On October 13, a leading female celebrity confessed that she had been thinking about retiring about a month ago. Behind the suggestion of retirement, there seemed to be an unacknowledged anguish. The 70-year-old female TV personality who suggested retirement was Emiko Uenuma (70). On January 13, Uenuma said on her radio program “Uenuma Emiko no Kokoro Haruten” (ABC Radio), “I haven’t been successful at all, and I’m a mediocre talent, but I’ve done my best. I’m not successful at all. I’m a mediocre talent, but I did my best. I’ve been able to do so well locally in Osaka, without an office, as an individual. On the other hand, he revealed that there are times when he thinks, “I’ve had enough. On the other hand, there are times when he thinks to himself, “I’ve had enough of this. Tetsuji (50) of Shampoo Hat, a bi-weekly regular on the show, defended Uenuma, saying, “There are many places where I think, ‘It would be nice if I evaluated myself more. Uenuma, however, showed weakness, saying, “I’m totally useless. I’ve already lost confidence.” Uenuma showed weakness and said, “I’m not going to say this anymore. About a month ago, I was really in a bad place. I don’t think I was in good spirits on the radio. I haven’t felt that kind of self-doubt in a long time. He added, “The other day, the two words ‘retirement’ came to my mind,” and explained how it happened. I was bashed a little bit. I’m used to that, but I’m not going to retire. I’m used to that, but I think, ‘She’s saying that kind of thing. I think, ‘Let her say it,’ but there are times when it’s not right. Because it comes back to me. When I see a comment like that, I think, ‘That was wrong, and I’m sorry. I think it was more than a month ago.” His manager, who understood Uenuma, did not object to his retirement, and when he told her, “I’m thinking of quitting,” she replied, “I think you should quit. When the studio commented on this exchange, “That was quick,” Uenuma turned it into a laugh by saying, “That was a little quick. Uenuma said that about a month ago he was bashed and thought about retiring. What was the bashing like? A person involved in the entertainment industry said, “Uenuma-san was bashed on August 22. Uenuma appeared as a guest on the August 22 broadcast of “The Common Ten! (Fuji Television Network) on August 22, Uenuma was asked by Ken Miyake (46), “What is the most important thing in your job? (Fuji TV), Ken Miyake (46) asked him, “What is the most important thing in this job? Uenuma immediately answered, “I think it’s courtesy.” He revealed that he always stands up and greets everyone, whether they are just starting out or are major actresses. He said that he would “bend the knee” to a talent who was not polite, and confessed that he would “not talk to such a talent at all during the show if it were his own show. One time, there was a talent who greeted the manager badly and told the manager, “Today, I’m going to show you something interesting,” and he did not talk to the talent at all during the show and did not make eye contact with him. Mr. Uenuma probably told this episode to emphasize the importance of politeness. However, there was a wave of criticism on the Internet, with some saying that Uenuma’s words and actions were “power harassment” and “I understand how you feel, but it’s too much.
