Takuya Kimura’s office is in turmoil over the sexual assault issue and his “Tsuki 9” drama is struggling… Takuya Kimura heals by taking “night walks” with his two dogs.

A little after 7:30 p.m. in mid-May, a man was walking with his two dogs on a main street in Tokyo. He was wearing a white look with short sleeves and shorts and sunglasses. The two dogs, which appeared to be well-trained and well-loved, were sitting in front of a pedestrian crossing, looking up at the man with dull eyes. The man was Takuya Kimura, 50, and his presence was overwhelmingly noticeable even in the darkness.

Kimura was dressed in the “FER Collection” of MARK & LONA, for which he is the brand ambassador, and appeared to be walking his dogs, Amour and Lun. On this day, she posted on her Instagram, “I went 8700 steps. Her past posts are filled with photos of her daily life with her dogs, and she is truly the epitome of a “dog lover.

The movie “Legend & Butterfly,” which was released in January this year, failed to gross more than 3 billion yen at the box office, contrary to expectations. The currently airing Tsuki 9 drama “Kazama Kimichika – Kyobo 0-” (Fuji TV) is also in the midst of a slump in viewer ratings. ……

The film and drama series have been in the news for a while now, but Kim Tak fans love him no matter how far he goes. Because he has a stable number of fans, Johnny’s will continue to push him in the ″leading role″ in the future. However, he will turn 51 this fall. He will probably give up the leading roles to his juniors and play second and third supporting roles more often,” says entertainment reporter Takayuki Jyoshita.

Meanwhile, the Johnny’s office to which he belongs is in the middle of a turmoil. In addition to the rush of “independence and exits” of the company’s talents, the “sexual assault issue” of Mr. Kitagawa Janney caused a tremendous upheaval among the public.

Noriyuki Higashiyama (56), currently the oldest talent in the office, spoke about the issue in his news program “Sunday Live! (TV Asahi), in which he is the MC. I believe that he made this comment as the top Johnny’s celebrity so that the media would not focus on Sho Sakurai (41), who is also in charge of the news program, and Kimutaku, who has a lot of media exposure. Kimutaku has remained silent, but since he announced his intention to remain with SMAP during the SMAP independence riots in ’16, his achievements have been significant and his position within the office is ″absolute″. Because of his influence, I think the public’s impression of him would be better if he left a comment about the riot.

Kimura was comforted by the presence of his dog, an innocent dog, amidst the turmoil that seems unlikely to be resolved.

From the June 9, 2023 issue of FRIDAY