{"id":305797,"date":"2025-12-31T15:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/atsuko-okatsuka-on-her-signature-bold-cut-and-finding-home-in-comedy\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T15:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:00:12","slug":"atsuko-okatsuka-on-her-signature-bold-cut-and-finding-home-in-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/atsuko-okatsuka-on-her-signature-bold-cut-and-finding-home-in-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Atsuko Okatsuka on her signature bold cut and finding home in comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mip9R78_2bc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Atsuko Okatsuka on her signature bold cut and finding home in comedy\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mip9R78_2bc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Beyond her vibrant wardrobe and signature bowl cut, Atsuko Okatsuka is known for turning family trauma into laughs. The comedian recalls her grandmother bringing her to the US under the guise of a vacation and jokes about an &quot;Atsuko planet&quot; where everyone shares her haircut. CNN\u2019s Hanako Montgomery caught up with Okatsuka in Tokyo and shared a playful moment of copying her signature look.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beyond her vibrant wardrobe and signature bowl cut, Atsuko Okatsuka is known for turning family trauma into laughs. The comedian recalls her grandmother bringing her to the US under the guise of a vacation and jokes about an &quot;Atsuko planet&quot; where everyone shares her haircut. 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