What's the ideal body weight of a SKINNY Japanese woman? | Japan street interview

[@anon55555]

i'm mexican and lived in japan as a teen. i'm 5'1 and have a bigger frame (broad shoulders and wide ribcage). people would casually mention i wasn't as small as them, but would then brush it off by saying since i wasn't asian, it was expected of me. cue developing an eating disorder... my lowest was 42 kg and i looked awful compared to japanese girls with my height and weight. i think having a smaller frame really makes a difference in how emaciated one appears, but either way i don't think any of their standards are healthy or justifiable. a lot of people brush it off as "oh well since their naturally small..." like dude 90% of the girls i knew in high school were either anorexic or bulimic, it is crazy.

[@kawaiizombie55cp29]

Yeah it's true and as Latina I am glad you didn't given to Japanese beauty standards. They are so unrealistic and honestly it good to be healthy as you are then being a walking anorexic stick. Japanese people need help honestly I am glad you didn't let people put you down. As Mexican to Mexican don't worry about everyone is beautiful Jesus name and so are you. 😊❤

[@raevenknight4338]

Ouch. I'm so sorry..

[@biteofdog]

Oy, that sounds traumatic. I hope you are more comfortable with yourself and your weight. ❤

[@silverstorm1000]

There is a bit down to genetics that Asian people can be skinnier but it’s mostly diet. Asian girls will do crazy crazy shit to be thin. Like having 3 calorie jellies instead of eating or having a nap instead of eating. Super unhealthy.

[@anon55555]

@@pianist-yx6ot They are both unhealthy extremes. Swapping out obesity for malnourishment doesn't solve anything.

[@endomichiko]

I am Japanese and could not even finish watching this video. I have suffered from this culture and have had eating disorder. Now I live in a different country and feel a lot better. Thank God. It's weird that we hate being rude or trouble to others, but lose ourselves when it's about bodies.

[@MagisterialVoyager]

I'm sorry you experienced that! I feel it too as an Asian (I'm Southeast). I can literally wear children clothing in a western country but because I'm on the 50 kg's range, I'm not ~skinny~. FFS.

[@endomichiko]

@@MagisterialVoyager Thanks for the reply and I hear you. I was shocked when the small size fit me in the US. If a lot of people feel uncomfortable about this, why can't we change...

[@MagisterialVoyager]

@@endomichiko In Australia, XXS is still slightly loose on me... and I'm an M in Southeast Asia. 💀 This sort of culture is quite difficult to change. As long as the media reinforce it (look at how skinny Japanese and Southeast Asian female celebrities are, mostly!), then people will still think that being extra skinny is the way to be pretty.

[@annesophiejp]

Totally agree. It's dangerous and depressing to have those beauty standards.

[@gordonbgraham]

I felt this way about being 170cm in Canada. Most women say they prefer tall men. There's not a thing I can do about being taller. Being fit, having abs...no issues. Still...shorty gets the short end of the stick 9 times out of 10.

[@blueseer]

Girl, you’re not anywhere near being fat. You look fabulous.

[@Yllah]

Thank you

[@exo_comeback_please]

Fat doesn’t equal ugly btw

[@iamnemoo]

haha yea the girls called her 'glamorous' which means healthy attractive curvy. If you watch other videos of what japanese people are jealous of foreigners of, they'll say their curves. But non-Asians tend to get naturally equipped with boobs and an ass. Foreigners are the exception of curves being acceptable and attractive, whereas japanese just want to be skinny skinny.

[@aajohnsoutube]

Absolutely not thin in Japan.

[@wellhi4245]

@@exo_comeback_please yeah but she clearly isnt lmao

[@Eternal.paramour]

The way some people said 90 Ibs shocked me! That’s like a child’s weight 😳

[@Yllah]

Exactly 🤣

[@impish3333]

The average heigh for Japanese women is 5,3 so that may also play a factor, 90 is still definitely on the low side though and bordering being unhealthy

[@Chocokaylarobin]

​​@@impish3333Agreed! it also might be genes and body type bc I'm also 5'3 but my built is a bit more muscular bc of my genes even though i don't workout.

[@outcastedalonzo8085]

Any child under 12 and 5ft being 90 pounds is literally wild.

[@aajohnsoutube]

This is real

[@keirorin]

My African friends say I'm too skinny and encourage me to gain weight, but my Asian friends say I'm quite average and congratulate me when I lose weight. It's all cultural difference anyway - big or small, people look best when they're embracing their own body type!

[@lagopusvulpuz1571]

I think regardless of social validation, what's important is what weight is considered healthy for your height. The only validation is seek is from the Doctor, lol.

[@eg4417]

@@lagopusvulpuz1571 Yes, people should strive for a healthy weight for their height. A person's frame size is also important. I'm short (159cm) and I have a small-medium frame. On me, 50kg is chubby, 40kg is too skinny, but 44-47kg looks best. A person with similar height but a larger frame may look lean at 50kg and sick at 48kg

[@dianal.1279]

I think people should just stop giving unwanted remarks about other's bodies in general. So many topics of conversation, why the need to tell people to be different? Respect people no matter their size, or appearance.

[@helixxia9320]

@dianal.1279 agree

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

Just be healthy thats it

[@Mighty.Matcha.]

I grew up with toxic skinny Asian standards and kids refused to be friends with me bc I was fat. I had a rough childhood accepting my own looks.I wish ppl would stop labelling fat as stupid or unfriendly. Some of us are born this way and health has nothing to do with how skinny we are

[@nat3299]

Exactly! Such strict beauty standards can easily push people to develop eating disorders and more

[@Mighty.Matcha.]

@@nat3299 yea man.there’s nothing wrong with being skinny but it’s the way you judge ppl’s worth based on it it’s what’s fucked up

[@raapyna8544]

More importantly, it has nothing to do with how good of a friend you are.

