Dante Dethrones Kimutaku
Dante Carver, 31 year-old African American model and actor has risen to prominence in Japan thanks to his spot on a recurring series of commercials for Softbank Mobile. In the commercials he plays the brother in the bizarre White family headed by a cute white dog (
hokkaidouken). So popular is his role that last month he overtook Takuya Kimura in an annual Commercial
Talento Popularity Ranking Survey. This is the first time in 8 years that consummate silky boy and Johnny’s idol Takuya has not topped the list.
Misc:
Takuya Kimura actually dropped down to fourth place in the survey, while the actress who plays Dante’s sister in the Softbank commercials, Aya Ueto, ranks second.
Aya Ueto is
really hot. She is the Japanese girl I want to date most closely followed by Reon Kadena and Aki Hoshino.
Other American actors who have come out in Softbank Mobile commercials are Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz and Hillary Duff. They have no shame when it comes to making a quick buck in Japan.
Additional Info:
レッツ芸能ニュース - ＣＭタレント好感度ランキング
Softbank Commercials:
Cameron Diaz - ソフトバンクモバイルCM
White Family(白戸家)其の1 「予想外な家族」篇