Model and actor Rui Kurihara updated X with a makeover shot showing off a fresh cut — 31cm chopped off hair that used to reach past his chest, donated for a hair donation program. On 5ch, users discussed how hair donation works and the workload it puts on hairstylists, while others posted photos from his modeling days a decade ago, with many reacting to catching up on him for the first time in a while.
Tue, Aug 25, 11:12 AM
Model and actor Rui Kurihara (31) updated X on August 24, posting a makeover shot showing off a dramatic haircut done for hair donation.
Kurihara wrote, “I had my hair cut for hair donation this time. I hadn’t cut it in a while, so I’d been hoping to do this whenever the next chance came up,” alongside photos taken at the salon. His hair, which had grown down past his chest, is now a bob above the shoulders — a striking change in look. In an Instagram post the same day, he also revealed that 31cm had been cut off.
Did he always have a face like Matayoshi's? (Naoki Matayoshi, the comedian/author)
7Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 15:53:01.87ID:uZawIZ6T0
Pretty much what I pictured… but it's still long!
8Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 15:53:11.65ID:vmKeXhD/0
I've known this guy since he was 10.
10Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 15:55:08.75ID:jbRRG8uV0
彡 ⌒ ミ
(´・ω・｀) what am I even gonna do with my hair…
11Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 15:55:09.47ID:n2MDmunx0
Huh, so even this guy's got some ambition to survive in the industry.
61Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:45:14.10ID:e26Uq4hk0
>>11 >>22
He was diagnosed with fairly serious ADHD as a teen, so regular society probably would've been the harder path for him.
12Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 15:56:00.87ID:NJWjt8jM0
Half-measure if you ask me.
Should've just gone all the way short.
13Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 15:56:19.02ID:cB6/zhMk0
What's with the super-humble '(let me) do this for you' phrasing?
34Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:16:58.04ID:zTbyA0980
>>13
That's exactly what the double-honorifics police are here to crack down on.
15Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 15:56:58.04ID:4ZduizlZ0
The non-bald guy from comedy duo Kinzoku Bat cut his hair too, back when he still had it — hair-d-donation!
19Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 15:59:31.75ID:IU4Fcdri0
Wait, he's only 31?
Feels like he's been on TV forever, like way back.
20Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 15:59:38.49ID:FNGs/CSn0
Wasn't he on Waratte Iitomo!? Or am I misremembering?
21Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 15:59:43.93ID:Ok6GuCPS0
Whoever's in charge of the photos should study up on shooting technique —
making the talent (who's basically a product) look good is literally the job.
22Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:01:03.37ID:deKpOmB60
I like the guy, but he seems too sensitive/delicate for showbiz.
25Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:03:27.74ID:7p1PXfxC0
He's making that stunned-pigeon face (a Japanese idiom for a blank, startled look).
26Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:05:52.34ID:5cE9GVWt0
This guy looks insanely cool when he's modeling at Paris Fashion Week and stuff.
28Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:07:15.34ID:iqzssBso0
>>1
I saw the photo thinking it was volleyball player Megumi Kurihara and did a double take.
29Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:08:53.52ID:TBfBeHQs0
Isn't hair donation kind of a hassle for the salon?
71Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:00:42.80ID:9XEhjvQn0
>>29
These days the customer sends it to the donation organization themselves, so it's not that much extra hassle.
32Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:14:52.92ID:wOR+2dc80
Hair donation really doesn't add much extra work for the stylist — if anything they're totally into it.
36Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:18:27.27ID:xyyIeqow0
Good on him for not being bulked up at all.
Way too many actors these days are needlessly jacked.
40Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:24:30.62ID:eO4tJQI60
He's still young, huh. Feels like his heyday was ages ago.
41Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:24:45.01ID:HBJ1osLA0
His Egashira impression on the Iitomo! extra-long special was legendary.
44Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:26:18.53ID:uNveYfGw0
Whenever this guy's name comes up, it's like 'I know he's not the drinking old guy, but I can't remember that other name.'
And whenever Rui Yoshida's name comes up, it's like 'wasn't there some young model named Rui who came out about having ADHD? What was his last name again?'
Either way I never remember on my own and end up googling it.
I know they're different people, I just can never recall either one's surname.
45Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:28:10.10ID:z03sO8VG0
Maybe I should try it too — hair donation.
56Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:41:38.15ID:B5ZfNj0y0
>>45
Don't force it.
It's fine to admit some things just aren't for you.
46Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:28:58.88ID:cHdRataQ0
Can hair that frizzy and curly even be made into a wig?
47Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:30:25.80ID:ZVjfYnVk0
He used to look like Lucci from One Piece.
64Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:47:22.52ID:5cE9GVWt0
He looks awesome as a model
69Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:00:26.69ID:/eIqkRco0
>>64
Damn, that's cool. Looks like a totally different person lol
72Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:02:09.80ID:lKpCyiMs0
>>64
That's Fall/Winter 2015-16, so yeah, 10 years ago.
78Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:09:22.26ID:qwhu3Ilo0
>>64
Unusual-looking guy — good thing he got into modeling.
66Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 16:48:06.71ID:b/mkQ50l0
Is it 31cm because he's 31 years old?
76Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:05:53.20ID:UdHYTYyy0
>>66
Gonna give you a real answer here: this organization's (JHD&C) minimum accepted hair length is 31cm.
92Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:35:28.31ID:n7bufmJQ0
People I stopped seeing once Iitomo! ended:
Rui Kurihara, Shuko Ito.
95Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:38:05.97ID:qIiQcpDr0
>>92
That's just how it goes if you don't watch his stage work.
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