Do Japanese Girls Find Beards Attractive? (Interview)

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Do Japanese girls find beards attractive? The short answer is no... Japanese people generally don't like beards, except for a few people.
So here's my question: how many girls will actually find beards attractive? This video will answer that question.
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[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

Generally speaking, Japanese society in itself doesn't quite appreciate beards. A lot of jobs require you to shave and they won't even hire you if you don't agree to do so. So it's not surprising that many Japanese girls don't like beards. Well, actually, I was pretty surprised that 30% them chose photos with a beard. Fortunately, beards are something that you can just shave. So if you want to live in Japan, you may consider that. (I'm a rebel so I don't let the society tell me what to do with my beard lol.) But do you know another thing that you can do to make your life in Japan a lot more enjoyable? Learning Japanese! So if you want to learn Japanese with me, I can send you Japanese lessons by email. Click here and subscribe bit.ly/3i2I0CB

[@verzzwunfohr]

Actually I lived in Japan for a year. I kept my beard, trimming it occasionally to make it look cleaner. It didn't matter from where I worked. A hot workmate even called me out "かっこいい''. 😂

[@zerokira01]

@@verzzwunfohr かつていい means what?

[@verzzwunfohr]

@@zerokira01 "かつていい"じゃなくて、''かっこいい''ですよ。

[@nobuna2114]

@@zerokira01 かっこいい means cool

[@RohanDosKibes]

s o c i e t y

[@oooppiikkk]

“I” is only showing half the face because the top portion is filled with the tears of mass rejection

[@Sammm30]

F

[@sebass_9212]

Yeah, though two girls actually liked it, unlike “E” which nobody chose as the best

[@Marc-io8qm]

Are there dentists in Japan? Those women all have gnarly teeth. Seen it in person too

[@Eremenatar]

@@Marc-io8qm They do, but some thinks that having yaeba teeth is an adorable feature for them.

[@oooppiikkk]

@@Marc-io8qm I believe it's more of a trend

[@featherinescat]

Do Japanese beards find girls attractive ?

[@lexex2550]

what

[@moorthynatraja]

,😅😅😅😅

[@tanipusu7044]

i dont want to ruin the 69

[@Frasht]

Now it 96

[@Superbed2]

Yes.

[@jesondag]

Girl: I hate beards Same Girl: I like "I" the most, looks very manly.

[@Crouton-]

Lol and what did she mean by the manga character turning into a real person?

[@UshioKiss]

@@Crouton- She means that even if it looks cool it's not very normal. Japanese society highly prefers a clean face.

[@jessepinkman3088]

*Women.*

[@Trackou]

Same girl : I like "B" the least. Yuta : Would you like if your boyfriend had a beard ? Same girl : NOOOO

[@Crouton-]

@Nerf This!!! Lol good luck with that

[@reishin6]

My dude "I" is on suicide watch.

[@schrodingerscat3912]

9:15 until he went daddy on the hottest babe

[@psymonkey1337]

Hell no. Every man in history with a (groomed) beard has one because it's a good look for them, or it has gotten them ladies. That dude was good trust me.

[@animalblundetto6510]

@@schrodingerscat3912 bro conducting the interview went "え?!" 👀 when she said "i" lololol

[@davidtitanium22]

everyone choosing B because it's clean G: am i a joke to you

[@kyakore]

B and G are literally the same lol

[@psychoalert1823]

@@kyakore yeah exactly, only the face structure is a bit different

[@Mizuki312]

Square faces like many north american popular guys (like Jhon Cena) are really ugly.

[@OatmealTheCrazy]

@@Mizuki312 This, his jawline makes him look just off to me. Still cute, but B is _really_ cute.

[@contaejus]

@@OatmealTheCrazy but G imo looks like he'd be better bf and friend material, B just looks like the type of kpop lover or singer that wouldn't pay much attention to you, but what do i know, i'm just an average american

[@MassoudAdamAbdel]

In 400 a.d.,”I” was a pimping strategist for the shogun emperor

[@markhenley3097]

He is the son of Sun Tzu, and helped write the Art of War.

[@hassanaz1411]

this comment deserves more attention

[@dididiihas]

Thank you for such powerful information.

[@kazi1]

Thanks

[@benjamins1saas651]

My man "I" is getting roasted out here

[@0dyss3us51]

It's rough times on the dating scene for Kongfu Masters lol.

[@nuanil]

It is a pretty weak beard

[@DutchAngel15]

I mean, what do you expect with that thing? That's not a beard, come on.

[@TypowyKubini]

That's barely a stubble. At best

[@mfwiloseintouhoubossfights9305]

Kill Bill old man sad noises

[@matty6878]

kind of too bad since the samurais in old japanese films looked badass. toshiro mifune wouldn't get the ladies if he were alive today ;_;

[@Jackiezyon]

Exactly.. interesting because ichiro wore a beard for most of his mlb baseball career and he is very popular.

[@InfernosReaper]

Fortunately, there's a difference between what people think they want and what they're actually fine with.

[@CottidaeSEA]

@@InfernosReaper We all know not to stick our dick in crazy, but when it comes down to it, we will probably stick our dick in crazy. Women are not too different, even though they want to seem like it.

[@xTheParadox99]

Jackiezyon because Japanese change their opinion for literally everything

[@Chris-jo1zr]

Toshiro Mifune would get all the ladies. After a suitable time drinking Sake of course.

[@ungovernableevilmonger4660]

I feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of neckbeards suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly shaved.

