Oricon: Yoshio Kojima, Gakky named this year’s top stars

Oricon has released the results of its end-of-the-year survey asking men and women who they thought was the most successful young star of 2007. With two thousand people participating in the survey, the answers were actress Yui Aragaki and comedian Yoshio Kojima.

Aragaki has had a phenomenal year, which included her first starring roles in film and television, the start of a music career, and an increase in commercials. Erika Sawajiri, who ranked 2nd among female celebrities, also saw similar success this year, though it was marred by the “Closed Note” PR incident.

The rest of the women’s top five were Kanako Yanagihara, Sumiko Nishioka (the oldest of the list at 33), and Maki Horikita.

Kojima easily topped the men’s list, as he was ranked first by all age groups. His silly routine has become amazingly popular, and his catchphrase “Sonna no kankei nee” was named one of the top ten “buzzwords of the year.”

Shun Oguri was second in the rankings, followed by Yu Darvish, Ryo Ishikawa, and Toma Ikuta.

Source:
Oricon