The difference between Toma Ikuta, who “came from the top” with his “painless begging and flaming” and that “no flaming at all” Janis who quit the group. | FRIDAY DIGITAL

The difference between Toma Ikuta, who “came from the top” with his “painless begging and flaming” and that “no flaming at all” Janis who quit the group.

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During the flame war, he was criticized for “unconsciously looking at women from above” (Aug. 11, ’17 issue).

I wondered if I had inadvertently shown my true colors.

The magazine journalist said this about Toma Ikuta (39), whose “painless begging” comment on Instagram has shown no sign of abating. The reporter, who has interviewed Ikuta many times, recalls her impression of him at the time as follows.

When he showed up at the interview location, the reporter was seated in his seat. When he appeared at the interview site, he sat down without even taking a glance at the reporters’ table. When I asked him for a basic explanation of the storyline of a film he appeared in, he refused to answer, saying, ‘Oh, is that something I should say? It’s written in the pamphlet, isn’t it?

On the other hand, he would talk about acting theory things in a flippant manner. I understand that he wants to be treated as a first-class actor, but he was (formerly) a Johnny’s idol. As a reader, I didn’t just want to hear about his acting, so I was like, ‘You have to understand that.

Like Ikuta, there is no end to the number of former Johnny’s idols who have been flamed for inadvertently revealing their true colors on social networking sites. Takuya Kimura (51), who posted “Show must go on!” immediately after his agency held a press conference to apologize for sexual assault, instantly destroyed the image he had built over the years. Koichi Domoto (45) of “KinKi Kids” was also said to have made a “completely bad move” by hurriedly deleting his past postings related to Mr. Janey in response to the office problems.

The series of slapstick incidents made us keenly aware of the fact that “what is unsaid is done. Especially for former Johnny’s talents, who have been in the entertainment business since childhood and are often out of touch with the general public, many people say, “It would be better if they didn’t do social networking ……. However, it seems that things are not that simple. A weekly journalist who is familiar with the entertainment industry says the following.

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