[@mfwiloseintouhoubossfights9305]

Hmmmmmm murdered the redditlings he did

[@levi7800]

@@mfwiloseintouhoubossfights9305 dont u dare insult redditors u baffoon

[@mfwiloseintouhoubossfights9305]

@@levi7800 sorry Mr nice guy

[@deadman20023]

🤣🤣🤣

[@akakakoook1785]

@@levi7800 redditors are nerds

[@Masteroftheweb]

Oh Yuta, it's adorable that you think you have a beard. What you have is called an afternoon shadow.

[@fatalcode4996]

; )

[@jerotoro2021]

Maybe with Japanese genes, it's more of an "end-of-the-month shadow" 😂

[@KikonSketches]

@@jerotoro2021 damn chill out with that burn

[@KikonSketches]

He said beard then I look at Rhett from good mythical morning then I chuckle to myself condescendingly

[@maxfelson9467]

A beard is a beard, plus he might just shaved them since I'm the whole thing in the video and what not

[@Figureight]

Really don't understand the obsession with thinking some facial hair = unsanitary. I suppose pubic hair is off the cards for them too then.

[@metanova1568]

You'd be surprised

[@KakaOfTheRealMadrid]

Lol I was gonna say .. all these chicks going full-bush yet they think a nice well-kempt beard is weird That's culture for ya

[@frankjaeger1711]

@@KakaOfTheRealMadrid Yeah I’m not a fan of that. Some girls saying beards hurt is because the guy doesn’t know what products to use to soften his beard or doesn’t keep it clean. I wonder what they think about pubes now?

[@JAFrk]

@@KakaOfTheRealMadrid Culturally speaking (for Japan), Male beauty standards point more toward androgynous males. If you look at host clubs in Japan, essentially all men are clean shaven. There are definitely a market for men who have beards, but it's much smaller. As for why women didn't shave public hair, it was because it was a sign of maturity and adulthood. The trend of trimming and shaving it only became more recent probably due to western influences. Japanese men for the most part didn't mind the full bush until possibly recently (and a lot of Japanese women now do shave their pubes) Stop judging other countries customs based on your own values. That's self-centered ignorance for ya.

[@wayward4657]

@@JAFrk Nothing wrong with observing the differences between cultures. No need to get all Twitter up in here

[@Miss_Kisa94]

....not entirely sure why I'm watching this. I'm a woman and I can't grow a beard no matter how hard I try. My dreams of being an old kung fu sensei will never come true :(

[@xTheParadox99]

The moment you stop believing is the moment you lose

[@m0rShh]

It doesn't matter if you have the beard on the outside, as long as you have the beard on the inside.

[@awsmstevie]

Miss_Kisa94 anyone can grow a beard with some good old testosterone injections

[@PedricCuf]

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[@enzoys]

@@xTheParadox99 it fits even better because your naruto picture

[@masamune2984]

“Any man who would shave his beard for a woman deserves neither.”

[@kyarebhikmangya]

oh snap....guys we have an alpha among peasants.

[@sidthevar2679]

Yassss my man....... YES....!!!!!!!!

[@luiginocharles9990]

Yes sir.

[@masamune2984]

manics Nah. Just a good fun quote. Nice troll try though. Lighten up.

[@lexex2550]

@RexXflash This

[@AntoineBandele]

Who's going to break it to him that he doesn't have a beard...

[@Runslik3Wind]

lul

[@czas4]

😂😂

[@urphakeandgey6308]

He probably still has more than most Japanese. Judging by the shadow, he could probably grow a styled goatee, but not a full circle beard.

[@fenrisstark997]

He has a beard, that1s pretty clear, he just recently shaved in this video LOL

[@jkvltra804]

"Want a Japanese gf? Hire me to teach you Japanese!" has to be the most genius business strategy I've heard in a long time. Respect.

[@ca280491]

2:27 "he wouldn't be able to eat curry udon" 😂😂😂😂

[@carlosvega5919]

Indeed he would, and need no napkins at all

[@2nmingo]

lmaooo she cracked me up XD XD XD

[@toshibishibashi]

"I" should have been "F" for people to pay respects.

[@metanova1568]

If this is not a stolen comment then its an underrated comment.

[@takigan]

"So if you want to meet Japanese girls, you'll have to learn Japanese, so let me know and I can hook you up with that" Yuta-kun, getting right to the point.

[@jono9041]

He knows why we're here haha

[@SilverSurfeq1989]

(-/-)

[@RubelliteFae]

That ナンパ屋 Yuta

[@0dyss3us51]

Yuta is the match master, he knows the teqniques and pressure points lol

[@jpm8288]

The results seems difficult to interpret. We might guess that most like "B" or hairless faces, but "G" is also hairless and no one really picks that one. I think these girls are picking attractive faces more than purely looking at the beards. In real life, you can't separate the beard from the face. I have hunch that people liking beards or not depends if they think that person is more or less attractive with their beard style. To get better results, I think the questions should have been "does this person look better or worse with a beard?"

[@shunsuke8321]

Yes beards have so little effect to your attractiveness

[@takeshisatou2371]

@@shunsuke8321 it can hide your non-existent chin.

