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A two-shot photo of talent Yoko Kumada (164cm) standing next to famously tall model Yuchami went viral online and became a hot topic. Yuchami had previously drawn attention for a similar height gap when she appeared as a presenter on a horse-racing program alongside jockeys, and this photo once again threw her towering height into sharp relief. On 5ch’s Geinou/Sports Express+ thread, reactions poured in from every angle — comparisons to Akiko Wada (174cm) and comedian Abareru-kun (179cm), plus speculation over Yuchami’s real height.
“Shocked by how huge Yuchami is” — full-body shot of Yuchami next to Yoko Kumada
Last year, when she appeared as a presenter for a horse race, the height gap with the jockeys became a hot topic
164cm Yoko Kumada looks tiny… Two-shot with Yuchami spreads shock online: “This is glitched,” “She’s really that tall?”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Short guys are basically chihuahuas lol
Well, there's no such job as a "horse-racing player" in this world…
now a "horse-racing jockey," that exists
The meaning's completely different, but somehow it works as a typo lol
How fast are we talking?
Full-speed as in Hirosue-level speed? (nod to Ryoko Hirosue's 2021 speeding/hit-and-run incident)
People need to realize by now that killing yourself chasing "beauty" this way can actually backfire
Still needs more meat on her to fill it out
No she didn't lol, that was rough
Kumada's got a great figure
Though comparing her to someone hiding her stomach and shoes doesn't really seem fair
164cm on a woman is about as tall as 178cm on a man
As long as her figure hasn't gone downhill, she'll still look great even as she gets older
so the work just keeps flowing to Yuchami instead
She's actually close to 180cm, right?
Being tall alone doesn't make you a superstar
You never know until you try
I already knew about Yuchami so that's no surprise, but I'm shocked Abareru-kun is around 180cm
I figured he was more like 170 because of his build, but he's actually huge
For reference, Akiko Wada is 174cm
So that means she's even taller than Akiko Wada
They actually appeared on TV together before and joked about this
Actually, nobody even cares
That was true in the past
These days it's universal — women look better when they're tall with long arms and legs
but walking around Minami [Osaka], which has seen a huge influx of foreign tourists, I see women about as tall as me (179cm) several times a day
In Tokyo too, you see a fair number of women around 180cm during the commute
I'm 177cm myself, and I see quite a few high school girls even taller than me
Wasn't she doing a horse-racing show?
That's probably why
So is he actually a shorty? ("Chibita," a stock nickname for a short guy)
Background and Talking Points
The average height for Japanese women is said to be around 158cm, which actually puts Yoko Kumada’s 164cm above average. Still, she came off looking “small” simply because Yuchami’s height is so extreme — some in the thread even speculated that Yuchami’s real height must exceed her official profile figure of 176cm. That said, it’s worth remembering that celebrities’ published heights often don’t match their real measurements due to heels or agency rounding, and photo angles or camera placement can easily exaggerate an apparent height gap. The thread also branched into comparisons with other celebrities like Akiko Wada and Abareru-kun, expanding into a broader discussion of how height debates tie into how women’s looks get judged. Comments about her “real height” remain unverified speculation and should be read with that in mind.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Express+) thread “[Celebrity] 164cm Yoko Kumada looks small… Two-shot with tall Yuchami spreads shock over the height gap: “Unbelievable,” “She’s really that tall?”.”
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