A poster who started wearing a wig after a job transfer got a reaction from 5ch’s realtime-thread crowd. Their report that “seriously, nobody’s noticed” drew a string of insights only fellow wig-wearers would know, like “the people you see every day have noticed — they call you ‘Toupee’ behind your back” and “the trick is not making the hair volume look unnaturally thick.” The conversation broadened into hair loss in general, touching on finasteride’s side effects and the rise of thinning hair among young women.
Seems like nobody's noticed at all
>>4
No, seriously, nobody's noticed
No, seriously, nobody's noticed
>>8
People who see you every day have noticed. They're treating you like a bomb that might go off. Behind your back your nickname is "Toupee"
People who see you every day have noticed. They're treating you like a bomb that might go off. Behind your back your nickname is "Toupee"
>>23
Why would just wearing a wig get you treated like a bomb that might go off?
Why would just wearing a wig get you treated like a bomb that might go off?
>>52
Probably because the list of banned words around that person keeps growing — things like "slip," "fall out," that kind of thing
Probably because the list of banned words around that person keeps growing — things like "slip," "fall out," that kind of thing
>>52
It's the delicate nature of wearing a wig in the first place. People start thinking "this guy must be sensitive about it," so even when joking around they have to watch their word choice
It's the delicate nature of wearing a wig in the first place. People start thinking "this guy must be sensitive about it," so even when joking around they have to watch their word choice
Of course people notice when a bald guy's hair suddenly grows back
>>12
No, I debuted the wig right when I transferred to a new workplace, so seriously, nobody's noticed
No, I debuted the wig right when I transferred to a new workplace, so seriously, nobody's noticed
Oh, one more blind spot people miss — if you're planning to debut a wig, go to the barber and have them thin out the wig's hair.
The reason wigs get spotted is that the hair volume looks unnaturally thick for your age.
It's important to buy the wig and then get it cut to look like natural thinning hair
The reason wigs get spotted is that the hair volume looks unnaturally thick for your age.
It's important to buy the wig and then get it cut to look like natural thinning hair
>>16
If you're going to bother making it look like thinning hair anyway, just go bald for real
If you're going to bother making it look like thinning hair anyway, just go bald for real
>>16
Take off the "thinning hair" wig and actual baldness pops out underneath — it's like a matryoshka doll
Take off the "thinning hair" wig and actual baldness pops out underneath — it's like a matryoshka doll
>>19
Well, it'd look weird if a bald guy's hair volume suddenly shot up, so it can't be helped
Well, it'd look weird if a bald guy's hair volume suddenly shot up, so it can't be helped
>>26
Okay, now I'm completely lost
Okay, now I'm completely lost
>>37
You can tell right away from the feel of the hair, the volume, the unnatural hairline, and the part
You can tell right away from the feel of the hair, the volume, the unnatural hairline, and the part
>>40
Nobody stares that intently at someone else's hair though
Nobody stares that intently at someone else's hair though
But for guys like Kazunari Ishida who built their career on good looks, it'd hurt business if it weren't a toupee — not that it's got anything to do with OP
>>44
That's a real hair transplant he got done in Russia
That's a real hair transplant he got done in Russia
I've got a full head of hair, but I shave it down to skin and wear a full wig over it.
Once you go skin-bald, there's no going back
Once you go skin-bald, there's no going back
>>46
I've been thinking about doing that myself for ages.
I want to be upfront that I'm bald underneath and just enjoy wearing wigs for fun.
Styling my actual hair every day is such a hassle
I've been thinking about doing that myself for ages.
I want to be upfront that I'm bald underneath and just enjoy wearing wigs for fun.
Styling my actual hair every day is such a hassle
https://funakamome.com/i/nYBWmNW.jpg
I can't help it, my eyes just go straight to wigs.
Sorry, I just can't look away
Sorry, I just can't look away
>>57
That's because you're bald yourself lol.
Normally people don't pay that much attention to other people's hair
That's because you're bald yourself lol.
Normally people don't pay that much attention to other people's hair
My favorite girl at the massage parlor was worrying about going bald too — guess women go bald as well
>>61
There are a ton of women out there with thinning hair wearing wigs
There are a ton of women out there with thinning hair wearing wigs
It gets tense when someone wearing a wig walks right up to you
>>68
Same. You end up feeling like you have to make extra sure you don't let on that you noticed
Same. You end up feeling like you have to make extra sure you don't let on that you noticed
A wig's fine, but if you can actually improve things with medication or a transplant, that's a solid option too
>>69
Though apparently finasteride causes impotence, and minoxidil apparently causes heart problems
Though apparently finasteride causes impotence, and minoxidil apparently causes heart problems
>>63
Honestly I don't worry about words like that at all lol
Honestly I don't worry about words like that at all lol
>>72
Foreman: "Let's have another safe, upbeat day today!"
OP: "That's harassment!!!"
Foreman: "Let's have another safe, upbeat day today!"
OP: "That's harassment!!!"
>>72
The person wearing it might not even care, but the people around them get nervous wondering if it'll come across as harassment
The person wearing it might not even care, but the people around them get nervous wondering if it'll come across as harassment
By the way, when I first started wearing the wig I wasn't used to how tight it was, and I seriously had brutal headaches every single day.
Just a heads-up for you guys on that one — though it might vary by person
Just a heads-up for you guys on that one — though it might vary by person
>>89
You're gonna end up with a nervous breakdown at this rate
You're gonna end up with a nervous breakdown at this rate
>>89
Why not just take it off and go skinhead?
Is there some reason that's inconvenient for you?
Why not just take it off and go skinhead?
Is there some reason that's inconvenient for you?
You guys are laughing at bald people, but don't forget your own hair count keeps dropping a little more every single day — you're all steadily marching toward baldness too
>>123
Barring illness, you can generally tell whether you're headed for baldness
Barring illness, you can generally tell whether you're headed for baldness
>>123
I have my wife check my scalp for me.
Even if my crown turns out to be thinning, that's just proof of her love
I have my wife check my scalp for me.
Even if my crown turns out to be thinning, that's just proof of her love
Isn't young women's thinning hair actually worse than middle-aged men's these days?
Compared to the past, thinning at the crown is way more noticeable on young women now.
I seriously think that every time I'm on the train
Compared to the past, thinning at the crown is way more noticeable on young women now.
I seriously think that every time I'm on the train
>>133
Yeah, I think that too.
Maybe it's some kind of nutritional deficiency
Yeah, I think that too.
Maybe it's some kind of nutritional deficiency
>>133
Apparently it just came out that Mounjaro (the weight-loss drug) makes thinning hair more likely
Apparently it just came out that Mounjaro (the weight-loss drug) makes thinning hair more likely
>>133
Ah, yeah, Gen Z does seem to have thinner hair somehow.
Also feels like a lot of women these days have greasy-looking hair
Ah, yeah, Gen Z does seem to have thinner hair somehow.
Also feels like a lot of women these days have greasy-looking hair
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Good News] The Results of My Wig Debut WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.”
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