Source: goo [GOO Ranking] Celebs Whose Surprised You for Having a Name Change in The Past Survey Method: Goo Ranking editorial department compiles the aggregate result from survey conducted through the monitor group of “Research Plus” Number of Respondents: 500 people (250 men and 250 women in 20~30′s) Survey Period: 2015/9/29～2015/10/2 1. Hamasaki Ayumi <- Hamasaki Kurumi 1. Domoto Tsuyoshi <- Domoto Naohiro 3. Inoue Yosui <- Andre Kandore 4. Marie <- Akagawa Koharu 5. Otoha <- Yoshida Kazuyo 5. Kahara Tomomi <- Tomine Arisa 7. Dankan <- Funkorogashi 8. Itsuki Hiroshi (Matsuyama Masaru -> Ichijou Eiichi -> Mitani Ken) 9. Hata Youku <- Hata New York 10. Kiki Kirin <- Yuuki Chiho 11. Ikeno Medaka (Nakai Jirou -> Unabara Meguru) 12. Suzanne <- Yamamoto Sae 13. Himuro Kyosuke <- Himuro Kyokai 14. Natsukawa Rimi <- Hoshi Misato 15. Natsuki Mari <- Nakajima Junko 15. JJ Sonny Chiba <- Chiba Shinichi 17. CREAM STEW <- Kaijari Suigyo 17. SUMMERS <- Bacardi 19. Gashuin Tatsuya (Sakura Ippei -> Wakato Fumi -> Wakato Akira) 20. Osaru (Osaru -> Monkickey) Ranks in tie for #1 Domoto Tsuyoshi: Before joining Johnny’s Entertainment, Domoto Tsuyoshi was active as a child actor under the stage name Domoto Naohiro. The name “Naohiro” was taken from the name of his sister’s first love. At the time he joins Johnny’s Entertainment, he started using his real name “Domoto Tsuyoshi” and has been using it until now. People have a strong image of KinKi Kids are Tsuyoshi & Koichi, so knowing the historical presence of Naohiro has surprised lot of people. It became a tie in the first position.
* Domoto Naohiro got a good resume, he had acted for a fairly amount of dramas and movies, he had co-starred with Kitajima Saburo playing parent and child for a stage plays at the historic Shinjuku Koma Theater, he also had appeared in Downtown’s popular serial drama in Kansai as the younger version of Hamada Masatoshi, he also had a hosting experience for ABC TV and YTV program as well as had been appointed for some Kansai local CMs. In the fifth grade, his mother decided to stop his entertainment activities so Tsuyoshi could focus to his study who will be a sixth grader. But unknown to them, Tsuyoshi’s sister had sent a resume of Tsuyoshi to Johnny’s Jimusho, while not far from Nara, in Hyogo, Koichi’s sister also sent Koichi’s resume to Johnny’s and that’s the beginning, thereafter the fate brought Domoto futari together ♥