[@nat3299]

@@Mighty.Matcha. exactly. I’ll never get the people that do that, it’s shitty

[@KarenGonzalez-uv5ny]

I'm sorry you had to struggle with that. I hope you're doing better now. I personally wanted to, but couldn't finish watching the video. It was too triggering just seeing how flat out people were talking about the expected weight of people without any regards. I think is an expectation that could lead to a lot of harm physically and mentally.

[@remesahnoor8359]

I think most japanese women are not tall, 5 feet 2 inches is the average height of Japanese women. Maybe that is why they think 50kg is max.

[@Yllah]

Yeah I checked the data and put at the end of the video. The average weight is 52,3kg

[@raapyna8544]

@@Yllah So 'skinny' is skinnier than average? I think that kind of makes sense.

[@quasar4472]

Yep, I thought about this too..the only problem is that the ones taller than average wanting to get to that number. I believe there should be a highlight for girls taller than 5'5

[@lacybockholt_450]

Oh that would make sense

[@WomanTakenBytheWind]

That’s still very very small even for 5’2”.

[@Mariamomo_]

I remember talking to a japanese girl friend about this and even though she's very tall for a girl there (173cm) and is skinny, she weighs in the mid 50s and people would say its too much even for her height🙃

[@helenaap2042]

Sooo crazy

[@raapyna8544]

Wow... I'm a Finnish woman 171 cm, and 60 kg. And I can see my ribs a little bit without a shirt... I can't imagine being less than 55 kg, that would be underweight.

[@Mariamomo_]

​@@raapyna8544 Agreed! she was skinny to the point of it being worrying but some people are set on the idea that regardless of if it's healthy or not, a certain kg is 'fat'.

[@eenchantress5113]

Unrelated but I can’t tell if your pfp is Ariana grande or willow smith, very pretty.

[@exo_comeback_please]

@@eenchantress5113 im pretty sure its not ariana grande btw

[@Inka_Morrisson]

Weight weight weight. It is a problem everywhere. I live in Côte d'Ivoire, west Africa, and I'm about 40-41 kg. I am not taken seriously anywhere. Job interviews, dating scene...I did everything possible to gain weight and I'm tired. Here being skinny is almost an insult...😮‍💨

[@Yllah]

Your life sounds a lot like mine

[@dilara1652]

What is the beauty standard over there ?

[@alessial134]

Fat is healthy and beautiful in west Africa means you are in good health

[@raccoon336]

@neptune4375 being super underweight is just as bad

[@Hyunjinswife11]

@@alessial134 no not everywhere in the west like FAT FAT is NOT excepted where I’m from so not everywhere

[@Mizuyah]

I think weight is a sensitive topic for some women. Even in my country, it’s not something people feel comfortable answering especially if they are self conscious about it but the “ideal weight” in Japan definitely puts pressure on women. Even when they are pregnant, some doctors encourage them not to put on “too much weight”. The standard is unhealthy. Most of these women look healthy to me.

[@Yllah]

Oooh i see ! Si the weight question is almost like the age question then

[@noripee8278]

You think that the standard is healthy but I think that caring standard is unhealthy. From the last sentence of your comment, I’m sure that you would think I look unhealthy. In this country of strong group thinking, many people have accused me because they think 〝There must not be any women who want to gain weight but they can’t because all women want to be skinny〟. When I’m told to get fat because I don’t look attractive because I’m too skinny, I say 〝So what？ Why do I have to look pretty？ Why do I have to get fat for a guy who pays attention only to something on a woman’s chest but never do to anything inside her chest？〟. Very few Japanese people are like me. They care if the standard is healthy. Very few of them think that caring standard itself is unhealthy.

[@CaeluJP]

The doctors may be concerned about gestational diabetes mellitus. It is recommended that you find out about the dangers of this disease.

[@so._.anyways]

I'm 170cm. 38kg was my death bed suffering from severe anorexia weight. I can't imagine being required to stay that thin and sick. I'm 57kg now and lift weights, eat lots of protein, and still a US 0-2. I think the standard of having to be in a weight range is so.. troubling. We all have weights that are best for our hormone and health function.

[@shenyuan_meimei]

I was scared when that person said that to be considered skinny you have to be around 38 kg. Isnt this the weight of a kid? Im 20 years and 1,66 and I think I would be not just sick if I was 38 as I would not like my body either. The last time I checked my weight I was 62 kg. Im trying to be 55 kg or around it, but I'm not really so worried about it. Luckly where Im from we dont really have these issues with weight(even though we have beauty standards in here, they are not as severe as in Asian culture.)

[@ItBeL1keDatFR]

My height is anywhere between 166cm-172cm (It has been awhile since I've measured myself exactly.) And my weight often fluctuates from 49kg-52.5kg. My body hurts a lot because I'm not at a proper weight right now. I'm trying my best to gain weight, but it's difficult. I hope we all get to a proper weight for ourselves so we can be healthy and happy.

[@Beyondzz]

I'm sure she meant 38kg for someone her height. I'm 154cm and did weigh 39kg at some point, i was quite thin but not as what youd imagine to be skin and bones at all. I'm not saying its a healthy weight, but im sure she doesn't mean 38kg AS WELL for someone 165+ as that would actually be way more dangerous for a taller person and the equivalent would most likely be around 45kg

[@shenyuan_meimei]

@@Beyondzz But happens that the ideal weight for them is about 45 kg or less and this is not only for short girls. I consume a lot of korean content and I see that no matter your height, if you are 1,50 or if you are 1,72, girls(the famous and the ones who are seen as role models for girls bodies) weight around 45 kg. If youre more than it then youre fat, and 45 kg is not a ideal weight for everybody as we have different bodies structures and heights. I know that Japan and Korea are different places, but in both places, as well as China, the ideal weight for girls is around the same.

