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Yuka Kageyama, formerly of Hinatazaka46, attended a launch ceremony on November 2 for 2027 New Year’s postcards alongside Japan national football team manager Hajime Moriyasu. Kageyama, who holds a Class 4 soccer referee qualification, also worked as a TV commentator during this year’s World Cup in North and Central America, and remarked, “Being able to appear together with Coach Moriyasu is thanks to how much the World Cup got people excited.” On 5ch, threads mixed praise and criticism of her soccer commentary, doubts about how much the World Cup itself actually drew ratings and excitement, and sarcastic jabs at Moriyasu’s own name recognition.
Yuka Kageyama promotes New Year’s postcards with Japan national team manager Hajime Moriyasu: “Being able to appear together is thanks to how much the World Cup got people excited” – Sanspo –
Talent Yuka Kageyama (25), formerly of Hinatazaka46, attended a launch ceremony on the 2nd in Tokyo for 2027 New Year’s postcards alongside Japan national football team manager Hajime Moriyasu (58).
Kageyama, who holds a Class 4 soccer referee qualification, was active as a TV commentator during this year’s World Cup held across three North and Central American host nations. “Being able to appear together with Coach Moriyasu today is thanks to how much the World Cup got people excited,” she said gratefully.
Source: sanspo.com / Original article here
What people said
Pretty much every Japanese viewer was sick of watching a World Cup that was basically Trump ass-kissing from start to finish.
Over here, it was the local team's mascot and club president who showed up.
Kakitani's prime is right now.
Who the heck is 'Goro' supposed to be lol
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Congratulating Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane: "It felt like a crown bestowed on a warrior who kept honing his skills."
"Looking back at the path I've walked, I realized I'd become able to do everything — attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, playmaking — and the recognition just naturally followed."
^^^
Unless it's Champions League-related, she's never watched a single full Bundesliga match, yet she drops know-it-all comments that sound lifted straight from a magazine.
This is exactly the kind of thing that makes her antis pile up.
This person hasn't watched a single match from Kane's Spurs days.
this girl's intelligence is off the charts.
During the World Cup she was going into detail about the latest tactics too.
Takeshi Okada, with his fossilized brain that doesn't know modern tactics, got jealous and snapped at her lol
'Sat the Tokyo University entrance exam' lol
Anyone can sit the Tokyo University entrance exam.
Honestly, going purely by her stats, she's probably top-tier among Japanese women.
A Mensa genius, grad of an elite high school with a hensachi of 72, and her soccer knowledge beats a lot of pros.
On top of that, she was massively popular as an idol and has kept thriving in commercials and acting even after leaving the group.
Cute face, and her figure's actually great too — she made waves in gravure as well.
Probably the most successful person to come out of the whole AKB family of groups.
Honestly has the makings of a future Diet member or Tokyo governor.
Exactly — she just keeps getting called smart without ever showing a shred of it lol
But she's only a high school grad, right?
Being smart has nothing to do with being a high school grad, does it?
Ratings were the worst ever, and Japan finished 32nd — also the worst result ever (lol)
If we're going there, the WBC basically pulled 0% ratings.
Terrestrial TV ratings still matter, but don't forget tens of millions were also watching online.
The World Cup pulled a cumulative 67 million viewers on DAZN, so even accounting for overlap, that would've added a fair amount on top of the TV ratings.
Background and Key Points of the Debate
Yuka Kageyama is a former member of Hinatazaka46 who, after graduating from the group, publicly revealed she holds a Class 4 soccer referee qualification and is a Mensa member, and went on to appear as a TV commentator during the 2026 World Cup in North and Central America. The thread split between posters who, pointing to sagging terrestrial TV ratings, argued the tournament “wasn’t exciting,” and others who countered that factoring in streaming viewers on services like DAZN changes the picture — both sides essentially trading impressions without hard aggregate numbers to back them up. Plenty of voices also questioned the truth of her soccer knowledge and academic credentials, though no replies actually offered any supporting evidence. Note that unverifiable, defamatory comments about her background have been excluded from this piece since they could not be fact-checked.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geinou-Sports Express+) thread “Yuka Kageyama promotes New Year’s postcards with Japan national team manager Hajime Moriyasu: ‘Being able to appear together is thanks to how much the World Cup got people excited’.”
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