[@Dave.A.R]

@@takeshisatou2371 that's why I sport mine, lol

[@alpacinofromfortnite6803]

Foreign beards when? (make sure to include a proper viking one)

[@thedarkknight9021]

They like beard on foreigners, they just think it looks dirty on Japanese men

[@Noobie2k7]

@@thedarkknight9021 It because of their history and pop culture there. For many many decades it's been the case where anyone young in movies or TV is clean shaven and only older men have beards. So basically all girls just want guys with no beards because in pop culture having a beard means you're old. Atleast that's what i've noticed in Japanese movies over the past 20+ years. Like no male actors under 40 have any kind of facial hair, unless it's a period role or comes from an existing material, like an anime or something.

[@kn2549]

What foreigners seem to not understand is that facial hair in general is viewed as being unprofessional in Japan since majority of the companies dont allow any kind of facial hair. Your appearance is something that indicates what you do living, and this is very important if you want to connect(make friends or date) with native Japanese people. You will be judged on whether you are “appropriate” enough to be introduced to their family and friends or even just walking alongside together. Yea i know it may sound like it sucks for foreigners who are not used to this, but Japan takes professionalism very seriously. Now its different for people who are either entertainers, athletes, or people who own their businesses. They sort of get a pass, but these people are the minority in Japan.

[@Guizambaldi]

Well, we do get that. It's just that it's a stupid correlation between beards and professionalism. It makes no sense. Asian cultures are too conservative.

[@kn2549]

@@Guizambaldi It doesn’t need to make sense for foreigners, its just what it is for some cultures. And cultural standards are naturally created by the native people who live there. It has nothing to do with being “conservative” from another cultural standard.

[@ZyTelevan]

What do japanese people think about men with long hair?

[@hunhun1164]

They should be ok with it... unless it’s super long and doesn’t look clean or something

[@ThePhrozenPhoenix]

Jabberwocky Rest assured lol. I have long hair and dated a super hot Japanese girl during my seven brief weeks in Japan.

[@KikonSketches]

Considering they have a history of men with long hair I feel it be a 50/50

[@commenterperson4481]

Your safest bet in any country is to be clean shaven, and business like. In Japan, I suspect looking youthful, kind and caring also goes a longer way. My take: be yourself, people will accept you as long as you have a good character.

[@KikonSketches]

@@commenterperson4481 too bad the world takes advantage of genuine good people :/

[@phinkssama6165]

“Guys like me have beards.” He says whilst having barely any visible facial hair

[@vipersrt30]

you probably missed the point. japanese people tend to not grow much beard even if they tried. his beard outline indicates if he grows it, it would be alot for sure. im arab and i could shave and still tell ppl i have so much beard that goes so low in my neck and cheeks.

[@0dyss3us51]

Well to be fair he has the possibility of doing so, most Asian men do not. So I mean it is pretty correct.

[@SushiGhost97]

It's not about the beard on your face, it's the beard in your heart❤

[@mbchannel1037]

Probably that's the reason why we found least characters with beard in JRPG games 😂😂.

[@WastedTalent83]

yea but when you see a super badass 30+ yo guy in manga and games he is like 90% going to have a nice beard on him XD

[@LincolnRon]

"I" Doesn't even look like a beard. It looks more like something a woman glued to her face to look like a man in some comedy.

[@hasand.9022]

Yeah, i think the problem wasn't the beard beeing too long, it is very thin

[@capwhat-340]

Putting "I" there was kind of stupid since nobody really has that kind of facial hair it doesn't serve any purpose other than the skew the results.

[@G0TIMAN]

" nobody really has that kind of facial hair " What? A lot of people have this type of beard.

[@cedricgiraud2679]

@@G0TIMAN Look again

[@idleeidolon]

the only people with that kind of hair are usually homeless people who shave weird.

[@UshioKiss]

@@idleeidolon homeless people usually dont shave. because their homeless... they usually dont have the resources to shave.

[@lllucasm]

@@G0TIMAN even here in Japan there are a lot of guys with beard just like that. Some famous dudes too

[@richard3015]

I once had a group interview for a teaching position in Tokyo. One of the first things the school said to us all was that they had a zero tolerance on facial hair! Around 4 of the other candidates opposite me were highly experienced, mature teachers with neat beards! The look of disgust on their faces was priceless. Another company I worked for in Nakano had a policy where if you didn’t look good with facial hair you were told you looked dirty and must shave. I was never singled out, but some of my colleagues, who I thought looked fine with trimmed stubble, were interrogated if they didn’t shave for a few days. It was ironic because the office we were working in was run down and dirty. Smoking inside and in front of clients was no problem for them, but facial hair? No, no! Smoking? Daijobu:)

[@redwanmarashli6496]

Beards is for men, those who shave because "people" wasnt ready for one to begin with. I have full beard and will never shave it even if the whole world joined opinions. If its clean and you do your best to keep it good then why would i shave it? give me real reasons no small talk on hygiene. Talking of Hygiene, taking good care of a beard requires more care than just shaving... Crazy times man.

[@omegabulldog5001]

Some of them called us bearded men "unclean", "dirty" because we just happen to have facial hairs. My question is;- You think long haired females are "clean" and not filthy? Hell, as an Asian guy (Married!) with a full beard I got a lot of flak from mostly Northeast Asian ladies i.e Chinese, Korean and Japanese who said I look dirty and old but THEN I got a LOT of complements from Southeast Asian ladies who said I look great, matured and definitely should keep my beard. The hypocritical irony is that MOST of the "saintly" sages of old such as Confucius and etc have beards and they were WORSHIPPED? What sort of ironic hypocrisy is that?

[@DavidA.20]

It’s called envy, they can’t grow one.

