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On the 11th, Kingkong’s Ryo Nishino confessed on X that he’s “averaged 2 to 3 hours of sleep a night ever since his debut at 19.” He once thought he had a sleep disorder, but says that even now at 46 he’s still healthy — getting praised every year at his physical checkup — and wrote that he might simply be a natural short sleeper. On 5ch, users recalled spotting him dozing off while out and about, and brought up a 2021 incident where a co-star called out his “bragging about not sleeping,” casting doubt on how genuine his claim of good health really is.
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Ryo Nishino (46) of the comedy duo Kingkong updated his X account on the 11th, revealing his average sleep time going back to his teens.
Nishino wrote, “Ever since my debut at 19, I’ve averaged about 2 to 3 hours of sleep a day. I used to think it was a ‘sleep disorder,’ but even now at 46 my body is healthy (I get praised every year at my physical checkup!), so maybe I’m actually just a short sleeper,” and shared a selfie along with the post.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Especially the memory loss and the short temper — those are at dangerous levels
Sounds like Napoleon
That's just microsleep, lol
Oh, this guy's a drinker too. No hope for him.
Still far from the break-even line for investors in the projections.
My condolences to anyone who invested…
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For starters, 2.2 billion yen in box office revenue is the bare minimum line.
Jealous
You get to enjoy twice as much life as the average person
Just hope it doesn't cut your lifespan short to make up for it
Or rather, an actual real-life Misawa (a 5ch meme for a smug, self-satisfied braggart)
Though not quite '30 minutes of sleep'
Turns out the real story is he's actually been sleeping plenty here and there
Kingkong Nishino's claim of '20 years on 2 hours of sleep' gets called out by Taku Suzuki as 'bragging about not sleeping'
https://smart-flash.jp/entertainment/entertainment-news/129260/
"On the same show, Drunk Dragon's Taku Suzuki also commented on Nishino. When the topic of him sleeping only 2 hours a day came up, Suzuki said, 'He's been saying that for ages, but he actually sleeps quite a bit,' and Hanawa laughed along, saying, 'We were drinking together at an izakaya, and when he came back from the bathroom he was completely out cold.'
Suzuki also revealed, 'He's totally asleep — I've seen him totally konked out in the location van. He just loves to brag about not sleeping.'" (entertainment writer)
It's basically always like this, lol
Napoleon is famous for not sleeping at night either, but apparently he napped a lot during the day
Back when I was only sleeping 4 hours a day, even a 10-minute nap on the move would leave me feeling refreshed
Background and Key Points of This Story
This isn’t the first time Nishino has claimed to be a “short sleeper.” Back in 2021 he also said he’d “slept 2 hours a night for 20 years,” only for his then-co-star Taku Suzuki of Drunk Dragon to reveal that he “actually sleeps quite a bit, konked out in the location van,” mocking him for “bragging about not sleeping” (res39). The skepticism dominating the thread appears to stem from the fact that many posters remembered this past episode. Medically speaking, true “short sleepers” — people who can function without issue on very little sleep due to a genetic trait — are said to be extremely rare, and chronic sleep deprivation is generally understood to raise the risk of cognitive decline and lifestyle diseases. Nishino himself said he “used to think it was a sleep disorder,” so it’s worth noting that, aside from his own claims, there’s no way to verify whether this is truly his natural constitution or simply him pushing through exhaustion.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Kingkong Nishino reveals his average sleep time since his teens: ‘2 to 3 hours’ — ‘My body is still healthy, I even get praised every year at my physical checkup’.”
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