Oricon: 2009's fresh stars
 

Oricon announced its "fresh star ranking" for the first half of 2009, which surveyed 1,200 men and women about young celebrities who have left the strongest impression on them. This time, actress Yuriko Yoshitaka and actor Hiro Mizushima led the rankings.

Yoshitaka, 20, has gained recognition through her roles in various television dramas, but her big break came last year when she received Best Newcomer awards for her performance in "Hebi ni Piasu" ("Snakes and Earrings").

The 25-year-old Mizushima, on the other hand, has been regularly topping recent popularity surveys and is likely to be one of the top young stars for a while.

Women:
1. Yuriko Yoshitaka
2. Haruka Ayase
3. Nana Eikura
4. Erika Toda
5. JUJU
6. Yui Aragaki
7. Maki Horikita
8. Aoi Miyazaki
9. Aya Ueto
9. misono
9. Ayaka

Men:
1. Hiro Mizushima
2. Audrey (owarai duo)
3. Takeru Sato
4. Hannya (owarai duo)
5. Hayato Ichihara
6. Yusuke Kamiji
6. Osamu Mukai
6. Eita
9. Hayato Sakamoto (baseball player)
10. Ryo Ishikawa (golfer)

source : http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/67349/full/

LOL at misono.....guess when they said "left the strongest impression" they didnt necessarily mean a good impression :roflmao

wheres alan? o.0

yay for aoi miyazaki :heart i love her

grats to aya ueta and ayaka as well

Yui Aragaki :heart
but misono.. LOL
thanks for the info ^^

Yay more Mizushima and Ayaka their awesomeness XD Oh snap... wrote and that and thought that first when I saw their names and like didn't remember to now they're married XDD!! LOL

I'm not surprised to see Mizushima Hiro on top of the list

he's hot :P (too bad he's married already grr) & he played a nitwit pretty well in MR.BRAIN LMAO but dude , please go & cut your hair lah :grumpy

& yay for Yusuke too :heart

I love all except MIsono ! she's not cute .~~!

LMAO

WHAT

no even her hot husband Mizushima Hiro , Temmy ?!?!

T_T

wow misono!! what a shock!

She's more popular in AHS than she is in Japan.