On the Hello! Project board (Morning Coffee board), a poster claiming to be “Doi Hachiro” — a regular who used to post there nearly 20 years ago — showed up again after a long absence. They caught up on recent life and swapped memories of old regulars, but partway through, the tripcode changed, sparking doubts among some about whether it was really him or an impostor.
Long time no see.
How old are you now?
Still drinking?
Still drinking?
Guess that makes you a fossil by now —
it's been almost 20 years.
it's been almost 20 years.
Sorry, I made this thread without knowing
anything about how the Ookami ("wolf," the old nickname for the Hello!Project fan community) scene is these days.
anything about how the Ookami ("wolf," the old nickname for the Hello!Project fan community) scene is these days.
The generation that remembers Doi-chan
is probably old now and already asleep.
Everyone's gotten older.
is probably old now and already asleep.
Everyone's gotten older.
Brings back memories.
You were pretty good-looking back then.
Still got your hair?
You were pretty good-looking back then.
Still got your hair?
You used to do livestreams too, right?
Back when Nachi, Aimatsu, and Takeko-kaomoji and that crowd were around.
Back when Nachi, Aimatsu, and Takeko-kaomoji and that crowd were around.
Right, I was in my 20s back then,
so even the "young" people around were already over 30.
so even the "young" people around were already over 30.
My regular hairdresser
says I've still got a lot of hair.
Are there any regulars around now?
says I've still got a lot of hair.
Are there any regulars around now?
There are people making a living off streaming these days —
the times just hadn't caught up yet back then.
the times just hadn't caught up yet back then.
Nostalgic for the days when people used to say
"Nonotan is an angel."
"Nonotan is an angel."
Since I can't have kids,
I ended up adopting a rescue cat instead.
I ended up adopting a rescue cat instead.
Sorry, that seems to have double-posted.
Is nobody around anymore these days?
Is nobody around anymore these days?
Not as many people as there used to be,
though it picks up a bit during long holidays.
though it picks up a bit during long holidays.
There used to be so many people.
Can't even use JaneStyle (a popular old 2ch/5ch browser app) anymore, it's a pain.
Can't even use JaneStyle (a popular old 2ch/5ch browser app) anymore, it's a pain.
Well, I'm 43 now,
and I was in my 20s back then lol.
and I was in my 20s back then lol.
There are even fakes of Gato-san running around,
so this is definitely a fake too.
so this is definitely a fake too.
Is there really enough demand for me
that someone would bother faking being me? lol
that someone would bother faking being me? lol
There's nowhere else you can be this anonymous,
so people still hang around.
so people still hang around.
Whoa! So it's really the real Doi-san.
You used to start a lot of "I want to die" threads,
so I was curious whether you were doing okay these days.
You used to start a lot of "I want to die" threads,
so I was curious whether you were doing okay these days.
Reina-jiru became Fujisawa Ema, right?
I also know it later became Dakano Ema-jiru.
I also know it later became Dakano Ema-jiru.
I used to stream in the Ookami community too,
but I never did get to meet Doi Hachiro.
but I never did get to meet Doi Hachiro.
Music?
I live in an apartment now where instruments are banned,
so I can't play, but I never had the know-how to mess with it on PC anyway.
I live in an apartment now where instruments are banned,
so I can't play, but I never had the know-how to mess with it on PC anyway.
Do you still look like Nagase (TOKIO's Nagase Tomoya)?
Show us your face now.
Show us your face now.
The whole "looks like Abe Hiroshi" thing —
that wasn't me.
that wasn't me.
I used to show my face back then,
and honestly even I think that was bold.
and honestly even I think that was bold.
Doihachi was that young back then?? lololol
The one in the Ookami community?
Sorry for blowing that one up.
Sorry for blowing that one up.
My memory of you stops at being into Yukarin (Kusumi Koharu's nickname).
What's your oshi history since then?
What's your oshi history since then?
No idea if everyone from back then
is even still alive.
is even still alive.
Wonder what Kaomoji, Yamaimo, and Nagai
are all up to these days.
are all up to these days.
The Ookami board today doesn't have regulars
who can have laid-back chats like Doi-san did,
so I think there's demand for it.
who can have laid-back chats like Doi-san did,
so I think there's demand for it.
Sorry, who's Yukarin?
My oshi is Sasaki Ayaka.
My oshi is Sasaki Ayaka.
Sorry, my post wasn't going through —
turns out I'd rewritten my tripcode wrong.
turns out I'd rewritten my tripcode wrong.
Met someone through a dating app —
dated a 25-year-old back when I was 38.
dated a 25-year-old back when I was 38.
>>53
I dated an 18-year-old when I was 39, so I win! (smug face)
I dated an 18-year-old when I was 39, so I win! (smug face)
Are there any regulars now?
The vibe's different from back then, huh.
The vibe's different from back then, huh.
These days I can't meet anyone
without using a dating app.
without using a dating app.
Morning Musume has 11 members now —
how many can you actually name?
how many can you actually name?
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “So I used to be a regular here under the name Doi Hachiro.”
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