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The story
A thread titled “Celebrities I’ve Actually Seen in Real Life,” posted on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board, drew a flood of stories from users who’d spotted celebrities on the street or at work. Some, like Miura Haruma and Ichihara Hayato, left great impressions, while others compared contrasting levels of friendliness between stars on the very same location shoot, such as Aiba Masaki and Matsumoto Jun. Many posters also voiced surprise at how much smaller celebrities’ faces looked in person than on TV, making firsthand accounts of stars’ “real selves” the thread’s central topic.
What people said
Saw him back in his Horikoshi Gakuen days
Tall, fresh-faced, and ridiculously handsome
Shook my hand so warmly
Giving off a massive "don't talk to me" vibe — came across really rude
Huh, I always figured Hiroto would be all smiles
Walking alone through Shinjuku
Didn't even toss me a "don't-mind-Michael" (a pun on "donmai," meaning "don't worry about it" — i.e., zero sympathy)
Watanabe, aka "Cinderella Express"
I see them every single time I walk through Shinsekai
Yonekura Ryoko
Wasn't a fan of either, so felt nothing
Was on a school trip touring Fuji TV and was stunned when he just casually walked right through the visitor corridor
Inohara Yoshihiko was out on a location shoot together with Kandori Shinobu
He was sitting in the narrow alley between Akibao-O and Nippin, eating bread
Paul Maki
Killer Khan
Harada Taizo
Kimura Yuichi
Sugimoto Tetta
She gave me the coldest, most stand-offish treatment — totally deflating
lol
Yeah, she definitely had zero enthusiasm during her "Planet Korin" phase (her fictional alien-princess persona/gimmick)
Super humble, genuinely nice guy
Come on, turn down a promo gig at the Kitasenju Marui department store
He came to a pachinko parlor and my old man went over to say hi
Dad got hit with one of his signature "PAPPA!" slaps
Rode off on the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle
Her head was the size of a rubber ball — I was floored
Was that back when she was dating Iseya?
The only one he's still in touch with now is — I won't say who — the original drummer in Yazawa Eikichi's live band
Never imagined she'd actually come all the way out to Miyazaki
Didn't confirm it was actually him, but he was exactly like he is on TV
Her face was about the size of two fists put together — absolutely shocking
Haha, Kato Ai showing up right after a post about Andou Kai got me (the names "Andou Kai" and "Kato Ai" sound almost identical in Japanese)
I saw Sakurada Hiyori recently too, and her face was unbelievably tiny
So jealous of Sakurada Hiyori
And barely any waist either
Saw Kawai Sonoko from a distance, and she was insane
Wish I could've seen her up close..
She's not an idol, but Hikorohii's face is probably on the bigger side
Background and Key Points
“I saw a celebrity by chance” stories are a classic thread format on 5ch, and this one was no exception, drawing both glowing impressions — like those for Miura Haruma and Ichihara Hayato — and complaints about poor attitudes. The gap between the polished image celebrities project on TV and their off-camera demeanor became a central theme, underscored by comparisons like the contrast in friendliness between Aiba Masaki and Matsumoto Jun on the same location shoot. Also notable was the recurring surprise at how small celebrities’ faces looked in person, reflecting a broader tendency to treat a small face as a kind of celebrity status symbol. Worth keeping in mind: these are purely subjective impressions from individual onlookers, and how a celebrity comes across can vary depending on the time and circumstances.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Celebrities I’ve Actually Seen in Real Life.”
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