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Pro Soccer Player Yūto Nagatomo Goes Super Saiyan to Support Team
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
Soccer player Yūto Nagatomo, a member of Japan's national team, is gearing up for the World Cup, which will kick off on Thursday. To lighten the mood, Nagatomo decided to become a Dragon Ball Super Saiyan.
スーパーサイヤ人になってチーム救いたい。。
— Yuto Nagatomo | 長友佑都 (@YutoNagatomo5) June 11, 2018
髪だけは明るく。。
みんな笑ってくれよ。笑
どんな時も前を向いて進む。
super saiyanpic.twitter.com/tCB0FVu7t2
Well, he decided to get Super Saiyan hair anyway. Nagatomo copped his best Kamehameha pose for a photo and revealed on Instagram and Twitter on Monday that he recently colored his hair blond. Nagaomo said in the post that he decided to "become a Super Saiyan" to help out his team. His team is in a tough and serious situation going into the World Cup, but his bright hair is making people laugh to alleviate some stress.
Judging by his comments on Twitter, Nagatomo doesn't seem to think the new hair suits him, but he wants to support his team. Some commenters noted that the color seems appropriate to cheer on his team because blond is similar to gold, a winning color. (Akira Toriyama originally chose the color to make the original manga easier to draw.) The look also seems popular with Twitter users, who have shared a variety of tribute posts to Nagatomo's new look.
長友さん!水曜夜7時にドラゴンボールを見てた同世代です。金髪になった長友さんの超サイヤ人な活躍、応援してます pic.twitter.com/zWtd8qdCne
— 嶋津タケル (@lifesong1000) June 11, 2018
Almost the same Bro pic.twitter.com/H17dgYKNxM
—D(u)r(A)n(@el___Duro) June 11, 2018
イタリア人「スーパーサイヤ人だ」長友佑都の金髪が話題に!【海外の反応】 https://t.co/IKVKAPlnSp #daihyo #日本代表 #長友 #金髪 #ガラタサライ #インテル #ドラゴンボール pic.twitter.com/Tq7Y8OXdov
— no_footy_no_life (@NoFootyNoLife) June 11, 2018
Professional athletes including members of the NBA and NFL previously revealed their love of Dragon Ball.