Ken Takahashi, Etsuko Yamakawa, Kiyonori Matsuo and Tsugutoshi Goto , who all composed and arranged most of the group's and members' songs thereafter. All lyrics of the album were written by Yasushi Akimoto . The album reached number two on the Oricon's Japanese album chart and remained in the top 100 for 30 weeks. On 30 September, the group's first subgroup Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi made its television debut on Yūyake Nyan Nyan . Its members were Mamiko Takai and Yukiko Iwai (number 19). The official fan club "Konyanko Club" run by Fujipacific Music
21080-539: Was credited as the singer for the song in the ad and also because the version used in the ad was sung by Ikuina only. However, it later ended up being re-recorded/re-produced as the group's song and released as one of the eleven songs on Onyanko Club's fourth studio album Side Line in early 1987. As part of her first solo concert tour entitled "E-AREA", Nitta had a concert at Nippon Budokan on 18 December. A concert at Nakano Sun Plaza in Nakao , Tokyo on 3 November for
21235-556: Was found on a computer belonging to Katsuyuki Kawai after a raid on the couple's house and offices. On 16 June 2020, Anri Kawai and her husband, Katsuyuki Kawai, left the Liberal Democratic Party amidst the ongoing allegations of buying votes to aid her campaign for the House of Councilors. They were later arrested by public prosecutors on 19 June 2020 on charges of vote-buying and distributing around 25 million yen to politicians and supporters in Hiroshima in violation of
21390-464: Was held on Yūyake Nyan Nyan on 20 March. Their "graduation" was not announced in advance, and also their specific reasons for leaving the groups were not revealed. Although some of the members continued to pursue their careers in the music and entertainment industry, they eventually faded out from the industry or went under the radar except Yamazaki, who had four solo singles released between 1988 and 1992. The first solo single of Iwai, whose nickname
21545-417: Was held. All the three members decided to retire from the music and entertainment industry. Few months before, they already were set to leave the group as they were not pictured on the cover of the group's single "Koi wa Kuesuchon" released in early November. Okamoto later said in an interview that she initially was interested in the music and entertainment industry but felt she didn't have confidence in pursuing
21700-736: Was in violation of the Public Offices Election Law. In the indictment, one member of the Etajima Municipal Assembly and four members of the Prefectural Assembly admitted receiving cash payments of ¥1.7 million in total. The local politicians stated that they believed Anri Kawai and her husband passed them the money to secure support for Anri Kawai in the Upper House election of 2019. Tabloid (newspaper format) A tabloid
21855-400: Was launched on 1 October. The number of fan club members peaked at about 190,000 during its operation. On 5 October, Onyanko Club had its first concert entitled "Kick Off" at Hibiya Yagai Ongakudo in Chiyoda, Tokyo . It was recorded and released as a video by Pony Inc. in the following month. On the same day as the first concert, Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi's first single " Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi "
22010-401: Was ordered to pay compensation of 2.2 million yen to Hideo Higashikokubaru for a defamatory article published in 2012, in which the then governor of Miyazaki Prefecture was accused of unbecoming behavior towards female employees. In January 2016, popular female TV tarento , Becky 's reputation dived after Shukan Bunshun revealed that she had an affair with musician Enon Kawatani who at
22165-533: Was recorded and released as a video by CBS/Sony Home Video in March 1986. Premiered on Yūyake Nyan Nyan on 16 December 1985, and released by Canyon Records on 1 January 1986, Onyanko Club member number 4 Eri Nitta 's first solo single " Fuyu no Operagrasu " debuted at number one on the single chart and remained number one for the four consecutive weeks. The number of its sales exceeded that of any of Onyanko Club-related singles released earlier. On 21 January, Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi's second single " Banana no Namida "
22320-431: Was released by CBS/Sony Records on 29 July. Both singles topped the chart. "Amaryllis" became Minayo Watanabe's fifth consecutive single that debuted at number one on the chart. In the chart's history as of 2023, she is the only female singer who has the five consecutive number-one singles since her solo debut. Released by Canyon Records on 29 July, Yukiko Iwai 's first solo album Yuuyu Kousen debuted at number one on
