Triggered by the “Tate-sama Incident”…SixTONES and Snow Man have a realistic prospect of joining TOBE.

On October 30, it was reported that Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of “SMILE-UP.” (formerly Johnny’s), declined to become president of the new agent company. It is said that this may result in a number of talents and groups transferring to other agencies.

Late at night on October 24, Kazuya Ninomiya of “Arashi” announced on his fan club’s member site that he would become independent from SMILE and would continue his activities as an individual.

After the announcement of his independence, it was reported that he came alone to the site of his crown program “Nino-san” (NTV) and that he enlisted the help of his own sister in creating a website. In contrast, SMILE Co,

The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the new company (which handles negotiations for the talent’s work) and the talent will continue their dialogue, and if they reach an agreement, they may sign a new contract.

If an agreement is reached, there is a possibility of concluding a new contract. Former “V6” member Junichi Okada, who announced his departure earlier, plans to set up his own private office, but it is unlikely that they will continue their entertainment activities as freelancers, and it is said that they may be looking for an office. One of the most interesting is TOBE, led by Hideaki Takizawa, which has become the largest recipient of “quitting Johnny’s” who left the former Johnny’s office.

Former “V6” member Ken Miyake joined TOBE on July 2, and other talents who left the former Johnny’s office have joined TOBE one after another. The number of members now stands at 13. And,

The two groups that are most frequently rumored to be moving to TOBE are ‘SixTONES’ and ‘Snow Man’ (“Stosno” for the two groups), both of which have been mentioned as possible candidates since TOBE was first established,” said a veteran editor of a TV magazine.

A veteran editor of a TV magazine said, “The members of ‘SixTONES’ are the same as the members of ‘Snow Man’ and ‘SixTONES.

The members of “SixTONES” got their big break in 2012 when they appeared in the drama “Shiritsu Bakalea High School” (Nippon Television). At the time, they were in the squad of the current head of “New Map”, Michi Iijima, and appeared at encores of “SMAP”‘s Tokyo Dome concert and other events. When they appeared on the gondola, fans were more excited than cheering for SMAP.

They were said to be the next group to make their debut, but Mr. Kitagawa was reluctant to give them a name, and for a long time the group did not even have a name. It is a well-known story that Mr. Takizawa was instrumental in the group’s debut.

Members include TANAKA Tatsuru, younger brother of TANAKA Sei (ex-KAT-TUN), who was arrested for violating the Stimulants Control Law, and MORIMOTO Shintaro, younger brother of MORIMOTO Ryutaro (ex-Hey! Say! JUMP), who left the group after a smoking report.

Jesse, who is loved by big names in the entertainment industry, co-starred with Ennosuke Ichikawa in the drama “At First Par” (TV Asahi) in the October ’22 season, and they became friends to the point where everyone knew each other. However, Ichikawa is currently under indictment for aiding and abetting the suicides of his mother and father, which seems to have put a blot on Jesse’s career.

Many in the media are of the opinion that in order to be free from such “ties,” it would be better to join TOBE than to transfer from the old Johnny’s office to the new one.

On the other hand, what about Snow Man?

In addition to “SixTONES,” “Snow Man,” and “Travis Japan,” which were called the “older brother group” by Jr. fans, “Love-tune” (now 7ORDER) were so little anticipated that they were directly told by the office executives that they would not debut. Of the four, Mr. Janney had little support for “Snow Man”.

However, he and Mr. Takizawa often performed together in “Takizawa Kabuki” and “Takizawa Enbujo”, and he was very concerned about the members who were in their mid-twenties. So, he made Raoul, Ren Meguro, and Koji Mukai join “Snow Man” in the six-member era in a blitz. Their arrangement turned out to be successful, and “Snow Man” reversed “Six Tones” in terms of both popularity and CD sales.

And now, the “Tate-sama Incident,” which was recently reported in Bunshun Online (October 22), has accelerated the rumor of their joining TOBE.

Ryota Miyadate of “Snow Man” aka “Mr. Tachi” has been cast in the historical drama “Dousuru Ieyasu” (NHK) starring Jun Matsumoto of Arashi fame, and was even in talks for a costume fitting. However, Matsumoto dismissed Miyadate as “not ready to appear in a TV drama,” and it was reported that Miyadate’s performance was cancelled and another actor was hired.

Meguro has become a leading actor in “Snow Man,” Teru Iwamoto has also starred in a movie, and Mukai received high praise when he appeared in Junichi Okada’s version of “Shiroi Kyotou” (TV Asahi). Miyadate had set his sights on appearing in a major drama, and his office had been working hard to adjust his schedule, so it was disappointing to see this happen at the last minute.

Before Stosno’s debut, Takizawa, who had been appointed president of “Johnny’s Island,” had created a new “Jr. directory” and was going around marketing it to various stations. Since he himself starred in the Taiga drama “Yoshitsune,” there was a snob who said, “If Takizawa-kun had been at the top, Tate-sama might have appeared in the Taiga drama.

(A desk clerk reportedly said, “There is a lot of trust in Mr. Takizawa, who has continued to promote the stosnos that had been told that they would never debut. The discussions between the new agent company and each of the talents are not of the nature of uniform rules for everyone.

Among “Snow Man” and “SixTONES,” the option of transferring to “TOBE,” which is headed by the respected Mr. Takizawa, may be growing by the day.

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