Beauty Kokubu

is a Japanese impressionist (monomane tarento). His real name is .

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.

Later in 2008 Kokubu was nickname 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. Ryuichi Kawamura K 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 Regular appearances 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 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 Title Role Network Jumong Yonpo BS Fuji The Kingdom of the Winds Tojin BS Fuji

TV drama 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 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

Former appearances 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 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"