ORICON STYLE has conducted a survey to determine the popularity of Japanese actresses in 2016. The data collected from 1,000 people from all over Japan last October, and here’s the result.
- Mitsuki Takahata
“She’s cute and good at singing too. Elegant with good acting skill.” (Shimane/20s female)
“She’s everywhere, in dorama and commercials. There is no day where I don’t see her at all.” (Fukui/30s male)
- Haru
“She was really good in ‘Sekaiichi Muzukashii Koi’. (Osaka/20s female)
“I’m fascinated by her lively acting skill. I think she’s already recognized as a wide range actress.” (Tokyo/50s male)
- Suzu Hirose
“She challenges many roles, and each one is impressive.” (Shizuoka/20s female)
“I think I see her everyday because she has wide variety of activities on media.” (Fukui/40s male)
- Tao Tsuchiya
“She’s cute in a simple way, and always do her best effort in everything.” (Nagano/ 10s female)
“I like her more after watching All Star Thanksgiving (note: she ran in a marathon on that tv programme).” (Kanagawa/30s female)
- Fumi Nikaido
“She’s very popular in dorama and movies.” (Hyogo/teen female)
“Not only an actress, but she’s also appearing in variety show.” (Hiroshima/40s female)
- Mayu Matsuoka
“I was drawn by her natural acting skill while watching her drama.” (Gifu/30s female)
“Her acting in ‘Chihayafuru’ is superb”. (Miyagi/ 40s male)
- Fumika Shimizu
“She’s cute and lively.” (Fukuoka/30s female)
“She has attractive personality and steadily performs wide range of work.” (Hyogo/40s male)
- Riho Yoshioka
“She was really good in ‘Yutori desu ga Nani ga’.” (Tokyo/teens female)
“Because she continues to appear in dorama after that Zexy commercial.” (Hyogo/40s female)
- Mone Kamishiraishi
“She becomes really popular after ‘Kimi no Na ha’.” (Kanagawa/30s female)
“Not only as an actress, but she has stepped up as a voice actress.” (Aichi/50s female)
- Rina Kawaei
“Her acting in ‘Toto Neechan’ was really great”. (Saitama/50s female)
“From an idol she’s turning into an actress at once.” (Gifu/30s male)
