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Kim topped the poll as 50 percent of Japanese respondents picked her, followed by Lee Seung-yeop (21 percent), a baseball player, currently playing for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, tailed by Bae Yong-joon (18 percent), an actor.
In Korea, people voted Asada Mao (43 percent), followed by figure skater Ando Miki (18 percent), who has a tie with Suzuki Ichiro, a major league player.
The Internet-based JPNews, which carried the news, didn't specify how many people in the two countries participated in the poll.
In the poll, respondents were allowed to choose multiple favorites ― up to three, and celebrities are from those in entertainment and sports.