Keiko ranks again + February 7, 2008

  In the latest online polls for watching "fresh faced stars," thanks to a successful 2007, Keiko is able to rank again. In this poll actors and actresses compiled the list, and different people were asked "Which star are you looking forward to seeing more of in 2008?" so naturally Keiko's rank drops lower from what it was on Oricon's Beautiful Woman Journal poll. 3,300 people were asked this question in November of last year. Out of the top 20, Keiko ranked at number 12 with 58 votes, right below Japanese entertainment heavy weight hottie, Shun Oguri with 61 votes. Why such incredible support? The poll experts of Architect Entertainment (the company that conducted the poll) site Keiko's movie appearances, the success of Mop Girl, and the popular commercial campaign, DoCoMo 2.0, for her heightened reconcilability with the Japanese public. Because of this they believe Keiko might be the actress who comes out on top by the end of this year. 

     What surprised me a bit, is who ranked AFTER Keiko. Maki Horikita of Hana Kimi fame ranked in the number 13 spot with 57 votes, Erika Sawajiri ranked at 17 with 47 votes, and Aoi Yuu ranked at 18 with 45 votes. Horikita, Sawajiri, and Yuu are top  actresses with a much larger amount of fame and popularity. While Horikita and Yuu may certainly never fall out with the Japanese public, Erika has--which would explain her low ranking. While this certainly isn't saying that Keiko hopped, skipped, and jumped her way into becoming more popular than them---is IS saying that people want to see more of her.


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