[@enclave315]

0:10 ahhhhh so who wants to be the one to tell him

[@tessw9744]

LMAO 😂🤣 🤣😂 😂

[@lllucasm]

I was like "wtf Yuta"

[@Othman1992on]

I actually laughed out loud when I heard that!

[@user-lw9tu1tj7c]

he looks like he can grow a full one, so maybe he meant he is able to grow one if he wanted, but uh… someone's gotta tell him

[@Mharriscreations]

I haven't been to Japan, but I think you'd get pretty much the same reaction throughout most of China where I live, and I've had a beard since I was fourteen. My girlfriend who's a Minority Chinese gal always tells me how she thought she'd never like a guy with a beard but after she started dating me, she started to think it was actually really attractive.

[@seanhartnett79]

Interesting. Would like to know more.

[@partiallyhydrogen8ed]

The female interviewer kind of sounds like Hiroko from Asian Boss. I generally don't like facial hair, but some men look better with it.

[@kevinclaros8847]

Thought the same thing

[@irongx]

Hello Everyone its Hiroko from Asian Boss

[@am.m.6295]

Most probably not since the interviews were mostly taken in Osaka

[@stevierv22]

Yes she does sound like Hiroko, exactly what i thought while watching the video.

[@user-kp9of7re9q]

Hiroko doesn’t have Kansai accent

[@Iliketoeatallday]

"if you want to talk to Japanese girls" Drat, he's caught us.

[@Orenoryori]

Ask some older women. All of these women are like 1st year university or tan dai students.

[@nm-mq9pf]

I am an older japanese woman but l'm pretty sure most japanese women don't like beard.

[@ShivamPatil-zg5ck]

@@nm-mq9pf what about westerners and middle eastern beard

[@astral2048]

"I" is crying...

[@JohnnyInJapan]

Don't see any beards in there like mine... Ya know...an actual beard that actually covers your face and is trimmed.

[@Noobie2k7]

I'm now interested to see if Japanese women find beards on foreigners more attractive than on japanese men, since generally beards on men is more common in the west, or atleast not just seen as something older men do. So maybe it's just a culture thing.

[@fuzzypanda2804]

Awww, was hoping you'd have a few burly lumber jacks to show them in the mix.

[@ElDrHouse2010]

no dude. japan is all about cleanness more than anything else. cleanness is their most cultural aspect.

[@Rokudaimedono]

@Lazule I'd say it probably comes in third in the ranks of their most cultural aspects rather than first. First would be harmony/getting along, and by extension sameness. Second would be politeness.

[@user-th4ch4ky3g]

But dude in the samurai movies and all all people seem to have a beard so is this a new thing.

[@cflowers69]

Blows my mind, because it appears that there is one cute girl after another over there. And they are all cheerful and fit! They don't have that overweight, over-pandered, over-expectant thing going on that American women do. Perhaps one day being fit, humble and happy will be a thing for every person of the world. Who knows....

[@Rivo039]

For pubic hair the argument about "hair is unhygienic" doesn't seem to be valid?

[@asit6947]

I know right, The same Japanese people who push the "cleanliness to the max" sentiment for the faces never do anything for their gross bushes down there. There are many instances of them being hypocrites and that's hilarious

[@Poo0fi]

@呪Noro Facial hair isn’t the same as pubic hair. Or are you suggesting since Japanese society leans against facial hair that means they should dislike all body hair because they’d be hypocrites otherwise? It’s possible to not like facial hair but be okay with pubic hair; they aren’t mutually exclusive. It’s like saying people who don’t like beards should be bald or else they’re hypocrites.

[@UshioKiss]

To be fair, shaving pubic hair (or your leg hair or armpit hair really) isnt actually more hygienic or anything. We grow hair there for a reason. Besides, the hair basically grows back instantly and scratches like crazy, especially if you have coarse and pointy Asian hair. And I would hope that your pubes arent getting anything on them. Meanwhile a beard does catch food in it... Not that I personally dont think it's any different from just having to wash the hair on your head everyday, which Asian people usually do. It's normal to take baths every day so I dont see why you would think they are very dirty at all, even their pubes. At least in comparison to the west anyway.

[@Cyberjin]

I think it's more about food and stuff getting stuck on it

[@Colopty]

You usually don't get to inspect someone's pubic hair before you've already gone quite far with each other though.

[@0dyss3us51]

The "I" is def a Karate master living on a branch in a far flung mountain range lol.

[@heshermunson]

No surprises considering the younger average beauty standard is set on kpop looks.

[@Nandinandito]

Melhor assim

[@CottidaeSEA]

People who look young are generally more popular. It's not just Kpop, although it's obviously huge right now, so it does influence things.

[@nashmi-8609]

gays standards haha

[@CottidaeSEA]

@@nashmi-8609 That makes little sense. It's what the girls like, so they just try to look their best for them. If anything, doing the opposite would be detrimental.

[@la.mu.sa10]

@@nashmi-8609 I know many gays with beard, so please, shut up. U know nothing about gay people.

