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The story
Eriko Kusuda is a TV personality best known as the on-location reporter for the hit 1980s quiz show “Naruhodo! The World,” and she’s now 74. On October 4, Yahoo News ran a recent photo of her looking almost exactly as she did 45 years ago, sparking a wave of reactions on 5ch. Alongside plenty of astonished comments like “Is she really 74?!” and “She hasn’t aged a day!!”, many posters suspected heavy editing or makeup, saying things like “That ‘fake’ look is intense” and “Way too much filter” — and the discussion even spread to changes in co-star Sanma Akashiya’s skin and teeth.
45 years since “Naruhodo! The World”… Eriko Kusuda’s “shocking photo at 74” sparks “Is she really 74?!” and “She hasn’t aged a day!!”
10/4 (Sun) 6:40
▼ “She looks exactly the same as she did back then, even after all this time”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Would be funny if she'd switched to the red-bean-paste camp.
Totally unnatural
Best for people to just age naturally for their years
She wasn't made to say it — that's Michiko Shimizu doing an impression of her.
Her impressions have real bite to them, that's what makes them funny lol
Seriously, same
Gradually stopped watching that show
Wasn't she let go because they couldn't afford her fee anymore?
You're talking like it was good because she was on it,
but honestly, TV was just the top form of entertainment back then, that's all
Can't remember at all
Tetsuko was the 4th one, FYI
When the two of them said 'Naruhodo… The World!!' together, it felt like time stopped and I couldn't move from in front of the TV
It was a terrifying show you weren't supposed to watch
She could realistically be going for 150
Tokyo University of Science to NTV — that's a seriously unconventional route
She's piling it on at Sachiko Kobayashi levels (the singer famous for her over-the-top Kohaku costumes and makeup)
Still, that's impressive
She hasn't changed one bit
You'd probably be able to tell if she moved though
What's she up to these days?
Though these days there's hand rejuvenation surgery too
Hard to put into words, but even back when she was young and genuinely beautiful, she was somehow someone you never really registered as 'beautiful' lol
Same with Sanma
She's definitely piling on a lot of makeup/filter, but even so, it's impressive
Keronpa isn't dead though lol
Looks like a wax figure
Even regular women do that much editing, don't they?
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
“Naruhodo! The World” was a quiz show that aired on Nippon TV starting in 1981, with Eriko Kusuda serving as the show’s face in her role reporting from locations around the globe, which earned her widespread popularity. With roughly 45 years having passed since the show ended, the reaction to this new photo appears to be concentrated among longtime fans from that era. Where opinions in the thread split was between those taking the photo at face value as simply astonishing, and those who met it with suspicion of digital editing or cosmetic procedures, saying things like “it’s probably edited” or “way too much filter.” In recent years it’s become standard to assume retouching or cosmetic treatment is behind any celebrity photo, but nothing in the article or the thread actually confirms whether she has had any procedures done. It’s worth keeping in mind that this is purely viewers’ impressions and speculation based on a photo, not anything confirmed as fact.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geino/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] 45 years since “Naruhodo! The World”… Eriko Kusuda’s “shocking photo at 74” sparks “Is she really 74?!” and “She hasn’t aged a day!!”.”
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