Japanese table tennis star Kasumi Ishikawa (31), who has won Olympic medals for three consecutive years, posted a footage of Haneda Airport on his Weibo on the 16th Beijing time. Japanese media commented that Kasumi Ishikawa, who is super popular in China, was sent a love call by the majority of Chinese fans.
Kasumi Ishikawa poses in front of a huge poster of her appearance
In the photo, Kasumi Ishikawa poses in front of a huge poster of her appearance with the caption "Haneda Airport KASUMI ×KASUM". Kasumi Ishikawa has more than 1 million followers on Weibo, and fans have left "When will you come to China, sister (tears)", "You are beautiful", "Will you come to China this year?" "Waiting for the voice of her visit to China.
Last year, Kasumi Ishikawa participated in the Asian Games in Hangzhou as a director of the JOC headquarters
At last year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, Kasumi Ishikawa's movements were reported by Chinese media one by one, and it was clear that she was very popular in China. It is reported that Kasumi Ishikawa came to the Hangzhou Asian Games as a director of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) headquarters at the time, which made her popularity rise sharply in China. Moreover, there are media reports that "due to the collapse of Ai Fukuhara's image, Kasumi Ishikawa's popularity is higher than Ai Fukuhara". There are also fans who are worried that Ai Fukuhara's popularity in China will be replaced by Kasumi Ishikawa.
Ai Fukuhara's popularity in China "will be replaced by Kasumi Ishikawa", a watershed for the Hangzhou Asian Games
Fans' fears are not unreasonable. Last month, Kasumi Ishikawa completed a "magnificent turnaround" when she was invited to become the sports ambassador of the Kinoshita Group and a guest commentator on Fuji TV's table tennis event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.