[@ItBeL1keDatFR]

@@Azucarcontilde Agreed! Thank you for your kind words, my friend. :) I hope you meet your goal weight soon.😊

[@suinjapan]

Her interviews are so refreshing and extremely funny! Love it

[@Yllah]

Thank you so much

[@rosievriesinga5904]

Wtf. The male who said your fat is hyperfocused on the ideal chart he forgot what healthy is for a female. Because you look toned and a amazing healthy figure

[@valeriapazdiazquintana8210]

They are only focusing in a number without taking into consideration even height 😵‍💫

[@Yllah]

They also talked about height 😅

[@tempestsonata1102]

They certainly did't say much about muscles, fat and bones. Quantity over quality, the essence of everyday life in Japan.

[@gabiyoutubeaccount]

It would be interesting to hear then answer "Do you think you can be 40kg and healthy?" That would be interesting. Other channels have already asked what is the ideal weight, and they always answer around 40kg to look skinny and beautiful, but it would be interesting to see what they have to say and how they would argue.

[@ayakamain69]

this fr they'd probably freeze for a moment

[@liateapot2313]

These are the real questions they need to hear and get thinking about!

[@jeansmith7269]

That's a really good question. But the biggest thought is above a certain weight is unhealthy. My guess is since they put it in the category of skinny instead of gari gari 40kg probably passes. The general consensus seems to be if you go outside that 10lb allowance (40kg-50kg you are either fat or far too skinny.

[@nblife916]

It would be interesting to see if they understand the relationship between being underweight and having difficulty conceiving and the other health problems like bone issues later in life. "Healthy' is not likely grounded in actual science.

[@dawnriddler]

Ofc you can, most people are. Height is an important factor.

[@AryaDeVil_EN]

From what I learned with my male Japanese coworkers, a lot of people believe that the standard weight for ideal women ranges from 30kg-40kg because that’s what’s written on idol profiles in websites and magazines. I know people who say 45kg is still really big. It’s incredibly depressing

[@wing_111]

30kg is insane, even as someone who’s 150cm i could never imagine reaching that ever

[@evilsensei8262]

It’s almost as if they want their women to be the size of young girls in their early teens. Shivers

[@shayennes1089]

I‘m 1.68m tall and weigh 50kg , people think I’m anorexic like weight doesn’t say everything

[@bi23]

Yea but they’re extremely short

[@littlebean7764]

Tbf japanese men are not that brightest when it comes to women weight. I use to be 43kg, and I attracted them like flies. 😂

[@jessicap.848]

In Brazil, if you are around 1,60m I believe it’s desired to weigh between 55kg to 65kg. Depends on body type, if the person is more curvy, muscular or flat. Once in Canada I met a very thin chinese girl. She was just going about her day but I was immediately struck by how thin she was. To me it looked like she could colapse at any moment, it was very strange to see everyone acting so natural around her.

[@Plumbump]

That guy in green just doesn’t care, lol

[@Yllah]

Gotta love him 🤣

[@kiri5224]

you do NOT need to lose weight!🙂

[@Nitsua2107]

😭😭

[@Yllah]

THANK YOU 😅 phew 😮‍💨

[@Carrylane]

You’re are skinny, you’re not fat at all. I also weight like 56-58kg but I'm also 1.72cm..and you also don't look small For that height it's skinny after all

[@jacintatate]

This was a really good and insightful video. As a caucasian woman with thick bones and hypotension, If I were to weigh anywhere under 58kg max Id feel and look so sick. I actually found through weight training to learn to love your body. Ive gone from 60kg to 70kg by lifting weights and eating substantial amount of foods and its changed my whole outlook on life and peoples weight. I hope these Japanese women can also learn to accept and love their bodies without having to meet an unrealistic societal standard. And if you are naturally thin with good metabolism thats cool too. Just be healthy and happy and don't live for others.

[@griseo_v]

caucasian girls are very beautiful and any weight is perfect for you

[@samtonnude941]

@@griseo_v Just like any race of women, tf.☠️

[@Saidhi87]

@@samtonnude941 Please stop it. She mentioned caucasian women because the original comment says caucasian woman. And even though she's got that preference in caucasians it's her preference = not your bussiness. Preference is not ofensive, racist and else. It's just a preference. Get over it.

[@user-yb6tk1ru6x]

Different cultures have different standards of beauty. Caucasian people just need to accept that to the Japanese gaze they are not as attractive as they believe themselves to be. I'm sure most Caucasian people don't find Japanese people as attractive as other Caucasians.

[@wolfroarxx6055]

bro weight is so deceiving, Ive always been insecure about my body so once I asked a guy in my class what he thought my weight was.... he said "around 50kg something" and I was in shock- People rly have no clue bc I was literally 73kg. How ur body fat is distributed is such a big factor, I dont think people understand when they just say a weight.

[@katea764]

THANK U SAME i’m 70 kg and about 163cm tall but i look like i weigh 50kg its insane Another thing people forget is that muscle weighs more than fat, so you can have more muscle

[@ntrg3248]

Lol they even have dumb standards for guys too... I'm 63 kg and my mum thinks I'm skinny and wants me to fatten up, but apparently I'm fat by Japan standards

[@Yllah]

Everybody in my country wants to fatten me up too🤣

[@niellalien]

Lol, I am skinny and definitely need to gain weight but I am learning that my weight is basically ideal by Japanese standards

[@tempestsonata1102]

My daughter in Japan: too large and fat. My daughter in Hungary: too small and weak-looking.

[@ojyochan]

I got an ED when I lived in Japan😢 I was told I was still chubby but I literally wore medium size IN JAPANESE SIZES. The standard is legitimately insane.

[@Calcifurr]

Girl, you are beautiful! & not even fat. If anything their ideal of skinny is way too extreme! Healthy and accepting your curves is sexy! Confidence is sexy too. Plus weight is just a number, the taller you are and the more muscles you have then the more you will weigh! Love your videos btw, thanks so much for posting ❤ Can you do a video where you ask Japanese people their ideal body for women? Maybe show a picture of skinny, slim, vs curvy?

