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Daisuke Hori, who built his popular YouTube channel on the claim that he’s slept only 30 minutes a day for 17 years, is making waves on 5channel after he snored and fell into a deep sleep during a collaboration stream with a massage therapist — taking roughly 29 minutes to wake up. Viewers also noticed that the stream was paused while he was asleep, and that the camera angle and screen layout had changed once it resumed. Opinions in the thread were split over whether this really counts as “sleep,” with some suspecting he hid an inconvenient moment, as debate raged over how credible his explanation really was.

3AnonymousSep 10, 2026 14:45

Even the X (Twitter) fans who used to root for Daisuke Hori are genuinely shaken

101AnonymousSep 10, 2026 15:48

Re: #3
Lol, he's got a full 30 minutes before the ten-count

10AnonymousSep 10, 2026 14:55

Oh…

12AnonymousSep 10, 2026 14:56

He was just meditating with his eyes closed
Can't believe amateurs don't even get that

33AnonymousSep 10, 2026 15:13

Why'd he even go get a massage in the first place

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Nanademo Jikkyo G) thread “[Sad News] Short Sleeper Daisuke Hori Feels So Good During a Collab Shoot with a Massage Therapist That He Falls Asleep for 29 Minutes wwwwww.”

Daisuke Hori, known as a “short sleeper” who claims to sleep only 30 minutes a day, snored his way through roughly 30 minutes of sleep during a collaboration livestream with a masseur. He insisted it was a “microsleep” rather than actual sleep, but 5ch users split into two camps — critics saying “Is this the excuse Olympics?” and “Just admit you fell asleep,” versus defenders saying “It’s entertaining to watch” and “Pulling in this many viewers is a talent in itself.”

71AnonymousSep 10, 2026 15:58

Well yeah, a head spa treatment feels amazing

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (NanJ) thread “[Bad News] Daisuke Hori comes up with another outrageous excuse wwwww.”

A post on 5ch’s “Anything Goes Live” board sparked discussion after claiming that schools which disbanded their PTA saw field trips and sports days cancelled one after another. Commenters pointed out that PTA membership dues had funded things like tent setup for sports day and adult supervision on field trips, so once the PTA was gone, both the budget and the manpower disappeared, making the events impossible to keep running. Others argued that school events should be run by teachers alone, or that schools could simply switch to paying outside contractors. Opinion split between resentment over unpaid labor and acceptance of scaled-back events.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (“Anything Goes Live” board) thread “A Mysterious Faction Says ‘We Don’t Need the PTA — Disband It’ → Here’s What Happened After They Did…“.

The announcement of a remake for “Romancing SaGa 3” got longtime series fans fired up on a 5ch (Livedoor VIP) thread. Topics included the strong reputation of the previously released “Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven,” and reports that the producer had shown enthusiasm for remaking 3 and 4 as well after 2’s remake launched. On the other hand, opinions on the character graphics were split — some said “the flat, same-looking faces bug me,” others felt “Harid’s design lacks any edge” — and fans traded views on the remake business model itself.

87AnonymousSep 10, 2026 10:16

The original story was what it was, so they're welcome to add as much extra material to it as they want

109AnonymousSep 10, 2026 12:06

Re: #87
Glad to hear they're restructuring the scenario

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Livedoor VIP) thread “The Romancing SaGa 3 remake is here, lmaoooooooooooo.”

Following an April amendment to the Road Traffic Act that requires drivers to maintain a set lateral distance when overtaking cyclists, reports have revealed that on Tokyo’s narrower streets, keeping that distance often means crossing the yellow center line that prohibits overtaking. In response, the Metropolitan Police Department has announced plans to repaint roughly half of Tokyo’s yellow center lines white. Reactions on 5ch split between criticism of officials for not foreseeing this contradiction before the law changed, suggestions that it would be simpler to just rewrite the rule’s wording than repaint the lines, and debate over whether cars or bicycles should be the ones adjusting speed and position.

Bicycle-Overtaking “New Rule” Sparks Wave of Traffic Violations — Metropolitan Police to Repaint Tokyo’s Yellow Center Lines “White” [Spotlight]

Alongside this April’s amendment to the Road Traffic Act, which set rules for how cars overtake bicycles, a Spotlight investigative report has found that a separate traffic violation is occurring: cars are crossing yellow center lines — which prohibit crossing over — in order to keep their distance from cyclists. Following this report, it has newly come to light that the Metropolitan Police Department plans to repaint roughly half of the yellow center lines in Tokyo as “white lines.”

