Beauty Kokubu

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Born
Hideyuki Kokubu

(1973-11-12) 12 November 1973 (age 52)
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationImpressionist
Television
  • Bakushō sokkuri monomane Kōhaku Uta Gassen Special
  • Enta no Kamisama
  • Monomane Ōzakettei-sen
Beauty Kokubu
ビューティーこくぶ
Born
Hideyuki Kokubu

(1973-11-12) 12 November 1973 (age 52)
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationImpressionist
Television
  • Bakushō sokkuri monomane Kōhaku Uta Gassen Special
  • Enta no Kamisama
  • Monomane Ōzakettei-sen

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).

Kokubu is represented with Big World.

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

Discography

References

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