[@Yllah]

Thanks a lot ! And for the interview idea ! I’m definitely doing that

[@Mimi_1988]

I agree she looks great and has a great figure

[@saintnicole3209]

what makes me laugh is that the men want girls who are as skinny as a child! it's so crazy to think about the standards in east asia compared to in the west where a curvy figure with healthy butt and thighs and big boobs are the standard. i fit the curvy standard in america but in japan i would be considered fat even at my thinnest!

[@Yllah]

Hopefully I didn’t use any politically incorrect word in this video 😅 A big thanks to @harriethapra www.youtube.com/@HarrietHapra behind the camera.

[@ynesbarrow]

I will be the person to point out the head pats @ 9:10 he looks so proud. Like the mission was completed. Maybe that was the goal and he didn't care about the conversation. 😅 Still a cute moment. Could be the start of a romcom with him as the ML. 😊

[@ulfie9914]

​@@ynesbarrow im sorry but he not only just disrespected her but also touched her without permission, this is not cute at all and this dude is a whole red flag and needs a reality check its still so surprising to me how much asian women let these weirdos get through with.

[@happycook6737]

Very sad to hear you use curse words.

[@eviee9543]

@@ulfie9914Japanese people aren’t that used to black people you only rlly see them in anime, so he was jus curious but I agree he should’ve asked if he could touch her hair

[@saltwatertaffy7020]

I'm sorry to inform you, but you are beautiful! You radiate health.🙂

[@Loyeri]

My Nihongo teacher got married to a Kenyan and settled in the country; I remember her telling us how she couldn't settle for the extreme weight standards she grew around and how it was liberating to live in a place where women came in all shapes and were proud of it. No African mother or grandma will let you leave or live with exposed ribs; coz those weights are skinny af.

[@twoshadesofochre]

Going back and watching these forward and seeing your Japanese improve is so encouraging 😊

[@Yllah]

Thank you so much

[@mfreak1126]

"40kg代" means 40 - 49kg, not just 40kg.

[@imateel7116]

The guy who keeps saying he doesnt care for weight is the best

[@hi.im.star_]

I'm 1.73cm. If I weighed 40kgs I'd be a VIP patient in the hospital dying. Asian beauty standards need to wake tf up

[@lily_mwiza]

I am fastly falling for your videos, especially street interviews I wish you gain more exposure🥰

[@Yllah]

Thank you

[@Loyeri]

And she will. Truly authentic and fun. Black girl magic!

[@johnsomn2148]

As a med lab tech , in my early career I worked for an endocrinologist ( specialist in glands and hormonal disorders) . My main lab job was at a public hospital 🏥, one of the endocrinologist patient came to the hospital due to severe eating disorders, inwhich sheclater she died. While working for the endocrinologist his patients were rich educated white women, often I set in their conversations with the doctor. It amazed me that these women many of them young were so -F ..up, the dr would try to tell them that the human body needs fat, as it works as an insulation for the human nerve system. Many had mild symptoms of seizures, disorganized thinking, muscle twitching, but like many I suspect like those being interviewed it was to please someone else, esp a man. LOVE YOURSELF 1ST.

[@johnsomn2148]

Thanks, as I said my early medical career was at a public hospital. I had to chuckle at your interviews 🤣. The hospital had many foreign interns and residents most of them that hooked-up with American women didn't go for the skinny nurses or doctors. Many esp Asian men were really surprised that many of the women working in the hospital could do things beside nursing like by living in a cold Midwestern state 😳 most of us could change a tire , fix a machine in the lab , computer. My daughter ❤ was a teacher at a ethnic mixed public school. She had many students of South Asian ethnicity still their families had that same mind set of gender positions in life esp education. She would often get frustrated 😞 often as many young girls with good academic potential but followed the parents dictates. She as surprised recently when we stopped in a Valoline for an oil change. There was one of her former female students being the manager. As they chatted about her career choice, the young lady did tell us she had to break out of the family 's pathway for her. 🥳Wish more younger women around the world would remember that beauty, good body,health doesn't last forever, always have a plan B 😉

[@elyssaduran]

Honestly, these men have probably never seen or felt a woman's body.

[@Yllah]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@epifanny]

Too focused on numbers instead of paying attention to weight distribution...

[@helenaap2042]

Yup, my mom and i weigh the same but she is shorter. She has a big belly and i have a muscular body with fat in the ass, arms and boobs. Very different yes

[@Yllah]

One of the respondent talked about weight distribution

[@epifanny]

@@Yllah I did see that, but that exactly the problem...only 1 of many is aware of it. I think this is one of the things that makes disordered eating so difficult to stamp out, people focus on the scale not health

[@nat3299]

@@epifanny right! It really does depend on the height of the person. I’m 175cm and 50kg and below could be considered very unhealthy for me if I’m not mistaken

[@beatrizgalvaao]

I’m a skinny girl who lives in Japan. I’m around 45/47kg and 163cm. I swear, being this skinny is terrible even in Japan. Nothing fits me well, and because I work a lot, I’m constantly feeling sick during and after work, specially on summer. I wish their mentality would change a little. In my home country I was considered ugly for being so skinny, and here I can’t gain weight because I have a hectic life 😩 Please take care of your bodies, everyone 🙏🏻

[@animetoonshd3889]

Ayo? I can’t find my size anywhere and was planning on visiting Japan, but I might as well go straight to China lol. I’m 158cm and 41kg and here’s my experience. I can’t run distances at all, I don’t fit in any clothes and I can’t skip a meal because I’ve fainted before when skipping breakfast. Other than that I don’t feel less energetic than a normal person in my day to day life. I think the reasons why I’m so thin are because I get full extremely quickly and I think it’s partly genetic as well, because I’ve been this height for 5 years and I haven’t gained weight in these 5 years at all. I haven’t lost any either.

