What kind of person would make people think, “Work would be fun every day if this person were my boss,” or “I’d like to work with them”? Reasons for choosing an ideal boss vary widely, from reliability and generosity to intelligence in giving accurate instructions and the ability to brighten the workplace atmosphere. If a celebrity became your boss, who would you want it to be? NEXER, together with the lecture speaker dispatch site Speakers, conducted a survey of 1,000 men and women across Japan on “celebrities people would like to have as their boss.” The survey was conducted online among men and women nationwide in Japan. It collected 1,000 valid responses between April 22 and May 8, 2026. Respondents were asked to name the one celebrity they would most like to have as their boss and explain why. The No. 1 choice was George Tokoro, with 76 votes. Respondents said he would make going to work feel enjoyable, praised his generosity, broad knowledge, and nonjudgmental attitude, and described his way of life as ideal. Others said he seemed easy to consult with, likely to give accurate instructions, and broad-minded enough to entrust work to people’s own discretion. Many appear to be drawn to his easygoing personality, long familiar from television, and his lifestyle of enjoying many hobbies and everything he does. He is supported as an ideal boss who combines warmth, humor, and inner strength. No. 2 was Yuki Amami, with 72 votes. Respondents said she is cool and admirable, and that she seems capable of being strict when needed and kind when appropriate while guiding people properly. Others described her as cheerful, fair to everyone, reliable, competent, humorous, stylish, and also possessing a uniquely gentle quality. Her dignified presence and the dependable female figures she has played in dramas seem to have earned her strong support as an ideal boss. Her balance of strictness and kindness, along with the impression that she would evaluate people fairly without sco