Nakai’s wig is the rent and utilities, but Nakai-kun is the food for life, the nourishment for our hearts, and the sun for everyone ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ Nakai ‘s “plump” latest appearance that I witnessed… The following message was broadcast on a large street vision screen adjacent to the Miyamasuzaka intersection in Shibuya, Tokyo, around noon on November 20. Masahiro Nakai, 53, a former member of SMAP, announced his retirement from show business in January of this year due to a trouble with a female announcer (hereinafter referred to as “Ms. A”) at Fuji Television Network in June 2011. Despite the support of his fans, he has been completely absent from the limelight. The third-party committee established by Fuji Television Network and its parent company (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”), in its investigation report released in March of this year, identified Mr. Nakai’s conduct toward Ms. A as “sexual violence as an extension of his work. The details of the events leading up to and after the trouble were also revealed, and what drew particular criticism was Mr. Nakai’s “modus operandi” of inviting Ms. A.” (Sports newspaper reporter) Mr. Nakai had remained silent for some time, but through his attorney, he responded to the Committee. It was six months ago, on May 12, that he issued a statement. In the statement, it was pointed out that the content of the hearing, which Mr. Nakai had attended for six hours, was not adequately reflected. The statement also claimed that the committee “did not find any evidence of violent or forced sexual acts, which is commonly associated with the Japanese word ‘sexual violence,'” and demanded the disclosure of evidence and hearing records that would form the basis of the investigation report. However, the committee refused to disclose the evidence, stating that “the findings of fact were appropriate. In July, Mr. Nakai continued to protest to the committee through his lawyer, but in August, “Weekly Bunshun” reported the details of the trouble between Mr. Nakai and Ms. A in detail. In August, the Weekly Bunshun reported the details of the trouble between Nakai and Ms. A, and he immediately issued a statement refuting the report. However, after this, Mr. Nakai has stopped fighting back. There is a reason why Nakai has insisted on withdrawing the “recognition of sexual violence” even though he has retired from the entertainment industry. He felt that he could not face the people who had supported him and the fans who had cheered him on. Nakai told people around him that he was most concerned about disappointing his fans and those close to him. In particular, I heard that he insisted to the people who had been his friends since his SMAP days that there had been no sexual violence even before the release of the investigation report. However, his stubborn refutation of the committee seems to have backfired. In late August, Fuji Television announced that it had filed a lawsuit against former president Koichi Minato (73) and former executive director and former president of Kansai Television, Ryo Ohta (67), demanding that they jointly and severally pay 5 billion yen in damages for the disturbance. On the other hand, Fuji Television did not deny the possibility of a lawsuit against Nakai. The reason for the tone of Mr. Nakai’s rebuttal may be that he was concerned about the risk of a lawsuit. However, the fact that Mr. Nakai himself did not give an explanation ultimately increased the public’s distrust. Nakai told those around him that he would “never” hold a press conference. …… If he had only explained the turmoil himself in public, the impression he might have given to the public would have been different. The way Mr. Nakai responded through his lawyer was confusing to those around him, and it is said that an increasing number of people, including business associates and co-stars with whom he had previously been close, began to distance themselves from him, (A former entertainment industry insider said, “It will soon be one year since Mr. Nakai began his “reclusive” life. Until he made his stand against the committee, he had been holding drinking parties with his friends in his hometown of Shonan. In the September 5 issue of this magazine, an acquaintance who was summoned by Nakai between January and May of this year testified, “The members of the drinking party are very selective and trustworthy. It seemed that the members of the drinking parties were very selective and only trusted people were invited. It was a very “small” group of three or four people, including Mr. Nakai. The drinking parties were held several times, and all of them were “outside meals” at izakaya (Japanese-style pubs) or other places. They were not drinking at home, though they were very public. The first time he was called out, Nakai was looking rather gaunt after a long absence. ……” In early April, “Shukan Shincho” reported a photo of Nakai with noticeable gray hair, which was a big shock to the public. However, he may have gradually changed his mind, and by summer there were whispers of “plans” for his return. Nakai completely closed his fan club on his birthday in August this year, and the opportunity to communicate with his fans has been cut off. However, there are still many fans who are eagerly awaiting Mr. Nakai’s return. In order to meet the expectations of fans who continue to believe in him and wait for his return, Mr. Nakai was also planning to make a comeback through video distribution via YouTube and other media. In addition to this, “Josei Seven Plus” reported in September that he was considering contributing to society through welfare activities. This magazine also spotted Nakai wearing a hat and gripping the steering wheel of a passenger car from his Tokyo apartment in the late afternoon of late August. The magazine also saw Nakai driving a car from his apartment in Tokyo in the late afternoon in late August, wearing a hat and a heavy hat. On July 31, a petition drive titled “Question the Use and Value of the Opaque Third-Party Committee Report: How to Correctly Report on Masahiro Nakai and the Damage Caused by the Media” was launched on the petition signing website Change.org. The number of signatures exceeded the goal of 3,000 by September 23, 2012. This was a great support for Ms. Nakai, but since then, there has been no significant increase in the number of signatures, and the number of signatures has been stagnant at approximately 5,300 (as of September 23, 2011). Mr. Nakai’s return will be accepted by some of his devoted fans, but unless there is a satisfactory explanation from the man himself, the majority of the public will give him a hard time. The reason why we have not heard much about Mr. Nakai’s restart may be because he is carefully watching the public’s reaction. Will he ever be able to see them again?
