On December 10, NTV apologized to former TOKIO members Shigeru Jojima and Masahiro Matsuoka for “inadequate explanation” regarding the issue of former TOKIO member Shigeru Jojima and Masahiro Matsuoka being dropped from a TV program. On December 10, NTV apologized to Shigeru Jojima and Masahiro Matsuoka for “insufficient explanation” regarding the issue of former TOKIO member Taichi Kokubun (51) being dropped from the program. Both Jojima and Matsuoka had worked on the station’s “The! DASH! DASH!”, but Matsuoka had made it known in an interview with Shukan Bunshun and Shukan Shincho that he had doubts about NTV’s handling of the situation, and there were rumors that he would be dropped from the program. Since June, when the announcement of Kokubu’s demotion was made, it has come to light that the members as well as the viewers have not been fully informed of the situation. It is still fresh in our minds that Kokubu himself later filed a petition for human rights relief with the bar association, seeking to know the details of the problem, and said at a press conference, “I want to have an answer to the question. On the other hand, Nittele has maintained a firm stance on Kokubu’s request, saying, “There is no need to answer the question,” and the gap between the two sides remains unresolved. DASH. DASH! DASH,” in which Kokubu was the main actor, timelesz members Satoshi Matsushima and Daiki Shinozuka have newly joined the project. Nittele is enthusiastic about starting a program with timelesz in October, and they will continue to dilute TOKIO’s color while continuing to work on “The! DASH! DASH!” (sports newspaper reporter). He has always had a deep knowledge of the outdoors and has often spoken of his love of camping on his TV programs. His interest in the outdoors has led him to purchase 80,000 m2 of land in Nishigo Village, Fukushima, in a joint venture with a company that operates campgrounds, and he was planning to open an outdoor facility there in 2022. The park was closed after only three years due to the uproar, but according to some reports, Kokubu has been whispering about restarting as a “camping YouTuber. The most famous YouTuber specializing in camping is the comedian Hiroshi, and as his videos have sometimes received a million views, camping and the outdoors are popular genres. I feel that this could be a possible place for Kokubu to make a fresh start,” said a YouTube writer.
