Recently, I just found a ranking of best visual vocalist of Japanese rock band that debuted after 2000. And
guess what? I found Hosomi Takeshi in the ranking! (how happy I am even though
he’s in no 11). But I can’t agree on certain point where they in top 5 are not
that good looking, man! Yes beauty is subjective but I can say people out
there will agree with me. Hosomi Takeshi deserves much better in top 5 at least
compared to other vocalist. Maybe because they are younger than Hosomi that can
be classified in the top ranks. You have to look Hosomi at his younger age.
When I first came to know Hosomi where he was playing live at After Party
2006/2007, I thought that he was in his 20s. My friends even guess 17-18 years
old. But damn! I was deceived by his appearance. He was already 34!
So now, I want to make my own
rank. This rank only involve certain bands that I know only. I don’t know
much about Japanese rock band. Ellegarden,
Monoeyes, the Hiatus and ONE OK ROCK are the only bands I know deeper. Thanks to OOR, I got to know Ellegarden
when there’s video recommendation in YouTube. I was listening to ‘Answer is
near’ acoustic version and suddenly wanted to try listening new song. I clicked
on video (I can’t remember, Kaze no Hi or Hana).
First, I give this rank generally
according to their visual not including how adorable their characters are and so on. This rank is according to my preference and also I got some
points from my sister who know nothing about Japanese. I emphasize once again,
beauty is subjective, maybe you prefer this way, maybe other people are on the contrary. I might be a bit biased in this rank because I love Hosomi the way he is,
thus he need to be on top and a lot of picture of him. So, let’s check it out
1. Yamashita Toru (ONE OK
ROCK)
Can’t agree no more. He’s absolutely
handsome man! But I don’t know why I don’t have the feeling to like him. I
don’t like ikemen.
2. Mitsumura Tatsuya (Nico
Touches The Wall)
He’s good looking, indeed. If you’re not
believe, you can prove it by searching for other pictures in google.
3. Takahashi Hirotaka
(ELLEGARDEN, Scarborough, The Predators)
I know he’s truly handsome. But he love to
make the troll face and can’t smile as normal person smile. It’s hard to find
his handsome picture.
This is the only scene I got where Hiro
looks handsome. He’s playing drums behind Hosomi.
His
normal pose
4. Hosomi Takeshi (ELLEGARDEN,
the HIATUS, MONOEYES)
Yeah,
here comes our hero. I want to rank him no 1 but need to be neutral and no
biased. And here no 4. Hosomi also behaves like his friend, Hiro. It’s pretty
hard to find his handsome picture. Most of his pose are like this
Open
your mouth and nostrils, clench your teeth and let’s do the hideous face.
Credit this collection pic to link above.
I’m
sorry for the thread below – picture of Hosomi
When he's being serious
When he's being cool on stage
I think this is the only pic he looks very cool and handsome!
5. Takuya ∞ (UVERworld)
I’m not knowing him much. And I just know
his name and one of his song contributed for Bleach Opening 2. He was also got
rank in top 5 for the best vocalist ikemen. Can’t deny for his beauty face.
6. Yamamuri Daisuke (Rock A
Trench)
My sister said he’s indeed handsome. She
ranked him higher than Hosomi but I can’t agree with her. Hosomi still the
winner. They popular with Mei-chan’s butler drama ending song, My Sunshine.
7. Hayashi Keigo (Flow)
Their band is famous because some of their
songs are opening song for big anime such as Naruto. Can you remember “We
are fighting dreamer…”? But I prefer DAYS and Answer.
8. Yamanaka Takuya (The Oral
Cigarettes)
I know this band from Noragami Aragotto.
Kyouran hey Kids! He’s cute and not bad.
9. Kawasaki Futoshi (Aqua
Timez)
I think he has typical Japanese face. When
he smiles, yes he is cute.
He’s
cute right? Besides him is Takuya (UVERworld).
10.
Furumura Daisuke (Nico
Touches The Wall)
I don’t know him but I know he’s guitarist
in this band. I cannot comment too much because I don’t know anything about
him.
11.
TK
If you watch Tokyo Ghoul, of course you
will know Unravel song right? It’s nice song. Maybe other think that he should
rank higher but he’s not my style.
12.
Taka (OOR)
Actually, Taka is considered as cute not
handsome. So, I can’t rank him higher same as the rank I told before about the
best vocalist ikemen. But, when comes to voice power, he's definitely no 1.
I
choose this pic cause I think this look the most handsome and cool Taka
Those are the ikemen guys of Japanese rock band. Next time, I will rank them according to their roles in the band.