With only a few days left in the year 2025, people in various industries are looking back to identify the “face of the year” in their respective industries. In the world of movies and TV dramas, a variety of actors have made the year a great success. For example, Motoki Omori (29) of Mrs. GREEN APPLE, for example, made his first appearance in an NHK morning drama “Anpan” (NHK) in addition to his singing career. Amane Okayama (31) has also become a topic of conversation for his good performance in a historical drama and his first starring role in an NHK drama series, “Hirayasumi” (NHK). To find out, this magazine conducted a survey of 500 men and women in their 20s to 60s on “Actors who will be active in 2025” using the “Freeasy” web-based survey tool. In third place was Ren Meguro (28), who has been so active that there is not a day that goes by that he is not seen on TV. This year, Meguro was featured in commercials for 12 companies, including Kirin Beer’s “Harukaze” and Kirin’s “Afternoon Tea. In addition, he has been sought out for his enigmatic role in the Sunday theater production of “The Royal Family” (TBS), which is currently airing. On November 18, it was announced that he will appear in season 2 of the foreign drama “Shogun Shogun,” which won a record four Golden Globe Awards at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. Surveys have been conducted to focus attention not only on his activities as Snow Man, but also on his wide range of activities. He has been busy as Snow Man, but has also auditioned to be in movies, brand ambassadors, and foreign dramas, and it is amazing that all of these have come to fruition. Second place went to Ryusei Yokohama (29), who appeared in numerous high-profile productions this year. Yokohama is currently playing the role of Tsutaya Shigesaburo in the historical drama “Belabo: Tsutaje Eika no Yume Banashi” (NHK). He is the second Heisei-born actor to star in a historical drama, following Ryo Yoshizawa (31) in “Seiten wo Suke” (NHK). The filming of the drama was cranked up on October 30, and Yokohama successfully completed the year-and-a-half long shoot. In a survey, many people said that the drama left a strong impression on them. There was also a mention of the movie “Kokuho” in which he and Yoshizawa co-starred. As the leading actors of the next generation, I hope the two of them will lead the Japanese theater world. 《Kokuhou, for example, has appeared in a beller and received very high praise》 《I feel bad saying this as a man, but I simply think he is “cool,” he was in an NHK drama, and I thought his TV commercials were pretty good》 《I still have a strong image of NHK’s historical drama, partly because it was a year long drama》 《I feel like he was always the talk of the town》 《I have a strong image of NHK’s historical drama》 《First place in the list》 《First place in the list The first runner-up is Ryo Yoshizawa, whose acting continues to deepen. The most notable performance by Yoshizawa this year was his starring role in the film “Kokuho. The film was so successful that it broke the record for the highest grossing Japanese live-action film in 22 years, and became a social phenomenon, with “Kuniho (I saw it)” making the top 10 in the “T&D Insurance Group New Words and Trendy Words Awards” announced on December 1. In the survey, most of the respondents mentioned the film. On the other hand, Yoshizawa also played comical roles in the movie “Bang Bang Bang Bang Vampire” and the morning drama “Bakebake” (NHK). Yoshizawa, who showed a wide range of acting skills while appearing in the most talked-about films of the year, took the top spot. He is a great hit in “Kokuhou,” and at the same time, he has appeared in many movies and commercials. 《His acting ability is excellent and he has been featured on TV quite a lot》 《Because he has been active in a wide range of dramas and movies, and the results have been good》 《Because of his acting in Kuniho and the morning drama series, etc.》 《Because of his wide range of activities in dramas and movies, etc.》
