Kaopan
We’re not sure if this is an actual trend or if Japan is trolling us.
Today we learned the word “kaopan” which is a combination of the Japanese words “kao” meaning “face” and “pantsu” meaning panties. Kaopan is a fetish for wearing panties on your head, and RocketNews24 has the photos to prove it. The photo book is “believed to have come about after the appearance of underwear-faced ‘superhero’ Hentai Kamen, or ‘pervert mask’, himself a parody of long-time Japanese classics like Kamen Rider, Ultraman and Power Rangers.”
You can check out the trailer for Hentai Kamen above. We’re praying for a US remake with Jake Gyllenhaall. If you want to try kaopan for yourself, we fully support you. But don’t be surprised if the world isn’t ready yet.