22475-437: Was released by Canyon Records on 1 November. Front vocals for the single were Yukiko Iwai , Ruriko Nagata, Mako Shiraishi and Akiko Ikuina . The single and its B-side were used as the opening theme and ending theme, respectively, of Fuji TV 's anime Anmitsu Hime aired from 5 October 1986, to 27 September 1987. The single topped the single chart. Onyanko Club member number 13 Kazuko Utsumi's first solo single "Aoi Memories"
22630-449: Was released by Canyon Records on 21 February. It was named after Japanese word "jā ne (じゃあね)", which is a casual way of saying "goodbye", and was a farewell song to Nakajima, who was leaving the group in April. Moreover, it was originally planned to be released under the name of "Nakajima Miharu with Onyanko Club" as her first and last solo single. However, Nakajima suggested releasing it as the group's third single. It debuted at number one on
22785-572: Was released by Canyon Records on 7 November. The single and its B-side were used as part of the soundtrack to Fuji TV's anime Touch , which was adaptation from the manga series. The single debuted at number three on the single chart. Prior to joining Onyanko Club, Utsumi used to be a child actress in the 70s and early 80s and made many one-off appearances on TV drama series and live-action series, such as Kamen Rider Super-1 (episode 3) and Chojin Barom-1 (episode 32) to name few. She also attended
22940-500: Was released by Canyon Records. Front vocals for the single were Harumi Tomikawa, Yukiko Iwai , Tomoko Fukawa (number 33) and Marina Watanabe (number 36). The single went straight to number one on the single chart. Onyanko Club's movie Onyanko the Movie: Kiki Ippatsu! starring all members as the group was released in theaters nationwide by Toho Pictures on 23 August. It was directed by Masato Harada and played as
23095-416: Was released by Canyon Records. It debuted at number one on the single chart and was used as the ending theme of Fuji TV's anime High School! Kimengumi . In the same month, Onyanko Club member number 8 Sayuri Kokusho started performing her first solo single " Valentine Kiss " on Yūyake Nyan Nyan . Two Onyanko Club members Mako Shiraishi (number 22) and Minayo Watanabe were selected as backing vocals for
23250-437: Was released by Canyon Records. The single and its B-side were used as the opening theme and ending theme, respectively, of Fuji TV's anime High School! Kimengumi , which was adaptation from the manga series. One of the reasons why Takai and Iwai were selected for the subgroup was that their images matched the anime's two girl characters named Kawa Yui and Uru Chie. Originally the subgroup was named "Kiwi-Gumi". 30,000 copies of
23405-423: Was released by Pony Canyon on 21 May 1988. The single and its B-side were used as the opening theme and ending theme, respectively, of Fuji TV's anime Tsuide ni Tonchinkan , which was adaptation from the manga series . It reached number eight on the single chart. Another Ushirogami Hikaretai member Makiko Saito's first solo single "Yaritai Houdai" was released by Pony Canyon on 21 July 1988. It reached number 28 on
23560-401: Was released on April Fools' Day , which was intended as a joke, and went straight to number one on the single chart, keeping popular Japanese boy band Shonentai 's much anticipated second single off from the number-one spot. Tatsumi later said that as both singles were released by the same record label, the boy band's A&R executive got mad at her and her bandmates, saying that the boy band
23715-470: Was supposed to get the number-one spot. Nitta's second single " Koi no Rope wo Hodokanaide " was released by Canyon Records on 10 April. Originally its B-side " Pink no Ribbon " was decided to be a A-side. However, Nitta objected to it, and as a result Tsugutoshi Goto , who was the composer and arranger of both songs, had to revise "Koi no Rope wo Hodokanaide" for making it suitable for the A-side. It topped
23870-436: Was the only media outlet willing to publish such allegations, especially since Kitagawa was known to have control over entertainment media. Johnny & Associates sued Shukan Bunshun for defamation, and in 2002, the Tokyo District Court ruled in favor of Kitagawa, awarding him ¥8.8 million in damages. In 2003, the fine was lowered to ¥1.2 million on the basis that the drinking and smoking allegations were defamatory, while
24025-441: Was used as the ending theme of Fuji TV's live-action TV series Sukeban Deka III: Shōjo Ninpō-chō Denki for the episodes 1 to 8. Fukunaga played a supporting character in the episodes 1 to 20 of the TV series, which had a total of 42 episodes aired from 30 October 1986, to 29 October 1987. Released by Canyon Records on 1 October 1986, the single peaked at number two on the single chart. On Yūyake Nyan Nyan aired on 26 September,
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