[@beatrizgalvaao]

@@animetoonshd3889 well, I do skip meals, specially breakfast, cuz I swear to God I’m not hungry when I wake up, but after 1 hour I’m dying, so I just drink a juice and life goes on. Idk about you fainting, but you seem pretty healthy to me. I guess Chinese clothes are the best choice, since they aim short and slim people overall. But you need to search a lot to find good quality products. (That’s another thing that I’m struggling in Japan) But try coming to Japan, maybe you can find something that fits you. I mean Shibuya 109 will definitely fit you if you are into that style 💁🏻‍♀️

[@Mimi-or8zw]

thats weird. im around the same and when i was in japan i felt like for the first time everything would fit my body perfectly instead of being too loose or too short somewhere (except for trousers. they were a little bit too short). i guess body types are just different even when considering weight and height, maybe

[@beatrizgalvaao]

@@Mimi-or8zw ohhhh that’s great for you 🥰 well, I guess it’s true, people usually like to say that I should eat more, because I look like I could break at any point, buuuut I’ve been the same weight for the past 11 years 🫠 I’m perfectly fine, it’s just that I probably have less “meat” and bigger bones than the average person my size 🤷🏻‍♀️ I try not to get anxious, but it’s quite difficult when everyone is so fashionable here 🤡

[@AlexLee-lw4dq]

Omg SAME I’ve been losing weight a little every year and thought it was ok but suddenly this year I lost almost 10 lbs without intention and am lower weight than my healthiest low weight in high school, same as your height and weight. It’s scaring me and I finally went to the doctor for it today. At first clothes were fitting me better and it was great but now nothing fits bc if it fits my waist it’s not long enough and if it’s long enough it’s too big on waist. I buy new pants and they are too big within a month and it’s slowly leading me into insanity. I just want to wear clothes that fit 😭

[@rebeccasjodal9769]

Actually, the ideal weight is individual, based on your height, your bonemass, your bodytype and many more things. So people should really be more tolerant to eachother. Sometimes the cause might be diseases that runs in the family, and in those cases there is very little one can do other than trying to eat healthy and exercise regularly

[@Maegor205]

your content is so enjoyable to watch

[@Yllah]

Thanks a lot

[@camilabritoo]

I'm from Brazil and here being curvy is the ideal body, so people don't go that low in weight to be considered skinny, I'm 5'2'' and weight 54kgs and I'm almost too skinny for br standards. I really feel sorry for people that live and grow in places that are that strict, that only leads to emotional and phisical harm. Please take care of yourselves!

[@qatriss7838]

its funny how they changed their answer to 60k after she said she was 58kg lol

[@lumieremutoke9857]

Some Japanese women: 55 kg is FAT Meanwhile me when I reach 70 kg: My name ? My name is Bella Hadid 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@olliebearblu7783]

You're definitely NOT fat, Crazyllah, you're gorgeous! Non-jp people tend to be taller and have a larger structure, from someone 5'9 and 53kgs lol (I do need to gain some tho-)

[@Yllah]

Ahahah i didn’t bother at all, it was just for fun . I had to gain 8 kg too cause I felt too skinny

[@olliebearblu7783]

@@Yllah oh I see!

[@rigelr5345]

As for asking people their weight, yes it's considered a little "rude" (not too rude, but a little), that's why you should probably lead the question with "if you feel comfortable sharing it... if it's okay with you...." etc and they emphasizing it's ok if they don't want to share

[@fankamichel3147]

I don't know how to watch your video without laughing or smiling. I really love your vibes 😂

[@merla692]

So according to the green sweater guy I'd be considered fat in Japan because I weight 56kg, even if I'm also 1.75m tall and I'm actually slightly underweight... ? It's messed up

[@happyblackwoman6154]

Girl, you look good! You don't need to loose weight. Japan is mostly a homogeneous population. If 110 lbs is "fat" then the average American is beyond obese 😅.

[@FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr]

I think height could be playing a role here. Some of it was excessive like 83lbs -90lbs, but yeah, I agree with the 123lbs. Technically, at 5ft I'm pushing it at 127lbs. Actually I think that's around where overweight starts. The doctor was being a bit generous when she said that. When you're so short, there's just no place to put the weight. I'm not Asian, but a lot of Asians are short like this. I'm not sure I'd want to be 90lbs, but I probably could be and remain healthy. I'd just be on the lower end of healthy for my height. Actually, I think my lowest potential healthy weight would be something like 97lbs. My weight is more now, but I used to naturally live in this lower range of healthy weight. You just can't be as heavy as others at this height. The doctors have been on me about weight since I was 160-170lbs at like 15 or 16. They've been telling me I'm morbidly obese probably since 180lbs. 110lbs probably would be a reasonable weight. Also, the average American is obese and some are beyond obese. Into the later obese classes. People looked very different size wise in previous decades. Some of the comparisons I've seen often bring up pictures of the public in the 70s.

[@olive4naito]

It just shows that people don't understand that most people are underweight because they have a low muscle density due to a non-active lifestyle. Reminds me to exercise more often, lol! You can look small but increase your weight to a healthy level with strength training.

[@prettyfreak9029]

Well, 2/3 of Americans considered overweight by medical criteria

[@StrawberryFae]

I'm 5'8 and hated being under 110lbs. I struggled so hard to even maintain my weight because I would just lose it a soon as I gained it when I was in high school. I felt so much better being 130 to 140lbs when I was in my 20s

[@FlightX101]

When i was in Japan is I was basically the biggest guy everywhere I went at 200 lbs lol.

[@TuAmigoElMorrocoy]

I was 52kg at my LOWEST and im 5'4... i looked terrible and felt terrible, and I got to that way being really unhealthy, barely eating, sometimes I would eat only a banana a day. I was super bony, you could see all my ribs like a Squeleton. Im 58kg now wich i consider my ideal weight in terms of how i look and how i feel. I cant imagine being considered fat at 52k let alone dipping into the 40's rage x.X i'd die

[@samu-chan]

I- what. are you american😭😭

[@GiGitteru]

@@samu-chan What's American about that? I'm Indian, also 5'4 and currently where Im barely eating a meal a day I'm 49kg (my lowest) and I feel like shit, I felt much better at 53kg. For some other 5'4 person depending on their build, 58kg is a pretty good weight. Even at 64 I was barely pushing overweight on the BMI

[@samu-chan]

@@GiGitteru def indian american

[@GiGitteru]

@@samu-chan No 💀 I'm "Indian-Indian" if you really wanna go there, born and raised here with an Indian family. Believe what you want tho, I don't need to prove anything to you lmao

[@kymmikmarie]

​@@samu-chan I'm American we don't usually use kgs so..

