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We asked a Japanese hairdresser to turn five of us into David Beckham: Part Two

• Shannon
  Feb 7, 2024
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In which The SoraNews24 Beckham Boys take on Tokyo.

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• (before and after • celebrities • COK • David Beckham • fun • funny • haircut • hairstyling • Japanese hairstyles • Kabukicho • photoshoot • shinjuku • SNJO • soccer • weird)

We asked a Japanese hairdresser to turn five of us into David Beckham: Part One

• Shannon
  Feb 2, 2024

Five Japanese guys, five cool hairstyles: can they pull it off?

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• (before and after • David Beckham • haircut • hairstyling • Japanese hair salon • Japanese hairstyles)

Tearing down the ceiling at our cheap Japanese house in the countryside【SoraHouse】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 16, 2023

Renovation work reveals an exciting surprise — beautiful beams in the ceiling.

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• (before after • before and after • cheap property • COK • country life • countryside • Japanese countryside • Japanese property • property • real estate • renovation • SNJO • SoraHouse)

Tokyo hairstylist performs makeover magic in amazing before/after haircut video

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 21, 2021

Customer’s female coworkers end up making a very good recommendation.

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• (awesome • before and after • cool • Diece Shibuya • fashion • hair • hair salons • haircut • hairstyling • Handsome men • makeover • Tokyo • video)

Before and After: Renovating a rundown rental property in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 24, 2021

Apartment renovation in the middle of Tokyo is a DIY inspiration. 

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• (Apartment • apartments • before after • before and after • cool • DIY • Japanese apartments • Japanese property • makeover • Office Space • property • renovation • rental • renting • renting in Japan • Tokyo living)

Otaku geek makeovers by Tokyo fashion expert go viral in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 13, 2021

From geek to chic–improving men’s looks and their confidence in just a few short hours. 

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• (Akihabara • awesome • before after • before and after • fashion • geek • hair • handsome guys • makeover • men's attractiveness • otaku • Shibuya • Tokyo • videos)

Otaku shine bright with Japan’s #otaku glow-up championship 2020【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 3, 2020

Why grow out of being an otaku when you can glow up into being a beautiful one?

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• (beautiful women • before and after • cosplay • cosplayers • Handsome men • otaku)

Japanese makeup tutorial shows how a middle-aged man can turn into a beautiful young woman

• SoraNews24
  Nov 16, 2019

The two very different faces of a self-professed “ossan”.

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• (before after • before and after • cosplay • cosplayers • crossdressing • makeup • makeup tutorial • mens makeup tutorial • videos)

Beautiful Japanese cosplayer stuns fans with high school photos that look nothing like her now

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 7, 2019

Cosplayer SaLA from Saga didn’t let a hateful comment from a thoughtless classmate force her to hide in the shadows.

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• (beautiful women • before and after • cosplay • cosplayers)

Sexy Japanese bikini model Waka Inoue snaps back into shape with dramatic before/after video

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 9, 2019

After being away from the spotlight for a few years, the busty star wants to regain her physique.

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• (beautiful women • before and after • diet • fitness • Rizap • video • Waka Inoue)

Japanese cosplayer shocks everyone with dramatically different before and after makeup photos

• Oona McGee
  Jun 6, 2019

There’s a very different face hiding underneath this Idolmaster character.

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Japanese man religiously followed “9 grooming steps” for three years, netted himself a girlfriend

• Koh Ruide
  Sep 18, 2017

After undergoing a three year transformation, he advocates going to great lengths to be popular with women.

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• (before and after • crossdress • grooming • Japanese Twitter • makeup • personal grooming • weight loss • weight training)

Misleading Japanese weight-loss flyer slims your body along with your room too

• Koh Ruide
  Aug 20, 2017

They say the world looks different when you’re thinner.

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• (advertisement • before and after • flyers • Photoshop • twitter • weight loss)

What happens when you use a facial massage roller for two weeks straight?

• Koh Ruide
  May 8, 2017

Do these things really work? Let’s find out!

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• (beauty • before and after • face roller • Go Hattori • massage)

Japanese illustrator transforms super-rough CD jacket concept sketch into gorgeous art

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 15, 2017

A few scribbles and bullet points were all this amazing artist needed.

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• (anime • art • before and after • illustration • J-Pop • music • video • vocaloids)

What happens when you use a face-filter app on an ugly daikon? Japanese Twitter shows us

• Scott Wilson
  Nov 19, 2016

LINE camera proves why it is so popular among high school girls.

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• (before and after • daikon • food • funny • Line Camera • smartphone app)

Artists share their personal progress in images, demonstrate the benefits of a time jump

• KK Miller
  Apr 2, 2016

Proving once again that anyone can get better as long as they practice, practice, practice!

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• (before and after • drawings • hard work • pictures • transformation)

Cute before-and-after illustrations perfectly capture how life changes with your first pet

• Meg Murphy
  Feb 7, 2016

Life will never be the same again!

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• (animals • artist • before and after • pets)

Japanese cosmetic artist posts photo with only half her face made up, internet freaks out【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Dec 12, 2015

“Oh my god, it’s like she’s two people at once!”

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RocketNews24 Japan writer gets haircut in Cuba, gets more than he bargained for

• Scott Wilson
  Jun 20, 2015

What do you like to do when you travel? Eat local cuisine? Visit famous landmarks?

Sure, those are all fine. But for me, one thing I always look forward to doing whenever I travel somewhere new is getting a haircut there. I know it sounds crazy, but each place really does have its own distinct style, different atmosphere, and unique way of getting your hair from head to floor.

Wasai, one of our Japanese writers, is a man after my own heart. He recently went on a trip to Cuba, and while he was there, one of the top items on his to-do list was to get a haircut. Did it end up as a failure or fabulous? Read on to find out!

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• (before and after • Cuba • haircut • travel)

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