[@old_boy9030]

I would be interested in knowing if this survey would possibly skew the other way if the women were shown pictures of foreigners rather than Japanese men, because there's a girl I follow on Twitter who recently stopped over in Japan while going through her honeymoon vacation, and she and her new husband made Tinder profiles just for fun to see who might get the most matches. The girl and her husband are both American; the girl is thin and relatively short, and her husband is a fair bit taller than her but also has a lot of facial hair and body hair. I expected her to get more matches, but her husband actually got way more than her. I know that no group of people in any part of the world can be called a monolith, but I was actually aware of this general preference that Japanese women have, so I was surprised to hear that her husband won over her in Tinder matches. But something else I noticed with the Japanese women when they expressed interest in beards is something that is generally true of women everywhere: beards that are well maintained and not terribly long are better received than those that are not. The girl's husband I mentioned has a beard and mustache, but while his beard could be considered long, it is also very well maintained. I think that would be a good follow-up video for this one, Mr. Yuta: foreigners with beards and without, which are considered more attractive, and whether beards alone or beards with mustaches or mustaches alone would win our over the other. Also, I don't remember which region of Japan they visited (although I would imagine it to be one of the more popular ones), but I would also be curious to know how much this preference would vary depending on where in Japan one finds themselves in. Love you videos, Mr Yuta, please keep them coming! 👋

[@michaelstratton5223]

Wow. It's a real dick move for a married couple with no intentions of having an open relationship to go a Tinder and fuck with single peoples' time.

[@iTzRmaX]

I would have likes to see the results without B and I, because B seems like a real model with a perfect face, the beard doesn't matter. G also has no beard but noone chose G because the mouth is not shaped as great as in B "I" for obvious reasons

[@Fireglo]

It should have really been the same person with a variety of different beard styles.

[@philipooi94]

@@Fireglo But not all type of people can have all type of facial hair though. For example a typical westerner will never be able to pull off B, they would at min have afternoon shadow. Same with a typical asian can never pull off A which is the Keanu type facial hair

[@Eckull]

I meet a lot of girls who think the pictures of bearded me look sexy, but only the well trimmed ones. I shaved when I first came to Japan because I figured it was seen as ugly so it caught me kinda off guard.

[@chasemathis2016]

One of my grandmothers says she loves my beard and the other says she hates it. I'm in a predicament here. Obviously you have to make your grandma happy, but I can't do both!

[@wreagfe]

Half and half?

[@chasemathis2016]

I actually suggested that and they both shot it down lol.

[@MinishMilly]

I think both grandma's should be happy with your own personal decision, not because they like the one or the other version. Choose for yourself ^^

[@Mecks089]

Least both your grandparents are alive, mine died long ago.

[@UshioKiss]

@@Mecks089 damn bro

[@ahillmann]

They liked the clean-shaven look, but almost always chose "B" instead of "G". Only four of the women chose option G. That was a surprise to me. I know they tend to like V shaped jawlines as seen in picture B, as opposed to the square shape in picture G, but it was still a surprise to me that they chose B over G so many times, despite the fact that G too was clean-shaven.

[@EC___]

10:22 this video also showed that japanese girls like "foreigner" beards. Asian beards tend to grow differently from western beards. ( patterns, color, etc. )

[@Ensamhet]

Or maybe she just likes foreigners, not the beard itself.

[@MB7mabe7]

In other interviews some Japanese girls says that beards suits better in western guys. Maybe they don't like guys with not well growed beard, but if he can grow it propperly they are fine with it, and of course If it looks clean.

[@lnidux]

I'm sure she represents all japanese girls, hive mind.

[@la.mu.sa10]

It's cuz Asians tend to have little hair in their faces, they're hairless lol, so their beards don't grow well, but westerners look great with beards...

[@ViktorsJournal]

@@la.mu.sa10 Well a lot of that comes from strong jaws. Not all westerners have them and then not even a beard is going to make them look automatically "better" ;).

[@hicksnumber89]

I'm attending a college in Japan right now. I've grown out my beard (about inch-2 inch maybe? I've gotten quite a bit of compliments from both men and women. I think it's the same anywhere. If its kept nice looking, you should be good to go

[@3seren]

5:54, exactly.. I get a sore chin everytime my boyfriend isn't shaved. And anyway, I think people look way more attractive without beards, they look cleaner and cuter

[@pocaniki]

What is « clean » for you?

[@3seren]

@@pocaniki clean means that you don't have things stuck in your beard everytime you eat something

[@MrStrocube]

It would be interesting to see the girl’s reaction to Westerners with full beards.

[@AutomHatter]

I think so too! I wonder if they would have a different opinion because westerners wear beards much more often and in movies and such.

[@metallicaX93]

It's funny because those aren't really "beards" I'd consider the same as actual ones. E is probably the closest but the rest have that patchy issue or very thin compared to America and other countries

[@EmmyTheFox]

Ikr like went and chose the worst beards he found, like why would you put the "Kung Fu master" beard

[@Eiensakura]

that "I" beard looks like the one Cao Cao had in the Three Kingdoms drama.

[@littleDainolf]

"oh look at my big dick beard" It makes perfect sense he put typical japanese beards on the list. He was asking japanese women who lives in japan about it afterall. Besides far from all westerners have great non-patchy beards, it just looks that way because it is only the ones with "good beard" who actually grow it out.

