The variety show "Nanani Underground ABEMA" (ABEMA, Sundays at 8 PM), hosted by Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori, featured a segment on May 10th titled "How old is she? An elementary school student? A grandmother? A woman of unknown age," in which 12-year-old model Yuhi Umino, with her mature features and figure, surprised the studio audience.
In this episode, six beautiful women of unknown age, whose real ages are unknown upon first meeting, appeared wearing name tags numbered A through F. The Nanani members then took on a "sorting quiz by age."
When D, the tallest and most stylish of the group, revealed, "I'm Umino Yuhi, 12 years old," the studio erupted in surprise, with people exclaiming, "Seriously?!" upon learning that she had been in elementary school until March. When a photo of her wearing a school backpack was shown, model and TV personality Miyu Ikeda, also known as "Michopa," was surprised, saying, "It doesn't suit her." Hiroyuki Amano of the comedy duo "Kyaeen" also chimed in, "It looks like a high schooler is wearing it for fun."
Next, a photo of her in a hakama (traditional Japanese formal wear) at her elementary school graduation ceremony was shown, and Amano was astonished at how she looked, not at all like a 12-year-old, saying, "She looks like she's already graduated from junior college." Ikeda was also impressed, saying, "She's already fully grown up."
When asked how old she is perceived to be, Umino replied, "I'm 167 centimeters tall, so I'm often mistaken for a high school student." When asked about any difficulties she faces, she chuckled and said, "When I touch my Suica card at the train station ticket gate, it makes a 'peep peep' sound, and people around me give me really strange looks."
She also mentioned that she usually plays with her friends at parks with playground equipment, and when a photo of her playing on a slide was shown, Katori's eyes widened as she exclaimed, "A park!?"
