A young woman biker with thousands of Twitter followers has been revealed to be a 50-year-old man who uses FaceApp, a photo editing tool, to drastically change his appearance.
The Monday Late Show, a popular Japanese variety show that discusses various hot topics across the country, exposed the true identity behind the Twitter star @azusagakuyuki.
The man behind the account, named Zonggu, has admitted to using photo editing apps, such as FaceApp, to create the new identity. Zonggu told the TV program that he created this persona to gain popularity on social media and believed people would rather see posts by a “younger beautiful woman” than an old “uncle,” BBC reported. “If a girl like her existed, anybody would go crazy for her, right?” he said, according to VICE. While his face has been altered entirely, the glossy mane remains all his.
みなさーん٩( ˆoˆ )۶
— 宗谷の蒼氷 (@azusagakuyuki) February 10, 2021
おバイクしてますかぁ✨💖
もうすぐ春ですよ🌷🌼🌸
年齢:昭和の○○○
身長:166
住み:イバラキ🍠
大好き:バイクいじり😘
一言: Life is once, play this world#バイク乗りと繋がりたい #バイク乗りとして軽く自己紹介 pic.twitter.com/t28mZmJ4vg
Before the reveal on the TV program, Twitters users had noticed details in the photos that don’t add up to the biker’s appearance, like a hairy arm and a mirror reflection of a different face. Zonguu then hinted at his grand reveal in a tweet that said, “Hey, check out tonight’s Monday Late Show.”
みなさん お疲れ様です🙇♀️
— 宗谷の蒼氷 (@azusagakuyuki) March 15, 2021
今日はお仕事が高萩だったので高速乗る前に川尻の海へ
海も空もわたしも…///////♥️
今晩の「月曜から夜ふかし」
よかったら見てね(öᴗ<๑) pic.twitter.com/yAXVYyTsqF
After his reveal on the show, he received mostly positive reactions from his 19,000 followers.