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In the past, Jimmy still saw the heroic appearance of this JK grandfather on the daily station,And this year, when I went to the Guoman Cosplay Festival to be a judge, I suddenly saw a real person at the dinner table of the hotel,Without saying a word, I immediately ran to take a group photo,At that time, Jimmy also sent a special article to post。 Today's article is an analysis of the Japanese media as to why Grandpa JK will become so popular, in fact, this Grandpa JK is a senior intellectual and an engineer by profession.

[The measurements of the sailor suit grandfather are 92, 93, 94]

A white-bearded grandfather who is a little three tall, wearing a sailor suit. This kind of dress is usually called a suspicious person, but he is very popular among young people in Tokyo.

[When you go to Paris, you wear a sailor suit and go through the immigration security check]

When the old man walked down the street, he would be pestered to take a group photo, praised for his cuteness, and praised that "he will be happy when he sees him". On Twitter, there are many eyewitness reports with pictures. It is said that not only in Japan, but also in China, there are young people asking for group photos. (Jimmy: Is that me?) ）

"I don't know what will be popular." Sailor Grandfather Hideaki Kobayashi (51 years old) said seriously, "Since a long time ago, there have been many old men who wear women's clothes, but none of them are famous.

The old man spoke very well and politely. Most people say that talking to him is actually quite ordinary. He is an engineer at a large company. Mr. Kobayashi's specialty is image processing, and the techniques he developed are said to be widely used internationally.

Wearing a sailor's suit on the streets began in about 3 years. At first, I thought it would cause trouble and tremble, but I was unexpectedly accepted by everyone. Later, he went to various places in theaters and cafes, in court hearings, and for international flight check-in, to test the reaction of society in sailor suits.

● The sailor suit is spelled out with the symbol "cute".

"I just want to wear cute clothes, not women's clothes." Grandpa gave his reason for wearing a sailor's suit. In fact, grandpa doesn't wear makeup, and the way he behaves and speaks is men's style. He didn't wear "women's clothes" in order to be a woman, he just wanted to wear cute clothes.

"The sailor suit is spelled out with the symbol 'cute'. So I would like to ask rhetorically, if I follow the symbol of cuteness, can I also be cute? Isn't this sense of disobedience interesting? ”

The white-haired and white-bearded grandfather was wearing a sailor suit, although there was a cute contrast, but the reaction of the people around him was still unexpected for the grandfather. "People say I'm really cute or something, and it's a bit of a surprise. Am I really cute? ”

●The six-year career of the boys' school is "I'm afraid it's a little distorted"

To find the source of grandpa's interest in cute clothes, you have to go back to the schoolboy days who liked to lift skirts. At that time, I went to lift the girl's skirt almost every day, and then I was punished by the teacher, and I was punished for wearing a pink skirt in the morning. The whole class was laughing like crazy. "It was a big commotion, it felt good and I felt welcome. I don't think it's a punishment at all, but I think it's a compliment. ”

Junior high school and high school attended Tongpeng Middle School, all of which were boys' schools. "After 6 years in a boys' school, I'm afraid it's a bit distorted...... Girls only live in my fantasy world. After repeating his studies for one year, he entered the Faculty of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, where he received a master's degree. Working as an image processing engineer in a printing company. "At that time, life was very serious, and the only thing that was a little weird was to have a beard......"

The first time I wore a sailor suit in front of others was in 2008. When you go to see the cherry blossoms with your acquaintances, you can wear them as a fun show, and you can wear them jokingly, and it's only for such occasions.

"Grandpa Sailor's Suit" became famous when his photographs were exhibited in the festival's design exhibition. Mr. Kobayashi fell in love with dolls because of "The Rose Maiden", and exhibited his photographs of the dolls at the design exhibition.

At the May '10 Design Exhibition, when the famous women's wearer Candy-Milky passed by Mr. Kobayashi's booth, Mr. Kobayashi began to think, "I'll dress like that to welcome him." ”

● No one stopped me

Milky haunts Harajuku and other places in fluffy red dresses, and is a well-known women's clothing homemaker. Mr. Kobayashi met Milky while taking cosplay photos in Harajuku.

Being able to wear women's clothes in a grand manner, Mr. Kobayashi felt in Milky's body: "I don't know if this is considered freedom, but I envy him for being able to wear women's clothes in such a grand manner." Once it is well known, this phenomenon can be accepted by people like ordinary things. But Mr. Kobayashi did not imagine that he could achieve such a phenomenon.

The day before Milky's appearance at the design exhibition, Mr. Kobayashi asked the people around him, "Shall I wear a sailor suit tomorrow?" "Unexpectedly, no one stopped me, but I had to go. Sure enough, they're all artists, and they're used to strange things. ”

On the same day, Mr. Kobayashi changed into a sailor suit in the bathroom, and when he came out of the bathroom, he felt a cool breeze on his feet because he was not wearing socks. "Is that really okay? No, as soon as the wind blows, the blood surges. ”

Mr. Kobayashi was surprised by the reaction in the venue. "Everyone said I was cute, and they were so excited to help me tie a braid, so that's okay." From the design exhibition that autumn to the exhibition the following year, he wore a sailor suit, and "the sailor's suit became a famous thing." ”

●Strong tolerance of urban people

The first time I wore a sailor suit on the street was an event held at a ramen shop in Yokohama, where "anyone over 30 years old who wears a sailor suit will receive a free bowl of ramen." An acquaintance who dressed Mr. Kobayashi as a sailor recommended him to try it.

"Well, let's give it a try," I replied. As a result, I still need to give myself an excuse that I'm here to eat ramen, and if people ask me, I can answer. Desperately convince yourself like this. ”

"If you cause a commotion, run away", "If you are questioned by the police, explain the reason, you will let me go", and so on, but nothing happened at the station, on the train, or on the street, and I was able to eat free ramen. I felt the strong tolerance of the urbanites definitely.

