Oricon recently did a survey of 1,200 people about celebrities leading dramatic lives. 22-year-old actress Erika Sawajiri ranked 1st on the list. Her uncontrolled behavior has garnered her a lot of attention, making "dramatic" an appropriate description for her life.

Sawajiri made headlines in 2007 for her unprofessional conduct at the opening of the movie "Closed Note," where she responded to questions with brief answers such as "Not really..." A teenager from Osaka commented, "She gets a lot of attention from the media, makes bombshell statements, and got married." Another girl explained, "She does as she pleases. Normal people can't live the way she does."

Ranked second was Seiko Matsuda who, as an iconic idol of the 80s, went through two divorces and caused a lot of buzz in the entertainment world with both her public and private life.

In third was "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, who blasted through the manzai boom and ultimately established himself as a film director and actor, among other things. His life has been filled with many ups and downs, including a horrific motorcycle accident in 1994.

As the author of the autobiographical novel "Homeless Chugakusei," Hiroshi Tamura of owarai duo Kirin came in fourth. Ranked fifth was pop star Namie Amuro, who married young, had a child, and later divorced, but still managed to come back as a successful artist.

1. Erika Sawajiri
2. Seiko Matsuda
3. Takeshi Kitano
4. Hiroshi Tamura
5. Namie Amuro