Over the past few weeks, feline internet sensation Sam, the cat with eyebrows, has gained attention from all over the globe. And you could almost hear the cries of ‘Kawaii!’ from Japanese netizens when Sam finally appeared on Japanese blogs and matome [compilation sites].
Below, we bring you a translation of a blog that re-posted the photographs of Sam, along with netizen comments from Naver Matome and Ceron.jp, sites which compile the most popular topics on the internet in Japan.
From Livedoor:
Sudden Popularity for Sam, a Cat With Worried-Looking Eyebrows
Sam is a pure white cat, but for some reason he has black markings above his eyes that look like he’s frowning. Because they look like eyebrows, he always looks like he’s worried about something. Even if he’s not troubled at all, he looks as if he’s troubled. When Sam was posted on the smartphone photo upload site, Instagram, he attracted attention, and now people all over the world are looking at Sam’s troubled face.
Sam looks as though he’s troubled even though he has no troubles.
There isn’t a problem. It’s his normal face.
Sam’s eyebrows are made like this.
Sam is also pretty big.
Wherever he hides, his eyebrows stand out.
Sam seems like he was too worried, and came to the toilet.
Look, even when he’s making a happy face, his brows are knitted!
Sam decides to look straight at the camera.
What sort of face would it be without those eyebrows?
Sam’s eyebrows can be seen even through the slats of a chair.
Sam relaxing.
Because Sam has such a distinctive feature, if he got lost he would be found quickly.
People registered on Instagram with their smartphones can see new pictures of Sam on a daily basis:
samhaseyebrows on Instagram
Comments from Naver:
CHOKO@CHOKO122:
Sam is awesome!!! What are these miraculous eyebrows?!
大高ひろみ＠2/22池袋BH@hiromi_ohtaka:
Eh, they aren’t drawn on?
寿々@Suzu0720:
They look like Colin Farrell’s eyebrows!
ふくまお@fukumao:
Aaaaaaaaaaaw♪ Come here!
QAZU@qazu_hmd:
D-don’t look at me with that sort of troubled face!( ◢д◣) www
Comments from Ceron.jp:
みみみ(1さい！):
I was struggling desperately not to laugh. I really regret opening the page on the train.
kyu3（キューさん）:
His eyebrows look like they’re drawn on! Are those real markings…? The pictures are cute but a bit surreal…(^^;
がいたえじふ:
Too troubled www
みほ:
Unbelievably cute…!
mip:
Is this for real? www I mean, I was like, is this a real cat? OMG it is a real cat www.
ターラ:
Looks like the eyebrow cat is called ‘Sam’! Cute!
qp:
K-kawaii….Look at those eyebrows…!
ここなっつ＠湘南台クラブの幽霊部員:
Too cute (´・ω・｀)
ゆこぅ:
He’s even funnier because of his eyes.
カワレム:
Such a sad expression.
さ:
When you see this you realise how important the shape of your eyebrows are.
山田（ぽねこ）:
( ◕´ω◕｀)
マッシュルームのオムライス:
Eyebrows? It seems like he really has these markings. His loveable expression is so cute!
大野木寛:
This little guy’s going to be popular.
ロイヤル（ここごり:
Maybe it’s just me, but he also seems to have a worried look in his eyes.
