During the Paris Olympics, Chihiro Shida, who won the bronze medal in women's doubles in badminton , gained numerous fans due to her bright appearance and various lively and cheerful actions on the court. Before the Olympics, she had about 300,000 followers on Instagram. , after the Olympics, the number of fans has exceeded 900,000, and it is about to move towards one million followers. The popularity is not lost to Chihiro Shida’s idol Nogizaka46.
Previously in the program, Chiharu Shida and her idol, former Nogizaka46 member Mitsuki Yamashita, were combined. Shida's shy reaction immediately aroused discussion. Many netizens said that it turns out that when idols come first, even Olympic medalists will show off. Such a nervous and funny look.
Chihiro Shida also posted a photo with Mitsuki Yamashita on Instagram a few days later. She revealed that her head was in chaos because she was too nervous at the time, and she kept praising her idol Mitsuki Yamashita for being too cute, and her posts were thoughtful. Paired with the music "I Will Fall in Love with Myself" (Servant Servant Good きになる), because this song is the song that Mitsuki Yamashita played as the center for the first time at Nogizaka46, and it is also one of the songs Chihiro Shida revealed she often listens to.
And almost every Instagram post of Chihiro Shida will be paired with a Nogizaka46 song, which fully proves her fanaticism for chasing stars.
Chihiro Shida once revealed in an interview before the Olympics that he got a lot of motivation from the idol Yamashita Mitsuki. Shida said: "Seeing the idol working so hard in various fields, I feel that I need to work harder. .
At the 2024 Japan Badminton Open, the Paris Olympic bronze medal combination of Naomi Matsuyama will also compete, allowing fans to quickly experience the charm of this golden women's doubles
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