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Japan YouTuber famed for ‘world’s longest chin’, promotes self-love after defeating ridicule

Man overcomes love rejection, turns abnormally protruding jawline into ‘personal brand’, attracts 750,000 followers on social media

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A Japanese YouTuber, famous for having the “world’s longest chin”, promotes self-love after overcoming childhood ridicule. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com
Yating Yangin Beijing

A Japanese man has gone viral online and inspired many people by turning his remarkably long chin, which was once the source of ridicule and rejection, into a personal brand.

The man, known online as Jonouchi, has nearly 350,000 followers on YouTube and proudly refers to himself as the “YouTuber with the world’s longest chin”.

He has also amassed over 400,000 followers on another social media platform.

Some people have likened Jonouchi to a cartoon character because of his unique jawline. Photo: QQ.com
Some people have likened Jonouchi to a cartoon character because of his unique jawline. Photo: QQ.com

Jonouchi revealed that his unusually long chin began developing around the age of five and that none of his family members share the same feature.

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Childhood photos show his chin appeared normal until the age of three, but by the time he was five, it had already started to look noticeably pointed.

When he entered the fifth grade, a classmate told him his chin was really long, and he began to realise just how prominent it had become.

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The unusual growth also puzzled him. He drank milk every day in the hope of growing taller, but said: “Only my chin got longer.”

Jonouchi faced ridicule at school, but has managed to turn his visage to his advantage. Photo: QQ.com
Jonouchi faced ridicule at school, but has managed to turn his visage to his advantage. Photo: QQ.com
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