Oricon has published the results of another summer-related survey. 2,000 men and women were asked to name the celebrities they felt were well-suited for a tanned look.

The #1 female was pro beach volleyball player Miwa Asao. Not far behind were Kumi Koda and Chinatsu Wakatsuki. The rest of the list: Namie Amuro, Tomoko Nakajima, Rikako Murakami, Yukie Nakama, Galsone, Yu Yamada, and Saki Aibu. The selection of Nakama is the most surprising, as the actress has rarely been seen with a tan.

In the male category, Mocomichi Hayami was the overwhelming favorite. Kenji Sakaguchi came in second, while third-ranked Shigeru Matsuzaki proved that even men in their fifties can look good with a tan. The other top choices were Takuya Kimura, Mikihisa Azuma, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Masaru Nagai, Masahiro Nakai, and Shingo Katori.

Following up on its research about summer fashion, Oricon conducted a survey to see which celebrity hairstyles people want to copy this summer.

Among women, the number one answer was Maki Horikita, who has adopted a short, boyish look for her role in the "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e" drama series. Second choice was Kumi Koda, followed by Yuri Ebihara, Masami Nagasawa, and Namie Amuro.

Meanwhile, men are trying to take after the "fresh" look of Satoshi Tsumabuki. He was favored over even Takuya Kimura, who ranked second. Hiroshi Tamaki and Joe Odagiri tied for third, with Masaharu Fukuyama ending up at #5.

Oricon reports that a total 127,000 people attended this year's Fuji Rock Festival, which took place in Niigata over the weekend. According to Oricon's numbers, this is the largest crowd ever for the three-day event, surpassing last year's attendance by 12,000.

Two manga series are being turned into television dramas: Konami Sonoda's "ChocoMimi" and Masami Kurumada's "Fuma no Kojiro." No details about the cast or broadcast schedules have been announced yet.

In other manga-to-drama news, the schedule for the live-action "Negima!" series has been announced. TV Tokyo will air the show late night on Wednesdays (1:20am), starting on October 3.

SMAP's Masahiro Nakai will appear in new television ads for Nissin's instant noodle brand Donbei. Commercials begin airing on the 8th.

Gravure idol Yumi Kobayashi announced on Thursday that she is changing her name to Yumi Uno.

Kobayashi has been appointed as a narrator for a program on USEN's internet broadcasting service, GyaO. Kobayashi explained that she received a lot of encouragement from USEN president Yasuhide Uno, which led to her decision to borrow his name.

Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne has set a new record for foreign artists in Japan: she has become the first to sell a million copies each of her first three albums.

Her latest one, "The Best Damn Thing," was released on April 18. As of Thursday, it has sold 716,000 domestic copies, along with an additional 288,000 imported copies. Her first two albums, "Let Go" and "Under My Skin," have surpassed sales of 2 million and 1.5 million, respectively.

Lavigne's single "Girlfriend" has also reached over 2 million downloads.

Popular musician and actor Masaharu Fukuyama is returning to television dramas this fall. He will star in "Tantei Galileo," the next in line for Fuji TV's flagship Monday 9pm time slot. Fukuyama's last drama role was in the 2003 series "Bijo ka Yajuu" with Nanako Matsushima.

In "Tantei Galileo," Fukuyama plays a brilliant but eccentric physicist who solves difficult mysteries. He teams up with a rookie detective (played by Kou Shibasaki), whose personality is the complete opposite of his.

The drama is based on a novel series by Keigo Higashino, who won the prestigious Naoki Prize last year.