Now, the shaking of “The! DASH! (NTV), but there is also a “rival” who is taking advantage of the crisis to increase his presence. On June 20, NTV announced that former TOKIO member Taichi Kokubun (51) would be removed from “Tetsuwan DASH” for having committed multiple compliance violations in the past. DASH” due to several compliance issues in the past. Kokubu was suspended indefinitely, and on the 25th of the same month, the dissolution of TOKIO and the closure of “TOKIO Inc. About five months later, on November 26, Kokubu held a press conference and tearfully appealed 12 times to “let us answer” which behavior was the problem. At a regular press conference on December 1, NTV president Hiroyuki Fukuda (64) flatly refused, saying, “I don’t think it is necessary to answer the question. In the meantime, former TOKIO member Masahiro Matsuoka (48), like Kokubun, revealed his resentment toward Nittele in the December 4 issue of Shukan Bunshun (Bungeishunju) and the same day issue of Shukan Shincho (Shinchosha). President Fukuda also said at the regular press conference that “we ask that you continue to appear on the show,” but Matsuoka confessed his feelings, “What position should we take in facing the program? He also pointed out that “Nittele’s refusal to explain anything is a violation of compliance. In the course of running the program for 30 years, we have had our own injuries, and we questioned whether such things were not a breach of compliance. In response, on December 10, NTV apologized to Matsuoka and Shigeru Jojima (55) for the problem and announced its intention to provide another opportunity for explanation. NTV stated, “After confirming the explanation of the situation with Mr. Jojima and Mr. Matsuoka, our response was not sufficient to accommodate their feelings, and we are very sorry for that. NTV sincerely apologizes, and we would like to explain the situation directly and politely again, and sincerely accept the feelings of both of you,” the statement reads. NTV has been making apology comments in response to Mr. Matsuoka’s interview, and “Tetsuwan DASH,” which has been running for 30 years since 1995, has been rocking. Nittele probably does not want to end the program, even to the extent of issuing a public “apology. I don’t know what will happen to “Tetsuwan DASH” in the future, but even at ……, TOKIO’s “color” in the program is fading. Recently, Matsuoka-san has not appeared on the show at all, and although Jojima-san has appeared with his junior colleagues, there was a project aired the other day that did not involve either Jojima-san or Matsuoka-san, which was a surprise to the viewers.
