Japan’s “CountDown TV” has recently concluded their annual poll for ‘the most wanted artist as girlfriend/boyfriend’ in 2008… with YUI and Jin Akanishi topping the girlfriend and boyfriend category respectively.

Top 20 Japan’s most wanted girlfriend 2008

1. YUI 2. Kaori Mochida 3. Ayumi Hamasaki 4. Ai Ōtsuka 5. aiko 6. Ai Takahashi 7. Ai Kawashima 8. Kiyoe Yoshioka 9. Maimi Yajima 10. Yui Aragaki 11. Nocchi 12. Namie Amuro 13. Ayaka 14. Kaela Kimura 15. Kumi Koda 16. Misako Uno 17. Hiroko 18. BoA 19. Mai Kuraki 20. Reina Tanaka

Top 20 Japan’s most wanted boyfriend 2008

1. Jin Akanishi 2. Kazuya Kamenashi 3. Hyde 4. Jun Matsumoto 5. Tomohisa Yamashita 6. Takahiro 7. Takahisa Masuda 8. Jaejoong 9. TAKUYA∞ 10. Shō Sakurai 11. Kōichi Dōmoto 12. Akihito Okano 13. Kentarō Kobuchi 14. Ryo Nishikido 15. Yusuke Kamiji 16. Yuya Tegoshi 17. Masaki Aiba 18. Haruichi Shindou 19. Teppei Koike 20. DAIGO

Korean stars BoA and Jaejoong (from TVXQ) are the only two non-Japanese celebs that made the list. [hat tip to Thierry]

yeinjie

Congrats to BoA and JaeJoong ;D MatsuJun = ♥

i'm glad Ai Otsuka gets #4 but how come Yui Aragaki only gets #10 >____<

y matsujun is no.4 for me matsujun is the no.1 ..! but~~i dont care 4 the rating its not true..!matsujun the best..! arashi the best..! akanishi jin is not no.1 because he is sooouououou feeler..! kamenashi kazuya is not. no.2 he is like a GAY or something>!
i know you put no.1 jin and no.2 kamenashi because u are only the one hu rate this n not the count down tv.!!? what's that..? were station and were it your provement to us..!?? you put them because u like KAT-TUN and the best is arashi..!
gogogogo aRASHI..! matsujun the best..!

Congratz for YUI & Jin Akanishi
I like YUI's songs...
Hmmm... I wonder what it would be if both of them act together in a series/movie??? *still wondering & imagining*

OH MY GOSH!!! My favorite JEs are on the list... YAMAPI !!! I waannnaa screammmm!!! Kammeee.. of course Jin and Ryo too. I just wish Toma was there... Anyways, I'm so happyyyyy

congrats Jin, Kame, MATSUJUN, PI, Ryo, Tegoshi, Sho, Teppei, Aiba and Massu!:) yatta!!!:)

eh?only aragaki was able to be included in the list from all of my favorites?where's Maki?Inoue?Toda?Ueno?Nakama?etc...

anyway, congrats to all the winners!:)

TaKaMePiRyo i'm as thrilled as you to find both Kame and Pi on the list
I've loved Yamapi since Nobuta wo produce and Kame... oh well, i've died over him (in a happy way) a zillion times since god knows wen!
Ganbatte Kame-chan (for his upcoming dorama to be aired in jan'08)