Snow Man’s Shota Watanabe opened his official Instagram on the 4th. In his first post, he released an off-shot of himself from behind as “other cut,” and added the hashtag “#Shoppy,” which is his nickname. Furthermore, in the story, he appealed to his fans, saying, “This is Shota Watanabe! Everyone please follow me! It’s real lol.”
Even on X (formerly Twitter), “Opening Instagram” and “#Shota Watanabe” are ranked as trending words. “Hana to Shota”, which member Raul posted on his Instagram story with the caption “Shoppy is on Instagram”, also became a trend, showing the high degree of attention it received. The number of followers increased to over 250,000 in about an hour after it was launched.
The internet was flooded with happy voices such as “Congratulations Shota-kun on opening an Instagram!” “Shoppy! Shoppy opened an Instagram!” and “Hana to Shota is so cute.”
