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<p><span class="strongInContent"> I, Daisei Fukumoto, will start my activities as an idol from today.</span></p>
<p>On June 20, former &#8220;Ae! group&#8221; announced on his SNS that he will join a new agency and resume his entertainment activities. He received many messages of support from fans in the comment section, but there were also many questions on SNS, such as &#8220;How can he come back without any explanation when his contract was terminated for noncompliance? How can they come back without any explanation when they were terminated for noncompliance? There were also comments from people who appeared to be fans of the show.</p>
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<p>Fukumoto&#8217;s exclusive contract with SMILE-UP was terminated on December 30, 2011, and at the same time she left &#8220;Ae! and at the same time, she withdrew from &#8220;Ae!&#8221;, effectively ending her entertainment career. The reason for this,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The company has conducted a detailed investigation into the suspected compliance violation by Daiharu Fukumoto, and as of today, we have confirmed that this is indeed the case.</span></p>
<p>The company also states that &#8220;The sexual assault issue has been a major source of concern for the company.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> A!&#8221; was the next group to debut at the former Johnny&#8217;s office, which had been rocked by the sex abuse issue. was scheduled to announce its debut at that time if it was chosen as a special supporter of the &#8220;World Cup Volleyball 2023&#8221; last September, but the plan was aborted.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The members, including Fukumoto, must have known at that point that they would be able to make their debut, but since they were fired for a one-shot compliance violation, there was a lot of talk among the press as to &#8220;what did Fukumoto-kun do wrong?</span></p>
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<p>In January 2012, Fukumoto&#8217;s official resignation from &#8220;Ohayo Asahi Desu&#8221; (ABC TV), in which he appeared as a Monday commentator, was announced on the program, and fans were in an uproar, asking &#8220;What on earth did he do? What the heck did you do?</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> Fukumoto, the first Kansai junior to pass a national or public university entrance exam, was a sought-after commentator. He also appeared on Yomiuri TV&#8217;s &#8220;Asa para S,&#8221; a position similar to that of Junta Nakama of &#8220;West.</span></p>
<p>Fukumoto opened X on April 4. In a document signed by him, he wrote: &#8220;I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your kind attention,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I am very sorry for causing so much trouble and worry to so many of you.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I believe that I should apologize and explain the events that led to my resignation from my former office directly to my fans and everyone else concerned. However, due to privacy concerns and the wishes of the people concerned, I will refrain from giving specific details.</span></p>
<p>The company apologized to all parties concerned, saying, &#8220;We apologize for the inconvenience.</p>
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<p>The media subsequently learned the specific reason for Fukumoto&#8217;s departure, but did not report it because they assumed that he would simply bid farewell to the entertainment world. However, on June 20, following the report at the beginning of the article, a video titled &#8220;About the Future&#8221; was released on their YouTube channel. After apologizing to fans and other related parties, she said that she would continue to be active as an idol and that she would go on a 15-stop live tour throughout Japan. They also announced that they would launch an official fan club on the 22nd of the same month.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent">Both the people involved and the fans were surprised at how well prepared they were. Incidentally, the official fan club is &#8220;Colorfull,&#8221; a word coined by combining the words &#8220;Colorful&#8221; and &#8220;Full,&#8221; and it seems to mean that they will do their best in their idol activities so that their fans&#8217; everyday lives will be as colorful as possible. Furthermore, on July 21, the website of the office was opened to the public and it was announced that she belonged to &#8216;NEW EVIDENCE'&#8221; (sports newspaper desk).</span></p>
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<p>Although Fukumoto had serious compliance violations and a flamboyant relationship with women, many of the TV staff who worked with him at least once clearly stated that they were &#8220;pushing him the hardest among the group.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> In a word, he is a people pleaser. He is funny in a way that only Kansai juniors can be, and he has a good head on his shoulders, so he was well-received on the spot as &#8220;Sakurai (Sho) who has a sense of comedy. There is talk that he will soon return to a Kansai local variety show. It&#8217;s no wonder that he is considered a &#8220;quitter&#8221; in this regard.</span></p>
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<p>Will there be no explanation for fans in the future? We inquired at his agency about the agency&#8217;s position on Fukumoto&#8217;s continued activity as an idol and whether he would give fans another explanation, but we did not receive an answer by the deadline.</p>
<p>It seems that fans will just have to wait and see what he does.</p>
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