[Original] Riho Yoshioka “talked about” the “office transfer” to the office to which Hirosue belonged… in a direct interview.
On April 6, actress Riho Yoshioka (31) announced on the agency’s official website that she will be joining the entertainment agency “Fram. The agency made the following comment
Riho Yoshioka has decided to belong to Fram. Without forgetting to thank everyone who has nurtured her up to now, we will make sincere and dedicated efforts in step so that Riho Yoshioka can shine even more brightly as an actress.
In an article published on March 25, FRIDAY was quick to report on Yoshioka’s alleged transfer from her former entertainment agency, A-Team, and that “Fram” had emerged as the new agency to which she would be transferred. We also interviewed Yoshioka himself directly. We reproduce it below.
A signature actress may disappear from an entertainment agency that has lost its charismatic founder.
In mid-March, actress Riho Yoshioka, 31, was seen in Omotesando. The future of Yoshioka, the reigning breadwinner of the entertainment agency “A-Team,” is attracting attention.
The founder, Akio Ogasawara, passed away in ’18, and Yoshioka adored him as “someone like a father. At the wake, she sobbed and said, ‘I want to protect the time that Akio-san spent starting and running the company. There are rumors about her transferring to a new company.
Is it really possible for her to quit the office to which she owes a debt of gratitude?
After Ogasawara’s death, Hideaki Ito (48) transferred from “A Team” in March 2010, and Kamio Fūju (25) left in December 2011. As the main actors left the agency one after another, including Marika Matsumoto (39) on New Year’s Day this year, there were whispers of Yoshioka’s transfer as well. The names of the companies to which Yoshioka has transferred include “Flame,” to which Kasumi Arimura (31) and others belong.
What will Yoshioka say about his future career? This magazine directly interviewed Yoshioka.
–This is Friday. Will he be transferred from his office?
Uh, uh, you know, …….”
Yoshioka turned his head down, did not answer, and drove away in his car.
She will continue to be active both at her old home and at her new place.
PHOTO: Takahiro Kagawa