With Valentine's Day less than two weeks away, Oricon has taken a look at the tradition of women giving chocolates to men. 500 women in their teens and 20s were asked a few questions on the subject:

Which music artist do you want to give chocolates to?

1. Masaharu Fukuyama
2. HYDE
   DAIGO
4. Koichi Domoto
5. Kazutoshi Sakurai

Which actor do you want to give chocolates to?

1. Hiro Mizushima
2. Takeru Sato
3. Hiroshi Tamaki
4. Haruma Miura
5. Kenichi Matsuyama

Which comedian do you want to give chocolates to?

1. Yoshimi Tokui
2. Toshiaki Kasuga
3. Satoshi Inoue
   Satoshi Kanada
5. Mitsunori Fukuda

What song do you want to go along with your chocolates?

1. "Chocolate Disco" - Perfume
2. "Valentine Kiss" - Sayuri Kokusho
3. "CHE.R.RY" - YUI
4. "LOVE LOVE LOVE" - Dreams Come True
5. "Daisuki da yo" - Ai Otsuka

Oricon conducted a poll of a thousand men and women, asking them which celebrities they feel have a wonderful smile. Actor Satoshi Tsumabuki ranked #1 on the list of men, while actress Aoi Miyazaki topped the list of women.

Men:

1. Satoshi Tsumabuki
2. Teppei Koike
3. Masaharu Fukuyama
4. Yusuke Kamiji
5. Hiroshi Tamaki
6. Ryo Ishikawa
7. Hiro Mizushima
8. Ryuta Sato
9. Takuya Kimura
10. Sanma Akashiya

Women:

1. Aoi Miyazaki
2. Aya Ueto
3. Becky
4. Yui Aragaki
5. Masami Nagasawa
6. Saki Aibu
7. Haruka Ayase
8. Yukie Nakama
9. Yu Aoi
10. Suzanne

Mai Hoshimura has announced the release of her first best album, scheduled to go on sale March 11. Titled "PIANO & BEST," the collection consists of two discs - one will feature tunes sung to her own piano accompaniment, while the other will include all of her singles to date. One new song is being recorded for each disc. The DVD that comes with the first press edition will be her first to include live concert footage.

After the album's release, Hoshimura reportedly plans to hold several free concerts throughout Japan.

Actor Issei Ishida (34) has just been let go by his management agency, it was learned on Wednesday.

It was recently reported in the media that Ishida was guilty of dating two women at the same time. He had been romantically linked to actress Chiharu Kawai (35) since 2007, but it turns out that he was also carrying on a relationship with another woman, who was a childhood friend. In addition, that woman had become pregnant and subsequently had an abortion.

Before the scandal broke, Ishida had been in talks with his agency to renew his contract. After the news surfaced, he was put on indefinite suspension, but his agency ultimately decided at the end of January to cancel his contract.

When asked about his plans from now on, Ishida said that he is not sure yet. However, he also stated that he is not considering leaving show business.

Talento Ai Iijima, who was found dead in her Tokyo apartment in December, is said to have died of pneumonia. Shibuya police revealed the results of their investigation on Wednesday, ruling out foul play or suicide, as some people had earlier speculated.

Iijima had been dead for a week when her body was discovered by an acquaintance on December 24. An autopsy was unable to determine her cause of death. Some prescription drugs were found in her home, but after further investigation, police concluded that it was a natural death.

Singer YUKI (36), formerly a member of rock band Judy and Mary, has announced through her official website that she is expecting a child soon. She is currently in her seventh month of pregnancy, and is scheduled to give birth in May.

YUKI has been married to musician YO-KING (of Magokoro Brothers) since September 2000. They gave birth to a son in 2003, but he unfortunately passed away less than two years later. In August 2006, YUKI gave birth to another son.

YUKI said that her and her child's health take priority over her music, so she will be taking work at an easy pace for now.