Hello! Project idol Hayashi Niina sparked discussion on 5ch after telling fans at an event about her school life: “At school I’m a total introvert (nekura). I’m the type who sits at the edge and doesn’t talk to anyone.”
The thread quickly filled with stories that contrasted with her usual image — her experience transferring schools in middle school, exchanges with fellow member Endo Sakura, height comparisons, and the origin of her name.
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According to Niina herself, "At school I'm a total introvert (nekura)."
👓"I'm the type who sits at the edge and doesn't talk to anyone."
According to Niina herself, "At school I'm a total introvert (nekura)."
👓"I'm the type who sits at the edge and doesn't talk to anyone."
Anyone in glasses is automatically thread-title material
(Replying to >>2) Look at that, we've got ourselves a conversation triangle
And those glasses don't even have lenses in them!
She's probably just too busy to have time to make friends
Endo & Hayashi, Hello! Project Shop Osaka event, part 2
On being classmates:
Hayashi: "I'm actually pretty gloomy (kurai) at school."
Endo: "No way!?"
Hayashi: "I'm more the narrow-and-deep type — I'm not an outgoing extrovert (yonki) like Endo-san, and I can't do ballet either."
Endo: "Ballet, lol"
On being classmates:
Hayashi: "I'm actually pretty gloomy (kurai) at school."
Endo: "No way!?"
Hayashi: "I'm more the narrow-and-deep type — I'm not an outgoing extrovert (yonki) like Endo-san, and I can't do ballet either."
Endo: "Ballet, lol"
(Replying to >>9) Sorry, is this from a livestream? Is it a paid one?
(Replying to >>9) Wasn't Endo herself the introverted (inkya) type who used to draw pictures? Though these days she's got that confident, bold older-sister vibe.
So Niina was the type to eat lunch alone in a bathroom stall, just like me
First impressions
Endo: "Back then Niina was still playing innocent (wearing a 'cat mask,' i.e. faking a shy front) and wore a white dress, so I thought she seemed like the serious type — but the mask came off fast, lol. I never expected her to turn out so forward and pushy."
Endo: "Back then Niina was still playing innocent (wearing a 'cat mask,' i.e. faking a shy front) and wore a white dress, so I thought she seemed like the serious type — but the mask came off fast, lol. I never expected her to turn out so forward and pushy."
Current heights
Endo: "We had a health checkup recently and I was 168.9cm. Niina's taller than me. How tall are you?"
Hayashi: "About exactly 170."
Endo: "Niina's trying to challenge Eguchi-san to a height showdown, and apparently Eguchi-san's nervous about it."
Hayashi: "But I still haven't beaten her yet~"
Endo: "We had a health checkup recently and I was 168.9cm. Niina's taller than me. How tall are you?"
Hayashi: "About exactly 170."
Endo: "Niina's trying to challenge Eguchi-san to a height showdown, and apparently Eguchi-san's nervous about it."
Hayashi: "But I still haven't beaten her yet~"
(Replying to >>14) Sayarin's still winning
170cm, seriously? Does that mean she's taller than Kumai-chan?
Well, she transferred schools in the second term of 8th grade, so of course it's hard to fit in right away
(Replying to >>23) Ah, so she transferred from the Aichi countryside to Tokyo
Hayashi: I always thought kikurage (wood ear mushroom) was kurage (jellyfish). Then Ebata-san told me, 'No, that's a mushroom.'
Endo: Huh, but Ebata-san used to think the exact same thing back in the day.
Hayashi: Huh? So it came full circle?
Endo: When Sakurin and the staff were talking about kikurage, Ebata-san went 'Isn't that the thing that lives in the ocean?' lol
Endo: Huh, but Ebata-san used to think the exact same thing back in the day.
Hayashi: Huh? So it came full circle?
Endo: When Sakurin and the staff were talking about kikurage, Ebata-san went 'Isn't that the thing that lives in the ocean?' lol
She turns quiet and well-behaved once she takes her glasses off
(Replying to >>29) What is she, Ultraseven? (referencing the tokusatsu hero whose glasses-like visor triggers a transformation)
Niina's family is probably seriously wealthy, so they likely researched her new school carefully — doesn't seem like there'd be any bullying
(Replying to >>52) For members who board away from home, the transfer school has traditionally always been the same middle school
What about that family says "rich" to you?
(Replying to >>54) Not sure, but didn't Hayashi Niina mention having lived in America at some point?
Reading 仁愛 as "Niina" isn't something a Japanese person would normally come up with
(Replying to >>58) What's Mikitty's background?
She's basically an otaku fantasy come to life. No wonder she's popular.
(Replying to >>75) A glasses-wearing, tall girl is rare for a group idol — I think that's one reason new fans have surged
Classic traits of someone who got bullied: suddenly gets excited and goes overboard having fun, then abruptly snaps back to reality and starts nervously glancing around
(Replying to >>77) No need to introduce yourself, lol
I think she transferred from a middle school in Nagoya around the summer break of 8th grade
(Replying to >>102) Wasn't it Toyohashi?
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Hayashi Niina: “At School I’m a Total Introvert. I’m the Type Who Sits at the Edge and Doesn’t Talk to Anyone.”“
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