{"id":73808,"date":"2026-08-03T08:06:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=73808"},"modified":"2026-08-03T08:06:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:06:04","slug":"japanese-american-heartthrob-mika-hashizume-came-to-spore-to-wash-his-hair-at-merlion-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=73808","title":{"rendered":"Japanese-American Heartthrob Mika Hashizume Came To S\u2019pore To&#8230; Wash His Hair At Merlion Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Forget Gardens By The Bay or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8days.sg\/entertainment\/local\/2ne-dara-singapore-chilli-crab-853441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chilli crab<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese-American singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8days.sg\/entertainment\/local\/mika-hashizume-singapore-perform-sumatra-squall-835831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mika Hashizume<\/a> had one very unusual item on his Singapore itinerary: washing his hair.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the 27-year-old shared a series of photos from his visit on Xiaohongshu with the cheeky caption: &#8220;Went to Singapore to wash my hair!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No, he didn&#8217;t book himself a salon appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he headed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8days.sg\/entertainment\/local\/jay-chou-merlion-park-846801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merlion Park<\/a>, where he joined countless tourists in using a little forced perspective to snap some creative pics.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, when in Singapore&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In one photo, he appears to be washing his hair under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8days.sg\/entertainment\/local\/tourist-disappointed-merlion-statue-842711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merlion<\/a>&#8216;s water stream. In another, he&#8217;s \u201cdrinking\u201d from it.<\/p>\n<p>He also held out his hands to &#8220;receive good luck&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Merlion Park, Mika also explored Arab Street and Kampong Glam, snapping selfies with the Sultan Mosque and colourful murals.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, no Singapore visit is complete without indulging in some local fare too.<\/p>\n<p>In his post, Mika revealed that after filming the previous evening, he tucked into thunder tea rice, curry rice and satay.<\/p>\n<p>Though he was already full by then, the satay proved too tempting to resist.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was already full, but I still ended up eating a lot of their barbecue skewers anyway because it was just so good,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Looks like Singapore managed to leave him with a full stomach, freshly &#8220;washed&#8221; hair, and perhaps even a little extra good luck.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  { if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n   n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n   if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n   n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n   t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n   s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n   'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '686778738188379');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.8days.sg\/entertainment\/local\/mika-hashizume-singapore-wash-hair-merlion-park-861356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forget Gardens By The Bay or chilli crab. Japanese-American singer Mika Hashizume had one very unusual item on his Singapore itinerary: washing his hair. 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