Handsome Japanese YouTuber surprises fans with photos of his “dorky” high school self
Relationship advice YouTuber changed his whole look in very little time.
Takumi Nakau is pretty much what you’d find in an illustrated dictionary next to the entry for “modern handsome Japanese dude.”
おかえり黒髪 https://t.co/91MOIIpis7
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たくみなかう (@takumisab) April 08, 2019
Between his nearly flawless-looking skin and meticulously coiffed hairstyle with a constantly evolving color, the 19-year-old Nakau looks like he could be a fashion model or pop idol.
YouTube今週更新出来てなくてすみません🙇♂️ お互いの仕事都合で撮影と編集出来てないのが現状です🙇♂️ 来週に動画出せると思うので、楽しみにしてくれてる方はもう少し待っていてください🙇♂️ パワーアップして帰ってきます😳 https://t.co/QPteasCG0a
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たくみなかう (@takumisab) April 03, 2019
ノーマルカメラにしては盛れたはず。あ、自撮りばっかりごめんなさい。らぶりつ欲しい。 https://t.co/0M4Znx14Cj
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たくみなかう (@takumisab) March 16, 2019
In actuality, though, Nakau is a college student living in Kobe. He’s managed to build a large social media fanbase, though, and also runs a popular YouTube channel, called Takufute Channel, where he and his girlfriend talk about relationship issues and advice.
別に黒マスク気に入ったとかちゃうから。 https://t.co/edk7yVBOGi
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たくみなかう (@takumisab) April 10, 2019
However, while Nakau’s looks and on-camera confidence no doubt make him the envy of many, he himself points out that he wasn’t born with this model-quality appearance. As a matter of fact, just a few years ago he looked very different, as shown in a series of photos he recently shared through his twitter account.
フォロワーが増えるたびにこれやるな。 元々俺はこんな感じの根っからの見た目陰キャラやってん。 まぁ、高2でこんなんやったからこのままじゃヤバイと思ってかなり努力して今を手に入れたの。元々はこんな俺やったけどちょっと工夫とか努力した… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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たくみなかう (@takumisab) April 08, 2019
The top photos show Nakau during his second year of high school, which in Japan corresponds to the ages of 16 and 17, whereas the bottom show his so-photogenic-he-even-looks-cool-while-chowing-down-on-a-greasy-turkey-leg present.
Looking back on his metamorphosis, Nakau tweets:
“I do this every time I get a lot of new followers.
I used to be the sort of super-gloomy-looking guy you see here. Well, when I hit my second year of high school, I thought I had to make a change, so I worked hard and became the person I am now. I used to be that kind of guy, but if you work hard, things will get better, so don’t give up, is what I want to say.”
▼ Nakau also mentions his past in this video, where his high school self was a guy who “wore glasses, had a dorky hairstyle, and didn’t wear fashionable clothes.”
たくみなかうについてpart2 #全力拡散希望 #インスタもフォローしてほしい #あーお願いします #みんな大好き #頼みます https://t.co/apyvgVgtbG
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たくみなかう (@takumisab) February 18, 2019
That said, Nakau is quick to point out in the above video that even now, he doesn’t think of himself as someone who’s particularly popular with the ladies, just as someone who’s changed his image to be more like the person he now wants to be.
ファンの子から頂いたX-LARGEのパーカーが今日家に届いたんだ〜🕵️♂️ もう好き過ぎて可愛すぎていきなり着てお出かけしてます。ハイセンス。大好き。ほんまにありがとう幸せです🥳 https://t.co/Z1FA4uOiCQ
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たくみなかう (@takumisab) January 25, 2019
While he doesn’t mention what specific ways he put effort into his new look (aside from the obvious ones of getting contacts and a new hairstyle), his message simply seems to be that if you try hard, you have the power to reinvent yourself, and that the transformation might not take as much time as you think.
Source: Twitter/@takumisab via Hachima Kiko
Featured image: Twitter/@takumisab
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