NHK is the first to “flip-flop” on the issue of Johnny’s’s sexual assault… “refusal” of the talent to appear is a concern.

At a regular press conference held in late September, NHK Chairman Nobuo Inaba said, “As is the case in the past, the appearance of a talent on a TV program is already determined by contract,

At a regular press conference held in late September, NHK Chairman Nobuo Inaba said, “Talent who have already been contractually assigned to appear in our programs will continue to appear as before. New requests for appearances will not be made until it is confirmed that compensation for the victims and measures to prevent recurrence are being steadily implemented.

The company has stated clearly that it will not make any new requests for appearances.

On the other hand, the commercial broadcasters were troubled by a different aspect of the situation than NHK.

It goes without saying that sponsors come first for commercial TV stations, but we cannot ignore their wishes. When the sponsors decided to distance themselves from Johnny’s, everyone wondered what to do about the programs featuring Johnny’s talent.

But fortunately, none of the sponsors have said anything about the use of Johnny’s yet. Therefore, all stations are continuing with the current situation.

In addition, commercial broadcasters are also heard to express their “resentment” toward NHK, which is not influenced by commercial sponsors.

“Since NHK collects subscription fees, I think they have decided to exclude Johnny’s talent from their programs because they have to pay attention to the voices of their viewers. Recently, NHK has become more concerned about viewer ratings, but in extreme cases, there is no need to worry about programs being cancelled or production costs being cut even if viewer ratings are poor.

However, NHK has also used many Japanese celebrities in its dramas, and six groups participated in last year’s Kohaku (red and white), so it is true that many fans are angry at the sudden reversal of policy, as they had been relying on them for a large portion of NHK’s programming. It is true that many fans are angry at the sudden reversal of hands.