Ah...
What?!
No way!
Whaaaaaaat?
What what what? Ya serious?
Hey guys & girls this is Cathy Cat and today we are gonna go and ask Japanese
about the "ideal" weight and height of ladies and girls here in Japan
and we will compare it with the average weight and height of Japanese
and females from America.
Let's see what reactions we will get for that. Let's go and Ask Japanese.
If we compare the stats of .... Japanese ... and ... American ladies ... we geeet...
These differences here
Ah.
What?
Isnt that too much?
No way!
Whaaaat?
What what what? Ya serious?
- Seriously? Isn't that too much? - Way too much!
That's heavier than I am.
- Heavier than you? - Too heavy!
Well, we hear they can eat a lot.
But skinny people are skinny there.
I think the obese people are just raising the average up.
But 74,7 that's....
Pretty bad.
- That's for girls? - Yes.
I can't say anything impolite now.
But the average is heavier than we both are...
That's pretty bad...
And that's for 163 cm so...
Tsubasa, if an American girl lost some weight, she would be perfect for you.
I see. How much does she have to loose?
You want her to weight close to the Japanese number...
Closer to 53 so .... 60 kilo?
- Well somewhere withing the 60 kg range. - That would be best.
- The size is not that different. - Indeed.
Why do you think there is such a great difference?
- Maybe they have more muscles? - Maybe it's the fast food?
They might be eating much at Mc Donalds...
That's unexpectedly much. So different...
- But the size is the general average. - Of Japanese?
Yeah well... but isn't that number too much?
I thought they are all much skinnier.
Comparing that to Japan?
Well Japanese .... that's pretty average.
Yeah average.
- So you all agree with that number? - Yes.
That's a totally normal Japanese person there.
Are you sure?
But if you have that weight, you would be a bit chubby.
As a Japanese person you think that number is ok?
Yeah, that number is about average.
I think most Japanese are weighting less than that.
- I think most people are ... - Super skinny?
But if I ask others, they say that's about what they are.
And there are people who weigh more.
That's so skinny. Japanese are so skinny.
You agree that the average is quite slim?
I can't weight that little!
Are Japanese girls not even skinnier than that?
I thought our girls would be more skinny than that.
I thought 45kg or such...
I think that is just right. A normal weight.
That's a good normal average.
If that was a model, they are usually more skinny.
I think this is normal.
Looking at the American average, did you think this one would be average?
Well size... I thought they would be taller.
and weight wise that they are skinnier.
That weight is pretty bad in my opinion.
What do you think about the size?
Well well.... - I thought they were taller.
Angelina Jolie is very tall so...
This is interesting.
Unexpectedly, smaller in statue.
How about the weight?
Unexpectedly heavy.
Must depend on what food they are eating.
You think it's the food's fault?
- Sweets with lots of sugar content. - And Hamburgers.
I didn't think they would be so heavy.
Yeah...
Is 163cm ok or did you think they would be taller.
Definitely taller. Maybe the ladies were taller heels.
I see them wearing heels a lot.
You had the image that they would be skinnier than in Japan?
Yeah, they are so stylish.
Yeah they are so fashionable.
What's your opinion on the weight?
- Isn't that too heavy? - That's heavy.
They must be heavier than men then...
- Men are usually around 60kg - And some are around 50kg.
I think this is heavy.
If that's the average, that's quite heavy.
- 74 kg are to you... - Heavy, heavy.
Why do you think that's the case?
Americans are...
Very curvy! That's the image I have.
For nice curves, 74 kg might be good.
Well Americans, are all quite slim.
The people I see walking around here in Tokyo all seem to be quite skinny.
- And that the girls are quite tall! - I think so too.
They could be taller.
Comparing weight and statue, they don't look like they are that heavy.
I think they have more curves. That's the image I have.
They are slim where it does matter.
And have the weight in the right spots.
- Curvy breasts and bums?
I don't have the image of Americans that they are fat.
I think they're muscular.
- The ladies too? - The ladies too!
Maybe that's why we have that number.
What would be the best weight if a woman is 163 cm?
If you are 163... I wonder what that would be...
Maybe 55kg
You don't hear Japanese talk about weight much so...
True.
I don't think I am very knowledgeable in that field.
