Taichi Kokubun (51), a member of the disbanded TOKIO, held his first press conference in Tokyo on March 26 over past compliance violations. Kokubu vehemently regretted his delay in “updating the times. Although popular for his fresh image, he was known for uttering “childish words” that elementary school boys would say as a joke at dinner in the evening. Tears streamed down Kokubu’s face at the press conference. He attended the press conference dressed in a black suit and tie and apologized, saying, “Let me express my heartfelt apologies to the people I have hurt through my actions. The stress must have taken its toll on him. His cheeks appeared to have lost weight. On June 20, NTV confirmed that Kokubu had committed multiple compliance violations in the past! DASH! DASH! DASH!” He has been suspended indefinitely as of the same day. However, Nittele did not disclose the specifics of the compliance violation, citing the protection of the victim’s privacy. At the press conference, Kokubu requested to “check the answers” to the acts that Nittele had found to be in violation of compliance. In response, Nittele, concerned about the identity of the victim and secondary damage, issued a statement saying, “We think it is difficult to ‘answer the question. Although no new facts were revealed at the press conference, Bunshun Online reported one aspect of the compliance violation on the same day. The report stated that Kokubu had personally revealed his problematic behavior toward two female staff members during an interview with Nittele on June 18. At the press conference, too, the press was asked for its opinion on the Bunshun report, but Kokubu’s attorney, Masaru Komoda, said, “I am restricted by Nittele, so I will refrain from explaining it at this stage. Meanwhile, Kokubu revealed that he had undergone compliant training by an outside expert after he left “DASH,” and he reflected vehemently, “I realized that I had not done much to update myself with the times. In other words, he became aware that he had little awareness of compliance issues. In fact, at an evening dinner, he used childish, off-the-air terms that would be uttered by an elementary school boy as a prank. According to a person involved in the program in which Kokubu appeared. Kunibun would often talk inappropriately when the drinks got too much at night dinners. He was known to “happily talk about vulgar jokes” on JFN’s “Taichi Kokubun Radio Box” (a.k.a. “Ladyboi”), the radio station where he worked as a personality, according to a source. (a person related to the radio station). Ladybo” ended on June 25 due to Kokubu’s indefinite suspension. In addition to “DASH,” “Gourmet Chicken Race Gochi-narunasu!” on Nittele’s “Guru Ninety-Nine,” and “Vivid” on TBS. and TBS’s “Vivit,” but he had a “dark side. Kokubu shook his head and said, “I can’t think about resuming his activities in the future. It seems that his comeback is still a long way off.
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