Survey 2026 on "First My Car" and "Driving with Children" ~ 2nd place for recommended music to play when a baby gets fussy during a drive is "Anpanman's March", what is 1st place? And more (Part 5)

Sony Assurance Inc. conducted a survey on "First My Car" and "Driving with Children" targeting 1,000 men and women aged 18-39 who purchased their first car within the last 3 years. The survey, carried out via internet research, gathered responses between February 20-24, 2026. This release highlights key findings from the full survey report published on March 31.
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Sony Assurance Inc. (Representative Director and President: Takayuki Suzuki, Headquarters: Ota-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as "Sony Assurance") conducted an internet research survey titled "Survey on 'First My Car' and 'Driving with Children'" for five days from February 20 to February 24, 2026, targeting men and women aged 18 to 39 who purchased their first car within the last three years, obtaining 1,000 valid responses.

This release provides excerpts from the "Survey on 'First My Car' and 'Driving with Children' 2026" announced by Sony Assurance on March 31. The full text of the survey can be viewed at the following URL.

https://from.sonysonpo.co.jp/topics/pr/2026/03/20260331.html

*Survey Outline

◆Survey Title: Survey on "First My Car" and "Driving with Children"

◆Target Audience: Internet monitor members of NetAsia Research as the population

500 males and 500 females aged 18-39 who purchased their first car within the last 3 years

◆Survey Period: February 20, 2026 - February 24, 2026

◆Survey Method: Internet survey

◆Survey Area: Nationwide

◆Valid Responses: 1,000 samples (1,000 samples extracted from valid responses)

◆Implementing Organization: NetAsia Co., Ltd.

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*Survey Summary

◆Celebrities you wanted in the passenger seat of your first car
1st place for male respondents: "Minami Hamabe", 1st place for female respondents: "Takuya Kimura"

◆Anime/manga characters you wanted in the passenger seat of your first car
1st place for both male and female respondents: "Doraemon"

◆Music you want to play when a baby gets fussy during a drive
1st place: "POISON ~I want to say things but can't in this world~" and "Anpanman's March"

◆Recommended music to play when a baby gets fussy during a drive: 3rd place "Sanpo", what are the TOP 2?

We asked about first cars and entertainment.

Among all 1,000 respondents, when asked which celebrity they wanted in the passenger seat of their first car, for male respondents, 1st place was "Minami Hamabe" (8 people), 2nd place was "Yui Aragaki" (7 people), 3rd place was "Haruka Ayase" and "Riho Yoshioka" (6 people each), and 5th place was "Suzu Hirose" and "Aya Ueto" (5 people each). For female respondents, 1st place was "Takuya Kimura" (6 people), 2nd place was "Ano", "Ryusei Yokohama", "Hokuto Matsumura", and "Kasumi Arimura" (4 people each).

Celebrities you wanted in the passenger seat of your first car

Furthermore, when asked which anime/manga character they wanted in the passenger seat of their first car, 1st place was "Doraemon (Doraemon)" (33 people), 2nd place was "Monkey D. Luffy (ONE PIECE)" (16 people), 3rd place was "Son Goku (Dragon Ball)" (12 people), and 4th place was "Anpanman (Soreike! Anpanman)" and "Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan)" (8 people each).

By gender, 1st place for both male and female respondents was "Doraemon (Doraemon)" (16 males, 17 females). For male respondents, 2nd place was "Monkey D. Luffy (ONE PIECE)" (11 people), 3rd place was "Son Goku (Dragon Ball)" (8 people), 4th place was "Pikachu (Pokémon)" (7 people), and 5th place was "Takumi Fujiwara (Initial D)" (6 people). For female respondents, 2nd place was "Anpanman (Soreike! Anpanman)" (6 people), 3rd place was "Monkey D. Luffy (ONE PIECE)" and "Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan)" (5 people each), and 5th place was "Son Goku (Dragon Ball)" (4 people).

Anime/manga characters you wanted in the passenger seat of your first car

When 155 people with children aged 0-2 were asked what music they wanted to play when a baby gets fussy during a drive, 1st place was "POISON ~I want to say things but can't in this world~" and "Anpanman's March" (5 people each), and 3rd place was "Tonton Tomato-chan" and "Kimigayo" (3 people each).

Music you want to play when a baby gets fussy during a drive

Also, when 287 people with children aged 3 and over were asked what music they recommend when a baby gets fussy during a drive, 1st place was "POISON ~I want to say things but can't in this world~" (15 people), 2nd place was "Anpanman's March" (4 people), and 3rd place was "Sanpo" (3 people), with the music ranked 1st for what people wanted to play also appearing in the top 2 for recommendations.

Recommended music to play when a baby gets fussy during a drive

※For the full survey results, please see below.

https://from.sonysonpo.co.jp/topics/pr/2026/03/20260331.html

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