- For that statue, 50kg is best. - Within 50-60 kg.
I thought they were 45kg or 46kg.
Worst case scenario 50-55kg.
- Somewhere in the 50kg range is ok? - That's still alright.
Somewhere around 50kg.
Personally for you, what is your ideal height and weight?
I want to be 160kg and weight 45kg.
But it should still work with my height. Not too skinny.
I am quite tall so...
I prefer smaller girls.
If you would rather be smaller, what would be your ideal.
My ideal would be 160cm.
That kind of height and a matching weight for that.
I like smaller girls. They look cute.
- My ideal would be girls 165-170cm. - That's pretty tall.
Maybe my ideal is set too high?
You should set your ideal at a lower height in Japan.
- I go for 165cm then. - And weight wise?
How heavy... normal would be good.
Not too skinny either. Just matching.
Not too fat either. Just normal.
Summarizing: a pure and elegant lady who is 165kg and not too fat.
- Wow your ideal is quite selfish. - It totally is.
How tall are you yourself?
I am 176cm.
So you want her to be around 10cm smaller.
- Can she be taller than you?
No please.
I think...
I am 172cm so...
157cm would be great.
In Japan we say that the ideal height difference is 15cm.
In Japan couples need to be 15cm apart?
I also want a girl that is smaller than I am so...
I stick with 157cm.
157cm... you guys have pretty different wishes there.
- Yeah we do. - What about the weight?
Sometimes you see super skinny girls here...
That just looks unhealthy.
I want a girl who has some meat on her and an average standard built.
She should be 160cm and have some curves.
She shouldn't be too skinny.
She should be warm.
Height wise she should be taller than I am. 155cm or similar.
I prefer them skinny.
I kind of slender appearance.
- How much should she weight? - 40kg.
- Ideal would be... like her. - Don't lie!
- I want to be 150cm. - What?!
- And weight wise? - How heavy are you?
- No way, I don't wanna say that. - Shush!!
Maybe 160cm is too tall then...
I think 162cm is good.
Yeah well around 160cm.
46kg? Around 50kg.
Less than 50kg.
160cm and 52kg.
How about you?
162cm and ...
42kg.
Don't you think that's too skinny?
I admire girls who look as skinny as models.
I am quite small so...
That's why I think girls with 165cm are really cool.
And then weight wise 45kg or so...
Height wise 158cm and...
weight wise somewhere in the 40kg region.
- That would be cute. That's ideal. - I want to be smaller.
I want to be around 147cm. That small.
- You WANT to be 147cm? - I do.
- Whatever I do, I will look cute. - People would want to protect you.
- How tall are you? - 162cm.
I admire 140cm or 150cm.
What's your ideal weight then?
Ideally around 40?
Our models are all within the 40kg range.
And that's ideal... Also when you wear clothes...
It will look cuter. I think that's a good average.
But weight depends on the height as well so...
- Within the 40kg range. - Once you hit 50kg it's like "Aaah!"
Wow girls you are strict.
I want to be 160cm and skinny.
How tall are you? I am 150cm.
- You want plus 10cm then. - That would be nice.
But it looks like your size is an ideal for cuteness.
In our interviews, many girls said smaller is cuter.
If you are too small, some clothes don't look good on you anymore.
My ideal is my current stature, 166cm.
I want to have longer, thinner legs, like a Korean girl.
- How much kilo do you want to be? - 166cm and 55kg.
Those were all our questions, thank you.
You can see most people were surprised about the results because
they expected girls from America to be taller and skinnier.
Obviously the number we got off the internet, includes all ages
and so it was just the average of all.
That's one of the things you have to keep in mind.
I am sure there will be lots of comments starting from now,
please don't offend each other when you comment.
Looking forward to reading your comments about this.
Interesting to see Japanese were expecting Americans to be a a lot taller.
Like 170 or 165.
So 163 is actually a quite small average, compared to what people expected.
Which was interesting to see.
As you can see Japanese people are a lot more skinny but then again
they have different body attributes as well.
Sometimes they expected girls in that size between 40-50kg ...
which is actually quite skinny if you compare that to a western body.
Interesting comparison here. So let us know what you think.
Looking forwards to you comments. Be nice to each other and catch you soon!