[@soridosuneku]

Height is also probably a big factor. But I wouldn't call the first woman fat. I'm from the US

[@Yllah]

It’s funny how most of them think they’re fat

[@Gumbier_Than]

I'm 210lbs/95kg so I am definitely fat. However I am 181cm I'm height. If you called me fat, I wouldn't feel bad. 😄

[@TadanoCandy]

This was one of the most distasteful parts of Japanese culture, and I’m saying that as a Japanese woman. I always say I’d never live in Japan, and there’s various reasons for this, but a big one is the constant pressure to be unhealthy levels of skinny.

[@yerii_z]

omg I love your personality when they are shown in the bloopers and at the end of the video

[@onyeenoma]

When I was depressed, I barely ate so I got to about 88lbs. On avg I'm 104lbs. Being in the 80s is just nasty by that point.

[@AllAboutPurple]

Especially of you are 5’6 or taller, 80’s is underweight!

[@whhdve1237]

What’s so interesting is how so many people called 60 fat but the girl who was 60kg really wasn’t fat at all, ofc your height is going to change how that weight looks on you and she was a bit taller but even still.

[@KatieBellino]

Exactly, as a woman of 5'7 it's bizarre to hear them giving these weight numbers with no consideration for height.

[@ero302]

well for their avg height which is 158cm 60kg is fat lol its right around overweight mark. Ofcourse there is outliars but a 158cm female being 60k is equivalent to me being 90kg as 190cm, but if i say im 90kg the whole world is gonna think im fat (which i am imo) but its equivalent to 60kg at 160. It's like right on the edge of normal/overweight.

[@whhdve1237]

@@ero302 that's why I said it depends on height

[@tadashihatsudai]

@@ero302 I’m Japanese and pretty much the exact height and can confirm 60 kg is not that light for my build. 😬 I’ve gotten down to 55-56 kg in the past and didn’t need to starve myself to do it. I watched what I ate (low cholesterol, low sugar, anti-inflammatory foods, intermittent fasting-basically no midnight snacking & prevent GERD) and exercised regularly to get down to my goal weight. And this is on top of doing some strength training and having a personal trainer so I probably have +5 extra weight from building muscle mass which I’ve most likely lost during the pandemic.

[@ceilsmith3467]

Weight is mostly based on height for the people that keep bringing in age. No matter how old you are, your weight will always be closely associated with your height.

[@mq7066]

Japanese women (including me) are totally bounded by Japanese men’s taste or idea “Any women are supposed to be under 110 pounds or else it’s “fat”. Also, Japanese women typically say “I’m fat!” even though they’re not even fat, and they tend to say “oh you are skinny “ even though the person is fat, complicated mentality 😝

[@YourFantasyWorld]

I just finished watching this video, and im so amazed that you aren’t famous yet, your personality is so fun! Also, i come from Romania, and the ideal weight there is 55-60kg or even more, women there are more curvier and a bit taller, so it’s kinda expected, as the guys are also bigger and taller then in Japan, but it still amazes me 40kg?? In romania if you’d weight that much, all the grannies and mothers in the city will come to you to check up on you to ask if your okay, they’d also invite you to eat with them or cook something for you! So this really amazed me, also the girl who said she has a friend who weights 30kg and theyre 25.. that really scares me, i hope they get better, and more healthier

[@daulheart]

Height, body style and genetics make the answer to the question so varied.

[@gillianorley]

Asking what weight is “skinny” is meaningless without also referencing height. It would make more sense to ask what weight is skinny for someone of a specific sex and height, like maybe ask what weight would be considered skinny for a 155 cm woman.

[@marupiie6115]

This video was super refreshing and really funny to watch after a hard day of studies and days. Thank you for making so much interesting videos! I have watched a couple of them :)

[@Yllah]

Reading this made me so happy ! Thank you 🙏🏾

[@rainbowmagic3585]

I'm from europe yet I can relate to those standards xd Whenever I'm 50-55kg everyone is gossiping how I put on weight. Whenever I'm 45-49kg no one seems to say a thing. However the difference is that whenever I get below 45 ppl start saying that im too skinny. It's frustrating since I'm naturally in the 50s, I have to undereat to get below that. To get above 55 I have to overeat, which sometimes happens to me after too prolonged undereating and stress. I sometimes undereat from stress too. (different kinds of stress)

[@Yllah]

Omg what country is that ?!

[@bro_math]

You're fat. I'm fat. We're all fat. The question is: What are we going to do about it?

[@Yllah]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jolievanille]

im 5'2(157cm) and 45kg was my lowest. Younger, I had severe depression that led me to unconscious anorexia. Thick being the black beauty standards, it wasnt a fun moment for me. Im 53kg now and it fits my height better (i wish to go back to 50kg tho). But, I tend to think 55kg or more will be too heavy for my frame.

[@nicejitkaur2848]

Dear lovely people you are beautiful the way you are you don’t have to fit in any beauty standards of any country 😊be confident, work hard and have good life ❤

[@Yllah]

This ❤️

[@nikoyoart]

Love your personality so much! Had to subscribe cuz your videos are really fun :D

[@Yllah]

Thank you 🥺 welcome to the fam ! 😃

[@Sjugu]

I looooved this video. I was laughing throughout. I died when they said "glamorous" 🤣🤣🤣🤣. I guess they also consider me glamorous when they see me 🤣🤣. I had my yearly health check and was told that my ideal weight should be 56kg 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Yllah]

56 🤣🤣🤣🤣 i don’t know what they’d tell me, I should have it checked for fun

[@Sjugu]

@@Yllah yeah please do 🤣🤣🤣. They take the BMI theory very seriously.

