Streamer Hori Daisuke, who has long claimed to sleep just 30 minutes a day, has admitted he “exaggerated” and revealed his real sleep time is “3 hours a day.” Hori is known for publicizing extreme short sleep and restrictive eating habits, and this correction became a hot topic on 5ch’s “Nanademo Jikkyo G” board from early morning. Some in the thread defended him, saying “3 hours is still plenty impressive,” while others questioned his credibility, asking “isn’t it a problem if he was exaggerating to make money?” — opinions were split.
It's impressive, so it's fine that he made money off it.
Getting a little carried away with exaggerated wording happens all the time.
Chalk it up to youthful folly.
That's nothing, honestly.
Even I only eat one meal a day.
Some regulars on this board (なんG民, i.e. board regulars) even go one meal every two days.
Still sounds like a major exaggeration.
I mean, most people do some version of abstinence and fasting anyway, just to different degrees.
But being a natural short sleeper is a talent amateurs can't fake.
If he lied, that's fraud.
It'd be pretty lame to get genuinely furious at a circus sideshow act.
3 hours and 30 minutes look kind of similar on paper, so it feels more like a 1.2x difference to me.
Can't trust any of it anymore.
It's probably exaggerated.
The latest research shows even genuine short sleepers get 4-5 hours of sleep.
3 hours would make him a research subject —
if it's actually true.
It's more like he only does 3 hours once or twice a week.
PM Takaichi has also said 3-hour sleep is basically her norm, so maybe it's more doable than you'd think.
Nah, he's had those intense, hollow "Baki eyes" (バキ目 — a piercing stare like the manga character Baki, often linked to sleep deprivation) for a while now, so the short sleep is definitely real.
Not really sure what you're getting at.
It'd be embarrassing if someone flipped out at a circus sideshow yelling 'I've been deceived!'
It's the same thing here.
People defending Hori always seem to be missing the point somehow.
Are you saying Hori's a clown?! What an absolute joke! 🤡
Honestly, even that much looked like it was killing him — just sleep normally, man.
Yeah, he's the type of genius who could've easily gotten into Tokyo University but dropped out anyway.
Ever since their collab?
Well, he is technically a doctor, after all.
Background and Points of Debate
Hori Daisuke has built his streaming career around claims of extreme sleep deprivation and restrictive eating, and this latest move revises his self-reported “30-minute sleep” down to a more realistic “3 hours.” What split the thread was how to judge this correction. Some pointed out that “even 3 hours of sleep a day is rare enough to be a medical research subject,” suggesting the number itself, if true, would still be impressive. Others remained skeptical of his credibility altogether, noting “30 minutes to 3 hours is a 6x difference” and “there’s no telling if even the 3-hour claim is true.” The debate ultimately comes down to where to draw the line — is this just ordinary exaggeration, or a factual misrepresentation tied to his monetized content that deserves real scrutiny? The thread never reached a clear consensus.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (“Nanademo Jikkyo G”) thread “[Mystery] Hori Dai: “Sorry, I admit the 30-minute sleep thing was exaggerated. It’s really 3 hours a day” ← Isn’t that still impressive enough?.”
