Guess who lost
Yep, six-time world titler Takeru Kobayashi relinquished his “crown” July 4 at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition to American Joey Chestnut . In other words, that’s a 66-hot-dog-in-12-minutes win over 63. Chestnut is so far only the second non-Japanese to have won the title. More from here. And the good news is, it’s in English. Photo from Mainichi Shinbun
And another Musume news
What is up with Morning Musume? Photo from Miracle-Night.net This time, former Morning Musume Iida Kaori’s pregnancy and upcoming marriage to Kenji (who is apparently the former vocalist for the band 7HOUSE, which was also under Momusu’s producer Tsunku) hit the entertainment headlines. The two have been rumored to be dating several years ago but it was only September of last year that they’ve gotten together...
Gackt is Maltazard
Yep, according to Gakuhai, the infamous Gackt turns seiyuu (voice actor) as he plays the David Bowie character of Maltazard for the Japan screening of Arthur et les Minimoys, or Arthur and the Invisibles (English title). Get more of the story here. Photo from Gakuhai and Movieweb Thanks to our sugoi informant, Kirby for the tip 😀
It’s Transformers time!
In time for the opening of the movie Transformers tomorrow, I am linking to eva_guy01’s account of his escapades as a Decepticon. Original photo from eva_guy01’s livejournal account Teeth for Eyes. Resized by Flori for this post. For more Transformers cosplay fun, click HERE.
Abe Hiroshi on CNC
Team Sugoi’s favorite sugoi otoko, Abe Hiroshi gets interviewed on CNC. Unfortunately, there are no subs but even if there aren’t it’s still kinda funny 🙂