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Originally Posted by Coelacanth
Wow. B'z at 99?
I know their last few albums sucked, but they're still Japanese music legends..
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You have to keep in mind, that this is the current "power" list. If it were an overall list, I'm sure they would be much much higher. But really, they have not been in the media a lot lately and their last song that really seemed to grab the general public was Ocean back in 2005.
As for Ichiro - He is a HUGE icon in Japan. It's not surprising at all that he is on the list. It would be more surprising if he weren't.
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Originally Posted by Uemarasan
I dislike lists that don't reveal their processes. It's always a guessing game when it comes to their accuracy.
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This is basically "THE" list annually. It tends to be given more weight compared to other lists. As far as the processes, here is what I know:
-It is similar to how Ninki is done, only with a MUCH larger sample. It is also (supposedly) done with an equal number of people from each gender as well as from each age group.
-They test the celebrities level of recognition (how well is their name or face recognized?)
-They ask how much interest the person has in them. Do they want to know more about them? Listen to their music? Watch them on TV? etc etc
From that, they come up with a combined total called the talent power score and then make the list as you see it.
So when you see Southern All Stars at the top with the number 50.3, it means that of all the people asked across all genders and age groups, slightly more than half answered that they are interested in this artist.
^^I should've put this in the first post. haha.