The Yoshimoto agency has released the latest ranking of its best-looking and ugliest comedians in its monthly magazine. Top of the “otokomae” (manly) chart this year for the first time is Inoue Satoshi (30), one half of the duo Jicho Kacho. In second place is Kawashima Akira (27) of the duo Kirin, followed by Fujimori Shingo (22) of popular upstarts Oriental Radio. Less happy with his rating is Yama-chan (28) of the duo Nankai Candies, who topped the “busaiku” (ugly) chart. Jicho Kacho, who formed in 1994, are regulars on the variety show circuit and are on TV just about every day.
• Sexy singer Koda Kumi (23) has managed to get 12 singles into the Top 10 in 12 weeks, one single released each week since early December. This week “Someday/Boys Girls” entered the oricon chart at No.3. Nine of the 12 releases sold over 50,000 copies and altogether they sold over a million. The songs will be released on a hits album on March 8.
• Actress Yokoyama Megumi (36) is to remarry within the year, it was revealed yesterday. According to the Shuukan Josei weekly magazine, her fiancee is a Tokyo University graduate who is vice-president of a major foreign firm.