During the bronze medal Olympics match, even Malaysian fans were not too disappointed despite Malaysia losing. That is because Shida won. It is unfair. When you are cute, you always win even if you lose
Most athletes are dead focus during matches with zero expression at all, while Chiharu seems to always be in her own lalaland while playing as if she's really having fun. Really a breath of fresh air to competitive sports.
The cutest, kawaii ever person in the badminton field! You won't find badminton player like her in the near future. There are tons of beautiful badminton players out there. But they often show stressful face whenever they face unfavorable situation on the arena.