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Former AKB48 member and talent Tomomi Itano (35) has become a hot topic online after revealing on the ABEMA show “Super Nobishiro Time,” which aired on August 26, that her 4-year-old daughter attends an international school and that her family employs a housekeeper from overseas. The show features teenage female contestants being judged, with Itano appearing as a judge. On 5ch, many commenters took the remarks as coming across as a flex (“looks like humble-bragging”), while others took a more measured view, calling it “a common pattern among celebrities” or “not an unusual culture overseas.” Some defended her outright, saying “as long as Itano’s happy, that’s fine” — reactions were split.
Tomomi Itano’s “My Daughter Goes to International School,” “Our Housekeeper Is From Overseas” Remarks Cause a Stir — Why Does the “Glamorous Tomochin” Rub People the Wrong Way?
A surprise proposal with 108 red roses, a married life of being “doted on” by a husband six years her junior, a 4-year-old daughter attending international school, and a housekeeper from overseas — the “glamorous private life” that former AKB48 member, talent, and entrepreneur Tomomi Itano (35) revealed on air has become a hot topic online.
Itano appeared on ABEMA’s “Super Nobishiro Time by Kyou, Suki ni Narimashita,” which aired on August 26. The show has teenage female contestants competing to show off their “cutely calculated charm” techniques, with Itano serving as a judge.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
kids in international school, having a housekeeper, etc.
If you're flexing that hard, doesn't your own inferiority complex make you feel pathetic?
so she said what she said, that's all.
handle real-time interpretation for English anyway,
so maybe focus on teaching her common sense instead.
Acting like some nouveau riche from Japan's high-growth era.
Must be nice for him, marrying the celebrity he admired.
let her live her life.
Remember those sisters somewhere who only spoke English, and the older one was supposedly fluent in French too — that whole image fell apart eventually.
Gotta watch over this one with a warm, patient, long-term eye too.
Wait, is that how it went with them?
In the end they both just became influencers, which feels kind of underwhelming.
Sakura Miyawaki too.
I saw a perfume shop for Kojiharu's (Haruna Kojima's nickname) own brand set up in Isetan (Osaka)
Compared to the well-known dedicated perfume brands, the customer traffic was kind of…
There aren't many young people outside the metro area, so it's probably tough outside Tokyo.
She's a professional at riling people up
Tomomi Itano is straight-up legendary tier.
This is just a personality trait thing
'real rich people' framing doesn't really apply here
she probably doesn't even think she's bragging.
Like the Imperial family
That's what they call a 'finishing school.'
Mayuko Takata went from Shirayuri to Le Rosey for just her first year of high school
then came back and got into the University of Tokyo.
Background and Key Points of the Debate
Hiring household help from overseas isn’t unusual in Asian cities like Hong Kong or Singapore, some of which even have established systems for employing Filipino domestic workers. Since this kind of setup isn’t common in Japan, the same facts can easily come across as “flaunting luxury.” Beyond opinions on Itano’s remarks themselves, the thread also featured plenty of entertainment-industry context — discussion of her rising and falling popularity since her AKB48 days, and comparisons with other former members. That said, it’s worth noting that the remarks may simply have reflected the role she was asked to play on the show, and whether they were truly meant as a “flex” is something only Itano herself knows — much of the online interpretation has taken on a life of its own as if it were established fact.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geisokusoku+) thread “Tomomi Itano’s “My Daughter Goes to International School,” “Our Housekeeper Is From Overseas” Remarks Spark Controversy — “Looks Like Flexing”.”
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