Japanese Kangaroos - Roo-ing the Day

Perfect Pose Sees Kitakyushu Kangaroos Idolized

A mob of kangaroos caught on camera in a perfectly timed shot at a Kitakyushu zoo remains incredibly popular in Japan for its resemblance to the typical formations in which girl idol groups pose.

The original shot

Roos from Hibikinada Green Park were captured peering at the lens in an October 2024 photo that soon went viral. Millions saw the photo, which has since been removed from the park’s social media account but remains widespread online after it went viral.

Netizens throughout Japan and across the world noted how the roos lined up in a manner almost perfectly resembling Japanese girl groups like AKB48, Nogizaka 46 and others of that ilk.

Typical idol group poses that the roos recreated

Hibikinada Green Park’s kangaroo enclosure hosts the largest kangaroo mob in Japan.