Fuwa-chan Incident Finally Affects Kanou from A Masso as Online Society Overreacts Against Celebrities

Due to the “Fuwa-chan Incident,” comedian Kanou from the duo A Masso has found himself in a serious predicament.

The whole thing started with an inappropriate post by Fuwa-chan about comedian Yasuko. As a result, Fuwa-chan has disappeared from the public eye.

A recent example is the September 7 broadcast of “Ariyoshi’s Summer Vacation 2024 77 Hours in Hawaii” (Fuji TV). This year, Fuwa-chan was a regular participant, but during the airing, it was as if she didn’t exist at all, completely edited out.

Online, it was mockingly referred to as “divine editing,” but those in the entertainment industry must have felt a shiver at the current atmosphere where one mistake can lead to someone being erased entirely.

 

“Seriously Bad”

A certain mid-tier comedian,

“Seriously bad. Fuwa-chan’s remarks were indeed inappropriate, but is this level of punishment really warranted? Since the rise of social media, people are quick to report things, and TV stations are all about compliance and regulations. I coordinate with my agency beforehand, discussing what’s okay and what’s not, but even then, it’s not foolproof. Comedy on TV is definitely going to become more constrained.”

He stated.

The one who faced the most backlash from the series of incidents was Kanou from A Masso.

According to a report from NEWS Post Seven on August 31, at the time, Fuwa-chan was traveling with Kanou and Shintaro Morimoto from the comedy trio Tontukatan. When Kanou found Yasuko’s post and asked Fuwa-chan,

“What do you think about this post?”

Fuwa-chan misunderstood it as a “prompt” from a senior and ended up making the problematic post.