A Tale of Two Paths: Chef Shusaku Toba and Ryoko Hirosue’s Post-Scandal Lives
Chef Shusaku Toba, who has been in the middle of the double adultery scandal with actress Ryoko Hirosue, appeared on the Sio group’s YouTube channel Sizzle Channel on November 4.
At the beginning of the broadcast, he said,
“I’m sorry to keep you all waiting for a while. I am Shusaku Toba, a.k.a. Umashi-Uma Otoko!”
He continued,
“I really apologize to the fans who have been looking forward to the show for a long time after taking a break.”
He apologized in a cheerful tone. The message read,
“I haven’t posted on YouTube in 5 months due to various reasons.”
and a message from chef Tomomi Ogura, who is a good friend of his.
“The most famous chef in Japan seems to be in Yoyogi Uehara.”
He also made a joke about the June incident between Hirosue and Shusaku Toba.
The affair with Hirosue that took place in June was a catastrophe in which even their love diary was leaked. Hirosue is divorced from her ex-husband, Jun Izutsu, and is currently on an indefinite hiatus.
Toba also resigned from all important positions in the Sio group and reverted to being an ichi (number one) chef. He continues to work in the kitchen at the NAGANO restaurant he opened in Nagano Prefecture, as well as at other restaurants in Tokyo.
