Translated by Aw Weijie
November 2008

Oricon held a “Favorite artist of 2008” poll voted by 20,000 people and namie was ranked #7, a huge rise from #21 in 2007.

Two weeks ago namie was also ranked #1 on 2008 “Boots Beauty”, which is her second consecutive #1 on this poll. It was mentioned that Namie was the most suited celebrity towards boots because her feet are thin which helps make boots match her well, and that it was fantastic that she could dance in them.

Namie was also voted #3 on “Faces which women want to become”. Namie was known for her ‘palm-sized’ small face that always makes her looked young.