Well it’s not like Japanese men are genetically able to sprout massive dense facial bushes that extend all the way to the neck like middle eastern and European mean. So to Japanese men and women, the goatee and stubbly beard look are considered hairy in their index. While a more androgynous look is popular for men in Japan and makes them look more kind, peaceful and beautiful, unlike the image of delinquents and tattooed yakuza members who commonly have beards, there still is more reason as to why women and men prefer the beardless look in japan. The west praises masculinity, even in women, while it shames femininity, even in women. East Asia appreciates femininity in men and women and the ways that men express masculinity is very different. Rather than hitting the gym to become a beefy dude while getting some cool tats, an undercut, and growing a beard seems like masculine goals in the west, Japan believes that masculinity is about sacrifice, intelligence, being reserved/patient, working hard, having a good and stable job, not being a criminal nuisance to others, and providing for their family. Naturally, it doesn’t matter what physical expressions they display because that doesn’t impact how manly they feel according to their societal values on men, whereas western men need to be muscular and grow beards like marvel superheroes to feel that their masculinity is validated. Not only that, Japanese women are extremely feminine (which makes them popular among western men), so Japanese men being more feminine as well doesn’t really make things complicated because they are both in their respective masculine and feminine roles, just that women are hyperfeminine and the men are more feminine than western men. Respectively, American women are very masculine and American men are super mega masculine, both in the masculine and feminine roles, but with a little more manliness added to each of them. Additionally, rather than sexiness or sultriness, being cute or beautiful is more praised in Japan, which is why their men appear more cute and docile now and the women look like real life anime characters. Western ideals look for a woman who is curvy (big breasts, skinny waist, huge ass) with a nice tan, a ambiguous ethnic background, has lip injections, shows off her body in a skimpy bikini, and wears a thick layer of makeup on their face. In East Asia, such beauty standards are impossible for them to attain due to their naturally small body frame and size, so their ideals look more like a petite woman with small and perky breasts, a tiny waist, small hips, and a small but perky butt. Add in pale skin (tan skin doesn’t look good on asians, plus the sun gives us spots on our faces when we get tanned), big doe-like eyes, reserved fashion, and a reserved posture akin to the mannerisms of Edo period japan, and you get a cute woman who appears a bit too childish in appearance according to western perspectives (this is why people think asian women don’t age, because they’re comparing them with western women who dress older than they really are). In terms of the environment rather than societal ideals, the clean shaven look is also so popular in japan because it has extremely high humidity levels and gets uncomfortably hot in the summer. Imagine swamp ass levels. Sporting a lot of hair in that kind of weather is going to make you feel a lot hotter in temperature and risk passing out from a heat stroke, which is very common in Japanese summers. So naturally many women wear ponytails or cut their hair to a bob cut/pixie in the summer and the men stay as clean shaven as possible to keep the environment clean due to the bacterial levels being ridiculous and needing to keep that in control (Japanese people clean like crazy, if you ever live like you do in America, a cholera outbreak would occur in Japan) and because it just looks and feels hot to have a beard. On the bright side though, the high humidity levels gives the women youthful and plump skin that doesn’t dry out like if you lived in a Deseret. The people who live in the northern parr’s of japan especially have great skin because it’s humid AND cold so that allows for their pores to be small and their skin to retain moisture without drying out and wrinkling. I have met many Japanese people who live in the dry parts of the U.S. and their skin doesn’t look so good after a decade or two of living in Arizona, Nevada, etc. so it’s not like I’m pulling this stuff out of my ass.

[@THEzTROLLlz]

I thought the selection was pretty good since it's a Japan specific video. Option "I" was a bit much (the only men that might wear that are what, 20-30 years above the age range of the women in this video?) but otherwise pretty realistic options. Putting, say, a giant Scottish man with a dwarf-like beard of absolute manliness would be out of place here.

[@penzalo4119]

Me : *looks at beard* *holds scissors* *cuts off internet cable* no more japan, nothing is gonna stand between me and my strong beard

[@reinascully]

私もヒゲ嫌いですー😅　カレーうどんのコメント面白すぎるwwwww 同感

[@Solaris_iv]

@@waltervondervogelweide4638 She also hates beards and found the comment the girl said about curry udon really funny and agrees with it.

I learned that japanese girls never walk alone.

[@nahte-]

makes sense, they’re always getting groped for some reason

[@kougamishinya6566]

It's more likely that they are less shy to talk to a random guy in the street with a camera when they're with their friends.

[@reishirohato]

What about foreigners with beards? It seemed like all of the men depicted were of Asian descent, and being Japanese, I personally don’t prefer having a beard myself, but I always thought that it suited men with stronger facial features, of which the vast majority of Caucasian men seem to fit the bill.

[@Mwoods2272]

If he put foreigners in the pictures, a lot of people will bring up the race issue so it's safer to keep them Japanese. As soon as a girls didn't like a foreigners beard, people would be saying how racist she was.

[@thedarkknight9021]

I watched a video of another Japanese person who was interviewing girl in Tokyo, the girls said that beard on Japanese men look dirty, but that they like beard on foreigners

[@dezmilcoisas]

The problem with this interviews is that they always choose young "standard" people. I know that guys who work in arts (independent music, movies, etc.), for instance, almost always have beards/moustaches, so probably girls/women in that circle may very much like it. I know that culturally japanese people regards beard with uncleanliness and/or owtlaws but times have changed. Schoolgirls are probably attracted to clean faces because idols and stuff are like that. Anyway, people interviewed should be more varied for a more realistic result.

[@valiantzest]

Could you do one on guys with long hair! :)

[@tddraeger]

You should do one with foreigners with beards.

[@o_._o123]

Aside from the beard issue, I cannot help but notice how all the interviewees have put effort into how they look, in terms of dress, hairstyle, accessories, etc. even for just being out in the street during daytime. I find that so admirable.

[@Kitsune-kun663]

I was in Tokyo this year and yeah, it looks like a fashion show. They're all so well groomed

[@kyonkochan]

Another way to think of this is that if you do have a beard you will stand out more to a girl who does like them. Since they're a minority, it increases your chances with that individual much more than if you were clean shaven and a more common choice. Basically the choices for girl of clean shaven guys are wider because more guys do that.

