Masahiro Nakai’s “too kind legend” of “giving a New Year’s gift to Jin Akanishi” and “giving a New Year’s gift to a person he met only once”…The substance of his “too kind legend” that has been passed down from generation to generation.
Hiromitsu Kitayama, Taisuke Fujigaya, and Yuta Tamamori were referred to as the “front three,” while Kennaga Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokoo, and Takatsugu Nikaido were referred to as the “back four,” with differences ranging from costume color to song assignments and number of solo jobs. No other group in the past has been so blatantly differentiated.
It is a well-known story that Nakai came forward to produce the “back four” and “Maisai-gumi” was born, and the four became regulars on “UTAGE! After the debut of “Maisai-gumi,” Nakai gave each member a “high-end suit that I could never buy for myself” (according to Nikaido). Each suit was a different brand and was the perfect size, and everyone around them was amazed at the attention to detail.
(Idol magazine writer) “Not only the ‘back four’ but also the ‘front three’ were given white microphones for all seven members of ‘Kiss Mai,’ and the members use the microphones in their important shows.
Furthermore, when “SMAP” broke up, Nakai gave the members luxury-brand bags, and Nakai’s standard gift to thank the members for the programs they appear in is a yakiniku bento box from “Jyo-en” and a sandwich from “Akatombo”.
In fact, Nakai’s thoughtfulness and gifts are not limited to his regular programs or to his juniors in the former Johnny’s office.
On “Masahiro Nakai’s Friday Smile Tatakas” (TBS), Nakai sometimes invites as guests celebrities who have overcome illnesses or are battling illnesses. It seems that Mr. Nakai always sends an air purifier to the hospital room of guests who are scheduled to be hospitalized in the near future.
A staff member of a variety show said, “Nakai-san always sends an air purifier to the hospital room of a guest who is scheduled to be hospitalized.
