Beauty Kokubu (ビューティーこくぶ, Byūtī Kokubu, born 12 November 1973 in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan)[1] is a Japanese impressionist (monomane tarento). His real name is Hideyuki Kokubu (国分 秀之, Kokubu Hideyuki).
Beauty Kokubu | |
|---|---|
ビューティーこくぶ | |
| Born | Hideyuki Kokubu 12 November 1973 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Impressionist |
| Television |
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Kokubu is represented with Big World.
Biography
editKokubu started doing impressions when he was at a classroom sideshow in middle school.
When he worked as a salesperson at a precision instrument measuring manufacturer, he was joined with an acquaintance at the impressionist live house Sokkuri Tate Kisara at Shinjuku, Tokyo, this triggered him to start doing impressions on stage. Kokubu's first impression at Kisara was the members of Kome Kome Club.
While working as both as a salesman and an impressionist, he felt that he prefer impressions more, and later retire from being a salesman to concentrate on his impressions. Kokubu originally doing impressions of the Kome Kome Club members, he gradually increased his repertoire. In about two and a half years after his debut at Kisara, he became a regular of Bakushō sokkuri monomane Kōhaku Uta Gassen Special.[2]
Later in 2008 Kokubu was nickname Jawanet Takana (ジャワネットたかな) when he appeared in Enta no Kamisama, in which he made an impression of former Japanet Takata president Akira Takata. He was later appointed for the advertisements of Japanet Takata from January to March 2009, in which he played alongside Takata himself.
In the 28 December 2012 broadcast of Nihonichi wa Dareda? Monomane Ōzakettei-sen: Saikyō Tournament Chō Gekokujō Special, Kokubu was placed first during his second appearance.
He continued to participate in Monomane Ōzakettei-sen, he won the final game for three consecutive years from 2013 to 2015, but he missed the championship.
Impressions
editKokubu mainly did singing impressions.
- Ryuichi Kawamura
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- Sachiko Kobayashi
- Shōsuke Tanihara
- Hideaki Tokunaga
- Motohiro Hata
- Kiyoshi Hikawa
- Ken Hirai
- Akira Fuse
- Bae Yong-joon
- Takashi Hosokawa
- Noriyuki Makihara
- Hibari Misora
- Yoshikazu Mera
- Naotarō Moriyama
- Masayoshi Yamazaki
- Tatsuro Yamashita
- During his initial appearance in Bakushō sokkuri monomane Kōhaku Uta Gassen Special, he appeared as Yamashita's look-alike.
Filmography
editRegular appearances
edit| Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bakushō sokkuri monomane Kōhaku Uta Gassen Special | Fuji TV | |
| Obiraji R | TBS | |
| Waratte Iitomo! | Fuji TV | Originally announced before broadcasting on Monday |
Irregular appearances
edit| Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bakushō Red Carpet | Fuji TV | Catchphrase is "Warai no Kinri Futan shimasu" |
| Happy Music | NTV | |
| Enta no Kamisama | NTV | Formerly regular appearances; catchphrase is "High Tension no TV Shopping"; as Jawanet Takana in regular; in Beauty Kokubu in irregular |
Dubbing
edit| Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Jumong | Yonpo | BS Fuji |
| The Kingdom of the Winds | Tojin | BS Fuji |
TV drama
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Yūsha Yoshihiko | Tadata | TV Tokyo | Episode 7 |
| 2012 | Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger | Salesperson (Blu-ray assistant manager's human state) | BS Asahi | Episode 2 |
Advertisements
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Japanet Takata Zenkoku Issei Orikomi Chirashi PR | ||
| Riken Vitamin Shōga de wakame Soup | Co-starring with Mari Sekine | ||
| 2010 | Malera Gifu | ||
| Shueisha More | Voice | ||
| 2015 | Kirin Nodogoshi Zettai nakayoshi Server Zettai! Moraeru Campaign | [3] |
Former appearances
edit| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Wednesday | NTV | ||
| Chō sokkuri Ningen Series | TV Asahi | ||
| Zennihon sokkuri Taishō | TV Tokyo | ||
| Ura Neta Geinō Wide: Shūkan emyi Show | KTV | ||
| Bakushō White Carpet | Fuji TV | His catch copy is "Warai no Kinri Futan Shimasu" | |
| Doors 2009 Haru | TBS | ||
| Hi! Hey! Say! | TV Tokyo | ||
| Goro Presents: My Fair Lady | TBS | ||
| 2010 | Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya arahen de!! | NTV | |
| Takajin no soko made itte Iinkai | YTV | ||
| UnNan no Rough Kanji de. | TBS |
Discography
editAs Beauty Kokubu
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Yosakoi Urara: Haru Urara no Theme" | Participated as a member of Restrus |
| 2005 | "CM no Hanamichi" | He imitated sixteen singers |
As Hideyuki Kokubu
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Kimiiro no Hana" | [4] |
References
edit- ^ "ビューティーこくぶプロフィール". Big World (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 Nov 2016.
- ^ "そっくり館キサラインフォメーション". April 2005.
- ^ "ビューティーこくぶ、テレビショッピング思わせる「のどごし」PR動画登場". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 25 Nov 2015. Retrieved 25 Nov 2016.
- ^ Kokubu, Beauty (20 Jun 2008). "君色の花 発売日について". Kokublog (in Japanese). FC2 Blog. Retrieved 25 Nov 2016.