Abroad they lifted the mask mandates...
ARE YOU FOR REAL!??! - Yes!!!
If you start wearing the masks, and people get used to this face, it is hard to take them off again.
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When can we get rid of these masks well we are gonna go ask Japanese people on the streets in Tokyo
A when we can take them off and B what they wanna do so let's hear it from Japanese boys and Ask Japanese!
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Do you all wear masks when you do that?
We do.
That's our topic today. Looking around, how much percent are wearing masks here?
Around 99,5% are wearing masks - Almost 100%
What happens if you do not wear a mask?
People think you are a weirdo.
People think you are a person void of any common sense.
On our current day and age, if you sneeze with a mask on the train, people give you dirty looks.
If you do not even wear a mask doing that you are dead to them.
Abroad the mask mandates are already lifted - ARE YOU FOR REAL?! - YEs.
- I envy that - The government told them its ok to take them off
Many took them off now. How does hearing that make you feel?
I am so jealous. - Me too
I am actually going to university.
And now i have graduated
I went to a 2 year university, there are some girls whose real face I have NEVER seen.
There are some girls who I wished I could have seen their face at least once.
I always wanted to see the girls without masks. So I envy abroad.
You wanted to see that girls smile.
I have never seen your smile girl... please take off the mask for me... please
What do you want to do when people take the masks off here?
What I wanna do? - I will SHOUT
I will take the mask off and shout "WE WON!" against the virus. I wanna shout that.
I will shout too.
What was painful that you could not do and want to do now?
I want to go to Disneyland. - Me too.
I want to go to Disney or Universal and see a lot of cute girls.
I want to see all the cute girls faces without those masks.
Cute girls faces. - That's my reason
I want to see them all.
Today's topic: Even today all Japanese are wearing masks.
Why did you pick a different color?
Masks are common in white black and this color .
Any reason why you picked these colors?
I match them with my clothes and skin color.
Making them a little more fashionable - That's right.
Abroad the government has lifted mask regulations.
- WHAT? - Did that surprise you?
- Yes - Why? - Is that because they have so many anti-maskers?
Maybe that is one of the reasons.
WHAT
But if you do not wear masks, you have to worry about getting corona...
If you do not have to wear masks, you can really wear makeup and make your face look cute. Nice.
So people can actually see your face.
Thanks for pleading for both sides.
What do masks mean to you?
I wear them because I get told we gotta wear them.
We wear them because we got told to wear them and everyone does wear them now.
Will things change if Japans government says not to wear them anymore?
I would take them off then - Me too
What do you want to do when you can take off your masks?
I am the vocalist in a band.
All our live performances got cancelled because of corona
We can not do a call and response from viewers either.
Once we can take masks off, I want to sing together with my audience!
Partying it up shouting "yay gogo" together - I really wanna do that!
That sounds nice.
If there are live performances now, is everyone silent then?
People cheer with their hands and such...
But shouting is forbidden as it might lead to infections.
As part of the rules against covid, during live performances, fans are asked not to shout.
There are life shows but you cannot shout then. - That's right.
Everyone is following the strict rules. - Yes we gotta do proper corona precautions like that.
What do you want to do once Corona is over?
I want to walk and eat different foods - Where?
On summer festivals and such.
I want to travel - That is right.
Where do you wanna go? - Korea.
Austria. - Why Korea and Austria?
I want to see the performances of other K-pop idols.
I also want to eat real korean food.
And Austria? - yes. - WHY?
It's the capital of classical music, art and they have great museums there.
I want to enjoy their city scenery.
Thank you, I am from Austria's neighbor Germany - I wanna go there too.
Where do you want to go in Germany? - Uh I don't know much about Germany.
Are you wearing the masks more because you do not want to give it or get it?
First we all just had to wear them cause we got told to we did.
But once you start wearing them, you can't take them off in case people don't like your real face.
Abroad wearing masks is a negative visual but in Japan...
Wearing masks is seen as visually pleasing?
Yes if you wear a mask, your eyes really stand out.
If you can can hide the area from your nose downwards, your eyes show a lot more and cuter.
It is a hidden magic that masks can do to make you look pretty.
My eyes are very small, that is my complex.
I am trying to make my eyes look bigger with lots of makeup.
I kept looking at her makeup during the interview, I want to recreate your look.
Really? Thant you so much!
Even though abroad a lot of people are getting rid of mask mandates,
there were never any mask mandates here in Japan and
still nobody, or barely anyone is here without a mask.
There are even special masks, broadcasting masks that are slightly see-through,
There are masks with nice decorations and stuff.
There's all kind of masks here and are still wearing them.
It's a cultural thing and people like to look out for each other, especially in Tokyo
where we are in a really close proximity to our neighbors it does make sense.
We don't know when we can take our masks off but we are staying masked for now.
If you come to Japan, be sure to look out for Japanese people, don't be that one foreigner who doesn't.
I hope you have a great day and I catch you soon with more stuff with ask Japanese.
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