Beauty Kokubu

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

(1973-11-12) 12 November 1973
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationImpressionist
Television
  • Bakushō sokkuri monomane Kōhaku Uta Gassen Special
  • Enta no Kamisama
  • Monomane Ōzakettei-sen

Kokubu is represented with Big World.

Biography

Kokubu 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

Kokubu mainly did singing impressions.

Filmography

Regular appearances

Title Network Notes
Bakushō sokkuri monomane Kōhaku Uta Gassen SpecialFuji TV
Obiraji RTBS
Waratte Iitomo!Fuji TVOriginally announced before broadcasting on Monday

Irregular appearances

Title Network Notes
Bakushō Red CarpetFuji TVCatchphrase is "Warai no Kinri Futan shimasu"
Happy MusicNTV
Enta no KamisamaNTVFormerly regular appearances; catchphrase is "High Tension no TV Shopping"; as Jawanet Takana in regular; in Beauty Kokubu in irregular

Dubbing

Title Role Network
JumongYonpoBS Fuji
The Kingdom of the WindsTojinBS Fuji

TV drama

Year Title Role Network Notes
2011Yūsha YoshihikoTadataTV TokyoEpisode 7
2012Unofficial Sentai AkibarangerSalesperson (Blu-ray assistant manager's human state)BS AsahiEpisode 2

Advertisements

Year Title Notes Ref.
2009Japanet Takata Zenkoku Issei Orikomi Chirashi PR
Riken Vitamin Shōga de wakame SoupCo-starring with Mari Sekine
2010Malera Gifu
Shueisha MoreVoice
2015Kirin Nodogoshi Zettai nakayoshi Server Zettai! Moraeru Campaign[3]

Former appearances

Year Title Network Notes
Big WednesdayNTV
Chō sokkuri Ningen SeriesTV Asahi
Zennihon sokkuri TaishōTV Tokyo
Ura Neta Geinō Wide: Shūkan emyi ShowKTV
Bakushō White CarpetFuji TVHis catch copy is "Warai no Kinri Futan Shimasu"
Doors 2009 HaruTBS
Hi! Hey! Say!TV Tokyo
Goro Presents: My Fair LadyTBS
2010Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya arahen de!!NTV
Takajin no soko made itte IinkaiYTV
UnNan no Rough Kanji de.TBS

Discography

As 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

  1. "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.
  2. "そっくり館キサラインフォメーション". April 2005.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
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