This year’s edition of Nikkei Entertainment’s annual “Talent Power Ranking” is currently appearing online. The main list, the overall top 30, is now available. For the second consecutive year, Matsuko Deluxe topped the list. Aragaki Yui is #2 this year, rising from last year’s #26. Ayase Haruka is #3 for the third year in a row. Find out the rest of the top 30 after the jump!

1. Matsuko Deluxe: 51.3 (Last year: #1 with 48.2)

2. Aragaki Yui: 51.1 (Last year: #26 with 38.8)

3. Ayase Haruka: 47.2 (Last year: #3 with 46.2)

4. Arashi: 45.9 (Last year: #2 with 46.3)

5. Nakai Masahiro: 45.7 (Last year: #8 with 41.8)

6. Tamori: 43.5 (Last year: #5 with 42.7)

7. Abe Hiroshi: 43.2 (Last year: #7 with 42.9)

8. Ishihara Satomi: 42.8 (Last year: #27 with 38.5)

9. Oizumi Yo: 42.7 (Last year: #12 with 40.7)

10. Hakata Daikichi: 42.7 (Last year: #32 with 38.1)

11. Aiba Masaki: 42.5 (Last year: #22 with 39.3)

11. Ohno Satoshi: 42.5 (Last year: #15 with 40.3)

11. Sakurai Sho: 42.5 (Last year: #7 with 41.9)

14. Kei Nishikori: 42.3 (Last year: #11 with 40.8)

15. Hakata Hanamaru Daikichi: 42.2 (Last year: #16 with 40.2)

16. TOKIO: 41.6 (Last year: #10 with 41.0)

17. Hoshino Gen: 41.6 (Last year: #466 with x)

18. Kitagawa Keiko: 41.5 (Last year: #13 with 40.5)

19. Fukada Kyoko: 41.1 (Last year: #44 with 36.2)

20. Ichiro: 40.9 (Last year: #14 with 40.3)

20. Cream Stew: 40.9 (Last year: #36 with 37.6)

22. Uchimura Teruyoshi:.40.8  (Last year: #18 with 39.8)

23. Ninomiya Kazunari: 40.7 (Last year: #9 with 41.2)

24. Rola: 40.2 (Last year: #45 with x)

25. Akashiya Sanma: 40.0 (Last year: #21 with 39.4)

26. Arimura Kasumi: 39.6 (Last year: #20 with 39.6)

27. Otani Shohei: 39.4 (Last year: #179 with x)

27. Downtown: 39.4 (Last year: #17 with 40.0)

29. Abe Sadao: 39.3 (Last year: #55 with 35.4)

29. Kitano Takeshi: 39.3 (Last year: #34 with 37.8)

29. Southern All Stars: 39.4 (Last year: #46 with 36.2)

 

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