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Airi Taira responds warmly to online criticism about her age
Japanese entertainer Airi Taira, 41, replied to a critical comment about her appearance on X. The comment said she looked older and suggested she was under stress.
Taira took it as a sincere observation, saying she had recently started feeling tired and was wondering how to improve her energy.
She said she accepts ageing but needs to stay fit because she cannot simply rest, and invited another user to try squats with her.
Her husband, footballer Yuto Nagatomo, praised her natural reaction, saying he might have become angry in her place.
The exchange drew praise from other users, who admired her response.
Taira said she planned to try squats for a month, but no further plans were reported.
Actress and television personality Airi Taira, 41, responded warmly to an online comment saying she looked old.
She said she had begun feeling tired since turning 41 and planned to work on her fitness.
Taira later said she had not realized the comment was meant as criticism.
Her husband, soccer player Yuto Nagatomo, called her a “mental monster” and said her response was genuine.
The exchange followed Taira’s appearance on a television programme broadcast on October 31.
- Who
- Airi Taira, 41, and her husband, soccer player Yuto Nagatomo.
- What
- Taira replied to an online comment criticizing her age and appearance. Nagatomo praised her response.
- When
- November 1, 2026. Taira appeared on television the previous day.
- Where
- On X, in Japan.
- Why
- Not stated
The online critic
Airi Taira
Age and appearance
The online critic
The commenter said Taira had become “a real old lady” and looked much older.
Airi Taira
Taira acknowledged that she was getting older and said she had begun feeling tired since turning 41.
Taira appeared as a guest on the Nippon TV programme Manten☆Aozora Restaurant.
Taira posted on X in response to a comment criticizing her age and appearance.
After other users pointed out that the comment was hostile, Taira said she had not realized she was being criticized.
Nagatomo praised Taira’s response on X.
- Age
- 41
- Television appearance
- Manten☆Aozora Restaurant, October 31, 2026
- Response platform
- X
- Husband
- Yuto Nagatomo, soccer player
- Fitness plan
- Taira said she would try squats for one month
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What people are saying
I’ve started feeling ‘ugh, this is tiring’ at 41, when I hadn’t felt it before. I wonder how I can improve it.
Wait, was I being attacked? Does that mean I shouldn’t have replied?
The reason I call Airi Taira a real mental monster. This is genuinely how she is; if it were me, with my small-mindedness, I might get angry.
Posts on X
俺が平愛梨を本物のメンタルモンスターと呼ぶ理由。 これまじ素なんだよな笑 器の小さな俺ならキレてるかも😂😂😂