Trendy's top 30 products of 2007, Fukuda named "face of the year"

[Tokyograph News]

On Thursday, monthly magazine Nikkei Trendy announced its list of the top 30 hit products of the year. This year's #1 was the Wii, which has sold approximately 3.6 million units domestically and has helped propel Nintendo to become the second largest company in Japan.

The top ten included Billy's Bootcamp (#2), video sites such as YouTube and Niconico Douga (#3), Crocs (#5), Krispy Kreme (#9), and Masafumi Akikawa's "Sen no Kaze ni Natte" (#10).

The magazine also awarded the title of "face of the year" to Saki Fukuda, largely for her role in the drama series "LIFE."

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[migimaru]

Here's the full list, for those who are curious:

1. Nintendo Wii
2. Billy's Bootcamp
3. video sites (such as YouTube and Niconico Douga)
4. Kidzania Tokyo (an amusement park where kids can try out different jobs)
5. Crocs (shoes and sandals)
6. Miyazaki (foods)
7. Design Eco Bag
8. AXE (body spray)
9. Krispy Kreme Donuts
10. "Sen no Kaze ni Natte"
11. iPod Touch
12. nanaco/PASMO
13. SoftBank's "White Plan" (a cell phone pricing plan)
14. Tokyo Midtown
15. French Bread Koubou (food)
16. FriXion Ball (pens)
17. Prettia Funwari Awa Color (hair coloring)
18. Transino (beauty product)
19. personal navigation devices
20. leggings
21. 1seg
22. HAKU Melano Focus 2 (beauty product)
23. Alauno (toilet)
24. Scratch (not sure which product this is referring to)
25. Jinsei Ginko (a cross between a piggy bank and a Tamagotchi)
26. McDonald's Mega Mac
27. HDR-SR7 (camcorder)
28. Casual Kampo (not sure what this is)
29. Mugen Puchi Puchi (an electronic version of bubble wrap)
30. Premium Shampoo (not sure who makes this)