[@Maria-ed3jo]

I’m 172cm and being 38kg would literally be me on death bed. That’s really concerning.

[@kindred.7313]

I’m 5’2-5’3 and when I was really anorexic and in the hospital really honestly dying away I was 38kg. Can not fathom how some of these girls can maintain these weights, has to be horrible :(

[@WomanTakenBytheWind]

Agree i feel like they have to be lying to save face. You can’t menstruate when you’re that thin. You’d faint and have no energy. I have a feeling they lie because of the misogyny in the country. Most of them did not look 90 lbs.

[@leaaae4638]

cuz the girls that said 40-45kg are 4'10.... wayyy shorter than u

[@WomanTakenBytheWind]

@@leaaae4638 the average height in Japan is 5'2".

[@teerthasegu4729]

In India, the average height recently became 5ft and the average weight is 55kg (121.3kg). In America, the average height is 5ft 4in and average weight is 170.6 lbs. When I came to the US from India when I was little and attended school in the US, I used to and still indirectly made fun of for being short, and I noticed that women were skinner than usual. I realize that everyone is different and people should not make fun of others if they are something that they are currently not. I know that people can change but people making fun of others does not give a good feeling and results in people feeling insecure about themselves. If you want to change yourself, please don’t do it for other people’s sakes. Do it for your own sake. You’ll feel much better than way. Always keep smiling! (Sry if it does not relate to this channel, but I just wanted to get this out there.)

[@kokirirose]

I'm from Canada, 162cm and 55kg and curvy. I think I'm fat, but people in Canada think I'm small?? When I went to Japan I could fit all the shirts but my butt was too big for the pants lol I wish that people didn't think they were fat, though. Everyone is beautiful and valid ♡

[@meccacamille1218]

Not a fan of a grown women weight to be so little but then I thought about it and being 4’9-5’2 and being 130 is starting to be a little “heavy” in appearance standards…. When I was 155 (I’m 5’9) I LOOKED really skinny… thats because of my height . So its the same vise versa if your SUPER SHORT… than i can understand what the Japanese girls are saying … the guys don’t know what they talking about … hahaha they were funny … there for a good time i guess 😂❤

[@hotteoki4498]

I think it's because they put on weight differently. I'm 5'2 and 130 but I have an hourglass figure. Japanese women don't usually gain in their butt/hips and breasts so much. Tends to go straight to their middle (many women have recatangle shape bodies). I agree that 130 is not bad though.

[@бронза.вафля.конус]

@hotteoki4498 also true for bone density. Apparently Asians have really thin bones, which is true for all the Asian people I've encountered irl. For me to be 60 lbs, I'd have to remove my skin, organs, muscles, and fat lol. At 200 lbs, my bones stand out visibly on certain parts of my body, like my wrists, ankles, hands, feet, and ribcage. So even if I was 100 lbs, my wrists will never be as thin as someone with small bones

[@kahosworld9406]

I am 5’2 and weight 110lb and I am consider to be over weight in Japan. Everyone around me told me I need to lose weight and even at my health check was marked as obese😢 I work out so most of my weight are muscle ( my body fat is 24%) but still I need to lose weight to under 100lb. This is Japanese standard😅

[@joojoowon]

that’s terrible!! I’m so sorry, and your not obese at all! I’m 5’3 and just below 50kg (around 107-110lb) and here in North America, I’m considered average weight. Please don’t believe that!!

[@_hayhay0723_]

It’s crazy how beauty standards are in other places. I’m 4’10 and weigh like 170 lbs but I feel that it depends on people’s body structure and how they carry weight. People tend to be shocked when they find out my weight and say I don’t look 170. So it’s interesting learning this about japans beauty standards but crazy at the same time.

[@samu-chan]

GAH DAYUM

[@_hayhay0723_]

@@samu-chan what? 😂

[@ewyes5935]

@@_hayhay0723_ Im a foot taller than you and weigh less, I’m sorry but you are just obese

[@abrahammedina1535]

Damn 😂

[@itsnotif.itswhen]

Do you do weight training at all? If not, you might be considered obese class II. With such small frame, your knees won’t be able to handle much over time. When I was overweight, everything started to hurt especially my lower back and my knees.

[@catsonmars28]

I'm half Japanese and even though I'm nowhere near fat by American standards (around 157cm tall and weigh about 50kg) my mother always used to say that I was chubby, but that it was okay because I'm American, lol. But she also used to tell me that it was nice that I had a butt because Japanese are flat (she would say "Japanese butts peshanko").

[@PRBOUNDLESS]

I’m 70kg 😅 but 5ft 10, and I am really slim… But after watching this I don’t feel so slim anymore 😂😢

[@wckoshka8141]

See the guy in the green was being honest at first end then I can tell he felt a bit bad and started taking it back.

[@evelyn1805]

I've always been a little heavier than my friends growing up which is far from the ideal skinny Chinese standard for women even though I'm short. Currently I weigh 61kg at 157cm and I hope to drop down to about 58kg but only cos I started play ultimate frisbee this year and feel it'd be easier on my body if I carried around less weight. (P.S. I already lost 1kg by improving my diet, yay!) I couldn't imagine myself going below 55kg cos my body wouldn't have the strength to do what it does to carry me through the day. On the other hand, I've had two housemates that fit the typical Chinese standard (probably weighing 50kg or less) and it was like looking at a piece of paper. They got tired of low intensity exercise before 20mins had passed (and this was walking, mind you) which I couldn't even fathom. My main point is to please take care of your body so it can be strong enough to do what it needs to do for you whether that be getting you through the day without feeling like you're about to feint, playing a team sport, etc. The scale is only a number and you know better than anyone else what your body needs.

[@SianiLane]

Yeah, even when I was in college and skinny I couldn't fit the XL clothes at the Japanese department stores! I was about 58kg too but short and curvy and man were the clothes not cut to fit me. My size 8 US feet, firmly midsized in the US were the largest available women's size at the stores I visited. Came home with a cute pair of boots, but zero new clothes.

