Rurei Miura and Mayu Yamaguchi, “talented women who graduated from the University of Tokyo,” are rated in direct contrast to each other.

When one thinks of talented female commentators, these two probably come to mind. They are Rurei Miura, 42, an international political scientist, and Mayu Yamaguchi, 39, a former finance bureaucrat and licensed attorney.

Both graduated from the University of Tokyo. With their distinguished careers and glamorous atmosphere, once they appeared in the media, they quickly became sought-after figures. However, as time goes by (……), their reputations now seem to be diametrically opposed.

A woman with impeccable character is often both admired and reviled at the same time. Where exactly did the two diverge?　We interviewed entertainment journalists to find out.

To be honest, there are many comments that make me shake my head, and that’s the same for both of them. However, there was a big difference in the way they showed their true faces. The more popular Ms. Miura became, the more strongly she appealed to the public about her celebrity status. She blurted out her lifestyle of drinking champagne in the daytime and uploaded photos of herself wearing mourning clothes that cost hundreds of thousands of yen. She also lived in a townhouse with her husband and daughter, and her private life was nothing short of perfect.

In contrast, Ms. Yamaguchi initially sold herself with an image of a smart person, but gradually she could no longer hide her true, slightly “off” character. He was criticized for being a cheapskate and for emphasizing efficiency in everything he did, and for “putting in” ingredients in his cooking. I have the impression that her humanness, which says that she is not good at anything other than studying, has become a gap in her life and has reduced the number of attacks from jealousy.

Happily married” and “single for life

There was another crucial difference between the two.

That is that Ms. Yamaguchi has skillfully become a spokesperson for the feelings of modern women. In contrast to Ms. Miura, who continued to post about her happy married life on SNS, Ms. Yamaguchi is a single woman in her twenties. However, she did not easily self-deprecate, saying things like ‘I can’t get married,’ but rather conveyed the true feelings of today’s single women.

She questioned society’s viewpoint, saying, “I don’t feel sorry for women who can’t get married. On the other hand, she also spoke frankly about the struggles of going off the rails of what is considered “normal. Such honest comments have gained the sympathy of modern women, and she is now interviewed by many women’s magazines.

The most impressive of all was her confession about egg freezing.

Ms. Yamaguchi said that she has a strong complex about her sister, who is one and a half years younger than her, and that her complicated feelings exploded when she went through the egg freezing process. When we collected eggs for freezing together, I was only able to collect two eggs, but my sister was able to collect many. Many women commented, “I understand.

In her book, Ms. Miura also wrote about the anguish she experienced as a woman, but she did not talk about it much on TV or social networking sites. On the contrary, her comments that seemed to favor those in power were more conspicuous. If she had been able to show her vulnerability a little better, I think the current situation would be quite different.

After all, being able to show weakness may be the greatest strength.