{
  "id": 18127492,
  "title": "Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/japans-free-stock-image-site-of-muscular-men-doing-whimsical-and",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-04T14:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SoraNews24",
    "slug": "soranews24",
    "url": "https://soranews24.com/2026/11/04/japans-free-stock-image-site-of-muscular-men-doing-whimsical-and-mundane-things-reveals-rankings/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Japanese stock image site called Muscle Plus, run by Fukuoka-based Smile Academy, has released a gallery showcasing its most popular muscular photos. The site aims to add muscle to everyday life while promoting rural Fukuoka Prefecture through its content. The photos often depict muscular men in whimsical and everyday situations, garnering significant attention on social media. The site has released a page highlighting its trending photos, ranked by Twitter likes and views as of October 21, 2026.\n\n1. A photo of two muscular men playing in a field of pink cosmos in Nokonoshima Park was uploaded on September 26, 2026, and has received 123,553 likes and 9,337,570 views.\n2. A picture of two men teaching tea leaf harvesting at Yame Central Tea Plantation, uploaded on October 1, 2026, garnered 52,535 likes and 2,170,577 views.\n3. A summer shot of individuals enjoying a sunflower field at Fukufuku no Sato farmers' market, uploaded on July 18, 2025, was liked 94,684 times and viewed 3,594,236 times.\n4. A photo of someone eating yakiimo (sweet potatoes) with their weightlifting friends while a cat joins the scene, uploaded on September 29, 2024, received 109,505 likes and 6,548,394 views.\n5. An image of someone accidentally adding liquid protein to freshly whipped cream while baking at Patisserie Serenite, uploaded on December 25, 2022, garnered 14,419 likes and 846,854 views.",
  "summary": "The site with a goal of “Adding muscles to everyday life” has released a new gallery collecting its most viral muscly moments up to the present. Fukuoka-based Smile Academy’s Muscle Plus free stock image site has been around for a while now and it hasn’t stopped causing a stir. We can only thank the muscular […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}