●The normal costume is very boring

After visiting the ramen shop, he began to care about how passable he could try this outfit, so he wore a sailor suit when he went out on vacation. "Everywhere but the company."

Cafes, restaurants, hotels, airports, court hearings, and other places, Mr. Kobayashi all wore sailor suits to visit them one by one, but none of them caused a commotion. "People who thought I was funny and cute would greet me and pester me to take pictures. There are also people who think I'm dirty and disgusting, but these people are expressionless and ostensibly let me go. ”

When I went to France, I wore a sailor's suit from the time I went out to the time I came home. "When I was undergoing the exit security check at Narita Airport, the officials conducted a strict full-body inspection on me in the posture that they would not let me out of Japan, but naturally nothing was found, so they had to let me through."

When you go to the security check abroad, it's easier to wear ordinary clothes...... When the reporter asked, Mr. Kobayashi replied without thinking, "No, no, no, it's too boring, it's too boring." It's so boring. ”

Nowadays, Mr. Kobayashi also wears a sailor suit to the company's social gatherings. I put a sailor suit in my suitcase, and I changed into it after work and went to the event. At first, it was very popular, but after only one hour, it became an ordinary scenery.

● Supported by fans

After wearing a sailor suit, when you search on Twitter with keywords such as "sailor suit grandpa", you will find your walking footprints and reactions. "There are hundreds of photos uploaded for the same event. It's fun to be able to collect photos even if you don't have to go out with a camera. ”

At first, I didn't know what kind of expression to put on, but after being called "cute" by everyone, I gradually became able to make expressions and pose. "People develop according to the expectations of the people around them, and this is the Pygmalion effect."

Grandpa Sailor believes that this role can be accepted by everyone. The person I met on the street tweeted: "I met Grandpa Sailor Suit, and people who saw this tweet would ask, 'Where can I meet him?' and then they really tried to get to that place, and it was like playing a game." It is said that if you meet Grandpa Sailor, you will be happy, so everyone who meets him is very happy.

"Like idols and mascots, there is a lot of support from fans, and when they are affirmed and supported, they want to do it." Mr. Kobayashi carefully observed the atmosphere on the Internet, "If it is not popular or when the reputation deteriorates, I will no longer wear sailor suits on the streets." ”

● A social experiment called Grandpa Sailor's Suit

Sailor suit grandpa can be regarded as a social experiment. "Throwing foreign objects into society and observing the reactions around us is the domain of 'experimental sociology.'" From this experiment, it can be summed up as follows: high tolerance, with a poker face, I don't know what Lu Dao is thinking.

Mr. Kobayashi visited China as a judge for a cosplay contest, and said, "The Chinese society is very vibrant, and the response from the people is very good. I was greeted and asked for an autograph when I checked in at the guesthouse. Although there were two bodyguards around the event venue, fans still flocked to the venue. An account was registered on the Chinese version of Twitter, Wei-Bo, and within a week it had 25,000 followers.

When I participated in the "Japan Expo" in France, I felt that France is a country that does not interfere with individualism. Drinking tea in the most conspicuous place in the open-air café on the streets of central Paris did not cause a commotion either. On the street corner, I was spanked by children, lifted my skirt, etc., which can be regarded as seeing the French "bear child" culture.

● Grandpa is actually a highly educated engineer who is fluent in English, and Grandpa feels that this topic is more shameful than wearing a sailor suit on the street.

In May of this year, at the notice of the public lecture at the "Waseda Tutorial School", a preparatory school for university examinations, Mr. Kobayashi's academic qualifications and occupation were clearly written - Grandpa Sailor was actually a highly educated engineer. The contrast between the posture of wearing a sailor suit and his profession surprised the masses and became a hot topic on the Internet.

"It's too much to lift me up......". Mr. Kobayashi was a little overwhelmed. "Everyone found out that this old man with a strange mind and strange habits is actually such a serious person. This is all I have, as if I was naked and being seen by everyone. It seems that we will not be able to raise new topics in the future, so let's stop here. ”

Mr. Kobayashi's fluent English was also shown in an online advertisement at Waseda Tutorial School. Although the public lamented his English ability, he felt that this exclamation was more shameful than "wearing a sailor's suit on the street". "If I am seen by a professional translator, my English will be foolish, and I will show the level of stuffing at a glance."

Mr. Kobayashi has been majoring in English since '97. I studied in the company's English conversation course, and I browsed foreign news and forums on the Internet, which was just beginning to develop at the time. Mr. Kobayashi is also registered on the blind date website "", and almost every day he receives emails from women from the Netherlands, the Philippines, Taiwan, Nepal, and Azerbaijan.

At that time, the Internet was only used by a certain number of knowledgeable people, who also had a variety of occupations. "I received emails from photographers, TV directors, editors of fashion magazines, and so on. Because I didn't know English, I desperately flipped through the dictionary to read them one by one. Among them, he also met several people offline, and became friendly friends with one of them.

●It doesn't matter if you're tired of it

Mr. Kobayashi thinks his popularity is almost at the limit. "A real star, if he sings well or dances well, he always has a good skill, and his popularity will continue to rise. There is no reason for an ordinary person who has no talent at all, just a grandfather in a sailor suit, to be a hot topic. ”

Mr. Kobayashi has no particular goals or ambitions. "When people get tired of it, they think how long this old man is going to make trouble. But I'm going to continue to wear the sailor suit as if nothing happened, and make it a daily spectacle, and no one will care about me then. Even so, I don't care. That's not bad either. ”