Okonogi Ruka recently stunned fans after sharing photos of her apartment online.

The member of Japanese girl group JamsCollection uploaded images of her room to social media, revealing a chaotic living space so cluttered that many internet users compared it to a “trash house.”

The shocking contrast between her glamorous idol image and her real-life environment quickly became a viral topic online.

According to Japanese entertainment outlets including Livedoor News, Okonogi Ruka uploaded the photos with the caption: “I came home for the first time in a while, and this is my laugh button.”

The images showed a narrow room completely covered with scattered clothes, shopping bags, luggage, and miscellaneous items.

There was reportedly barely enough floor space to walk through the apartment.

The post rapidly exploded online, surpassing 5 million views and generating hundreds of comments from shocked fans. Many internet users expressed disbelief over the condition of the idol’s home.

Comments included:

  • Is this the reality of glamorous girls?
  • My room is worse, so this actually comforts me.
  • She must be incredibly busy working.
  • I want to help her clean.
  • Did a thief break in?

Some netizens even suggested hiring professional cleaning services, while several cleaning companies reportedly offered to clean her room for free.

However, Okonogi Ruka revealed that she had already tried using cleaning services in the past. “I even received an extra 30 minutes of service before, but the room still didn’t improve,” she reportedly shared.

This was not the first time the idol’s living condition became a topic online.

Last month, Okonogi Ruka also revealed photos of her room showing leftover food containers scattered across the floor while she lay down among the clutter.

The repeated posts sparked wider conversations in Japan regarding mental health, burnout, and hoarding tendencies among young adults living alone.

The article noted that so-called “trash houses” are increasingly being observed not only among isolated elderly individuals but also among people in their 20s and 30s experiencing depression, exhaustion, or severe lethargy.

According to special cleaning companies in Japan, a large percentage of cleanup requests reportedly come from young adults with women accounting for nearly 90% of clients.

Many are said to work in highly respected professions, including doctors, lawyers, corporate employees, influencers, and entertainers.

Mental health experts often associate extreme clutter accumulation with hoarding disorder, a condition linked to obsessive-compulsive tendencies where individuals struggle to discard items regardless of their actual value.

In severe cases, even trash becomes difficult to throw away due to emotional attachment or decision-making fatigue.

Sources: Daum | 헤럴드경제