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nanademo Jikkyo G) thread ‘Police: “Sorry! We can’t overtake bicycles if the center line is yellow. We’re having them all repainted white! Really, so sorry!”‘.

Former Morning Musume。’26 member Erina Ikuta has reportedly begun working on a song with comedians following her move to Yoshimoto Kogyo, sparking discussion on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. She’s been appointed a support ambassador for the “Geothermal Symposium” being held in Fukuoka City on November 21, and is said to be writing a theme song together with comedians Noda Crystal and Aoki Macho, as part of a group of four. According to an Oricon News article, she’s aiming for a “second debut,” with goals like appearing on Music Station and going viral on TikTok. On the thread, some users dredged up the old debate over her singing ability from her idol days, others praised her looks and voice, and still others compared SNS follower counts among 9th-generation members — producing more of a mixed, lukewarm reaction than a clean split between praise and criticism.

Former Morning Musume Erina Ikuta, Now with Yoshimoto, Shock “Second Debut”? Teaming Up with the Muscle Squad for a New Song | ORICON NEWS

Source: oricon.co.jp / Original article here

2AnonymousSep 10, 2026 10:28

Erina Ikuta Shows Eagerness for Music Activities After Yoshimoto Move, Aiming for a "Second Debut" — Targeting a Music Station Appearance and TikTok Virality | ENCOUNT
https://encount.press/archives/1062546/

4AnonymousSep 10, 2026 10:31

She was so bad at singing in Hello! Project that she was basically bottom-tier lol

6AnonymousSep 10, 2026 10:32

Erina Ikuta in YOSHIMOTO-MACHO

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Erina Ikuta’s Shock “Second Debut”? Teaming Up with the Muscle Squad for a New Song.”

What were people in Japan doing the moment the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks unfolded in America? A thread on 5ch’s “Morning Coffee” board revived those memories. Responses varied widely — some caught the live broadcast on TV by chance, others noticed something was wrong when the internet slowed to a crawl during overtime work, and some were at the arcade playing fighting games. Several people said they initially assumed the first plane was an accident, only realizing it was a terrorist attack when the second plane hit — capturing just how confusing those moments were.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “What Were You Doing During 9/11.”

On 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board, a thread about Romancing SaGa 3 took off after someone asked, “Why were the Four Magic Nobles even enemies you had to defeat in the first place?” Posters who had actually cleared the game chimed in one after another with “I don’t remember the reason,” and the discussion spread to cover the true identity of the Four Magic Nobles, their relationship to the previous Demon Lord, the long-running debate over how to pronounce their name (“yon-ma-kizoku” or “shi-ma-kizoku”), and even comparisons to the remake’s depiction and to newer entries in the series.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Romancing SaGa 3 — wait, why did we go kill the Four Magic Nobles again?”

A thread titled “I’m middle-aged but I still can’t quit sweet bread rolls” popped up on 5ch’s Hello! Project board, drawing a wave of sympathetic and self-reproachful replies. Sweet bread rolls (kashi-pan) are high in calories, and since wheat flour is said to be addictive, many posters said that eating one just makes you crave another. The discussion ranged from personal coping strategies — a self-imposed under-300-kcal rule, buying a home bread maker, or swapping in whole-wheat bread with tuna mayo — to warnings about pairing sweet bread with juice, and speculation that Hello! Project idols eat sweet bread too but stay slim thanks to their youth and busy schedules. Opinions also split over just how long basal metabolism holds up before it starts to decline.

3AnonymousSep 10, 2026 09:14

22AnonymousSep 10, 2026 09:44

Re: #3
No Sun-mi (a cream-filled bun) in that lineup? You looking down on me or something?

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “I’m middle-aged but I can’t quit sweet bread.”

The view count on a song Hello! Project’s BEYOOOOONDS released two years ago has suddenly started climbing with no obvious trigger. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, users voiced confusion and suspicion, asking things like “a new song, sure, but why a song from two years ago?” and “it’s odd for something that was supposedly bought.” Some speculated the surge was kicked off by view-farming services in Southeast Asia or a shoutout from an outside music account, and the discussion even spiraled into comparisons with Morning Musume’s concert attendance numbers. The truth remains unclear, and speculation continues to swirl.

*This article excerpts and summarizes the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Fine to pay for views, but why boost a 2-year-old song instead of the new one? To fans, it’s just plain creepy.”