The Annual Independent Critics or TC Chandler Lists of the 100 Most Beautiful & 100 Most Handsome Faces... did a separate poll for 100 Most Handsome and Beautiful Asians 2018. In this article, I will highlight the ones listed from Japan. Because that is my bias. : ) I welcome other people to do the same for their country of choice.
For all the winners visit Handsome and Beautiful videos on krcom.
The people were picked from over 10 billion Social media impressions. Over 300 million likes/reposts, 1.05 million followers on Instagram and Weibo, and 1000 worldwide news articles.
I am including what they were in for the year 2018 unless the last thing they were in is 5 years or older, then I will pick their 2019 work. Adding agency just because I want to.
Here is a list of all the nominees
Now on to the Japanese winners.
Handsome
#98 Inoo Kei
Most recently in Tokyo Alien Bros. He is a member of Hey!Say!Jump! and his Agency is Johnny and Associates. |
#96 Chinen Yuri
Most recently in Kids on the Slope. He is a member of Hey!Say! Jump! and his Agency is Johnny and Associates. |
#90 Nakajima Yuto
Most recently in Suits and 99.9: Keiji Senmon Bengoshi - Season II. He is a member of Hey!Say! Jump! and his Agency is Johnny and Associates. |
#89 Nakajima Kento
#85 Fujii Ryusei
Most recently in Tasogare Ryuuseigun and Sotsugyo Bakamentari. He is a member of Johnny's WEST and his Agency is Johnny and Associates. |
#83 Yoshizawa Ryo
Most recently in Survival Wedding and Giver: Fukushu no Zoyosha. His Agency is Amuse. |
#80 Kotaki Nozumu
Most recently in Sakanoue Animal Clinic Story and Momikeshite Fuyu. He is a member of Johnny's WEST and his Agency is Johnny and Associates. |
#78 Yaotome Hikaru
Most recently in Koshoku Robot. He is a member of Hey!Say! Jump! and his Agency is Johnny and Associates. |
#73 Arioka Daiki
Most recently in Code Blue: Another Everyday and Code Blue: The Movie. He is a member of Hey!Say! Jump! and his Agency is Johnny and Associates. |
#70 Nakamoto Yuta
Most recently in 2018 Idol Star Athletics Championships. He is a member of NCT 127 and his Agency is SM Town. |
#69 Mackenyu Maeda
Most recently in Chihayafuru: Tsunagu, Todome no Kiss, Todome no Parallel, Impossibility Defense, Chihayafuru: Musubi, OverDrive, and Code Blue: The Movie. His Agency is Top Coat Group. |
#47 Yamazaki Kento
Most recently in Kyou Kara Ore Wa!!, Good Doctor, Todome no Kiss, Todome no Parallel, A Forest of Wool and Steel and his Agency is Stardust Productions. |
#44 Nagase Ren
He will be in According To Our Butler in 2019. He is a member of King & Prince and his Agency is Johnny and Associates. |
#38 Ninomiya Kazunari
Most recently in Black Pean and Criminal for the Prosecution. He is a member of Arashi and his Agency is Johnny and Associates. |
#29 Yamada Ryosuke
He was most recently in Momikeshite Fuyu. He is a member of Hey!Say! Jump! and his Agency is Johnny and Associates. |
#25 Yamashita Tomohisa
He was recently in Code Blue: The Movie and Reborn. He is a solo music artist under his given name, Yamapi or YamaP and his Agency is Johnny and Associates. |
#11 Aiba Masaki
Most recently in Sakanoue Animal Clinic Story. He is a member of Arashi and his Agency is Johnny and Associates. |
#5 Yuzuru Hanyu
Most recently in The Magnificent Nine. Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese figure skater who competes in the men's singles discipline. He is a two-time Olympic champion (2014, 2018), a two-time World champion (2014, 2017), a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2013–2016), and a three-time Four Continents silver medalist (2011, 2013, 2017). |
#3 Furukawa Yuki
Most recently in Harassment Game, Ten: Tenhodori no Kaidanji Gohan, Taisakushitsu Love Rerun, Colors of Wind, Laughing Under the Clouds, and My Little Monster. His agency is Horipro. |
Beautiful
Now the Ladies
#99 Nagano Mei
She was most recently in Hanbun, Aoi and her Agency is Stardust Promotion. |
#92 Arimura Kasumi
She was most recently in Chugakusei Nikki, Our Departures, Cafe Funiculi Funicula and her Agency is FLaMme. |
#87 Saito Asuka
She was most recently in You Are the Apple of My Eye. She is part of Nogizaka46: 1st Generation and her agency is N46Div. |
#86 Fukada Kyoko
She was most recently in Tonari no Kazoku wa Aoku Mieru and her agency is Horipro. |
#80 Yabuki Nako
She was most recently in QT Show, IZ*ONE CHU, HKTBINGO!, Produce 48, and Idol Room. She is a member of HKT48's Team H and her agency is AKS. |
#78 Niwa Niki
She was most recently in Terrace House: Aloha State and her agency is Avex Management. |
#69 Minatozaki Sana
She was most recently in TWICE TV "The Best Thing I Ever Did", TWICE TV "YES or YES ", 2018 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special, TWICE TV "Dance The Night Away", TWICE TV "What is Love?", and 2018 Idol Star Athletics Championships and her agency is JYP Entertainment. |
#63 Mizuhara Kiko
She was most recently in The Blue Hearts, A Boy Who Wished to be Okuda Tamio and a Girl Who Drove All Men Crazy, and Uso no Sensou and her Agency is Office Kiko. |
#60 Kimura Mitsuki
She was most recently in... well nothing, but she won a film award. (follow link above) She is the daughter of Kimura Takuya, |
#51 Kiritani Mirei
She was most recently in Revenge Girl Minshu no Teki and Hito wa Mita Me ga 100%. From 2012 - 2018, she anchored the NTV's news program News Zero every Tuesday and her agency is Sweet Power. |
#45 Kojima Haruna
She was most recently in Line! Line! Line!. She is a former AKB 48 member (Team A → Team B → Team A) and her agency is Ogi Production. |
#39 Araki Yuko
She was most recently in Todome no Kiss, Todome no Parallel, Cheer☆Dan, Code Blue: Another Everyday, Suits, Evil and The Mask, Code Blue: The Movie, and Ano ko no, Toriko. Her agency is Stardust Promotion. |
#32 Shiraishi Mai
She was most recently in Yareta Kamo Iinkai and Zettai Reido 3. She is a member of the group Nogizaka46. Her agency is Nogizaka 46 joint company. |
#16 Hashimoto Kanna
She was most recently in Final Cut Gintama 2: Yonimo Kimyo na Gintama-chan Kyou Kara Ore Wa!! and Gintama 2: Rules Are Meant To Be Broken. Her agency is ACTIVEHAKATA LTd. |
#11 Aragaki Yui
She was most recently in Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi and Code Blue: The Movie. Her agency is Repro Entertainment. |
#8 Okada Nana
She was most recently in STU48 no Setobingo!. She is a member of AKB48's Team 4 and the captain of STU48 and her agency is AKS. |
#5 Miyawaki Sakura
She was most recently in Produce 48HKTBINGO! IZ*ONE CHU QT Show and IZ*ONE CITY. She is a member of the Japanese idol girl groups HKT48 and AKB48. In 2018, she became a member of the Japanese -Korean idol group IZONE. Her agency is AKS. |
#2 Satomi Ishihara
She was most recently in Unnatural and Takane no Hana and her agency is Horipro. |