<figure id="attachment_354110" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1663px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-354110"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="40f30028"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/01/7be8cb835e352b3fb58bcb5c3d5becc8.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-354110" class="wp-caption-text">Mr. Kanjiro Kwan (left) and his wife, Ajinako, who died of heart failure on January 1. They once tried to &#8220;hit&#8221; the author (right). &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
Mr. Jiro K crown, who was loved as &#8220;Enka-kai no Aniki&#8221; (the &#8220;big brother&#8221; of the Enka world), passed away at the age of 79.
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He made his debut in 1967 and got his big break in 1977 with &#8220;Tabi no Owari ni&#8221;, the theme song for the TV drama &#8220;Kaikyo Monogatari&#8221; (TV Asahi). He joined the ranks of famous singers.
She had a string of hits with &#8220;Shaba&#8221; in 1991 and &#8220;Flame&#8221; in 1992, and participated in the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen two years in a row. In 1995, he was again in the Kohaku Uta Gassen.
In 2003, Mr. K crown attracted the public&#8217;s attention when he was accused of falsifying his age by five years. I was a reporter for &#8220;Weekly Woman&#8221; at the time, and I was the one who reported it.
The reason why I found out that he was five years older than his age was because my wife was from Chichibu City in Saitama Prefecture, the same city as Mr. Kana. At a New Year&#8217;s gathering with her relatives, the topic of Mr. Katsunobu, a local hero, happened to come up, and I turned the conversation over to my wife&#8217;s uncle, who I thought was a high school classmate,
 He said, &#8220;Mr. Kwan is five years older than me.
He said, &#8220;Mr. Crown is five years older than me. I asked him to show me the list of high school graduates, and it turned out that his actual age was five years older than his profile.
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Of course, I have no intention of accusing him of being a liar or anything like that. However, it seemed a bit &#8220;interesting&#8221; to me, so I asked the record company and the manager to confirm the fact.
 The record company and the manager were all like, &#8220;Hahahaha, we&#8217;ve been caught out!
(laugh).&#8221; But there was one person whose tone was different. However, there was one person whose tone was different.
Yes, it was Mr. Crown himself.
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<figure id="attachment_354116" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1706px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-354116"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="d377d0c1"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/01/f613d90e45bccf8e881a5a3b06c72498.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-354116" class="wp-caption-text">I don&#8217;t need anything else. All I want is Ajinaiko,&#8221; was Mr. Crown&#8217;s habitual phrase.</figcaption></figure>
The earnest and single-minded Ms. K crown said, &#8220;When the article is published.
 If this article gets out, my life as a singer will be over,&#8221; she said.
If the article appeared, it would end his career as a singer,&#8221; he said. Later on, he said of his feelings at the time
 I thought it was absolutely unforgivable to expose another person&#8217;s secret. I really thought, &#8220;I&#8217;m going to hit the publisher like Beat Takeshi! I thought, &#8220;I&#8217;m really going to hit the publisher like Beat Takeshi!
I thought to myself, &#8220;I&#8217;m really going to hit the publisher like Beat Takeshi!
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He was stopped from doing so by the people concerned, but until the magazine was released, he was unable to eat and lost two kilograms of weight.
After the article came out, wide shows and variety shows covered Ms. Crown&#8217;s age fraud in an amusing way. However, the serious Mr. K crown did not try to &#8220;laugh&#8221; at it, and continued to apologize in front of the camera.
The &#8220;kowamote&#8221; enka singer, who had just turned 70 from 65, apologized profusely for being five years older than his age. &#8230;&#8230;
His sincerity increased his popularity, with people calling him &#8220;kawaii&#8221; (cute) and &#8220;funny. After the news report, she was inundated with business requests, and the number of concerts and sales increased more than three times that of previous years.
However, this was not the only impact of the age-falsification report. In 2004, he married Ajina, who is 31 years younger than him.
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 There have been women in the past who have come close to marriage,&#8221; he said. But I was afraid of people knowing my true age, so I couldn&#8217;t make the final push.
 Thanks to that article, I was able to propose to her. Thank you so much!
Of course, I believe this was a kind gesture on Mr. Crown&#8217;s part, and I am sure he was paying lip service to the article. But still,
 &#8220;Thanks to that article, I got married.
I was very happy to hear that, even if it was a lie. After all, most scandalous articles are usually met with anger from the person themselves or their office. I think Ms. K crown was the first and last time I ever received such gratitude.
Mr. K crown said.
 I don&#8217;t need anything else. As long as I have Ajinaiko, that&#8217;s all I need.
He was fond of saying, &#8220;I don&#8217;t need anything else.
The COVID-19 crisis has drastically reduced the number of concerts and other events. I once had the pleasure of covering their lovey-dovey &#8220;stay-home&#8221; relationship.
Mr. Crown was loved by so many people that there was a &#8220;mysterious group&#8221; of singers who adored him called the &#8220;Bravo Group. He was loved by so many people that there was a &#8220;mysterious group&#8221; of singers who adored him called the &#8220;Bravo Team.&#8221; His beloved wife took care of him at the end of his life, and we will truly miss his smile. &#8230;&#8230;

 Born in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture. Worked for an evening newspaper and a women's weekly before assuming his current position. Also appears on TV and radio.

 Norifumi Arakida (FRIDAY Digital Entertainment Desk)

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