[@matthewbateman6487]

0:11 . I respect you so much, that I have to tell you. You have a 5 o'clock shadow. That's not a beard, tomodachi.

[@icoro2416]

I'm a Japanese woman, but I think many Japanese women do not like beards.

[@Dio____Brando]

"He was in kingdom" lmao love that manga and I hope it gets a new adaptation with no 3d

[@xTheParadox99]

CGI anime best

[@KikonSketches]

Kingdom? Hearts? (This was a joke)

[@Mwoods2272]

Kingdom was a live action movie released in Japan starring Kento Yamazaki.

[@Dio____Brando]

@@Mwoods2272 it's a adaptation of a manga starring shin a man who wants to become a great general under the heavens and unify china

[@Mwoods2272]

@@Dio____Brando Yes, I knew it was a manga. Did you see the movie?

[@timxiix3864]

9:40 what is she smoking? Which beard do u like the least: "b" Would it be okay if your boyfriend had a beard: "No" ????

[@imfedup259]

Then she explained why.

[@Pjiwm]

Ok, I'm gonna shave tonight...

[@wreagfe]

Don't overdo it. Only your face. 😉

[@DIYPOP]

Great interviews!

[@12Ger13]

Hi Yuta. Would you consider making the same interview, same question but with western faces? I'm curious to see the response to see if there is a change on the outcome.

[@commenterperson4481]

They will likely judge by (their relatable) facial structures rather than beard.

[@WastedTalent83]

@@commenterperson4481 100% true, in most of the comments, they totally ignored the beards and commented the face line or lips

[@ixactan69]

I am wondering if the results would have been slightly different if the survey was done individually instead of more than one person together? I have the impression that after the first person in the group says B, the subsequent person may feel "obliged" to give a similar answer too...

[@richardk111]

Wow, this explains a few things about my experiences in Japan... Yuta, for fun can you also conduct this same interview with non-Japanese (non-Asian) women in Japan?

[@drsrikanthr9148]

For all the girls here OR anywhere, who will tell their boyfriends to shave their beard, Is it ok , if your boyfriend says not to wear Skirts/Tank tops coz he doesn't like them??? Is that acceptable ? OR Ask back to shave hair from areas that he doesn't like??

[@wothin]

Yes, it is ok. A relationship is about respecting each other wishes. Meaning if a guy doesn't want their girl wearing certain stuff she should respect that. If it's that a big deal breaker she can always break up

[@drsrikanthr9148]

@@wothin But the modern "wisdom" is that , it is misogynistic, if a guy asks OR prefers anything regarding, what a women wears or how she appears...... No? Should we ignore all this "modern feminist" nonsense and make our preferences according to our partner?? This does sound good, hopefully, common sense prevails. 🙏

[@d0m2288]

While in Japan I had stereotypical action hero stubble and got positive attention. Although I'm sure other factors probably played a role, such as my height (6'5" / 195.58cm) making me a bit of a spectacle. I remember one late night I was standing on a deserted sidewalk, drunk, trying to figure out where I was, when these 2 guys turn the corner and begin walking towards me. As they get closer, I can tell that they're definitely talking about me, and my fight or flight adrenaline starts to kick in. Turns out, they were just admiring my jacket. Told me it looked かっこいい. lol

[@AgniFirePunch]

Save some pussy for the rest of us

[@siddhantlad7422]

Thank you so much, im learning japanese in order to work in japan... You've helped me plenty.hope to see more,cheers!

[@RenaldiVika]

As an "I" person. I don't have a choice but to dislike this video...

[@CryMeMoon]

I could be amazing though! I mean imagine even deciding it with some flowers-

[@Masteroftheweb]

I'm beyond an "I". This video saddens me.

[@WastedTalent83]

you should like it because it warn you, "if you go to japan make it shorter or shave it" XD you can always grown it back when you go back to your country, or just find a person that like you for who you are, which is also a very good deterrent for stupid girls, who judge you based on look alone ^^

[@TheInfiniteNine]

Lol u mad

[@Divionist]

After seeing your brethren take those blows. I understand. *bro hugs*

[@LunaticReason]

Clean shaven baby face is less threatening for women. It brings out their motherly nature.

[@stevo19991]

And that's why Vikings never came to Japan

[@InfernosReaper]

@@garrett8850 They did make it pretty deep into Russia though, so A for effort

[@stevo19991]

@@garrett8850 It's a joke dude, but still Japanese and Chinese reached South America in the 1700s so it's not very far fetched, Phoenicians reached South America 2000 years ago too

[@Jaykurosakii]

Should’ve used some foreign beards like Chris Evans or Will Smith lol

[@BreathlessGust]

should've*, "should of" doesn't exist. :)

[@Jaykurosakii]

BreathlessGust my bad English teacher

[@WastedTalent83]

yea the picks they picked up didn't really make the thing fair.

[@wind7519]

This is what Japanese people think about other Japanese people. But, they could of included more full beard examples like this guy: instagram.com/taichi__shimizu/.

[@Guga2411]

it would've been funny if you showed them one of the zz top members

[@ElDrHouse2010]

Its a culture of cleanness before anything so makes sense to me.

[@justicevanpool9025]

Even though I'm really disappointed with this group of interviewees I ironically find it extremely accurate as most of these Japanese women have exactly the same opinion that express it with exactly the same collection of words like 清潔感. I suppose it doesn't help that you block out every other aspect of the man preventing them to see the beard in context of the individual wearing it

[@FirstLast-cb7sv]

People tend to choose attributes that mirror their own attributes. People can't grow beards will chooses clean looking Face. It's belongings need.

