US singer Ariana Grande (33) tearfully bid farewell to fans at the final show of her tour, signaling her intent to step back from public activities for the time being. Reports say concern had been mounting over her noticeably thin frame. On the 5ch Entertainment/Sports Express+ thread, comments ranged from genuine concern for her health to speculation that she never fully recovered mentally after the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, alongside views that she’s being overshadowed by rising stars like Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo.
Published 9/3 (Thu) 10:24
CNN.co.jp
London (CNN) — US singer Ariana Grande (33) tearfully said goodbye to fans, visibly overcome with emotion, as she steps out of the spotlight.
Honestly I'd rather watch an Osaka night-view livestream on YouTube than the Peace-kun cam from Omiya Park Zoo (Peace-kun is a famous rhea there with a viral live feed).
4AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:20
She should seriously just get out of showbiz for good.
6AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:22
Ariana Grande: 'I'm going back to being a normal girl.'
7AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:22
> Concern has been mounting that Grande looks far too thin.
Yeah, no kidding, she's way too skinny. She's got the money, so just rest up.
8AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:22
Wicked was great.
I really hope she comes back.
10AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:23
She achieved her dream with Wicked and burned herself out, huh.
11AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:24
Her fanbase these days is mostly middle-aged folks.
To the younger kids she's basically a singer from the past.
12AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:24
Ariana Short
Ariana Tall
Ariana Grande
Ariana Venti
Ariana Trenta
(a joke riffing on Starbucks cup sizes: Short, Tall, Grande, Venti, Trenta)
13AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:24
Oh, the one who ended up looking almost anorexic?
15AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:25
I want her to go back to how she looked before she got famous — her natural Italian-American look.
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2084615125252603904/vid/avc1/1920×1080/RIaWiSEYPVIuS98u.mp4
16AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:25
I ended up liking her after watching impression videos of her.
Eat a big meal and come on back.
17AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:25
Getting married, getting divorced, losing a ton of weight…
I just want her to take a good long rest.
18AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:25
A billionaire doesn't need regular folks worrying about her.
We should be worrying about ourselves way more.
30AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:32
Re: #18
Fair enough, lol
25AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:29
She never really got over it mentally after the Manchester suicide bombing.
29AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:31
Re: #25
Of course you'd be traumatized if people died at your own concert.
26AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:29
Both the person and the venue are overseas, so why call it 'senshuraku' (a term for the final day of a sumo tournament or theater run) at all?
32AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:34
Was she out there grazing on grass in Saitama or something?
36AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:36
It's not that she 'looks' thin, she's just plain too thin.
That's a medical issue.
38AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:39
She suddenly went pale, kind of like Michael (Jackson).
What's going on there?
42AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:45
Anorexia is really about fearing getting older.
Wanting to stay a forever-young star.
43AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:45
I bet in a year or two we'll get shocking paparazzi photos of her having gained a ton of weight.
47AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:48
Ariana Grande: 'Verily, 'tis the final performance!!' (mimicking old-fashioned, theatrical Japanese speech for comic effect)
48AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:49
Anyway, just rest.
Eat well, sleep well, take it easy.
49AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:50
If she just eats and sleeps around the US, she'll be racking up calories and heading straight for chubsville.
Eat! Just pig out for now.
50AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:51
Why has that whole sleazy affair scandal just been swept under the rug?
51AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:51
Re: #1
Wait, Ariana Grande did sumo??? (joking off 'senshuraku,' a term from sumo)
52AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:52
She should rename herself from Ariana Grande to Ariana Short and relaunch her career.
54AnonymousSep 3, 2026 13:53
Did she get cornered by Trump's 'funnels'? (net slang for a fanbase mobilized to swarm and attack someone online, from the Gundam weapon)
58AnonymousSep 3, 2026 14:01
As a guy, I actually liked her best when she had more weight on her, but apparently she herself didn't like how she looked back then.
Isn't that true of women in general, though?
Like being super skinny is somehow seen as cooler.
59AnonymousSep 3, 2026 14:03
Re: #1
She looked so unwell it was honestly hard to watch. I hope she takes a proper rest and comes back — maybe even visit Japan as a tourist.
60AnonymousSep 3, 2026 14:06
Feels like she's been replaced by Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo.
62AnonymousSep 3, 2026 14:07
People will just start complaining again the second she gains the weight back. What a pain.
64AnonymousSep 3, 2026 14:07
'Senshuraku,' lol — it's just the tour finale.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
In May 2017, Ariana Grande experienced a bombing at her own Manchester concert venue that killed 22 people. Ever since, her weight fluctuations have drawn public attention every time she appears in public, and most of the posts expressing concern over her being ‘too thin’ this time around fall along that same line. It’s worth noting that the article itself offers no insight into how Grande herself feels about her body — these are outside observers’ speculation. The thread also included comments poking fun at the fact that ‘senshuraku’ (a term borrowed from sumo and kabuki meaning the final day of a run) isn’t a direct translation from the original English-language article but a phrase chosen for Japanese headlines — a reminder that word choice when summarizing overseas news into Japanese can easily create confusion or a sense of mismatch. On top of that, a fair number of commenters took a cooler view, pointing to the rise of same-generation artists like Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo as a sign of generational turnover.
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