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A photo posted on X (formerly Twitter) captioned “This is literally every college student’s outfit these days,” showing an oversized T-shirt paired with wide sweatpants, went viral and racked up over 10,000 likes. On a 5ch thread on the “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board, users reacted with comments like “Must be nice being able to go outside in your pajamas” and “I thought wide pants had already gone out of style.” Over why sweats-style outfits have become the norm, opinions split between those who called it “just another swing of a pendulum the fashion industry has always had” or “people simply spending less money on clothes,” and younger posters who countered that “deliberately not dressing up IS the new dressing up” — exposing a generational divide in how the look gets read.

14AnonymousOct 5, 2026 12:51

Re: #1
Heads up — if you say "sweats are lame" you'll get branded an out-of-touch boomer and get swarmed, so watch yourself

71AnonymousOct 5, 2026 13:04

Re: #14
Why are these people so aggressive about it

*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G board) thread “[Image] X post: ‘This is literally every college student’s outfit these days’ hits 10,000 likes.”

Former Berryz Kobo and Buono! member Natsuyaki Miyabi posted a video of herself singing a Hello! Project song, and it set off a lively thread on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. Alongside comments praising Natsuyaki’s vocal ability itself, posters kept comparing her singing style to that of fellow Buono! member Dambara Ruru, as well as Tanaka Reina and Suzuki Airi. Supportive takes (“Miyabi could just be the guide vocalist at this point”) appeared right alongside harsher ones about her popularity (“she’s not the type who can make it outside the ‘village’”), and the thread widened into a debate about how singing ability and commercial success don’t always go hand in hand.

*This article is an excerpt and summary based on the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Natsuyaki Miyabi Apparently Still Has Unfinished Business With Singing.”

The post on 5ch described an incident at a ramen shop. Right after the poster placed an order, another customer’s ramen was finished and brought to their table — but that customer suddenly had something urgent come up, canceled on the spot, and left. The shop then served that very bowl to the poster instead, leaving them feeling “unsettled” about it. The thread split into two camps: the practical types who argued “there’s nothing wrong with the food itself, so just eat it,” and those who felt psychologically uneasy, saying “I don’t want something that was made for someone else.” The debate escalated into comparisons with “nearly-new used cars” and “previously booked hotel rooms.”

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “What Happened at a Ramen Shop.”