I have a complex related to my gender
My complex is my height. I wish I was taller
Instead of looking at other people's eyes, look at yourself and treasure yourself more.
Hey guys and girls welcome to the Ask Japanese channel this is your flashy fashion reporter CathyCat
Today we are gonna go hit the streets of Tokyo and ask Japanese people "What is your complex?"
You know to tall to small too thick to thin...
There might be a lot of things we might not like about ourselves but maybe we can find some positives in the whole situation
Let's see what Japanese people say and let's ask Japanese.
Do you have a complex?
I have a lot of complexes related to my gender
There's also the fact that I am transgender and used to be called a girl.
I am full of complexes because I was born a girl. I am so small.
I also feel like my voice isn't completely deep after all, it's still halfway through
Marriage is the same issue...
After all, I think I'm full of complexes, but recently that's my confidence
My life has changed since I became open about it, and more fun.
I have a lot of complexes, but I want to turn that into something positive
What has supported you during the tough times?
The people who have known me for a long time
Actually, when I said who I am, they say "oh you are like that after all!"
I felt so relieved and when I started treatment
I'm really happy to be told like I look cool now or I have become manly. Makes me so happy.
Until now, that was a negative point.
I can now see it in a positive light.
I have a fear of society. I am scared of all the people around me.
Is it okay for me to stand near you? - That is fine
I am friendly to people who I meet for the first time. But at the work place I shy away from people.
I am not good with colleagues, friends and large groups
I am trying to overcome it - You are doing your best
There are quite a few times when I can't talk to people from overseas, so that's what I try to do.
I feel like I want to overcome this because I think it would be great if I could speak in English to foreigners around me.
In the earlier video challenge you guys did a really good job
I spoke with them without worrying - Yes
I think you learned a lot there - You think so?
That was a great chance, thank you
My complex is my height. I wish I was taller
How tall are you? - 155 cm
Wow that is cute
How tall did you want to be? - At least 160cm
I admire tall people
Did you make an effort to grow a little taller?
Something like exercises to stretch my joints. I tried that.
I don't like that my skin is dark.
Do you mean that you tan easily? - Since I was small I would tan quickly
I worry that if my skin is too tan, I can't apply makeup right anymore.
My complex is my nose. I don't like my nose.
When I often talk to my brother from below at an angle like this, they say the size is different.
The size of left and right is different, so that is my complex
That's what it is.
None of your friends seems to have noticed that - I am glad to hear that.
My forehead is too small. It is a weird balance.
This part is small but this part is big, it looks weird, that is my complex
I have a round face.
Is that why you are wearing the mask?
I am embarrassed to take it off. I am used to wearing them now.
It's a little embarrassing to take it off now
The left and right of my face is not balanced. That is my complex.
The left side of my face it more up
What? - No not at all nobody thinks that
That is my complex
Most of your friends don't know what everyone is talking about.
Did you realize that?
I didn't see any of these things on my friends
We are too strict
You guys do not have to have these complexes.
Do you have a complex?
My skin gets agitated very quickly, that is mine.
You fairly sensitive skin? - Yes
I've been told that I have a skin disease, but that's about it.
What efforts have you made to overcome your complex?
I looked up skin care on youtube and tiktok
I'm learning about beauty at school now, so in that kind of place, I am doing my best to overcome my complex.
Do you have a complex?
I am a perfect girl... ain't no complex, ain't no complex about me
I am really perfect.
Did you have a complex in the past and you overcame it?
I dieted too much. There was a time when I couldn't eat and there was a lot of bullying.
They all told me I am fat and a pig.
Somehow I stopped eating and I lived on a intravenous drip every day...
That is tough! - It escalated more and more
How did you get over it?
I told myself I was cute everyday
Instead of caring about someone else's eyes I want you to look at yourself and cherish yourself
I'm still alive, and from now on I'll always have to be around someone else
We are all going to die alone anyway, so love yourself more and do your best.
Do you best! - Do your best!
What do you love about yourself?
I can do calligraphy and I am good at making sweets
What baking are you good at?
I can make most everything
What has she made you recently? You must be happy she is baking for you.
So happy. I am proud of how I am able to take action.
When there is something I want to do, I do it. I think that is a good thing about myself.
If there is someone I want to meet, I contact the person and go see them soon.
It is my policy to do what I want to do right away.
Please tell us what is great about your partner
What is great about your boy? - He has a cute face
He likes sweets and he eats them deliciously
She is really good at cooking. And she is kind.
She also takes care of her hair, adding color
She is cute - This part is a bit strange, it is long
It is cute
I am studying beauty, fashion and entertainment at my college, so I get to meet likeminded people
It's amazing to say that I'm going to in that place
I'm proud of myself for that.
Congratulations for making it into the school you wanted to go to! - Thank you!
Can you show me your nails? They look so cute. Look at them.
They look amazing
Did you get these done? - We both did
So cute!
Doing all that detail yourself is impossible - right
What do you like about yourself? - Whatever I wear, I look sexy
What made you choose this fashion today?
When we to school, we dress like this, - Yeah we do
We asked complexes, what do you like about yourself?
I like my eyes. I have a lid crease which makes it easy for me to do my makeup
I also have this thing...
I think I look like Lisa from Black pink, right?
that's what i'm proud of
Nice
Saying things with confidence is cool - I am Lisa!
(laughter) - I am quite sporty
I like sports and I can do a lot
I am tall and friendly to people.
Perfect for becoming a cabin attendant like you do.
You can reach the overhead lockers - I am tall enough. I clear the height limit.
I always get told that I have long eyelashes when I perm my eyelashes.
I like my hair
I do a lot to have nice hair, and so people praise my hair often
My hair is strong. I can bleach it a lot
It will get damaged but I'm more resistant to damage than other people.
Please tell us what you like about yourself - What I like?
Give me a moment
Tell me what you like about yourself - What I like about myself? You wanna hear what CathyCat likes about herself?
I like that I got big puppies.
If you say that, then I will share too: Mine used to be big too.
And they became perfectly flat, which I am proud of - Good for you
That is rare - That is a rare experience.
I think I like that about myself - I think that is good, if it makes you happy
Sounds like we were trying to compete.
What really interesting is, that a lot of complexes that some girls had
like my nose is too big, too small, my face is unbalanced...
even their friends that they were spending time with and hanging out with didn't know
so their complexes were more in their head than actually other people noticing
Be a little bit kinder to yourself. My personal biggest complex....
Is that I have kind of... round thighs. Juicy thighs.
And uh actually... ah...
My complex is it, that is why I was always wearing these big poofy dresses
It has turned to the positive ever since I have done an Atelier Ryza shoot
a cosplay shoot, and suddenly I realized: Ok no, actually it is fine.
Thighs are fine... and that is still a process I am working on... right now that I have thighs
but I am really glad that there is a community that supports that
A lot of people were leaving amazing comments on my Instagram and my Patreon pictures about the Ryza shoot
so I felt really really happy and I think...
I think I gotta accept that "big thighs save lives"
So guys what is your complex, let us know in the comments
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