Video Research Ltd. announced the results of its most recent TV Celebrity Image rankings, which are meant to be a measure of celebrities' popularity, public recognition, and image. DREAMS COME TRUE has often been ranked #1 in the female category, and currently they are on a streak of four consecutive placements atop the list. This time, Yukie Nakama and Becky ranked 2nd and 3rd, respectively. On the list of male celebrities, baseball star Ichiro was ranked #1, followed by talento Hidehiko Ishizuka and actor Hiroshi Abe. The rankings are conducted semi-annually and are currently in their 72nd edition. The full top 20 list are as follows: Overall ratings are included in parentheses. Male Celebrities 1. Ichiro (52.6) 2. Hidehiko Ishizuka (49.7) 3. Hiroshi Abe (49.2) 4. Sanma Akashiya (48.8) 4. George Tokoro (48.8) 6. Keisuke Kuwata (45.6) 7. Tomomitsu Yamaguchi (44.8) 8. Beat Takeshi (43.7) 9. Bakusho Mondai (43.2) 10. Tsutomu Sekine (41.7) 11. Shingo Katori (40.9) 12. Taka and Toshi (40.3) 13. Kobukuro (40.0) 14. Noritake Kinashi (39.6) 15. Masaharu Fukuyama (39.4) 16. Ken Shimura (38.9) 17. Takashi Okamura (38.5) 18. Takuya Kimura (37.5) 19. Toshiyuki Nishida (36.6) 19. Mr.Children (36.6) Female Celebrities 1. DREAMS COME TRUE (48.3) 2. Yukie Nakama (46.4) 3. Becky (46.0) 4. Mao Asada (45.8) 5. Aya Ueto (45.5) 6. Sayuri Yoshinaga (45.1) 7. Nanako Matsushima (42.5) 8. Miho Kanno (42.3) 9. Yuki Amami (41.9) 10. Tomoko Yamaguchi (38.7) 11. Eri Fukatsu (38.0) 12. Ryoko Shinohara (36.8) 12. Yuko Takeuchi (36.8) 14. Ryoko Yonekura (36.4) 15. Rie Shibata (35.9) 16. Kou Shibasaki (35.7) 17. Hitomi Kuroki (35.2) 18. Masami Hisamoto (35.0) 19. Namie Amuro (34.8) 20. Manami Konishi (34.6) source: tokyograph
