Your arms? - Arms and also the legs
Looks beautiful - Thanks
What if your girlfriend does not go to a hair removal salon?
I sweat, the hairs annoy me, so I did a full body hair removal
Hey guys and girls on Ask Japanese it's your flashy fashion reporter CathyCat
Today we will pick up a foreign topic and ask Japanese people about it
In the Vogue magazine a lady has been shown in a cool photo shoot
But the has HAIRY armpits. What do Japanese people who are very cleansy think about that Vogue magazine
And let's go and Ask Japanese
Have you heard about the VOGUE magazine
I have - Me too
Vogue is a famous magazine for cutting edge fashion.
One model was posing with hairy armpits, have you heard about that?
This story was going round on Tictok.
That's where I saw it.
How was it displayed on Tictoc?
They talked about it and asked for a discussion in the comment section
"What do you think about that?"
Lots of theories in there.
What did you think when you saw it?
Not much. I think that's part of a person's individuality
It is a sensitive topic
It is a topic that should not concern strangers
The magazine itself allowed it right?
They moved forward with it. I think it's fine.
Thoughts?
Similar. I don't really care.
Do what you like.
In Japan there is a strong hair removal culture.
Around you, are there even other boys/men that remove their hair?
There are
A lot of boys do it
What boys go to hair removal salons?
I do it too. I have a device at home.
I bought it and do it regularly
For your arms? - Yes arms and legs - Looks beautiful
Thanks
Oh nooooo
Director: Are you in high school? - YOU are in HIGHSCHOOL? - Yes.
Me too
Since what age did you care about your physical looks like that?
At around middle school (15 years)
I always had a lot of thick hair
I had a complex about that
When I tried getting rid of all my hair once...
I felt much more breezy
I found it more comfortable, so I kept continuing to shave it
How about you? - I am similar
When I entered highschool I started shaving my legs
I also went to hair removal salons for my beard
did you feel peer pressure to do it?
Instead of pressure from others, I wanted to do it myself
Did you ask your parents first - I did
What did they say
They said if I want to go to a salon I could
Did your parents or did you pay for it?
I payed for it myself. - Financing it with a part-time job? - Yes
Same for you?
In middle school my parents bought me the electrical hair removal device
It was expensive, and I am the only one using it in my house
I started jobbing now, so I want to give that money and more back to my parents
Wow amazing
You both seem to like things clean
What will you do if your girlfriend does not go to a hair removal salon?
It would not bother me
As long as I love her
Armithair is ok for you?
I haven't been in that situation yet, it's hard to tell
But I think it would not bother me much
And you?
I think these things would all be part of the reason for me to fall in love with her
If I am in love with her, hair would not matter to me.
Or if she forgot to shave a spot, I would understand because I have been there too.
I shave, so I know how she feels about it too
Would my underarm hair be a no-go then? (I think this picture is not portrayed right)
Not at all.
I heard that foreigners do not shave their underarms much
If you yourself do not have a problem...
I didn't even notice until you told me. You will be fine.
Glad to hear that
The more you said, the more self-conscious I got and started holding my arm differently - It's fine
Do you know the fashion magazine Vogue?
Not much
In the fashion magazine there was a new model that...
in her fashion shoot, sprouted some armpit hair. Thoughts?
No problem, that's what's good about abroad.
If you want to shave, then shave
If you don't want to, just leave it then
Did you ever visit a hair-removal place? - I have
I did a full body treatment
Do nowadays boys all do that?
Young guys my age who do it are a little rare
The older you are, the more people remove it
Why did you start?
I sweat, I felt my hair was in the way
So I did a full body hair removal
Smell wise too, when sweating, the hair were totally gross
I got the hair removed so I could just wipe my sweat clean off
How was that? - They have not disappeared forever after the treatment
But they grow back less. My legs and arms are much more cleanly now
Are you still going?
Yes I am still getting regular hair removal
What is your ideal girl?
A girl with a cute smile.
If you meet a perfect girl, what if she doesn't remove any of her hair?
I am not bothered by girls hair
So it's up to her - It is
If she wants to shave it, she can
I shave a lot of things, but I don't shave my underarms...
And now I am slightly... conscious... can you tell?
No way, I am slightly conscious can you tell... D
Stop it director
Even though Japanese people said they are accepting of foreigners being different...
and living that part of themselves...
All the Japanese people I spoke to are going to some hair removal salons or...
own some special hair removal things
What really surprised me was that all the boys we asked
did that. I did not expect that
Especially high school boys going to salons and having hair removal....
machines that are very expensive at home
They were all so cleanly shaven that I felt like a hairy German monster with my hairy underarms
Oh check out my hairy underarms
That's what I felt like in the end
The beauty standards in Japan are quite high but what I find good out of it is
It seems to be that there is no gender bias
Boys and girls BOTH are very cleanly shaven
and look after appearance equally which again
Equality is a great thing, I learned something
Did you learn something, let us know
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