[@pigozs]

9:04 is the ultimate meme lord

[@yldderf]

This is interesting. Girls in this video generally dont like beards. I watch japanese adult videos and find the hairs down there is rather bushy.

[@nisfunc4]

I was thinking the same they say beards are unsanitary but what about that jungle down there? Thats ok? :DD

[@hexyko4850]

I find Japanese men with facial hair attractive.

[@nikapol25]

I am American and have had a full beard since I was about 16-17, and I am now 35. Pretty much since I could grow a full beard I have maintained it only rarely have I shaved it clean off maybe cumulatively for about 3 months in the past 18 years. When I was younger not many girls my age liked my beard, but now that I am older most women prefer it. Also when I was younger a lot of older women were attracted to me. I guess it's a sign of maturity for some women, others simply have a preference for men with beards.

[@julymommy21]

This is interesting to watch. My husband has a big long beard and I find it very attractive. I'm American btw. I'm wondering if these opinions are because we are products of our environment.

[@wreagfe]

Partly environmental, partly biology. Most Japanese men can barely grow beards, so if you can it's special. The environment of relative conformity makes the special beard feature is less attractive instead of more. Just a theory though. 😉

[@julymommy21]

@@wreagfe I can see that, here it is pressured for young men to have facial hair. However I think both look nice. 😄

[@wreagfe]

@@julymommy21 I'm in Europe and since Gavin Mcinnes invented hipsterism, beards are the thing. I can barely grow one, but I don't see it as a negative.

[@julymommy21]

@@wreagfe All men should feel good about their looks!

[@user-gt7op7we8e]

It's kind of weird how a lot of the men and women are attracted to the same thing: skinny androgynous bodies, pasty skin, no facial or body hair, etc.

[@jasperthefriendlyghost4073]

Beards "Don't seem sanitary" was their general response. Any guy whos ever attempted to grow a beard knows just how much work goes into them. We keep them clean, scrub them almost daily, condition, trim, edge up, apply beard essential oils, etc. Literally, prob the most sanitary place on a guy's body. Besides guys with clean beards are the most hygienic guys out there.

[@iCandyBunny]

I honestly don't find facial hair attractive either lol i dont blame them

[@manaoharsam4211]

I love the reaction on these girls faces. The smiles are awesome.

[@ezzreacts9791]

Well.. If i go to Japan... Beard out. Lol i have a medium size beard

[@grandePaoloDiCanio]

Something I learned through my long experience is that Japanese/korean girls dont like Beards, Muscles, Tattoos; they rather prefer Tall and Skinny. That's it. We can often see them dating a guy that would be considered totally ugly in western countries. But the look is really no big deal. According to many surveys, at least in korea, Money is by far the most important factor when picking a man, then comes his Mind and character; and only after his Look and appearance.

[@9thCrusade]

i cant believe so many girls dont like my man "i". cause he sort of reminds me of guan yu a fking legendary fighter from ancient china

[@ALeaud]

Only in Japan is having a bowl haircut and acting like a little girl acceptable for men but having a beard is EWWWW.

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

It's almost like Japanese men don't have a primal urge to show off how manly they are to anyone and everyone.

[@ALeaud]

@@gaiusjuliuspleaser Yeah.. it wasn't always like this, though. I've lived in Japan for a few years. Most girls I've dated here were pretty surprised at my small amount of chest hair and I'm not even THAT hairy by Western standards. A few told me to remove all of it. Japan is a strange place sometimes.

[@melo7038]

@@gaiusjuliuspleaser They used to. But modern day Japan is much more feminised

[@0hhSly]

Sacha Daenens more like they can’t grow beards so they only need to shave once every week or so but we have a different pilosity, for example I’d have to shave once every morning and it’s too much of a pain in the ass plus I look better with a beard. I live in japan tho and no one has a problem with it or are less kind because of it

[@Ahmadsyar]

F : Hanzo, at your service

[@alexojideagu]

Japanese, Chinese and South Korean women like such feminine looking men

[@ksilva2848]

3:33 oh yes heck yeah a Kingdom reference, thanks blue hair girl

[@UndertakerU2ber]

Honestly, I think it's pretty rare to find guys who look best with a full grown beard. I don't think I can pull off a beard, as my facial hair naturally curls all around and just looks trashy. I figure it's better to lightly shave so that everyone can see that there is facial hair growing, while also showing that you're trying to take care of your appearance and that you aren't testosterone deficient.

[@キラキラくりくり頭]

For anyone with a beard who is worrying - before I came to Japan, I was legit worried about this "can I get a job if I have a beard? Can I get a girlfriend?" - the answer to both is a yes. It's not a problem.

[@Graham567]

Yes! They don't really mind foreigners having beard, even if it's messy (not traditional businesses though), as long as it is not as bizarre as "I".

[@jonson856]

Next, please do one with western facial hair 🤣👌

[@necromelodia2432]

I like beards and I hate "I" too, Jesus it's looking like threads of a mop

[@aliazhar3918]

The best way to conduct this test is to have a single person with multiple styles displayed, then do the same for 3 more candidates. This way we can get more reliable information.

[@EmilSosnin]

That's actually smart. Also, I've noticed that the answer might be different if they were asked independently instead of in a group setting pressured by what their friends would think of them.