Branding of “even the stage is impossible” drives Sayaka Kanda’s ex-boyfriend, Takehisa Maeyama, to the brink.

On September 20, actor Takehisa Maeyama, who was dating Sayaka Kanda, updated his Instagram page to announce that his return to the stage, “With a passing shower on a certain day,” which was scheduled to run from November 7 to 10, has been canceled.

Shintaro Hatanaka, the leader of the stage, stated on his X

After discussions with all parties concerned, we have determined that it has become difficult to ensure the safety of the performance, and we have decided to cancel it.

Mr. Shintaro Hatanaka reported, “We have decided to cancel the performance. Mr. Hatanaka further reported

Mr. Hatanaka admitted that he had verbally abused Ms. Sayaka…

I would like to apologize to all the people who were looking forward to the show and to all the people who were going to be involved in it. I am sure I will be viewed in many different ways, but I will continue to face the “play” with sincerity. I ask for your continued support.

Maeyama added the message, “I am looking forward to working with you all.

Maeyama had performed in a musical with the late Sayaka Kanda (35 years old), but in December 2009, during the performance, Kanda fell from the window of her hotel room and died. At the time, the Weekly Bunshun reported that Maeyama had verbally abused Sayaka, and in an interview with a weekly magazine in August, Maeyama admitted that he had also spoken out of turn.

On September 8, she announced that she would resume her entertainment activities by appearing on stage, but the ripple effect was far-reaching.

At the end of the synopsis of the play

“~What is ‘gentleness’?

at the end of the synopsis of the stage, and the general public began to ask

“Are you casting someone who spouts invective and has not a shred of gentleness in him?

I can’t think of any reason for casting someone other than flame wars.

“Don’t you think anything of it?

and “I can’t think of any other reason for casting someone other than flamebaiting,” “Do you think nothing of this?

It is true that the firestorm was predictable at the time of casting, but on August 13, former AKB48 members Ayaka Takahashi and Yohana Yuda, who were scheduled to appear in the production, announced their withdrawal from the show, which had unexpected repercussions.

The fact that the stage was cancelled for “safety reasons” suggests that there may have been complaints of a threatening nature. In the past, when actors were involved in scandals or incidents in the entertainment industry, the stage was the least difficult way for them to make a comeback because “only those who wanted to see the show would pay to go.

Even in the movie industry, the hurdle is not low because of the “production committee” system in which sponsors invest in the production of movies. Mr. Maeyama has been branded as “an actor who could not return even to the stage. There is a possibility that he will never be cast again, not even in a firefight. It was proof that his return to show business was hopeless.

Even the voices of defense were drowned out…

But any celebrity is not just anti-anything. In the comments section of Maeyama’s Insta.

Thank you for the news, Mae-chan! I’ve been looking forward to seeing you, so I’m sad too, but… I’ll be waiting for the day we can meet.

《I will wait for however long it takes. Please show us your determination and your play someday for sure.

I’m looking forward to seeing you again. It seems that not all of Japan is anti-Maeyama.

There are other entertainers who have suspended their activities, such as Hitoshi Matsumoto and Huwa-chan. However, Maeyama has certainly set the bar high for a comeback among them.