世論 What Japan Thinks

goo Ranking recently looked at who is Japan’s favourite Ken. Unless you are some sort of expert on the Japanese entertainment scene, I’m sure most of these names will mean nothing to you, so feel free to look them up on Google. However, I cannot understand how they came to omit me from the rankings. I’m shocked and heartbroken!

I’ve never tried this before, so here’s a good excuse to include a YouTube video of my favourite Japanese Ken, the macho samurai warrior Matsuken Samba.

Q: Who is your favourite Ken?

Rank	名前 (日本語)	Name (English)	Job	Score
1	志村けん	Ken Shimura	Entertainer	100
2	平井堅	Ken Hirai	Musician	73.1
3	渡辺謙	Ken Watanabe	Actor	70.4
4	高倉健	Ken Takakura	Actor	60.6
5	研ナオコ	Naoko Ken	Entertainer	55.1
6	緒方拳	Ken Ogata	Actor	50.2
7	松平健	Ken Matsudaira	Actor	39.2
8	宇津井健	Ken Utsui	Actor	36.3
9	石黒賢	Ken Ishikuro	Actor	24.3
10	堀内健	Ken Horiuchi	Entertainer	18.0
11	三宅健	Ken Miyake	Entertainer	17.8
12	前田健	Ken Maeda	Entertainer	17.3
13	横山剣	Ken Yokoyama	Musician	16.3
14	金子賢	Ken Kaneko	Actor	15.1
15	田中健	Ken Nakata	Actor	10.6
16	野口健	Ken Noguchi	Mountaineer	9.2
17	安田顕	Ken Yasuda	Actor	5.1
18	ジョン・健・ヌッツォ	John Ken Nuzzo	Vocalist	4.3
19	海東健	Ken Kaito	Actor	4.1
20	中本賢	Ken Nakamoto	Actor	2.7