[@MN-us8dv]

When I was 53 kg, people said that I’m chubby. When I was 48 kg, people said that I’m skinny or I look unhealthy. I guess I should stay exact 50 kg?

[@lisaburke1761]

Variety is the spice of life. Embrace the body type you have and rock it. 😊

[@cloudyixxy4268]

I’m pretty sure the ideal weight where I live is 120-135

[@Yllah]

Where is that ?

[@chrystianaw8256]

Kg?

[@cloudyixxy4268]

@@chrystianaw8256 no 💀💀💀

[@cloudyixxy4268]

@@Yllah Canada

[@meowmix32]

Watching this was nostalgic for me. I am American with a heritage of Iberian and Irish and I’m short at 5’2 and I actually only weighed about 105lbs when I was there so here in my country I was considered very skinny but in Japan I was considered medium - but all my Japanese friends said I looked great cuz my curvier hips and thin waist lol 😅

[@leaaae4638]

5'2 and 105lb sounds about right... If you eat healthy and exercise such as jogging. That will be ur normal weight. And if you try to build some muscle then 110-115lb is possible. WIthout weight training, and just mainly eating healthy and doing light exercise you're within perfectly normal weight. In fact I think you're in perfect weight for your height. Just take a look at all the marathon runner and 5000meter race athletes. Their like 5 inches taller than u and weight same as u. Do you think they're unhealthy? They can run 3 miles in less than 15 minutes. Is that ANYWHERE near unhealthy to you for a body? I think not. Is just sad Americans are trying to make FAT ppl look healthy. that's all

[@moss34]

Even though I live in America, my ideal "beauty standard" is more aligned with Asian beauty standards... especially towards myself. [My "ideal/dream" body is not aligned with American beauty standards]

[@TimothyLau55]

Skinniest model weight set the bar for that country...and many people don't scale that with height, muscle and other factors. I think most Japanese guys and girls look healthy to me last time I checked two weeks ago.

[@google_admin1]

The most important thing is not about the weight but how you look. As I’m Japanese and am 6’2 (188cm), I want average height of Japanese girls to be little bit higher tho

[@Yllah]

6’2! ❤️❤️

[@chrystianaw8256]

6'2? Wow

[@raapyna8544]

Are Japanese girls a bit difficult to hug? 😅 I've been to Japan once, and I could see over everone's heads in the airport queue...

[@alicewilkinson8051]

I'm half Japanese and living in Japan for 18 years but Girl,you're are gorgeous!

[@imikimi2009]

Depends on the height and age

[@albedo4668]

I'm 16 and at 38kg. The fact that "skinny" is almost my weight for adults is baffling. That's not skinny, that's underweight

[@Heythere191]

You really don't need to lose weight!!

[@Yllah]

Right ? 😅😂😂

[@egobruiserr]

Girl you’re tall and thin. Those people are delusional not fat at all. You’re thin but a healthy thin. You’re beautiful.

[@Momo-qo7is]

People should consider the height and body proportion as well because so many Japanese women do not have the same height standard as women from the other countries. So many of them have the height range below 160 cm which makes the weight of 50 kg the maximum! I am sorry but It doesn’t make any sense if your height is 170 cm with the maximum weight of 50 kg. It should be Height (cm) - 110, right?

[@thyy-246]

i'm a Vietnamese and we have similar mindset too,i'm about 53kg and my height is 1m55 but i think i isn't look that fat,but my whole family call me fat lol,they want me to be taller but also want me to lose weight,the problem is i think if i cut calories i'll not be able to be taller fast which make they shame me more because im short

[@idontlikelasagne7211]

To be fair their average height is way shorter than in the western world but still most of these would be severely underweight

[@OneLuvOneHeart]

I'm considered morbidly obese. But hey... I love me. I still move mad over no matter where i go! Lol! Love your content!! I just found you yesterday! Too fun!

[@Aryomful]

I hate how “fat” is used as something bad 😔

[@Yllah]

😅

[@samu-chan]

its because it is

[@lagopusvulpuz1571]

The weight varies depending on the Height, body fat & muscle mass. So just by telling the weight is a bit tricky. Japanese people are shorter in average than most Western Countries so their weight standards are different understandably.

[@blueseer]

Loved the dude that was like “we both like to eat.”

[@danielaagudelo3407]

I am 160cm and 53kg. I exercise a lot and as a Colombian girl my family says I’m too skinny I’m not but is terrify to think that in Japan I going to be consider fat

[@nataliaramirez1290]

I mean, so many things are in a range lol. Height plays a huge role, muscle mass too. Being 1.68 and weighting 55kg looks different when your body fat percentage is 30% to when it's 18% (i'd now, as I worked hard in the gym to get there lol. I look waaaay leaner despite being the same weight I was when I first started my fitness journey). And besides, there's a range, between skinny and fat there's thin, lean, and normal/average. I wonder if part of the reason why we find their answers so shocking is because height wasn't taken into consideration? the girls were probably thinking of themselves and quoting the lower weight of their healthy BMI scale, and most of them look shorter than the interviewer, so i'm not surprised that it shocked her. She looks tall so weighting 50kg or less would of course be extreme haha.

[@gauripathania1175]

Girl with orange jacket and pink hat those girls vibe was so positive and e need japanese people like that

[@annika605]

as a person who is recovering from anorexia, i shouldn’t have watched this 😓 but u look soo good, like u are nowhere near fat

[@harmonyfuntime1082]

I’m Asian but I don’t understand how being too skinny is beautiful. I’ve grown up my whole childhood feeling ashamed of my curves because of how people always point out how curvy I was and not to mention how most kids my age are very slim (I know it’s by genetics but the constant teasing made me think I should look like that) but being below 45 and being 160cm and up is too skinny! People need to understand that that is just a number and you are still skinny even if you don’t fit into that category. And girl you are skinny for your height! I don’t understand how u ended up in the plus size category 💀