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The story
A witness report claiming that at a Hello! Project “kobetsu” (a brief one-on-one meet-and-greet where a member faces each fan for a few seconds), one member only leaned in enthusiastically toward good-looking fans has become a hot topic on a Hello! Project thread on 5ch. The line “good treatment for handsome guys” caught on as a running joke in the thread, and opinions split over whether there was really a difference in how she treated fans, or whether posters were just reading too much into her body language and expressions. Many of the photos have the fans’ faces blurred out with mosaic censoring, which led some to point out that it’s hard to judge looks at all under those conditions. The thread also got lively debating which member she personally favors — Oda or Inoue — based on clues from her outfit.
What people said
She's the kind who drinks at bars in Maruyama-cho (Shibuya's nightlife district)
She never gets close to anyone, but she's getting close to this guy
That's huge, lol
No, it's Inoue
Even the shirt he's wearing underneath is Inoue merch
The photo hanging from his neck doesn't look like Inoue at all, no matter how you look at it
And isn't he not even wearing the lavender wristband?
The guy with the apron on the left isn't just middle-aged, he's downright elderly
Same thing
Okamura's whole body is spilling off the chair, lol
If he's not handsome she goes ice-cold on him ("shio" = cold, dismissive treatment)
Homatan's refreshingly honest about it, love that
Inaba was good at spotting hot ones too
I wanna come back hot in my next life
He was there again today
The type where you figure, if his personality's decent, he's probably good-looking
Should've titled the thread "Oda's face is…" instead, lol
You guys just aren't ready for it
Background and Key Points of This Topic
The “kobetsu” event discussed here is Hello! Project slang for a meet-and-greet where a member briefly faces each fan one-on-one at a venue, and photos from these events usually have the fans’ faces blurred with mosaic censoring. As commenter #3 points out, it’s technically impossible to judge whether someone is “good-looking” through a mosaic, so the thread’s excitement comes less from any confirmed difference in treatment and more from fans reading a lot into limited clues like how she leaned in or her facial expressions. The debate split between those who saw the difference as the member’s personal preference and those who chalked it up to coincidence in the moment — and the speculation over whether she favors Oda or Inoue, based on clues like her wristband or shirt, is an extension of that same impulse. This article leaves out posts that mock a specific individual’s looks or body odor by name, and focuses instead on the lighter, joking side of fan culture.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Okahoma gave good treatment to the handsome guy 😂.”
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