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Actress Mina Tanaka (39) appeared on TBS Radio on the 26th and revealed she’s such a neat freak that she can’t even share toothpaste with her own family. The confession, which touched on an episode from “Kichijoji Losers” with co-star Jin Katagiri, sparked reactions on 5ch’s Geisoku Sokuhou+ board like “that character again?” and “she said the same thing on Sakagami’s show,” turning the discussion toward whether this is a genuine trait or just her go-to bit. Commenters also debated whether having kids would change her sense of cleanliness, and the thread veered off into a tangent about the term “toothpaste powder” itself.
9/26 (Sat) 7:34 PM
Actress Mina Tanaka (39) appeared on TBS Radio’s “Mina Tanaka’s Warm Time” (Saturdays, 6:30 PM), airing on the 26th, and revealed her neat-freak side.
The guest that day was actor Jin Katagiri. Tanaka said she “really loved” playing the role of Sakura Oba in the 2022 TV Tokyo drama “Kichijoji Losers,” in which she co-starred with Katagiri.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Sakagami said the exact same thing (lol)
Living with a neat freak just isn't doable
My own kid, though? Totally fine
Still keep separate tubes so cavities don't spread between us
Feels like a thing attention-seekers do a lot
If they puke, the parent's the one who has to clean it up
Drool and snot are way too gross for her to handle, surely
Your own kid's bodily fluids just feel like your own, so it doesn't bother you
Not sure if Mina Tanaka would end up feeling that way too though
Your disease risk goes up several times over
Gum-disease bacteria and viruses can spread through it
Couldn't take a dump in the toilet unless he stripped completely naked first
I can picture that guy's whole routine perfectly lol
First he folds his clothes and ties them to his head with string (or disinfects wherever he sets them down with alcohol)
Then after he's done, he wipes his entire body with shower wipes he brought before getting dressed
What kind of bondage routine is that
Sounds like way too much effort
Whenever I'm running the year-end party, there's always someone who double-dips their chopsticks
So I steer clear of hot pot as an option
Also skip tatami rooms since some guys walk around with sweaty feet. Guess that makes me a neat freak too.
It's "toothpaste paste" these days, right? Same with curry powder — nobody actually cooks with powder for curry anymore either
Curry powder is just literally powdered spice though
Aren't you mixing it up with curry roux?
I know curry powder is sold in stores. But most people use solid blocks like Vermont Curry, so it's not powder for them
The guys complaining about this are just the careless ones
You've clearly never left the house
Travel to a few non-developed countries or go camping regularly and this stuff stops mattering to you
But apparently there's no easy way to rename it
Just call it "toothpaste paste" and be done with it
Background and Key Points
Mina Tanaka has repeatedly brought up her “neat freak” persona on variety shows before, and posters on the thread pointed out she’d said the same thing on Tadanori Sakagami’s show and elsewhere. Celebrities leaning on a signature character trait again and again isn’t unusual, so the thread’s real interest wasn’t whether it’s true, but whether it’s become her go-to “bit.” Another point of discussion was balancing neat-freak tendencies with raising kids — several posters shared that their own child’s vomit or bodily fluids start to feel like an extension of themselves and stop bothering them, an interesting observation that cleanliness standards can shift depending on whether it’s a stranger or your own family. There was also a tangent about the term “toothpaste powder” (歯磨き粉, literally “tooth-polishing powder”) itself, since modern products are pastes rather than powders and the name no longer matches the product — a bit of wordplay trivia that spun off separately from the main story.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisoku Sokuhou+) thread “Mina Tanaka, the neat freak who can’t even share toothpaste with family, on hot pot: “the splashing…” — Jin Katagiri: “I’m having a baby!” met with “oh, that’s fine”.”
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